Arizona women’s basketball blown out by No. 10 UCLA

Arizona freshman Makayla Presser-Palmer goes for the ball against UCLA’s | Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics

If the Arizona Wildcats were going to have any chance to stay in a game against the No. 10 UCLA Bruins, they needed to turn the defending champions over. It seemed possible with the Bruins averaging 16 turnovers per game against Lehigh and UC Irvine. It didn’t happen in UCLA’s 76-44 victory.

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“We came in wanting to create live ball turnovers so we could get out and run,” said Arizona assistant coach Julie Hairgrove. “On Betts, we were trying to be in our more hedging coverage. I thought we turned them over a couple of times, but just give credit to UCLA. They handled our pressure really well.”

Arizona turned the Bruins over eight times. The Wildcats were limited to seven points off those turnovers.

On the other end, UCLA forced Arizona into 16 turnovers. The Bruins scored 26 points off those takeaways.

The Bruins’ size kept the Wildcats from doing much in the halfcourt. Arizona shot 24.1 percent from the field, hitting just 14 shots all game. The team went 3 for 16 from the 3-point line.

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The Wildcats couldn’t contain UCLA, especially in the paint. The Bruins scored 38 points inside. They shot 41.4 percent from the field, although they only hit 30.4 percent of their 3s.

It was the Bruin’s second-largest victory this season. They defeated Lehigh by 20 in the season opener. They won by 36 against UC Irvine in their last matchup.

Shooting was especially tough for the Wildcats’ starting backcourt of Sumayah Sugapong and Puff Morris. Sugapong went 3 for 12 from the field including 1 for 6 from 3. Morris was 3 for 10, although she did go 2 for 4 from beyond the arc. As a team, the Wildcats were 7 for 20 on layups.

If there was a bright spot, it was the play of freshman Makayla Presser-Palmer. She was active and repeatedly drew fouls. She ended the night with eight points. While she was just 1 for 5 from the field, she went to the line 10 times and hit…

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