Wednesday, November 15
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Brigham Young
Huskies Look For W Against BYU
November 14, 2017 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE --- The Washington Women's Basketball team returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Brigham Young University in a non-conference game on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The contest is the final home game for the Huskies in the month of November as they play the next four away from home before returning to Alaska Airlines Arena on Dec. 3.
Washington faces BYU for the second time in as many years, beating the Cougars 82-70 at BYU on Dec. 22, 2016. The Huskies hold a slight 6-5 edge in the all-time series through this will be just the third game between the two teams in Seattle.
Washington is coming off a 79-59 loss in its home opener against Idaho State on Sunday. The Huskies were led by freshman Kierra Collier, who poured in 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field in 19 minutes. Sophomore Amber Melgoza added 10 points while freshman Alexis Griggsby scored nine points and added four rebounds and two steals.
The Huskies battled back and forth with Idaho State through the midway point of the third quarter, holding a 45-42 lead just over three minutes into the third. However, the Bengals came alive after that, outscoring UW 37-14 the rest of the way.
Scouting the Cougars
Brigham Young hits the road for the first time this season after winning its home opener 75-67 in overtime over Southern Utah University. Senior Cassie Broadhead Devashayee, a preseason All-WCC team pick, led the team with 25 points, adding four rebounds, three assists and two steals in the contest.
Sophomore center Shalae Salmon added 17 rebounds including seven on the offensive glass, adding 12 points, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Senior guard Malia Nawahine added 19 points and five assists.
The Cougars have eight newcomers joining five returners (two starters) who saw significant playing time. BYU, which posted a 20-12 overall record and reached the WNIT First Round, was picked to finish third by the West Coast Conference coaches this season.
All-Time Series Record
Wednesday will mark the 12th meeting all-time between the two teams, but just the third in Seattle. Washington holds a slight 6-5 edge in the all-time series after an 82-70 victory in Provo last season. UW won the last matchup between the two schools in Seattle 67-66 as Sami Whitcomb drained a three-pointer with 4.0 seconds left. Prior to that, the last time the teams met in Seattle was an 82-65 BYU win on Nov. 23, 1999. Overall, the Huskies have won two of the last three games in the series.
UW VS BRIGHAM YOUNG (6-5)
(H: 1-1, A: 2-3, N: 3-1)
12/22/16 W 82-70 (a)
11/20/10 L 55-80 (a)
11/18/09 W 67-66 (h)
11/23/99 L 62-85 (h)
11/20/98 L 64-81 (a)
11/28/86 L 67-68 (a)
12/16/83 W 92-79 (n)
12/5/81 W 88-83 (a)
1/6/81 W 77-71 (n)
3/18/78 L 58-68 (n)
12/17/76 W 67-62 (n)
Up Next
Washington hits the road for the first of four games away from home, facing off against No. 9 Ohio State in Columbus. The Buckeyes have started the season with a tough schedule, going 1-1 against a pair of Top 10 teams after beating No. 10 Stanford 85-64 before falling 95-90 in overtime to No. 9 Louisville. Ohio State has a busy week, hosting Idaho on Wednesday and Quinnipiac on Friday before facing UW Sunday.
In 2016-17, the Buckeyes won their 15th Big Ten Championship, posting a 28-7 overall record and reaching the Sweet Sixteen before falling 99-76 to Notre Dame. Ohio State returns nine letterwinners from that squad and were picked to repeat as Big Ten Champs in the preseason coaches poll.
Impressive Debuts
Washington had a solid showing from its core of freshman making their collegiate debuts against Idaho State. The Huskies were led in scoring by Kierra Collier, who scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 19 minutes off the bench. Alexis Griggsby added nine points, four rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes with Missy Peterson contributing eight points and two assists. Two freshman cracked the starting lineup for the Huskies with Fapou Semebene and Khayla Rooks each scoring five points and pulling down a team-high five rebounds.
First Game Struggles
After the Huskies loss against Idaho State, only three of 11 Washington WBB coaches have won their first game as the Huskies' head coach. The last time a coach won their first game at UW came in 1985-86 when Chris Gobrecht defeated UCLA 68-50 when the Huskies were members of the NorPac Conference. Since UW joined the Pac-10/12, Husky coaches are now 0-5 in their first games at the helm.
No Overtime, Please
Washington has an odd streak going, having played 124-straight games without overtime. The Huskies last overtime win came during the 2013-14 season when UW downed Utah 53-52 on Jan. 17, 2014. Over the last three seasons there have been 44 OT games involving Pac-12 teams with Cal and Stanford each playing six. Overall, UW is 18-18 all-time in overtime contests.
Strength of Schedule
The Huskies are not shying away from playing tough teams in the 2017-18. The preseason polls have Washington taking on seven teams ranked in the top 25 with three others receiving votes in the AP poll. The Pac-12 conference boasts five teams in the AP top 25 (#8 UCLA, #10 Oregon, #14 Stanford, #18 Oregon State and #20 California) with Arizona State receiving the most votes outside the top 25. Outside of the conference, the Huskies will also square off against #2/6 Texas and #9/8 Ohio State in pre-conference games.
Versus The State of Idaho
The Huskies play all three DI programs in Idaho this season, facing Idaho State in their home opener before traveling to take on Idaho and Boise State in the Gem State in December. Overall Washington is 29-5 against the three Idaho schools in its history and has not lost to one since an 88-66 loss at Boise State on Dec. 7, 2007. The Huskies are 19-1 at home against the Idaho schools all time.
Huskies Ranked in the Preseason Polls
Washington opens the season ranked tied for No. 25 along with fellow Pac-12 foe California with 79 votes in the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll and received four votes in the AP Poll.
2016-17 Recap
The Huskies posted a 29-6 record and made their second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2016-17. Washington went 18-1 at home and earned a pair of home games to open the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. The Huskies downed Montana State and Oklahoma before falling to Mississippi State in the Sweet Sixteen. UW's Kelsey Plum earned numerous honors including the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award as the NCAA Player of the Year before being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars.
Season Openers
With the loss to Idaho State, Washington is now 26-18 in season openers all-time, snapping a two-game winning streak in such games. Last season, the Huskies beat Eastern Washington 100-52 last year and defeated Santa Clara 100-55 the year before. Over the last 12 seasons, Washington is 4-8 in season openers.
Home Openers
The Huskies have posted an impressive 33-11 overall record in home openers despite losing to Idaho State this season. Since 2008-09, Washington is 4-5 in lid-lifters and had won their last three coming into this season including the win over Eastern Washington last year.
Radio Show
Washington Women's Basketball Head Coach Jody Wynn joins Elise Woodward for the UW Coaches Show throughout the season at Chinook's at Fisherman's Terminal. The show is carried live on KOMO AM 1000 in Seattle at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27 and March 5. The show can be streamed online at gohuskies.com or by using the TuneIn Mobile App, available in the Apple and Google App Stores.
Huskies in USA Basketball
Five former Washington athletes have competed internationally for USA Basketball. Karen Deden, who was named to the 1995 USA Pan American Games Team, but was denied a shot at a medal after the women's basketball competition was cancelled due to too few team entries, played on the 1989 USA Junior World Cup (U19) Team that placed seventh and the 1988 USA Junior World Cup Qualifying Team that won gold. Loree Payne won gold on the 2000 USA R. William Jones Cup Team and competed in an exhibition game as a member of the 2000 USA Select Team against the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team; Jamie Redd was a member of the 1998 USA Select Team that posted a 7-1 slate against international teams in exhibition games; while Rhonda Smith won a silver medal at the 1997 Tournament of the Americas and a bronze medal at the 1993 R. William Jones Cup. Most recently, Kelsey Plum earned a gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Cup, silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and participated in the 2017 USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Santa Barbara, California.
Washington faces BYU for the second time in as many years, beating the Cougars 82-70 at BYU on Dec. 22, 2016. The Huskies hold a slight 6-5 edge in the all-time series through this will be just the third game between the two teams in Seattle.
Washington is coming off a 79-59 loss in its home opener against Idaho State on Sunday. The Huskies were led by freshman Kierra Collier, who poured in 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field in 19 minutes. Sophomore Amber Melgoza added 10 points while freshman Alexis Griggsby scored nine points and added four rebounds and two steals.
The Huskies battled back and forth with Idaho State through the midway point of the third quarter, holding a 45-42 lead just over three minutes into the third. However, the Bengals came alive after that, outscoring UW 37-14 the rest of the way.
Scouting the Cougars
Brigham Young hits the road for the first time this season after winning its home opener 75-67 in overtime over Southern Utah University. Senior Cassie Broadhead Devashayee, a preseason All-WCC team pick, led the team with 25 points, adding four rebounds, three assists and two steals in the contest.
Sophomore center Shalae Salmon added 17 rebounds including seven on the offensive glass, adding 12 points, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Senior guard Malia Nawahine added 19 points and five assists.
The Cougars have eight newcomers joining five returners (two starters) who saw significant playing time. BYU, which posted a 20-12 overall record and reached the WNIT First Round, was picked to finish third by the West Coast Conference coaches this season.
All-Time Series Record
Wednesday will mark the 12th meeting all-time between the two teams, but just the third in Seattle. Washington holds a slight 6-5 edge in the all-time series after an 82-70 victory in Provo last season. UW won the last matchup between the two schools in Seattle 67-66 as Sami Whitcomb drained a three-pointer with 4.0 seconds left. Prior to that, the last time the teams met in Seattle was an 82-65 BYU win on Nov. 23, 1999. Overall, the Huskies have won two of the last three games in the series.
UW VS BRIGHAM YOUNG (6-5)
(H: 1-1, A: 2-3, N: 3-1)
12/22/16 W 82-70 (a)
11/20/10 L 55-80 (a)
11/18/09 W 67-66 (h)
11/23/99 L 62-85 (h)
11/20/98 L 64-81 (a)
11/28/86 L 67-68 (a)
12/16/83 W 92-79 (n)
12/5/81 W 88-83 (a)
1/6/81 W 77-71 (n)
3/18/78 L 58-68 (n)
12/17/76 W 67-62 (n)
Up Next
Washington hits the road for the first of four games away from home, facing off against No. 9 Ohio State in Columbus. The Buckeyes have started the season with a tough schedule, going 1-1 against a pair of Top 10 teams after beating No. 10 Stanford 85-64 before falling 95-90 in overtime to No. 9 Louisville. Ohio State has a busy week, hosting Idaho on Wednesday and Quinnipiac on Friday before facing UW Sunday.
In 2016-17, the Buckeyes won their 15th Big Ten Championship, posting a 28-7 overall record and reaching the Sweet Sixteen before falling 99-76 to Notre Dame. Ohio State returns nine letterwinners from that squad and were picked to repeat as Big Ten Champs in the preseason coaches poll.
Impressive Debuts
Washington had a solid showing from its core of freshman making their collegiate debuts against Idaho State. The Huskies were led in scoring by Kierra Collier, who scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 19 minutes off the bench. Alexis Griggsby added nine points, four rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes with Missy Peterson contributing eight points and two assists. Two freshman cracked the starting lineup for the Huskies with Fapou Semebene and Khayla Rooks each scoring five points and pulling down a team-high five rebounds.
First Game Struggles
After the Huskies loss against Idaho State, only three of 11 Washington WBB coaches have won their first game as the Huskies' head coach. The last time a coach won their first game at UW came in 1985-86 when Chris Gobrecht defeated UCLA 68-50 when the Huskies were members of the NorPac Conference. Since UW joined the Pac-10/12, Husky coaches are now 0-5 in their first games at the helm.
No Overtime, Please
Washington has an odd streak going, having played 124-straight games without overtime. The Huskies last overtime win came during the 2013-14 season when UW downed Utah 53-52 on Jan. 17, 2014. Over the last three seasons there have been 44 OT games involving Pac-12 teams with Cal and Stanford each playing six. Overall, UW is 18-18 all-time in overtime contests.
Strength of Schedule
The Huskies are not shying away from playing tough teams in the 2017-18. The preseason polls have Washington taking on seven teams ranked in the top 25 with three others receiving votes in the AP poll. The Pac-12 conference boasts five teams in the AP top 25 (#8 UCLA, #10 Oregon, #14 Stanford, #18 Oregon State and #20 California) with Arizona State receiving the most votes outside the top 25. Outside of the conference, the Huskies will also square off against #2/6 Texas and #9/8 Ohio State in pre-conference games.
Versus The State of Idaho
The Huskies play all three DI programs in Idaho this season, facing Idaho State in their home opener before traveling to take on Idaho and Boise State in the Gem State in December. Overall Washington is 29-5 against the three Idaho schools in its history and has not lost to one since an 88-66 loss at Boise State on Dec. 7, 2007. The Huskies are 19-1 at home against the Idaho schools all time.
Huskies Ranked in the Preseason Polls
Washington opens the season ranked tied for No. 25 along with fellow Pac-12 foe California with 79 votes in the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll and received four votes in the AP Poll.
2016-17 Recap
The Huskies posted a 29-6 record and made their second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2016-17. Washington went 18-1 at home and earned a pair of home games to open the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. The Huskies downed Montana State and Oklahoma before falling to Mississippi State in the Sweet Sixteen. UW's Kelsey Plum earned numerous honors including the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award as the NCAA Player of the Year before being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars.
Season Openers
With the loss to Idaho State, Washington is now 26-18 in season openers all-time, snapping a two-game winning streak in such games. Last season, the Huskies beat Eastern Washington 100-52 last year and defeated Santa Clara 100-55 the year before. Over the last 12 seasons, Washington is 4-8 in season openers.
Home Openers
The Huskies have posted an impressive 33-11 overall record in home openers despite losing to Idaho State this season. Since 2008-09, Washington is 4-5 in lid-lifters and had won their last three coming into this season including the win over Eastern Washington last year.
Radio Show
Washington Women's Basketball Head Coach Jody Wynn joins Elise Woodward for the UW Coaches Show throughout the season at Chinook's at Fisherman's Terminal. The show is carried live on KOMO AM 1000 in Seattle at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27 and March 5. The show can be streamed online at gohuskies.com or by using the TuneIn Mobile App, available in the Apple and Google App Stores.
Huskies in USA Basketball
Five former Washington athletes have competed internationally for USA Basketball. Karen Deden, who was named to the 1995 USA Pan American Games Team, but was denied a shot at a medal after the women's basketball competition was cancelled due to too few team entries, played on the 1989 USA Junior World Cup (U19) Team that placed seventh and the 1988 USA Junior World Cup Qualifying Team that won gold. Loree Payne won gold on the 2000 USA R. William Jones Cup Team and competed in an exhibition game as a member of the 2000 USA Select Team against the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team; Jamie Redd was a member of the 1998 USA Select Team that posted a 7-1 slate against international teams in exhibition games; while Rhonda Smith won a silver medal at the 1997 Tournament of the Americas and a bronze medal at the 1993 R. William Jones Cup. Most recently, Kelsey Plum earned a gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Cup, silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and participated in the 2017 USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Santa Barbara, California.
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