SEATTLE -- The BYU women’s basketball team is now holding a 1-1 record after a last second three-pointer by Pac-10 foe Washington gave the Huskies a 67-66 win, Wednesday.

A late run in the game brought the Huskies within one of the Cougars but a 3-pointer from junior guard Haley Hall would put BYU back at a comfortable four-point lead with 1:18 left in the game. Hall finished the game with 14 points and four assists.

The Huskies leading scorer senior Sami Whitcomb found herself with the ball and four seconds left on the clock. She hit a 3-pointer at the last second to put Washington up by one and lead them to the win.

"We did a great job of hanging in there and playing well," said BYU head coach Jeff Judkins. "We made some mistakes but we'll bounce back. It's still early in the season."

BYU finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from the line. Washington shot 39.7 percent from the field. The Cougars took six more three-pointers than the Huskies, going 10-18 from behind the arc.

A six-point run from the Huskies put Washington in the lead early in the first half. A quick lay up from BYU’s Mindy Nielson ended their streak and ended the Huskies’ dominating lead as the Cougars went on an 18-4 run to give them the lead in the first half.

In the middle of the first half, within a five-minute span, the Cougars put up four 3-pointers in a row from Kim Parker, Keilani Moeaki, Nielson and Hall. A lay up from Nielson, who finished with 10 points, would end the 3-point streak and put the Cougars up 25-18. Moeaki finished with 11 and Parker with five.

Freshman Alexis Kafusi gave BYU a double-figure lead with four minutes to play in the first half after a 2-point jumper and a follow-up free throw on a foul.

The Cougars ended the first half with a 34-30 lead and would hold their lead until the last minute of the contest. The game saw five lead changes, all of them coming in the first half.

BYU next travels to Bozeman, Montana, to play at Montana State on Friday at 7 p.m.MT

Official Basketball Box Score
BYU vs Washington
11/18/09 7:00 pm at Seattle, Wash. - Bank of America Arena
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VISITORS: BYU 1-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
45 MOEAKI, Keilani..... f  3-3    1-1    4-8    1  1  2   3  11  1  4  0  0  26
35 RILEY, Kristen...... c  2-3    0-0    2-2    0  3  3   3   6  1  7  0  1  17
03 FOREMAN, Jazmine.... g  0-2    0-1    1-2    0  2  2   4   1  1  4  0  1  22
22 NIELSON, Mindy...... g  4-8    2-3    0-0    2  2  4   4  10  3  6  0  3  36
33 HALL, Haley......... g  4-11   4-8    2-4    0  5  5   3  14  4  4  0  4  35
01 JACKSON, Jenteal....    1-1    1-1    0-1    0  0  0   0   3  0  0  0  0   3
04 PARKER, Kim.........    2-3    1-1    0-0    1  0  1   2   5  0  2  0  0  17
10 KAUFUSI, Alexis.....    2-3    0-0    1-1    2  1  3   3   5  1  1  0  0  11
23 WOOD, Coriann.......    3-7    1-3    4-8    1  4  5   3  11  1  2  0  0  25
32 PETERSON, Dani......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  0  0  0   8
   TEAM................                         1  5  6             1
   Totals..............   21-42  10-18  14-26   8 24 32  26  66 12 31  0  9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0%   2nd Half:  8-16 50.0%   Game: 50.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-11 54.5%   2nd Half:  4-7  57.1%   Game: 55.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%   2nd Half: 12-20 60.0%   Game: 53.8%   8,2
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HOME TEAM: Washington 1-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 McLellan, Laura..... f  3-6    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   4   6  1  1  0  1  18
33 ARGENS, Mackenzie... f  2-6    0-0    0-0    1  4  5   4   4  0  3  3  1  17
12 MORTON, Sarah....... g  4-8    0-1    4-6    0  2  2   0  12  5  3  0  1  32
32 WHITCOMB, Sami...... g  8-13   2-3    7-8    1  1  2   2  25  1  0  1  1  31
42 MOSIMAN, Sara....... g  1-8    0-0    2-2    6  0  6   1   4  4  6  0  2  28
10 KINGMA, Kristi......    0-5    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  0  1  0  2  26
20 LAY, Liz............    0-3    0-1    5-6    0  2  2   4   5  0  4  0  2  10
21 ROZIER, Christina...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  2  0  1   8
34 WILLIAMS, Mollie....    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  1  0  0  1   8
43 ROGERS, Regina......    5-7    0-0    1-5    2  1  3   4  11  0  1  0  0  22
   TEAM................                         2  3  5             1
   Totals..............   23-58   2-6   19-27  14 16 30  22  67 12 22  4 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3%   2nd Half: 12-32 37.5%   Game: 39.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-1   0.0%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  8-11 72.7%   2nd Half: 11-16 68.8%   Game: 70.4%   3,1
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Officials: Lisa Jones, Bret Gervasoni, Connie Pardue
Technical fouls: BYU-None. Washington-LAY, Liz; McLellan, Laura.
Attendance: 1773
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
BYU...........................   34   32  -   66
Washington....................   30   37  -   67

At Washington and At Montana State

After getting a 73-51 victory over UVU in the team’s home opener, the Cougar women’s basketball team (1-0) travels to Seattle to battle Washington (0-1) on Wed. Nov. 18. Then it’s off to Bozeman to play at Montana State (2-0) on Fri. Nov. 20. Both games tip off at 7 p.m.(times are local to site)

BYU Probable Starters (stats after one game)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

03 Jazmine Foreman G 5-5 Jr 7.0 1.0

22 Mindy Nielson G 5-10 Jr 14.0 1.0

33 Haley Hall G 5-11 Jr 8.0(apg)1.0

45 Keilani Moeaki F 6-2 Jr 14.0 4.0

35 Kristen Riley C 6-3 So 8.0 6.0

Off the Bench

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG>

23 Coriann Wood F 6-1 Jr 10.0 8.0

32 Dani Peterson F 6-1 So 10.0 3.0

10 Alexis Kaufusi F 6-1 Fr 4.0 1.0

13 Jaime Judkins G 5-6 Sr 3.0 3.0

01 Jenteal Jackson G 5-7 So 2.0 1.0

21 Stephanie Buhler-Bates F 6-1 So 1.0 1.0

55 Megan Leach F 6-3 So 0.0 3.0

04 Kim Parker G 5-11 Fr 0.0 3.0

12 Stephanie Vermunt G/F 6-0 Fr (Bert Church HS, CAN)

31 Marie Beck G 5-8 Jr 0.0 1.0

About BYU Team

-- Cougars return 12 letterwinners and three starters from a team that went 18-11 and 8-8 finishing tied for fifth place in the MWC regular season.

-- Letterwinners includes one senior, (Jaime Judkins), six juniors, and four sophomores. Redshirt freshman Alexis Kaufusi (6-1, Forward) from Provo, and Timpview HS will also be in the lineup.

-- 2009-10 class is made up of two players:

Kim Parker - 5-11 G/F, Heber, UT/Wasatch High School

Stephanie Vermunt - 6-0 F, Airdrie, Alberta, CAN/Bert Church High School

About BYU Players

-- Mindy Nielson, a junior, returns as one of three starters and as the team’s leading scorer (10.4 ppg).

-- Junior point guard Jazmine Foreman is the second returning starter and BYU’s assist leader, dishing out a total of 113 for a 3.9 average last season.

-- Junior forward Keilani Moeaki rounds out the third starter back for the 2009-10 season. She started in 25 of the 29 games played contributing 5.3 points and 2.8 boards per contest.

-- Coriann Wood finished the 2008-09 campaign as the second leading rebounder on the squad grabbing 4.8 boards a game. The 6-0 junior forward returns after playing in all games.

-- Haley Hall, who started in the game at Portland State in Nov. 2008 before suffering her third season-ending ACL injury is expected to return to action after surgery and rehabilitation

2009-10 Cougar Stats Summary - after one game

-- Shooting from field: (.392, 29-74)

-- Shooting from free-throw line: (.462, 6-13)

-- Shooting from three-point line: (.300, 9-30)

-- Average points per game: 73.0

-- Average rebounds per game: 46.0

-- Average assists per game: 21.0

-- Average steals per game: 12.0

-- Average blocks per game: 4.0

This Week’s Cougar Opponents

University of Washington - Wed. Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. (Seattle, WA) - Bank of America Arena

Washington returns four starters and 11 letterwinners from last year’s team that went 8-22 overall and 3-15 in the Pac-10, finishing in 10th place. The Wildcats have played one regular season game losing by one point at Portland State 67-66 on Nov. 14. They also played two exhibition games winning both. Two of their top returners are senior guard/forward Sami Whitcomb and Laura McLellan, a 6-2 junior forward/center. Whitcomb scored a team high 22 points vs. Portland State to along with a team and game high 10 rebounds. McLellan had five points and was 3-4 from the free throw line. Head Coach Tia Jackson is in her third season with the University of Washington women’s basketball program.

Washington Probable Starters

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

12 Sarah Morton G 5-8 Jr 6.0 3.0

42 Sara Mosiman G 5-9 Sr 14.0 4.0

32 Sami Whitcomb G/F 5-10 Sr 22.0 10.0

33 MacKenzie Argens F 6-3 So 9.0 5.0

43 Regina Rogers C 6-3 So 5.0 5.0

Stat Comparison

Category BYU WA

Points: 73.0 66.0

FG: .392 .450

3FG: .300 .000

FT: .462 .632

Reb: 46.0 43.0

Montana State University - Fri. Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. (Bozeman, MT) - Worthington Arena

Five returning letterwinners and three starters are back for the 2009-10 campaign for the Montana State women’s basketball team. Last season the team compiled a 15-15 record finishing in third place in the Big Sky Conference with an 8-8 record. The Bobcats have already played two games capturing wins over CS Bakersfield and Pacific. Friday’s meeting with BYU marks MSU’s home opener. Sophomore guard Katie Bussey tops the list in points with an average of 24.0 points while junior forward Sarah Strand leads the way in the rebound category grabbing 7.0 per game. Head coach Tricia Binford is in her fifth season with Montana State.

Montana State Probable Starters

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

01 Erica Perry G 5-8 Jr 21.5 4.0

10 Katie Bussey G 5-9 Sr 24.0 2.5

21 Lyndi Seidensticker G 5-10 Sr 3.5 3.0

20 Sarah Strand F 6-3 So 12.5 7.0

42 Jamie Thornton C 6-3 So 1.0 1.5

Stat Comparison

Category BYU MST

Points: 73.0 84.5

FG: .392 .476

3FG: .300 .459

FT: .462 .810

Reb: 46.0 38.5

What’s Next

The Cougars round out a three-game road swing with a game at Southern Utah University on Tues., Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. BYU then returns home to host Kansas State in a Thanksgiving Holiday game on Fri., Nov. 27, at 3:30 p.m.