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Women's College Hoops | No. 9 Xavier beats No. 14 Arizona State
Katie Rutan made three consecutive threes during a first-half run that put Xavier ahead to stay, and had a steal and layup that ended No. 14 Arizona State's comeback and sent the ninth-ranked Musketeers to a 59-46 victory Saturday.
CINCINNATI — Katie Rutan walked into the interview room, glanced around and hesitantly asked for directions.
"Where do I go?" she asked.
It was the only time all day she sounded like a freshman.
Rutan made three consecutive threes during a first-half run that put Xavier ahead to stay, and had a steal and layup that ended No. 14 Arizona State's comeback and sent the ninth-ranked Musketeers to a 59-46 victory Saturday.
Xavier (2-0) never trailed after Rutan came off the bench to lead a 13-point run, making her three attempts from behind the arc. The freshman from Ambler, Pa., took quick shots without hesitation and finished with 13 points.
No shy freshman here.
"Never, never, never," Rutan said. "I'll never be shy. I just launch 'em."
Xavier forward Amber Harris added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Rutan had a steal and layup after the Sun Devils (2-1) cut the lead to 38-36 in the second half. The Musketeers held Arizona State to one basket over the next 11 minutes, 17 seconds.
During their second-half drought, the Sun Devils shot 1 for 15 and made nine of their 21 turnovers.
"It gets frustrating when you throw the ball away on 10 of 13 possessions," Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne said. "It's not like we made the same mistake. We were very creative. We made different ones every time down."
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At San Diego St. 57,
Arizona 38
The Aztecs (3-0) forced the Wildcats (2-1) into 31 percent shooting and 27 turnovers.
Arizona's Ify Ibekwe scored 11 points and had 11 rebounds.
UCLA 69, Utah 33
Darxia Morris and Markel Walker each scored 10 points as the Bruins (3-1) defeated the Utes (1-2) in San Diego.
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At Eastern Washington 93, Corban 33
Jessica Huntington of Yakima scored 13 points and had seven assists to help the Eagles (3-1) overwhelm the Warriors.
Kyla Evans of Brewster and Julie Piper each scored 12 points for Eastern, which forced 31 turnovers.
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