Amber Melgoza had one of the best games of her great Husky career, and still it didn’t matter in the end.
The Huskies overcame a 13-point deficit in the final 3:11 of regulation, and that ended up not mattering either.
That’s because California somehow regrouped after giving up a big lead in regulation, winning 81-74 in overtime Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena in a battle of the bottom two teams in the conference.
That the Huskies didn’t win was certainly no fault of Melgoza, who had 35 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals. It was the second-highest scoring game of her career and she became the 13th UW player to surpass 1,500 career points.