Monday, November 14
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Colorado State
No. 17 Washington Hosts Colorado State On Monday
November 13, 2016 | Women's Basketball
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SEATTLE -- After a season-opening win on Friday, the No. 17 University of Washington women's basketball team (1-0) hosts Colorado State (1-0) for the second round of the WNIT Preseason Tournament on Monday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. PT inside Alaska Airlines Arena. The game will be streamed online via GoHuskies.com and broadcasted on 1150 KKNW AM radio and kknw.com.
The Huskies kicked off the regular season with a dominating 100-52 victory over Eastern Washington in the first round of the WNIT Preseason Tournament at home. It was the 25th time in program history Washington hit the century mark. Kelsey Plum paced the team with 32 points to lead a quartet of Huskies' in double-digit scoring while adding five boards, five assists and three steals in her senior debut. Fellow senior Chantel Osahor added 13 points and eight rebounds, freshman Mai-Loni Henson tallied 12 points and three boards, while sophomore Hannah Johnson delivered career-highs of 10 points and seven boards.
Washington begins the season ranked as the No. 17 team in the nation, the highest AP Top 25 preseason ranking in program history. Coming in at No. 15, the Huskies join UCLA (9), Stanford (10), Arizona State (16) and Oregon State (17) as one of five Pac-12 teams ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Returning three starters from a squad that reached the 2016 NCAA Final Four, head coach Mike Neighbors begins his fourth season at the helm with an overall record of 70-35. He has built the program into a national contender, leading Washington to its first NCAA Final Four appearance last season and second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after an eight-year hiatus.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Washington has lost both of the only two meetings between the two schools, the most recent being a two-point loss, 66-64, on Dec. 29, 2001.
SCOUTING COLORADO STATE
Colorado State, who received votes in both polls, is coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002 and returns nine letterwinners from a team that went 31-2 last season. The Rams are led by senior guard Ellen Nystrom, who was selected the Mountain West Player of the Year last season. For the third consecutive year, the Rams were picked to win the Mountain West after winning it the past three seasons. Last year, CSU ranked fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense, sixth in scoring defense and eighth in three-point field goal defense. In their season opener on Friday (Nov. 11), Colorado State beat Omaha, 69-42, led by Nystrom who scored a career-high 22 points while the Rams' defense forced 16 turnovers.
UP NEXT
Washington is guaranteed a third game in the Preseason WNIT regardless of the result on Monday. In the case of a win, the Huskies would face the winner of Missouri vs. Nebraska on Thursday (Nov. 17).
SEATTLE -- After a season-opening win on Friday, the No. 17 University of Washington women's basketball team (1-0) hosts Colorado State (1-0) for the second round of the WNIT Preseason Tournament on Monday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. PT inside Alaska Airlines Arena. The game will be streamed online via GoHuskies.com and broadcasted on 1150 KKNW AM radio and kknw.com.
The Huskies kicked off the regular season with a dominating 100-52 victory over Eastern Washington in the first round of the WNIT Preseason Tournament at home. It was the 25th time in program history Washington hit the century mark. Kelsey Plum paced the team with 32 points to lead a quartet of Huskies' in double-digit scoring while adding five boards, five assists and three steals in her senior debut. Fellow senior Chantel Osahor added 13 points and eight rebounds, freshman Mai-Loni Henson tallied 12 points and three boards, while sophomore Hannah Johnson delivered career-highs of 10 points and seven boards.
Washington begins the season ranked as the No. 17 team in the nation, the highest AP Top 25 preseason ranking in program history. Coming in at No. 15, the Huskies join UCLA (9), Stanford (10), Arizona State (16) and Oregon State (17) as one of five Pac-12 teams ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Returning three starters from a squad that reached the 2016 NCAA Final Four, head coach Mike Neighbors begins his fourth season at the helm with an overall record of 70-35. He has built the program into a national contender, leading Washington to its first NCAA Final Four appearance last season and second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after an eight-year hiatus.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Washington has lost both of the only two meetings between the two schools, the most recent being a two-point loss, 66-64, on Dec. 29, 2001.
SCOUTING COLORADO STATE
Colorado State, who received votes in both polls, is coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002 and returns nine letterwinners from a team that went 31-2 last season. The Rams are led by senior guard Ellen Nystrom, who was selected the Mountain West Player of the Year last season. For the third consecutive year, the Rams were picked to win the Mountain West after winning it the past three seasons. Last year, CSU ranked fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense, sixth in scoring defense and eighth in three-point field goal defense. In their season opener on Friday (Nov. 11), Colorado State beat Omaha, 69-42, led by Nystrom who scored a career-high 22 points while the Rams' defense forced 16 turnovers.
UP NEXT
Washington is guaranteed a third game in the Preseason WNIT regardless of the result on Monday. In the case of a win, the Huskies would face the winner of Missouri vs. Nebraska on Thursday (Nov. 17).
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