Friday, February 23
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Oregon
Huskies Host Ducks In Purple Out Game Friday
February 21, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- Washington women's basketball (13-12, 3-11 Pac-12) is back at home for the final conference homestand of the regular season when the Huskies host the Oregon schools. First up, UW takes on Oregon (11-16, 2-12 Pac-12) on Friday, Feb. 23 in Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. for a 7 p.m. PT tip off. This is the 110th meeting all-time between the programs. The game will air on Pac-12 Washington with Elise Woodward and Alyssa Charlston on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.
LAST TIME OUT
02.18.24 at Arizona
» The Huskies played with a lot of heart and toughness, forcing their second multiple overtime game of the weekend in the desert. » In the second quarter, UW went on a run, making 24 points and shooting 83.3% in the quarter. » UW shot 52.2% by the end of regulation. The Huskies shot 47.7% in their longest game of the season. » As the seconds ticked down in regulation, Lauren Schwartz made a buzzer beater for the win that was deemed shot after the clock ran out and taken away, and the Huskies headed to overtime tied at 60. » The game went into double overtime tied at 69. » Down by two points with 8.2 seconds to play in 2OT, Schwartz was fouled going to the basket and made both free throws to tie it again. » With the game tied at 77, it was onto triple overtime in Tucson. » Schwartz drained her fifth three-pointer of the game to get the scoring started in triple overtime, tying a career high made-threes in a game, and finished 5-6 from three. » Schwartz finished the game leading UW in scoring by tying her career high 27 points (the most in her Husky career). She also recorded career assist No. 300. » Sellers finished with a career high 20 points, and also had 3 steals. » Ladine was the other Husky in double-digit scoring with 16 points. » Hannah Stines had a career high 6 assists, and led the team in rebounding with 6 boards.
SCOUTING REPORT
Oregon is 11-16 so far this season. The Ducks are 2-12 in conference play, coming off losses last week at USC and UCLA.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 2 steals away from 100 career steals ... 1 block away from 100 blocks at UW (2 seasons; would tie for No. 3 on UW career blocked shots list) ... 4 blocks away from 150 career blocked shots.
» Jayda Noble: 3 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 38 points away from 1,500 career points.
Achieved This Season
» 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.
» 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. Recorded 300 career assists on 02.18.
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
» 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.
» 11 wins in a row tied for the 3rd-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW went 11-0 was the 2016-17 season.
» 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.
» UW is the first Pac-12 WBB team since at least 1999-00 to play consecutive 2OT games (02.16 at ASU, 2OT; 02.18 at Arizona, 3OT).
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 20, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 107 nationally in rebound margin (3.3) » No. 3 / No. 61 in scoring defense (59.0) » No. 3 / No. 92 in 3FG% defense (29.2)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 32 in blocks (47) ... No. 4 / No. 36 in blocks per game (1.88) ... No. 11 / No. 213 in rebounds per game (6.9)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 18, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in 3FGs » No. 5 in Blocks
IN THE POLLS
AP Top 25
» Preseason: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 11, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Dec. 18, 2023: No. 23 (first ranking since the final poll of the 2016-17 season)
» Dec. 25, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Jan. 1, 2024: Receiving Votes
» Jan. 8, 2024: Receiving Votes
» Jan. 29, 2024: Receiving Votes
USA Today/WBCA Coaches
» Dec. 12, 2023: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 19, 2023: No. 23
» Dec. 26, 2023: No. 24
» Jan. 2, 2024: No. 24
» Jan. 9, 2024: Receiving Votes
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
» 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.
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 are freshmen Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers. The four were ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2023. All four made their Husky debuts 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 girls 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, a 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.
MORE
Purple Out - Wear purple! Show your support for the Dawgs by wearing purple for this Pac-12 rivalry game. 500 purple rally towels will be laid out on the south lower bowl, free Purple Out shirts will be given out to the first 250 fans entering through both entrances, and there will be 2,000 BECU beanies to give away. Click HERE for more on gameday promotions.
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
02.18.24 at Arizona
» The Huskies played with a lot of heart and toughness, forcing their second multiple overtime game of the weekend in the desert. » In the second quarter, UW went on a run, making 24 points and shooting 83.3% in the quarter. » UW shot 52.2% by the end of regulation. The Huskies shot 47.7% in their longest game of the season. » As the seconds ticked down in regulation, Lauren Schwartz made a buzzer beater for the win that was deemed shot after the clock ran out and taken away, and the Huskies headed to overtime tied at 60. » The game went into double overtime tied at 69. » Down by two points with 8.2 seconds to play in 2OT, Schwartz was fouled going to the basket and made both free throws to tie it again. » With the game tied at 77, it was onto triple overtime in Tucson. » Schwartz drained her fifth three-pointer of the game to get the scoring started in triple overtime, tying a career high made-threes in a game, and finished 5-6 from three. » Schwartz finished the game leading UW in scoring by tying her career high 27 points (the most in her Husky career). She also recorded career assist No. 300. » Sellers finished with a career high 20 points, and also had 3 steals. » Ladine was the other Husky in double-digit scoring with 16 points. » Hannah Stines had a career high 6 assists, and led the team in rebounding with 6 boards.
SCOUTING REPORT
Oregon is 11-16 so far this season. The Ducks are 2-12 in conference play, coming off losses last week at USC and UCLA.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 2 steals away from 100 career steals ... 1 block away from 100 blocks at UW (2 seasons; would tie for No. 3 on UW career blocked shots list) ... 4 blocks away from 150 career blocked shots.
» Jayda Noble: 3 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 38 points away from 1,500 career points.
Achieved This Season
» 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.
» 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. Recorded 300 career assists on 02.18.
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
» 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.
» 11 wins in a row tied for the 3rd-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW went 11-0 was the 2016-17 season.
» 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.
» UW is the first Pac-12 WBB team since at least 1999-00 to play consecutive 2OT games (02.16 at ASU, 2OT; 02.18 at Arizona, 3OT).
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 20, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 107 nationally in rebound margin (3.3) » No. 3 / No. 61 in scoring defense (59.0) » No. 3 / No. 92 in 3FG% defense (29.2)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 32 in blocks (47) ... No. 4 / No. 36 in blocks per game (1.88) ... No. 11 / No. 213 in rebounds per game (6.9)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 18, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in 3FGs » No. 5 in Blocks
IN THE POLLS
AP Top 25
» Preseason: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 11, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Dec. 18, 2023: No. 23 (first ranking since the final poll of the 2016-17 season)
» Dec. 25, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Jan. 1, 2024: Receiving Votes
» Jan. 8, 2024: Receiving Votes
» Jan. 29, 2024: Receiving Votes
USA Today/WBCA Coaches
» Dec. 12, 2023: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 19, 2023: No. 23
» Dec. 26, 2023: No. 24
» Jan. 2, 2024: No. 24
» Jan. 9, 2024: Receiving Votes
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
» 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.
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 are freshmen Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers. The four were ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2023. All four made their Husky debuts 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 girls 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, a 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.
MORE
Purple Out - Wear purple! Show your support for the Dawgs by wearing purple for this Pac-12 rivalry game. 500 purple rally towels will be laid out on the south lower bowl, free Purple Out shirts will be given out to the first 250 fans entering through both entrances, and there will be 2,000 BECU beanies to give away. Click HERE for more on gameday promotions.
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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