SEATTLE – Despite storming back in the first quarter after falling behind early, Santa Clara women's basketball fell Saturday afternoon at Washington, 100-55. Two runs in the second quarter put the game away for the Huskies who had two players score more than 20 points in the season opener for both teams.

Taylor Berry led Santa Clara with 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting from the floor. Freshman Savanna Hanson scored 13 points in her collegiate debut on 5 of 9 shooting from the field and 1 of 2 on 3-pointers. Marie Bertholdt grabbed a team-high seven boards.

Talia Walton led the way for Washington, an NCAA Tournament team a year ago, with a game-high 33 points on 10 of 14 shooting and a lights out 8 of 9 on 3-pointers. She added nine rebounds to go with four assists. Kelsey Plum, a preseason All-Pac 12 Conference pick, added 23 points and eight assists for the Huskies. As a team Washington shot 50.9 percent from the field and 52.4 percent from beyond the arc.

Washington started the game on a 9-0 run in the first two and a half minutes on buckets from three different players.

Santa Clara, playing with seven newcomers, didn't stay quiet for long and used an 11-0 run to tie the score at 16-all with three minutes left in the opening quarter. Brooke Gallaway knocked down three free throws for the Broncos and Berry chipped in a pair of buckets. Hanson's jumper knotted the score at the 3:05 mark.

The Huskies answered right back with an 11-0 run to finish off the first quarter. They used a 9-0 run and a 10-0 run late in the first half to pull away and take a 28-point lead into the half.

The Broncos were unable to make a push in the third quarter as Washington increased the lead to 34, though Santa Clara closed the deficit to 68-42 with 3:58 left.

Santa Clara returns to action Monday at 4 p.m. when it plays at USC.