Friday, February 10
Salt Lake City, UT
6:00 PM
University of Washington
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Washington Heads to Salt Lake City to Take on No. 7 Utah
February 08, 2023 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- After sweeping the Bay Area schools on Montlake, including a win vs. then-No. 2 Stanford, Washington women's basketball (13-9, 5-7) hits the road to take on the pair of ranked Mountain schools. First up is No. 7 Utah (20-2, 10-2) in Salt Lake City for the second meeting between the programs this season. The game tips off Friday, Feb. 10 at 6:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. MT and will be aired on Pac-12 Mountain with Krista Blunk and Elise Woodward on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.
LAST TIME OUT
vs. No. 2 Stanford on 02.05
Washington's first win against a ranked opponent this season. UW out-rebounded Stanford 34-24 and forced 16 turnovers. Elle Ladine led all scorers with 21 points off the bench, her new career high, while also recording a career high 3 steals. Dalayah Daniels (15 points, 7 rebounds) and Haley Van Dyke (14 points) were the other two Huskies in double digits. Van Dyke recorded her first double-double of the season and 8th of her career, also tallying 10 rebounds. UW scored 30 points in the second quarter off 75% shooting (and 100% from three). Washington went on a 10-0 run to take the lead going into halftime, capped off by a Daniels bucket at the buzzer. First time since 2015-16 season UW beat Stanford. First time since 2013-14 season UW beat Stanford during the regular season. The last time UW defeated a ranked opponent was vs. No. 8 UCLA on February 23, 2020. The last time UW defeated a Top-5 ranked opponent was at No. 5 Maryland on March 21, 2016. It was the 9th time in program history UW beat a Top-5 opponent.
LAST TIME vs. UTAH
vs. Utah on 01.01
Utah ranked No. 11 at the time. Game saw 13 lead changes. At halftime, UW trailed by two, 25-27. The 27 points scored by Utah was the first time the Utes had scored below 30 in a half all season. Lauren Schwartz led the Huskies in scoring with 17 points. Dalayah Daniels finished with her 8th career double-double (4th as a Husky) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. UW held Utah to their lowest field goal percentage (35.7%) and lowest scoring all season. Coming into the game, Utah had been shooting 51.9% on average, with their previous low being 42.1% in their season opener. Prior to the game, the fewest points scored by Utah had been 69 vs. Ole Miss.
STAT LEADERS
NCAA rankings through games Feb. 6, 2023:
Washington ranks No. 2 in the Pac-12 and No. 14 nationally in rebound margin (9.2). The Huskies are No. 2 in the conference and No. 48 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (13.8). UW is No. 5 in the conference and No. 66 nationally in rebounds per game (39.9). UW is No. 4 in the Pac-12 and No. 53 nationally in scoring defense (58.5). UW is No. 4 in the conference in steals per game (8.3). UW is No. 5 in the conference and No. 76 nationally in blocks per game (3.9).
Dalayah Daniels is No. 7 in the Pac-12 in blocks (27) and blocks per game (1.2). Jayda Noble is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in steals per game (1.9).
STRENGTH OF THE PAC-12
AP Rankings (through games Feb. 5, 2023):
6 - Stanford ... 7 - Utah ... 17 - Arizona ... 18 - UCLA ... 25 - Colorado ... Receiving Votes - USC
NET Rankings, Top 70 (through games Feb. 6, 2023):
4 - Stanford ... 7 - Utah ... 19 - Oregon ... 21 - Colorado ... 25 - Arizona ... 27 - UCLA ... 28 - USC ... 44 - Washington State ... 56 - Oregon State ... 70 - Washington
WEEKLY HONORS
Pac-12 Weekly Awards:
Elle Ladine: Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6)
National Weekly Awards:
Elle Ladine: USBWA National Freshman Player of the Week (Feb. 7)
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 single game and group ticket options at GoHuskies.com/WBBTickets.
LAST TIME OUT
vs. No. 2 Stanford on 02.05
Washington's first win against a ranked opponent this season. UW out-rebounded Stanford 34-24 and forced 16 turnovers. Elle Ladine led all scorers with 21 points off the bench, her new career high, while also recording a career high 3 steals. Dalayah Daniels (15 points, 7 rebounds) and Haley Van Dyke (14 points) were the other two Huskies in double digits. Van Dyke recorded her first double-double of the season and 8th of her career, also tallying 10 rebounds. UW scored 30 points in the second quarter off 75% shooting (and 100% from three). Washington went on a 10-0 run to take the lead going into halftime, capped off by a Daniels bucket at the buzzer. First time since 2015-16 season UW beat Stanford. First time since 2013-14 season UW beat Stanford during the regular season. The last time UW defeated a ranked opponent was vs. No. 8 UCLA on February 23, 2020. The last time UW defeated a Top-5 ranked opponent was at No. 5 Maryland on March 21, 2016. It was the 9th time in program history UW beat a Top-5 opponent.
LAST TIME vs. UTAH
vs. Utah on 01.01
Utah ranked No. 11 at the time. Game saw 13 lead changes. At halftime, UW trailed by two, 25-27. The 27 points scored by Utah was the first time the Utes had scored below 30 in a half all season. Lauren Schwartz led the Huskies in scoring with 17 points. Dalayah Daniels finished with her 8th career double-double (4th as a Husky) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. UW held Utah to their lowest field goal percentage (35.7%) and lowest scoring all season. Coming into the game, Utah had been shooting 51.9% on average, with their previous low being 42.1% in their season opener. Prior to the game, the fewest points scored by Utah had been 69 vs. Ole Miss.
STAT LEADERS
NCAA rankings through games Feb. 6, 2023:
Washington ranks No. 2 in the Pac-12 and No. 14 nationally in rebound margin (9.2). The Huskies are No. 2 in the conference and No. 48 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (13.8). UW is No. 5 in the conference and No. 66 nationally in rebounds per game (39.9). UW is No. 4 in the Pac-12 and No. 53 nationally in scoring defense (58.5). UW is No. 4 in the conference in steals per game (8.3). UW is No. 5 in the conference and No. 76 nationally in blocks per game (3.9).
Dalayah Daniels is No. 7 in the Pac-12 in blocks (27) and blocks per game (1.2). Jayda Noble is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in steals per game (1.9).
STRENGTH OF THE PAC-12
AP Rankings (through games Feb. 5, 2023):
6 - Stanford ... 7 - Utah ... 17 - Arizona ... 18 - UCLA ... 25 - Colorado ... Receiving Votes - USC
NET Rankings, Top 70 (through games Feb. 6, 2023):
4 - Stanford ... 7 - Utah ... 19 - Oregon ... 21 - Colorado ... 25 - Arizona ... 27 - UCLA ... 28 - USC ... 44 - Washington State ... 56 - Oregon State ... 70 - Washington
WEEKLY HONORS
Pac-12 Weekly Awards:
Elle Ladine: Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6)
National Weekly Awards:
Elle Ladine: USBWA National Freshman Player of the Week (Feb. 7)
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 single game and group ticket options at GoHuskies.com/WBBTickets.
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