Washington’s two-year search for someone to complement Amber Melgoza’s all-around brilliance has unearthed another candidate: Missy Peterson.
“Amber gets keyed on a lot because people know how great she is,” Peterson said. “She does so much. … But what’s great about this team is everybody from 1-11 can score.
“We have so many different weapons that when Amber gets a box-in-1, it’s OK because we have other people that can score, shoot, pass and rebound. That’s one thing that’s really special about our team is that we go deeper than just a starting five.”
Finding and developing multiple scoring options has been a top priority since coach Jody Wynn took over the UW women’s basketball team last year.