Huskies Back Home to Host No. 9 UCLA

Friday, January 20

Seattle, WA

7:00 PM

University of Washington

UCLA

January 18, 2023 | Women's Basketball

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SEATTLE -- Washington (10-6, 2-4) is back at home after splitting the road series at the Oregon schools. Next up is a game vs. No. 9 UCLA (15-3, 4-2) in Alaska Airlines Arena for a Purple Out. This is the third ranked team Washington will face so far this season. This is the 71st meeting all-time between the programs. The game tips off Friday at 7:00 p.m. PT and will be aired on Pac-12 Los Angeles with Elise Woodward and Anthony Levrets on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.

LAST TIME OUT

at Oregon State on 01.15
In a complete team effort, every Husky who played, scored, with UW shooting 56% on the game and 54% from three. Washington out-rebounded Oregon State 31-20 in the decisive win. The last time the Huskies took down the Beavers in Corvallis was on 2/18/2013. Lauren Schwartz (17), Hannah Stines (17), and Dalayah Daniels (14) were the three Huskies who scored in double digits. Schwartz and Daniels have scored in double digits in 5 of last 6 games. Schwartz surpassed 1,000 career points off a three-pointer in the first quarter. She also led the team with six rebounds. Stines's 17 points was a new career high, also recording a new career high in assists with five, which led the team.

STAT LEADERS

NCAA rankings through games Jan. 17, 2023:
Washington ranks No. 2 in the Pac-12 and No. 17 nationally in rebound margin (9.7). The Huskies are No. 2 in the conference and No. 35 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (14.7), and No. 5 in the conference and No. 56 nationally in rebounds per game (40.6). UW is No. 4 in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (58.6). UW is No. 6 in the conference and No. 53 nationally in blocks per game (4.2). UW is No. 5 in the conference in steals per game (8.9).

Dalayah Daniels is No. 8 in the Pac-12 in blocks per game (1.2). Jayda Noble is No. 4 in the Pac-12 in steals per game (2.1).

STRENGTH OF THE PAC-12

AP Rankings (through games Jan. 15, 2023):
4 - Stanford ... 8 - Utah ... 9 - UCLA ... 19 - Arizona ... 23 - Oregon ... 24 - Colorado ... Receiving Votes - USC

NET Rankings, Top 70 (through games Jan. 17, 2023):
4 - Stanford ... 7 - Utah ... 12 - Oregon ... 21 - Colorado ... 26 - Arizona ... 30 - UCLA ... 37 - USC ... 41 - Washington State ... 62 - Oregon State

THE TEAM

Washington returns eight Huskies from last season with Lauren Schwartz, Jayda Noble, Haley Van Dyke, Nia Lowery, TT Watkins, Trinity Oliver, Lexi Griggsby, and Darcy Rees. Fans will see six new faces on the team this season, as the Huskies welcomed four freshmen from California - Hannah Stines, Teagan Brown, Shayla Gillmer, and Elle Ladine - and two transfers, Dalayah Daniels (Cal) and Emma Grothaus (Lehigh).

2023 Signing Class
Washington women's basketball welcomed four new Huskies on National Signing Day (11.09.22) with ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class. This is the second class in a row ranked in the Top 15 that Coach Langley and staff have signed. The Huskies added four standouts to the program with Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers.

On November 15, the Atlanta Tipoff Club named Long and Sellers to the 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List. Long and Sellers are two of the 50 girls named to the watch list. On January 11, Sellers was one of 25 named to the Naismith High School Midseason Team. On January 11, Briggs, Long, and Sellers were named 2023 McDonald's All American Games Nominees.

PRESEASON NODS

Van Dyke earned Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition, and Grothaus was one of 20 players named to the 2023 Lisa Lisa Award Watch List.

TICKETS

Fans can check out season, single game, and group ticket options at GoHuskies.com/WBBTickets.