SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of San Francisco women's basketball team (2-6) dropped a non-conference contest at Washington (8-0), falling 63-39 Saturday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Washington jumped out to an early lead to start the first quarter, scoring the game's first eight points. The Huskies continued the pressure, extending their advantage to 10 before Jasmine Gayles put the Dons on the board with two free throws as the team trailed 10-2 at the 4:55 mark of the opening period.
• The Dons closed the quarter and cut the deficit to single digits, trailing 16-7 after Freja Werth knocked down a three-point basket with 44 seconds on the clock.
• San Francisco continued to trim Washington's lead in the early stages of the second quarter when Mia Vuksic connected on a three-point basket, cutting the deficit to six, 16-10, at the 8:40 mark.
• The Huskies ended the second quarter on a 12-3 run and led by 15, 28-13.
• Washington dominated the second half of play, extending its lead to 20 points in the third quarter, going up 41-21 at the 3:37 mark. San Francisco tallied 14 points in the third quarter, with points coming from Vuksic, Werth, Gayles, Aya Keita, Debora dos Santos, and Cami Fulcher.
• The Dons continued to battle in the final quarter of play but ultimately fell as the Huskies continued to put the pressure on. 

NOTABLE PERFORMANES:

• Vuksic lead San Francisco in scoring, tallying nine points on three made three-point attempts.
• Keita came off the bench and scored seven points, shooting 37.5 percent (three-of-eight) from the field while adding four rebounds and team-high two assists. 

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

• To view the full postgame press conference with Head Coach Molly Goodenbour, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to the Bay at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 when it hosts Northern Arizona at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
 
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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor – Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.