The Washington women’s basketball team is intent on finding alternative offensive options to support Amber Melgoza and Missy Peterson, which is why their leading scorers sat on the bench for long stretches of Friday’s night’s season opener.
Melgoza still finished with 14 points and Peterson chipped in 11, but thanks to a balanced scoring attack, the Huskies didn’t need to rely heavily on its senior star to subdue Cal State Bakersfield 80-49 at Alaska Airlines Arena.
The 31-point blowout – the largest margin of victory for Jody Wynn – allowed the third-year coach the opportunity to balance the minutes evenly among a nine-player rotation.