The University of Wisconsin women's basketball team (0-0 Big Ten, 1-5 overall) fell Monday night to the University of Washington (0-0 Pacific Ten, 4-1 overall) 81-69 in Seattle.
Outmatched and outplayed, the Badgers were outrebounded defensively as the Huskies got 20 points off offensive rebounds.
Sophomore guard Stephanie Rich poured in 20 points and added five steals in the losing effort for Bucky.
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Freshman guard Ashley Josephson contributed 13 points and four assists.
Washington's leading scorer was senior guard Loree Payne, who had 27 points for the victors.
The Badgers next play Thursday against Ball State at the Kohl Center. Tip off is at 7 p.m.
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