Sunday, December 3
Seattle, WA
1:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
Portland
Huskies Return Home to Face Portland Sunday
December 02, 2017 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE ---ย Washington returns home after a four-game road trip to face the University of Portland on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 1:30 p.m. at Alaska Airlines Arena. The game is being broadcast on the Pac-12 Network with Greg Heister and Mary Murphy on the call. It can also be heard on 1150 AM KKNW with Gary Hill Jr. and Elise Woodward.
The Huskies closed out their longest road trip of the season with a 81-69 win over Idaho on Friday. UW finished the trip with a 2-2 record, with their two losses coming to top-10 teams.ย Jenna Moser had a career game, scoring 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting, hitting all four three-point attempts and all five from the free throw line. After playing their first two games at home, the Huskies have just five home games over their next 16. Washington does close out the season with seven of its final 11 games at home.
Scouting the Pilots
Portland has dropped its last three games after opening the season with three-straight home wins. On Tuesday, the Pilots lost to cross-town foe Portland State 77-71, rallying late including five points over 16 seconds to cut the deficit to five. However, time ran out and Portland suffered its first home loss of the season.
The Pilots are led by junior forward Julie Spencer, who is leading the team with 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest. Close behind is sophomore guard Kate Anderson, who contributes 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.0 steals per game. Portland's offense mostly operates inside the three-point arch as the team as attempted just 98 3's all season, making just under five per game on average.ย
All-Time Series Record
Washington has dominated the all-time series, winning 13 of 14 games between the two teams. This will be the seventh-straight season the teams have met with the Huskies winning five of the last six games. Last year, Washington jumped out to a big lead, limiting the Pilots to just 15 first-half points en route to an 83-53 victory at the Chiles Center in Portland.
Portland (13-1)
(H: 6-1, A: 5-0, N: 2-0)
11/27/16ย ย ย Wย ย ย 83-53ย ย ย (a)
12/2/15ย ย ย Wย ย ย 83-65ย ย ย (h)
12/7/14ย ย ย Wย ย ย 80-45ย ย ย (a)
11/15/13ย ย ย Lย ย ย 91-77ย ย ย (h)
11/29/12ย ย ย Wย ย ย 64-44ย ย ย (a)
12/09/11ย ย ย Wย ย ย 61-49ย ย ย (h)
11/26/99 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 64-50ย ย ย (n)
3/12/99ย ย ย Wย ย ย 67-63ย ย ย (n)
12/9/86ย ย ย Wย ย ย 78-52ย ย ย (a)
1/21/86ย ย ย Wย ย ย 71-61ย ย ย (h)
11/20/84 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 76-75ย ย ย (a)
12/10/83 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 90-78ย ย ย (h)
11/27/82 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 84-71ย ย ย (h)
12/7/79ย ย ย Wย ย ย 99-56ย ย ย (h)
Up Next
Washington heads back to Idaho for the second-straight week, this time to face off against Boise State University on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Taco Bell Arena. It will be Washington's second trip to the Gem State in as many weeks.
Last Time Out
Jenna Moser scored a career-high 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting to give the Huskies an 81-69 victory at the University of Idaho. Kierra Collier added 18 points for Washington which closed out a 4-game road trip with a 2-2 record. The Huskies used a 12-4 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away and cruise to the win. Mai-Loni Henson contributed 12 points and Hannah Johnson added 11 points for Washington.
Strength of Schedule
The Huskies are not shying away from playing tough teams in the 2017-18 as Washington ย faces seven teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25 and another receiving votes. In fact, the Huskies schedule so far this season is the 31st most difficult among the 349 NCAA Division I WBB programs and including future opponents is the 45th toughest overall.
The Pac-12 conference boasts five teams in the AP top 25 and another receiving votes: ย (#7 UCLA, #10 Oregon, #16 Stanford, #21 Oregon State, #24 California and Arizona State receiving votes). Besides its Pac-12 opponents, the Huskies have also squared off against #2 Texas and #8 Ohio St. in pre-conference games.
Freshman Power
The Huskies have received solid contributions from the five freshmen on the squad. Kierra Collier, who poured in 18 points at Idaho on Friday, ranks fourth on the team with 9.5 points per game and ranks third on the team with nine assists all in just 20 minutes per game. Khayla Rooks has been battling injury but is still averaging 7.5 points, 3.2 assists while hitting 11-of-12 from the charity stripe this season. ย Meanwhile, Fapou Semebene is averaging 5.8 ย rebounds per contest with over half of those coming on the offensive end. Alexis Griggsby has added 6.5 ppg and is third on the team with nine steals while Missy Peterson is contributing 3.5 ppg and a team-best 13 assists on the year.
Viva Las Vegas
Henson had an impressive trip to Vegas, scoring 23 points in two games including a career-high performance against Creighton, earning her all-tournament honors. Henson scored a career-high 17 points, adding nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. Overall, she averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in Vegas.
No Overtime, Please
Washington has an odd streak going, having played 128-straight games without overtime. The Huskies last overtime game came during the 2013-14 season when UW downed Utah 53-52 on Jan. 17, 2014. What's more impressive is that the Huskies have not lost an overtime game since Feb. 5, 2012โan incredible streak of 191 games. UW is 19-18 all-time in overtime games.
Road Warriors
After opening the season with a pair of home games, the Huskies play just five of their next 13 games at Alaska Airlines Arena. The Huskies open conference play on the road at the Oregon schools on Dec. 29 and 31st before hosting Utah and Colorado at home in early January. After making its Bay area trip and facing Washington State in Pullman, the Huskies play seven of their final 11 games at home.
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.
Huskies Ink Talented Duo to NLIs
UW coach Jody Wynn announced the signing Haley Van Dyke (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo High School) and Tyiona "TT" Watkins (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period.
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Van Dyke, a 6-0 forward, scored the fifth-most points in the state of California last season, pouring in 765 points in 32 games for a 23.9 points per game average. She ranks 21st among '18 forwards according to ESPN and as the No. 82 player overall according to Prospects Nation.ย
Watkins is a 5-11 wing who will wrap up her high school career at Walnut High School in Walnut, Calif., after three seasons at Brea Olinda High School. ย She is currently ranked as the No. 14 wing player in the class of 2018 by ESPN and No. 20 by Prospects Nation.
Versus The State of Idaho
The Huskies play all three DI programs in Idaho this season. Washington dropped its season opener to Idaho State but defeated Idaho in Moscow on Friday. The Huskies close up the Gem State trifecta with a trip to Boise State next week. Overall Washington is 30-6 against the three Idaho schools including this year's games and are 19-2 at home.
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.
Huskies Ranked in the Preseason Polls
Washington opened the season 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/Home 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. Over the last 12 seasons, Washington is 4-8 in season openers. The Huskies have posted an impressive 33-11 overall record in home openers despite losing to Idaho State this season. ย
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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The Huskies closed out their longest road trip of the season with a 81-69 win over Idaho on Friday. UW finished the trip with a 2-2 record, with their two losses coming to top-10 teams.ย Jenna Moser had a career game, scoring 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting, hitting all four three-point attempts and all five from the free throw line. After playing their first two games at home, the Huskies have just five home games over their next 16. Washington does close out the season with seven of its final 11 games at home.
Scouting the Pilots
Portland has dropped its last three games after opening the season with three-straight home wins. On Tuesday, the Pilots lost to cross-town foe Portland State 77-71, rallying late including five points over 16 seconds to cut the deficit to five. However, time ran out and Portland suffered its first home loss of the season.
The Pilots are led by junior forward Julie Spencer, who is leading the team with 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest. Close behind is sophomore guard Kate Anderson, who contributes 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.0 steals per game. Portland's offense mostly operates inside the three-point arch as the team as attempted just 98 3's all season, making just under five per game on average.ย
All-Time Series Record
Washington has dominated the all-time series, winning 13 of 14 games between the two teams. This will be the seventh-straight season the teams have met with the Huskies winning five of the last six games. Last year, Washington jumped out to a big lead, limiting the Pilots to just 15 first-half points en route to an 83-53 victory at the Chiles Center in Portland.
Portland (13-1)
(H: 6-1, A: 5-0, N: 2-0)
11/27/16ย ย ย Wย ย ย 83-53ย ย ย (a)
12/2/15ย ย ย Wย ย ย 83-65ย ย ย (h)
12/7/14ย ย ย Wย ย ย 80-45ย ย ย (a)
11/15/13ย ย ย Lย ย ย 91-77ย ย ย (h)
11/29/12ย ย ย Wย ย ย 64-44ย ย ย (a)
12/09/11ย ย ย Wย ย ย 61-49ย ย ย (h)
11/26/99 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 64-50ย ย ย (n)
3/12/99ย ย ย Wย ย ย 67-63ย ย ย (n)
12/9/86ย ย ย Wย ย ย 78-52ย ย ย (a)
1/21/86ย ย ย Wย ย ย 71-61ย ย ย (h)
11/20/84 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 76-75ย ย ย (a)
12/10/83 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 90-78ย ย ย (h)
11/27/82 ย ย ย Wย ย ย 84-71ย ย ย (h)
12/7/79ย ย ย Wย ย ย 99-56ย ย ย (h)
Up Next
Washington heads back to Idaho for the second-straight week, this time to face off against Boise State University on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Taco Bell Arena. It will be Washington's second trip to the Gem State in as many weeks.
Last Time Out
Jenna Moser scored a career-high 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting to give the Huskies an 81-69 victory at the University of Idaho. Kierra Collier added 18 points for Washington which closed out a 4-game road trip with a 2-2 record. The Huskies used a 12-4 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away and cruise to the win. Mai-Loni Henson contributed 12 points and Hannah Johnson added 11 points for Washington.
Strength of Schedule
The Huskies are not shying away from playing tough teams in the 2017-18 as Washington ย faces seven teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25 and another receiving votes. In fact, the Huskies schedule so far this season is the 31st most difficult among the 349 NCAA Division I WBB programs and including future opponents is the 45th toughest overall.
The Pac-12 conference boasts five teams in the AP top 25 and another receiving votes: ย (#7 UCLA, #10 Oregon, #16 Stanford, #21 Oregon State, #24 California and Arizona State receiving votes). Besides its Pac-12 opponents, the Huskies have also squared off against #2 Texas and #8 Ohio St. in pre-conference games.
Freshman Power
The Huskies have received solid contributions from the five freshmen on the squad. Kierra Collier, who poured in 18 points at Idaho on Friday, ranks fourth on the team with 9.5 points per game and ranks third on the team with nine assists all in just 20 minutes per game. Khayla Rooks has been battling injury but is still averaging 7.5 points, 3.2 assists while hitting 11-of-12 from the charity stripe this season. ย Meanwhile, Fapou Semebene is averaging 5.8 ย rebounds per contest with over half of those coming on the offensive end. Alexis Griggsby has added 6.5 ppg and is third on the team with nine steals while Missy Peterson is contributing 3.5 ppg and a team-best 13 assists on the year.
Viva Las Vegas
Henson had an impressive trip to Vegas, scoring 23 points in two games including a career-high performance against Creighton, earning her all-tournament honors. Henson scored a career-high 17 points, adding nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. Overall, she averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in Vegas.
No Overtime, Please
Washington has an odd streak going, having played 128-straight games without overtime. The Huskies last overtime game came during the 2013-14 season when UW downed Utah 53-52 on Jan. 17, 2014. What's more impressive is that the Huskies have not lost an overtime game since Feb. 5, 2012โan incredible streak of 191 games. UW is 19-18 all-time in overtime games.
Road Warriors
After opening the season with a pair of home games, the Huskies play just five of their next 13 games at Alaska Airlines Arena. The Huskies open conference play on the road at the Oregon schools on Dec. 29 and 31st before hosting Utah and Colorado at home in early January. After making its Bay area trip and facing Washington State in Pullman, the Huskies play seven of their final 11 games at home.
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.
Huskies Ink Talented Duo to NLIs
UW coach Jody Wynn announced the signing Haley Van Dyke (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo High School) and Tyiona "TT" Watkins (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period.
ย ย ย
Van Dyke, a 6-0 forward, scored the fifth-most points in the state of California last season, pouring in 765 points in 32 games for a 23.9 points per game average. She ranks 21st among '18 forwards according to ESPN and as the No. 82 player overall according to Prospects Nation.ย
Watkins is a 5-11 wing who will wrap up her high school career at Walnut High School in Walnut, Calif., after three seasons at Brea Olinda High School. ย She is currently ranked as the No. 14 wing player in the class of 2018 by ESPN and No. 20 by Prospects Nation.
Versus The State of Idaho
The Huskies play all three DI programs in Idaho this season. Washington dropped its season opener to Idaho State but defeated Idaho in Moscow on Friday. The Huskies close up the Gem State trifecta with a trip to Boise State next week. Overall Washington is 30-6 against the three Idaho schools including this year's games and are 19-2 at home.
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.
Huskies Ranked in the Preseason Polls
Washington opened the season 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/Home 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. Over the last 12 seasons, Washington is 4-8 in season openers. The Huskies have posted an impressive 33-11 overall record in home openers despite losing to Idaho State this season. ย
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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