Box Score MOSCOW, Idaho –The University of Idaho women's basketball team fell to 3-3 on the season following a loss on the road to No. 6 Arizona Monday afternoon. The Wildcats' defense stifled Idaho from the tip holding the Vandals to a season low 42 points in route to a 96-42 win. Preseason All Big Sky selections Gina Marxen and Beyonce Bea led the Vandals in scoring with 11 points each. Bea also led the Vandals on the boards with 10, notching her second double-double of the season.

THE GAME

Arizona opened the game on an 8-2 run before Idaho paced the Wildcats over the next two minutes cutting the deficit to 8-12 following a Beyonce Bea layup. A 9-1 run over the next four minutes gave the Wildcats a 21-9 lead at the end of the first. Arizona opened the second period on a 13-0 run mounting a 34-9 lead. Idaho responded with a 9-6 running cutting into the Wildcat lead. Idaho trailed 54-20 at the half. The Vandals struggled in the third scoring just eight points, their lowest total throughout the game. Junior Gina Marxen scored all of Idaho's eight points in the period in the fourth the Vandals responded with 14 points, their highest point total of the game. The squad drained three of their five total three-pointers in the fourth period. Eight of their 14 total points in the period came in the final three minutes which included a three-pointer from freshman Sydney Gandy and junior Janie King.


 
THE QUOTES Head Coach Jon Newlee
 
"They are number six in the country for a reason. They are very athletic and on film you don't really get to see what they have. They are very similar to Texas. I thought we would have competed better like the second half at Texas so that's what disappoints me. I think we had some people that didn't quite show up today and that's disappointing to me. At the the same token it's a quick turnaround we had some kids play 40 minutes at Seattle U and we didn't come just quite ready to go."
 
"I thought Hailey played well and was attacking. Gina in the second half was Gina and I thought she did a great job of getting after it. I thought Chayse in her minutes played hard and brought some energy. We had a couple threes go in and out early and it took away some of our spark, and it's hard to get it back against a team like that you get in a hole and they get rolling. The offensive rebounding was different, we got the shots we wanted but they just out muscled us inside. Welcome to the top 10 in basketball but that's why we schedule those games and we are ready to get things started in the Big Sky after Christmas."
 
"Now we have to get ready to a go for tough and grueling Big Sky season and hopefully we can get all the games in."


THE NOTES

Beyonce Bea and Gina Marxen led Idaho in scoring with 11 points each.
 
Hailey Christopher added seven of Idaho's 10 total bench points in the contest.
 
Chayse Milne recorded a team-high two steals in seven minutes off the bench.

THE NAME

Bea recorded her second double-double of the season with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. She also recorded one block and one assist.


UP NEXT

After the holidays the Vandals will hit the court again on New Year's eve to restart conference play against Northern Arizona on the road.