University of Washington
UC San Diego
November 02, 2026 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE - The Huskies kicked off the 2026-27 season with a 79-63 win over UC San Diego on Monday.
The Huskies were led by senior guard Sayvia Sellers, who recorded the program's third-ever triple-double and its first since 2016. The 25-point, 11-rebound, 10 assist performance resulted in new career highs in both rebounds and assists.
Sophomore forward Brynn McGaughy notched her own career high rebound total with 15 rebounds to go along with 13 points for a double-double.
Avery Howell added 22 points and 7 rebounds while starting out the season shooting 5-11 from deep. Tilda Trygger recorded 13 rebounds, while Kaelyn Carroll had 4 blocks and 3 steals.
After battling throughout the opening 20 minutes, the Huskies and Tritons found themselves knotted up at 31 a piece entering halftime.
The Huskies responded out of the break, finding their rhythm offensively while tightening up on the defensive end. They began the second half by shooting almost 43% from the field and protected their hoop by holding UCSD to 21%. They ended the 3rd quarter with an 8-point run to push themselves up by 10.
The Dawgs carried their momentum into the fourth, totalling 30 points on 13-for-17 shooting and pulling ahead by 19 with under a minute remaining before closing out their 79-63 victory.
The Huskies dominated the glass, outrebounding UCSD 54-27. The Huskies came back out from halftime with renewed focus and closed out the game by shooting 76.5% in the 4th to build their lead and close out the 16-point win.
Coming up next, Washington will face Pacific on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. in Alaska Airlines Arena. You can watch the live coverage on B1G+.
