
Washington Takes On Arizona State Sunday On Montlake
January 20, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- Washington women's basketball (12-4, 2-3 Pac-12) remains at home when the Huskies host the Arizona schools on Montlake. Friday night, UW defeated Arizona. Next up, the Huskies take on Arizona State (8-10, 0-6 Pac-12) on Sunday, Jan. 21 in Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. for a 12 p.m. PT tip off. This is the 70th meeting all-time between the programs. The game will air on Pac-12 Arizona with Elise Woodward and Alyssa Charlston on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.
LAST TIME OUT
01.19.24 vs. Arizona
» Dalayah Daniels had two early blocks in the first quarter to record 125 career blocks. She went on to record one more huge block at the end of the game with 7 seconds remaining. » Elle Ladine had 10 points in the first quarter, led all scorers with 18 points by halftime, and finished leading all scorers with 22 points. » Ladine also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. » Hannah Stines hit her career high made-threes with her fourth of the game to put the Huskies up by two with 1:21 left in the game. » Stines finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. » Lauren Schwartz made a layup off an assist from Stines with 2.3 seconds remaining to put UW up by two. It would be the final score of the game as the Huskies came away with the win. » Jayda Noble finished with a team-leading and season-high 9 rebounds. » 60 points by Arizona was their fewest scored in conference play this season. » UW held Arizona to under their average season and conference FG%. » This was UW's first win against Arizona since 2017.
SCOUTING REPORT
Arizona State is 8-10 so far this season. The Sun Devils are 0-6 in conference play, coming off a loss Friday night at Washington State.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 1 block away from 80 at UW, which would put her in the Top 10 (tied No. 10) for career blocked shots at UW ... 8 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Jayda Noble: 6 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 5 steals away from 100 career steals.
Achieved This Season
» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots (53 at UW) on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 (284 at UW) on 11.26. Recorded career block No. 125 (No. 78 at UW) on 01.19.
» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers (79 at UW) on 12.05.
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Jan. 17, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 3 in the Pac-12 and No. 17 nationally in FG% defense (35.2) » No. 5 / No. 30 in rebound margin (7.9) » No. 6 / No. 62 in defensive rebounds per game (27.7) » No. 1 / No. 6 in scoring defense (51.6) » No. 1 / No. 10 in 3FG% defense (24.4) » Dalayah Daniels: No. 7 / No. 74 in blocks (24) ... No. 7 / No. 68 in blocks per game (1.60) ... No. 12 (conference) in rebounds per game (6.9) » Elle Ladine: No. 10 (conference) in field goal percentage (46.3)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Jan. 17, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 4 in 3FG% » No. 4 in 3FG% Defense » No. 6 in FT% » No. 6 in Blocks » No. 6 in FG%
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
» Dec. 11/12, 2023: The Washington women's basketball team was named both the ESPN Team of the Week and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Team of the Week after defeating then-No. 21 Washington State on the road. Click HERE for the release.
IN THE POLLS
AP Top 25
» Preseason: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 11, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Dec. 18, 2023: No. 23 (first ranking since the final poll of the 2016-17 season)
» Dec. 25, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Jan. 1, 2024: Receiving Votes
» Jan. 8, 2024: Receiving Votes
USA Today/WBCA Coaches
» Dec. 12, 2023: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 19, 2023: No. 23
» Dec. 26, 2023: No. 24
» Jan. 2, 2024: No. 24
» Jan. 9, 2024: Receiving Votes
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
» Going 11-0 to start the season tied Washington's best start to a season in program history, the last and only other time being the 1976-77 season.
» 11 wins in a row tied for the third-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW had gone 11-0 at any point in the season was the 2016-17 season.
» 12-4 is the best start to a season for the Huskies since 2016-17.
» UW's 52.1 PPG allowed is the fourth-best scoring defense through the first 16 games of the season in program history (best since the '70s).
LAST SEASON
The 2022-23 season saw the most overall and conference wins since the 2016-17 season. The Huskies made their first postseason appearance since 2017 when they earned being an automatic qualifier to the WNIT, and moving on to the Fab Four was the furthest Washington had advanced in program history.
PRESEASON NOD
Dalayah Daniels earned Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition, as voted on by the media.
THE TEAM
Returners - Washington returns eight from last season's team, including three starters - Lauren Schwartz, Jayda Noble, and Dalayah Daniels. Hannah Stines, Teagan Brown, Nia Lowery, Shayla Gillmer, and Elle Ladine also return. Schwartz, Noble, Daniels, and Ladine all received 2022-23 postseason honors from the conference.
Newcomers - The Husky newcomers are freshmen Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers. The four were ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2023. All four made their Husky debuts during the season opener.
National Signing Day (Class of 2024) - Washington welcomed two new Huskies to the program on National Signing Day (11.08.23) with Devin Coppinger and Annika Soltau. Coppinger, a 5-10 guard from Everson, Wash. (Nooksack Valley High School), will be staying in-state to come to Washington. Coppinger was one of 50 girls named to the 2023-24 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List (11.16). Coppinger was also one of 724 girls & boys named to the 2024 McDonald's All American Games Nominees list (01.09). Soltau, a 6-4 forward from Freiburg, Germany (Eisvogel USC Freiburg), is coming from across the world to join the Huskies.
MORE
Tickets - Fans can check out ticket options to Washington women's basketball games HERE.
Stay up-to-date with Washington Women's Basketball by following @UW_WBB on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
LAST TIME OUT
01.19.24 vs. Arizona
» Dalayah Daniels had two early blocks in the first quarter to record 125 career blocks. She went on to record one more huge block at the end of the game with 7 seconds remaining. » Elle Ladine had 10 points in the first quarter, led all scorers with 18 points by halftime, and finished leading all scorers with 22 points. » Ladine also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. » Hannah Stines hit her career high made-threes with her fourth of the game to put the Huskies up by two with 1:21 left in the game. » Stines finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. » Lauren Schwartz made a layup off an assist from Stines with 2.3 seconds remaining to put UW up by two. It would be the final score of the game as the Huskies came away with the win. » Jayda Noble finished with a team-leading and season-high 9 rebounds. » 60 points by Arizona was their fewest scored in conference play this season. » UW held Arizona to under their average season and conference FG%. » This was UW's first win against Arizona since 2017.
SCOUTING REPORT
Arizona State is 8-10 so far this season. The Sun Devils are 0-6 in conference play, coming off a loss Friday night at Washington State.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 1 block away from 80 at UW, which would put her in the Top 10 (tied No. 10) for career blocked shots at UW ... 8 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Jayda Noble: 6 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 5 steals away from 100 career steals.
Achieved This Season
» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots (53 at UW) on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 (284 at UW) on 11.26. Recorded career block No. 125 (No. 78 at UW) on 01.19.
» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers (79 at UW) on 12.05.
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Jan. 17, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 3 in the Pac-12 and No. 17 nationally in FG% defense (35.2) » No. 5 / No. 30 in rebound margin (7.9) » No. 6 / No. 62 in defensive rebounds per game (27.7) » No. 1 / No. 6 in scoring defense (51.6) » No. 1 / No. 10 in 3FG% defense (24.4) » Dalayah Daniels: No. 7 / No. 74 in blocks (24) ... No. 7 / No. 68 in blocks per game (1.60) ... No. 12 (conference) in rebounds per game (6.9) » Elle Ladine: No. 10 (conference) in field goal percentage (46.3)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Jan. 17, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 4 in 3FG% » No. 4 in 3FG% Defense » No. 6 in FT% » No. 6 in Blocks » No. 6 in FG%
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
» Dec. 11/12, 2023: The Washington women's basketball team was named both the ESPN Team of the Week and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Team of the Week after defeating then-No. 21 Washington State on the road. Click HERE for the release.
IN THE POLLS
AP Top 25
» Preseason: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 11, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Dec. 18, 2023: No. 23 (first ranking since the final poll of the 2016-17 season)
» Dec. 25, 2023: Receiving Votes (most points of schools not in Top 25)
» Jan. 1, 2024: Receiving Votes
» Jan. 8, 2024: Receiving Votes
USA Today/WBCA Coaches
» Dec. 12, 2023: Receiving Votes
» Dec. 19, 2023: No. 23
» Dec. 26, 2023: No. 24
» Jan. 2, 2024: No. 24
» Jan. 9, 2024: Receiving Votes
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
» Going 11-0 to start the season tied Washington's best start to a season in program history, the last and only other time being the 1976-77 season.
» 11 wins in a row tied for the third-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW had gone 11-0 at any point in the season was the 2016-17 season.
» 12-4 is the best start to a season for the Huskies since 2016-17.
» UW's 52.1 PPG allowed is the fourth-best scoring defense through the first 16 games of the season in program history (best since the '70s).
LAST SEASON
The 2022-23 season saw the most overall and conference wins since the 2016-17 season. The Huskies made their first postseason appearance since 2017 when they earned being an automatic qualifier to the WNIT, and moving on to the Fab Four was the furthest Washington had advanced in program history.
PRESEASON NOD
Dalayah Daniels earned Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition, as voted on by the media.
THE TEAM
Returners - Washington returns eight from last season's team, including three starters - Lauren Schwartz, Jayda Noble, and Dalayah Daniels. Hannah Stines, Teagan Brown, Nia Lowery, Shayla Gillmer, and Elle Ladine also return. Schwartz, Noble, Daniels, and Ladine all received 2022-23 postseason honors from the conference.
Newcomers - The Husky newcomers are freshmen Olivia Anderson, Chloe Briggs, Ari Long, and Sayvia Sellers. The four were ESPN.com's 14th-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2023. All four made their Husky debuts during the season opener.
National Signing Day (Class of 2024) - Washington welcomed two new Huskies to the program on National Signing Day (11.08.23) with Devin Coppinger and Annika Soltau. Coppinger, a 5-10 guard from Everson, Wash. (Nooksack Valley High School), will be staying in-state to come to Washington. Coppinger was one of 50 girls named to the 2023-24 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List (11.16). Coppinger was also one of 724 girls & boys named to the 2024 McDonald's All American Games Nominees list (01.09). Soltau, a 6-4 forward from Freiburg, Germany (Eisvogel USC Freiburg), is coming from across the world to join the Huskies.
MORE
Tickets - Fans can check out ticket options to Washington women's basketball games HERE.
Stay up-to-date with Washington Women's Basketball by following @UW_WBB on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
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