Kristine Anigwe, Alison Valdez lead No. 11 Arizona to easy win over Wyoming

Kristine Anigwe scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 11 Arizona turned in its best-hitting opening half of the season in routing Wyoming 94-65 on Saturday night. Anigwe shot 9 for 12…

Kristine Anigwe, Alison Valdez lead No. 11 Arizona to easy win over Wyoming

Kristine Anigwe scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 11 Arizona turned in its best-hitting opening half of the season in routing Wyoming 94-65 on Saturday night.

Anigwe shot 9 for 12 and Alina Valdez added a season-high 19 points and 11 rebounds to go with 15 assists for the Wildcats (3-0).

Freshman Karly Roser scored eight of her 11 points during a stretch of six consecutive Wyoming baskets that cut the deficit to 44-34 with 19:23 left in the game. Roser’s layup started a 12-3 run that trimmed the deficit to 49-41. The Cowgirls got within eight points, 50-42, before Arizona started pouring it on.

Arizona’s Eli Chuha had 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting in the second quarter and the Wildcats never trailed in the half and led 47-34 at halftime.

Three Cowgirls in double figures. 7’1 Laqwaire Glover had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. 5’5 Jaela Gill added 12 points and 6 rebounds and 5’7 Kaylyn Sweet had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Glover shot 50% (7 for 14) from the field. Sweet, who made 3 three-pointers, shot 57% (3 for 5) from behind the arc.

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