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Washington Concludes Desert Trip Sunday At Arizona
February 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball
TUCSON, Ariz. --Β Washington women's basketball (13-11, 3-10Β Pac-12) concludes their trip to the desertΒ when the Huskies take on Arizona (13-12, 5-8 Pac-12) on Sunday, Feb. 18 in the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.Β for a 11 a.m. PT/12 p.m. MT tip off.Β This is the 72ndΒ meeting all-time between the programs and second meeting this season. The game will air on Pac-12 Arizona with Brian Webber and Charli Turner Thorne on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.Β
LAST TIME OUT
02.16.24 at ASU
Β» In the first half, UW held ASU to 17.6% field goal shooting, their lowest in a half in conference games this season, and to just 15 points, their second-fewest scored in a half in Pac-12 play. Β» The UW defense during regulation held ASU to below their average season and conference field goal percentages. Β» Lauren Schwartz led the team in scoring with 18 points, and had a game-high and career-high 7 assists. Β» Other Huskies in double-digit scoring were Sayvia Sellers (14), Chloe Briggs (10), and Dalayah Daniels (10). Β» Jayda Noble had a game-high and career-high 15 rebounds. Β» Hannah Stines had a game-high and career high 4 blocks. Chloe Briggs had a game-high and career high 3 steals.
SCOUTING REPORT
Arizona is 13-12 so far this season. The WildcatsΒ are 5-8Β in conference play, coming off a winΒ vs. Washington State on Friday.
LAST TIME AGAINST ARIZONA
01.19.24 vs. Arizona
Β» Dalayah Daniels had two early blocks in the first quarter to record 125 career blocks. She went on to record one more huge block at the end of the game with 7 seconds remaining. Β» Elle Ladine had 10 points in the first quarter, led all scorers with 18 points by halftime, and finished leading all scorers with 22 points. Β» Ladine also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Β» Hannah Stines hit her career high made-threes with her fourth of the game to put the Huskies up by two with 1:21 left in the game. Β» Stines finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Β» Lauren Schwartz made a layup off an assist from Stines with 2.3 seconds remaining to put UW up by two. It would be the final score of the game as the Huskies came away with the win. Β» Jayda Noble finished with a team-leading and season-high 9 rebounds. Β» 60 points by Arizona was their fewest scored in conference play this season. Β» UW held Arizona to under their average season and conference FG%. Β» This was UW's first win against Arizona since 2017.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
Β» Dalayah Daniels: 3 steals away from 100 career steals ... 2 blocks away from 100 blocks at UW (2 seasons; would tie for No. 3 on UW career blocked shots list) ... 5 blocks away from 150 career blocked shots.
Β» Jayda Noble: 3 steals away from 100 career steals.
Β» Lauren Schwartz: 2 assists away from 300 career assists.
Achieved This Season
Β» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 on 11.26. Recorded career block No. 125 on 01.19. Broke into UW Top 10 for career blocked shots as a Husky on 01.21. Climbing up the UW Top 10 list (as of 01.28) for blocked shots in a season. Surpassed 1,000 career points on 02.09. Recorded career rebound No. 600 on 02.09.
Β» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers on 12.05. Recorded 500 career made field goals on 02.02. Recorded 100 career steals on 02.04.
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
Β» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
Β» Going 11-0 to start the season tied UW's best start to a season in program history, the last and only other time being the 1976-77 season.
Β» 11 wins in a row tied for the third-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW had gone 11-0 at any point in the season was the 2016-17 season.
Β» UW has two true road wins over AP ranked opponents this season. It's the first time since the 1994-95 season the Huskies have two ranked road wins in the regular season.
Β» 13-11 matches UW's record last season through 24 games, the best since 2016-17.
Β» UW's 57.8 PPG allowed is the fourth-best scoring defense through the first 24 games of the season in program history (best since the '70s).
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 13, 2024 (includes all games played)
Β» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 100 nationally in FG% defense (38.5) Β» No. 6 / No. 85 in rebound margin (4.0) Β» No. 1 / No. 35 in scoring defense (57.1) Β» No. 2 / No. 94 in 3FG% defense (29.1)
Β» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 29 in blocks (45) ... No. 4 / No. 33 in blocks per game (1.96) ... No. 10 / No. 198 in rebounds per game (7.1)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 14, 2024 (includes conference games only)
Β» No. 6 in 3FGs Β» No. 5 in Blocks
IN THE POLLS
AP Top 25
Β» Preseason: Receiving Votes
Β» Dec. 11, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
Β» Dec. 18, 2023: No. 23 (first ranking since the final poll of the 2016-17 season)
Β» Dec. 25, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
Β» Jan. 1, 2024: Receiving Votes
Β» Jan. 8, 2024: Receiving Votes
Β» Jan. 29, 2024: Receiving Votes
USA Today/WBCA Coaches
Β» Dec. 12, 2023: Receiving Votes
Β» Dec. 19, 2023: No. 23
Β» Dec. 26, 2023: No. 24
Β» Jan. 2, 2024: No. 24
Β» Jan. 9, 2024: Receiving Votes
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Β» Dec. 11/12, 2023: The Washington women's basketball team was named both the ESPN Team of the Week and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Team of the Week after defeating then-No. 21 Washington State on the road. Click HERE for the release.Β
PRESEASON NOD
Dalayah Daniels earned Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition, as voted on by the media.
THE TEAM
Returners - Washington returns eight from last season's team, including three starters - Lauren Schwartz, Jayda Noble, and Dalayah Daniels. Hannah Stines, Teagan Brown, Nia Lowery, Shayla Gillmer, and Elle Ladine also return. Schwartz, Noble, Daniels, and Ladine all received 2022-23 postseason honors from the conference. Lowery medically retired during the 2023-24 season.
Newcomers - The Husky newcomers areΒ freshmen Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers. The four wereΒ ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2023. All four made their Husky debutsΒ during the season opener.
National Signing Day (Class of 2024) - Washington welcomed two new Huskies to the program on National Signing Day (11.08.23) with Devin Coppinger and Annika Soltau. Coppinger, a 5-10 guard from Everson, Wash. (Nooksack Valley High School), will be staying in-state to come to Washington. Coppinger was one of 50 girlsΒ named to the 2023-24 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List (11.16). Coppinger was also one of 724 girls & boys named to the 2024 McDonald's All American Games Nominees list (01.09). Soltau, aΒ 6-4 forward from Freiburg, Germany (Eisvogel USC Freiburg), is coming from across the world to join the Huskies.
LAST SEASON
The 2022-23 season saw the most overall and conference wins since the 2016-17 season. The Huskies made their first postseason appearance since 2017 when they earned being an automatic qualifier to the WNIT, and moving on to the Fab Four was the furthest Washington had advanced in program history.Β
MORE
Tickets - Fans can check out ticket options to Washington women's basketball games HERE.
Stay up-to-date with Washington Women's Basketball by following @UW_WBB on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
LAST TIME OUT
02.16.24 at ASU
Β» In the first half, UW held ASU to 17.6% field goal shooting, their lowest in a half in conference games this season, and to just 15 points, their second-fewest scored in a half in Pac-12 play. Β» The UW defense during regulation held ASU to below their average season and conference field goal percentages. Β» Lauren Schwartz led the team in scoring with 18 points, and had a game-high and career-high 7 assists. Β» Other Huskies in double-digit scoring were Sayvia Sellers (14), Chloe Briggs (10), and Dalayah Daniels (10). Β» Jayda Noble had a game-high and career-high 15 rebounds. Β» Hannah Stines had a game-high and career high 4 blocks. Chloe Briggs had a game-high and career high 3 steals.
SCOUTING REPORT
Arizona is 13-12 so far this season. The WildcatsΒ are 5-8Β in conference play, coming off a winΒ vs. Washington State on Friday.
LAST TIME AGAINST ARIZONA
01.19.24 vs. Arizona
Β» Dalayah Daniels had two early blocks in the first quarter to record 125 career blocks. She went on to record one more huge block at the end of the game with 7 seconds remaining. Β» Elle Ladine had 10 points in the first quarter, led all scorers with 18 points by halftime, and finished leading all scorers with 22 points. Β» Ladine also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Β» Hannah Stines hit her career high made-threes with her fourth of the game to put the Huskies up by two with 1:21 left in the game. Β» Stines finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Β» Lauren Schwartz made a layup off an assist from Stines with 2.3 seconds remaining to put UW up by two. It would be the final score of the game as the Huskies came away with the win. Β» Jayda Noble finished with a team-leading and season-high 9 rebounds. Β» 60 points by Arizona was their fewest scored in conference play this season. Β» UW held Arizona to under their average season and conference FG%. Β» This was UW's first win against Arizona since 2017.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
Β» Dalayah Daniels: 3 steals away from 100 career steals ... 2 blocks away from 100 blocks at UW (2 seasons; would tie for No. 3 on UW career blocked shots list) ... 5 blocks away from 150 career blocked shots.
Β» Jayda Noble: 3 steals away from 100 career steals.
Β» Lauren Schwartz: 2 assists away from 300 career assists.
Achieved This Season
Β» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 on 11.26. Recorded career block No. 125 on 01.19. Broke into UW Top 10 for career blocked shots as a Husky on 01.21. Climbing up the UW Top 10 list (as of 01.28) for blocked shots in a season. Surpassed 1,000 career points on 02.09. Recorded career rebound No. 600 on 02.09.
Β» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers on 12.05. Recorded 500 career made field goals on 02.02. Recorded 100 career steals on 02.04.
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
Β» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
Β» Going 11-0 to start the season tied UW's best start to a season in program history, the last and only other time being the 1976-77 season.
Β» 11 wins in a row tied for the third-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW had gone 11-0 at any point in the season was the 2016-17 season.
Β» UW has two true road wins over AP ranked opponents this season. It's the first time since the 1994-95 season the Huskies have two ranked road wins in the regular season.
Β» 13-11 matches UW's record last season through 24 games, the best since 2016-17.
Β» UW's 57.8 PPG allowed is the fourth-best scoring defense through the first 24 games of the season in program history (best since the '70s).
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 13, 2024 (includes all games played)
Β» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 100 nationally in FG% defense (38.5) Β» No. 6 / No. 85 in rebound margin (4.0) Β» No. 1 / No. 35 in scoring defense (57.1) Β» No. 2 / No. 94 in 3FG% defense (29.1)
Β» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 29 in blocks (45) ... No. 4 / No. 33 in blocks per game (1.96) ... No. 10 / No. 198 in rebounds per game (7.1)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 14, 2024 (includes conference games only)
Β» No. 6 in 3FGs Β» No. 5 in Blocks
IN THE POLLS
AP Top 25
Β» Preseason: Receiving Votes
Β» Dec. 11, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
Β» Dec. 18, 2023: No. 23 (first ranking since the final poll of the 2016-17 season)
Β» Dec. 25, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
Β» Jan. 1, 2024: Receiving Votes
Β» Jan. 8, 2024: Receiving Votes
Β» Jan. 29, 2024: Receiving Votes
USA Today/WBCA Coaches
Β» Dec. 12, 2023: Receiving Votes
Β» Dec. 19, 2023: No. 23
Β» Dec. 26, 2023: No. 24
Β» Jan. 2, 2024: No. 24
Β» Jan. 9, 2024: Receiving Votes
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Β» Dec. 11/12, 2023: The Washington women's basketball team was named both the ESPN Team of the Week and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Team of the Week after defeating then-No. 21 Washington State on the road. Click HERE for the release.Β
PRESEASON NOD
Dalayah Daniels earned Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition, as voted on by the media.
THE TEAM
Returners - Washington returns eight from last season's team, including three starters - Lauren Schwartz, Jayda Noble, and Dalayah Daniels. Hannah Stines, Teagan Brown, Nia Lowery, Shayla Gillmer, and Elle Ladine also return. Schwartz, Noble, Daniels, and Ladine all received 2022-23 postseason honors from the conference. Lowery medically retired during the 2023-24 season.
Newcomers - The Husky newcomers areΒ freshmen Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers. The four wereΒ ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2023. All four made their Husky debutsΒ during the season opener.
National Signing Day (Class of 2024) - Washington welcomed two new Huskies to the program on National Signing Day (11.08.23) with Devin Coppinger and Annika Soltau. Coppinger, a 5-10 guard from Everson, Wash. (Nooksack Valley High School), will be staying in-state to come to Washington. Coppinger was one of 50 girlsΒ named to the 2023-24 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List (11.16). Coppinger was also one of 724 girls & boys named to the 2024 McDonald's All American Games Nominees list (01.09). Soltau, aΒ 6-4 forward from Freiburg, Germany (Eisvogel USC Freiburg), is coming from across the world to join the Huskies.
LAST SEASON
The 2022-23 season saw the most overall and conference wins since the 2016-17 season. The Huskies made their first postseason appearance since 2017 when they earned being an automatic qualifier to the WNIT, and moving on to the Fab Four was the furthest Washington had advanced in program history.Β
MORE
Tickets - Fans can check out ticket options to Washington women's basketball games HERE.
Stay up-to-date with Washington Women's Basketball by following @UW_WBB on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
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