SEATTLE—Idaho head coach Jon Newlee expected a 3-point barrage on Tuesday night and he got it—just not what he had hoped for. No. 15 Washington hit 19 3's on the night to send Idaho packing 105-53 from the Alaska Airlines Center. The Vandals launched a school-record 52 3-point attempts in the loss. The two teams combined for a NCAA-record 97 3-point attempts. 

The Huskies opened the night hitting nine 3's in the first quarter, shooting 52.9% from beyond the arc in the opening period. The hot start for Washington combined with Idaho's 0-for-9 start from the field resulted in a 35-8 lead for UW after 10 minutes of play.

"We knew we were going to get some great looks," Newlee explained. "Their coach told me when we were shaking hands after the game that they could not shoot any better than they did tonight. They were making their shots and we were not. If you look at the numbers we took 52, but they took 45. Our best shooters go 3-for-22 from 3-point range. We are not going to have too many games like that."

Washington (4-1), entered the night ranked second in the NCAA with 12.0 3's per game, totaled 11 in the first half. Idaho fired 31 shots from 3, hitting just five in the half. The Vandal offense picked up some steam at the end of the second quarter. Baskets from Geraldine McCorkell and Mikayla Ferenz helped Idaho close the final 1:22 on a 9-2 run. The late push by the Vandals helped Idaho outscore UW, 21-19.

"I liked that we were pushing the basketball in the second," Newlee added. "We started attacking the rim more and then kicking the ball out. I liked our transition. We started running them. I thought we did a great job pushing the basketball and we got on the glass defensively. I loved our second quarter. I thought that was more like the game was going to go for us, unfortunately we just did not keep it going."

Idaho (2-1) opened the third with 3's from Brooke Reilly and Taylor Pierce, cutting the Washington lead down to 21. It would be as close as Idaho would get the rest of the night. Washington's Kelsey Plum, a WBCA All-American last season, scored eight of her game-high 27 points in the third, helping the Huskies to a 37 point lead at the end of the quarter.

The Huskies gained their largest lead of the night, 104-50, off a pair of Mai-Loni Henson free throws in the final minutes of the game. Idaho, with the game well out of reach, emptied its bench in the final quarter. Sue Winger, Isabelle Hadden and Jenae Lewallen all made their Idaho debuts. All 14 players on the Vandals' roster saw playing time.

"We need to forget about this game," Newlee continued. "It does not matter if you lose by 50 or lose by two. A loss is a loss. This game is over with and we are moving forward."

Reilly, after sitting out the entire 2015-16 season, led Idaho with 13 points. She hit 3-of-7 from long range, one shy of her career-high. Ferenz added 10 points, going 3-for-9 from the field, to go with a team-high seven rebounds.

Idaho will travel to Phoenix, Ariz., for Thanksgiving, playing in the Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Classic. The Vandals will take on Northern Iowa on Friday and GCU on Saturday.

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