SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 25, 2014
No. 15 Arizona 59, Washington State 37: Anu Solomon passed for 294 yards and five touchdowns as the visiting Wildcats routed the Cougars in Pac-12 play.
Terris Jones-Grigsby rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries as Arizona (6-1, 3-1) continued its strong start. Cayleb Jones had seven receptions for 78 yards and also returned an onside kick for a touchdown and middle linebacker Scooby Wright had three sacks and forced three fumbles.
Connor Halliday was 56-of-79 for 489 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions for Washington State (2-6, 1-4). Vince Mayle tied a school record with 14 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown, Isiah Myers scored twice while catching six passes for 95 yards and Jamal Morrow caught 11 balls for 70 yards.
Arizona bolted to a 24-0 first-quarter lead as Davonteกฏ Neal returned a punt 81 yards for a score and Solomon hit Neal and Nate Phillips for scores. Jonesกฏ scoring reception made it a 31-point margin with 8:56 left in the half before Washington State rattled off 16 straight points จC led by Hallidayกฏs two scoring tosses to Myers จC to get back within 15 points.
Nick Wilsonกฏs short run and Solomonกฏs TD throws to Austin Hill and Trey Griffey boosted the Wildcatsกฏ lead to 52-16 late in the third quarter. After two Washington State touchdowns, Davis recovered an onside kick and went 44 yards for a score to make it 59-30.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wright raised his season sack total to nine with his latest stellar effort. กญ WR River Cracraft, who had two catches against Arizona, set the school mark of 14 receptions on Oct. 10 against Stanford. กญ Solomon also threw five touchdown passes against California on Sept. 20.