Joel Key in Husky Victory; Marauders Fall

JOEL KEYS HUSKY WIN

In Tempe, Arizona Thursday night the Washington Huskies inched their PAC-10 record up to 3-3 with a 72-61 victory over #24-ranked Arizona State.

In the contest JOEL SMITH posted his best game of the conference season with nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from beyond the three-point line. He also registered three rebounds and an assist-- all in just 12 minutes as he played his customary first-man-off-the-bench role.

Two of his treys, and then a nice pass to Jon Brockman for a layin, sparked a 12-point Washington run late in the first half after the Huskies dug themselves an early nine-point hole.

Seattle Times reporter Bob Condotta called Joel’s performance his best game since the Oklahoma State game on December 1 when he scored 10 in 31 minutes.

Joel’s accuracy also increased his PAC-10 lead in 3-point marksmanship. He now is at 52% (32 of 52).

Saturday the Huskies visit Arizona in Tucson. The Wildcats are also 3-3 and enter the contest with a victory over favored Washington State on Thursday.

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GEOFF & JASON LOSE

Fayette, IA – The University of Mary had its heart broken Friday night in a 65-64 overtime loss at Upper Iowa University. The Peacocks sent the game into overtime on a layup with five seconds remaining and converted five straight free throws in the final 47 seconds to grab the victory.

A taut game throughout that featured 13 led changes and 11 ties, the largest lead of the game was six by UIU in the first half.

Starting point guard GEOFF WEST had an off night offensively for the Marauders going 0-for-6 from the field. He totaled three points, all from the free-throw line. He added four rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes. JASON WEST chipped in with a rebound, an assist and a steal in his customary 10 minutes.

The Marauders fall to 6-13 overall and 3-7 in the Northern Sun. Upper Iowa goes to 6-13 and 5-5. U-Mary concludes a six-game, three-week road trip at Winona State University on Saturday.