BYU Women Pull Away in Second Half to Rout UCF in Big 12 Matchup

OVIEDO, Fla. (Interstat) — The BYU women’s basketball team used a dominant third quarter to secure a 71-50 road victory over UCF in a Big 12 Conference game Saturday at CFE Arena.

The Cougars (13-1) led 33-24 at halftime before outscoring the Knights 22-6 in the third period to break the game open. BYU’s defense forced 20 turnovers and held UCF to 1-for-8 shooting from 3-point range.

Leah Harmon led UCF (8-4) with 16 points. Delaney Gibb scored 12 points for BYU, and Sydney Benally added 11. The Cougars shot 39% from the field and outrebounded the Knights 14-5 on the offensive glass.

Attendance was 1,011.