Arizona Wildcats guard Aari McDonald (2) perseveres through contact from Montana Lady Grizzlies guard McKenzie Johnston (32) and forward Carmen Gfeller (20) during the second quarter.

 Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Aari McDonald scored 28 points on 9 of 18 shooting and Cate Reese added 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and the Arizona Wildcats beat Montana 100-51 Wednesday at McKale Center.

The Wildcats shot 51.4 percent from the field and hit 17 of 21 free throws in Wednesday’s victory, their sixth in a row.

Tee Tee Starks came off the bench to hit all four of her shot attempts. She finished with nine points. Forward Sam Thomas scored 12 points and dished out a team-high six assists.

McDonald, a transfer from of Washington, is averaging 26.8 points per game β€” the most of any player in Division I. Buffalo’s Cierra Dillard (26.4 ppg) trails her.

The UA (7-1) will play at Long Beach State on Sunday afternoon.

Here are more photos from Wednesday's game:Β 

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