Sunday, December 8
Seattle, WA
2:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
UCLA
Dawgs To Face No. 1 UCLA In Big Ten Opener At Home
December 06, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE – The Washington women's basketball team (7-2, 0-0 Big Ten) will face its first test in its inaugural Big Ten season, facing the No. 1 UCLA Bruins on Sunday, December 8 at home inside Alaska Airlines Arena.
The game will be broadcast on B1G+ at 2 p.m. Elise Woodward and Charli Turner Thorne will be on the call. Gary Hill will call the game on 1090 KPTR-AM.
The first 500 fans to arrive will receive a free B1G x UW clear bag that can be used at Alaska Airlines Arena all season long.
There will be a Dubs Winter Wonderland photo station in the concourse outside section 4. Fans can stop by and take holiday inspired photos with Dubs. Session one will run from 1-1:40 p.m. and the second session will run from 2-2:15 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Dawgs return to Seattle after nearly a week in the Bahamas for the Pink Flamingo Championship. Washington went 1-1 in Nassau, concluding the trip with a 61-43 win over Southern.
Hannah Stines was named the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship All-Tournament Team after dropping a season-high 18 points in the Southern victory.
TOP OF THE BIG TEN
Through 9 games for UW, Elle Ladine and Sayvia Sellers are tied for 11th in the Big Ten in total points (133).
Ladine is currently at 5th most three-point makes (20) as she is connecting on 2.2 triples per game (tied for 7th highest 3PM average).
Sellers is tied for 11th in the league with 2.0 steals per game and leads the league with 18 total steals (tied for 7th).
Tayra Eke is averaging 7.3 rebounds per contest and her 66 total boards is tied for 12th most in the conference.
Eke is tied for 3rd in the league in blocks per game (2.3) and Dalayah Daniels is 9th (1.6). Eke is second in the Big Ten in total blocks (21).
As a team, Washington is third in the league in three-point makes (71) and third in total blocks (48).
FACING THE NO. 1 TEAM
Washington is 0-5 all-time against AP No. 1 teams but has not played a top-ranked team since No. 1 Notre Dame on Nov. 20, 2016.
The Dawgs have not hosted a No. 1 team in Seattle since Connecticut came to town on Nov. 21, 2000. This was the only other time UW has hosted the top team in program history.
SCOUTING REPORT
The Bruins hold the No. 1 spot in the AP Top-25 Women's College Basketball Poll for the first time in program history as they are off to an 8-0 start to the season.
UCLA is led by head coach Cori Close in her 14th season at the helm of the Bruins.
Last season, Coach Close led the Bruins to their highest ranking in program history (until this year now at No. 1) when the team was ranked No. 2 for nine weeks of the season.
The Bruins finished the season 27-7, concluding with a NCAA tournament third round loss to LSU.
Washington is 33-40 all-time against UCLA, including a 21-14 record at home. The Bruins are currently on a seven-game win streak against UW, with Washington's last win coming on February 23, 2020.
The game will be broadcast on B1G+ at 2 p.m. Elise Woodward and Charli Turner Thorne will be on the call. Gary Hill will call the game on 1090 KPTR-AM.
The first 500 fans to arrive will receive a free B1G x UW clear bag that can be used at Alaska Airlines Arena all season long.
There will be a Dubs Winter Wonderland photo station in the concourse outside section 4. Fans can stop by and take holiday inspired photos with Dubs. Session one will run from 1-1:40 p.m. and the second session will run from 2-2:15 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Dawgs return to Seattle after nearly a week in the Bahamas for the Pink Flamingo Championship. Washington went 1-1 in Nassau, concluding the trip with a 61-43 win over Southern.
Hannah Stines was named the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship All-Tournament Team after dropping a season-high 18 points in the Southern victory.
TOP OF THE BIG TEN
Through 9 games for UW, Elle Ladine and Sayvia Sellers are tied for 11th in the Big Ten in total points (133).
Ladine is currently at 5th most three-point makes (20) as she is connecting on 2.2 triples per game (tied for 7th highest 3PM average).
Sellers is tied for 11th in the league with 2.0 steals per game and leads the league with 18 total steals (tied for 7th).
Tayra Eke is averaging 7.3 rebounds per contest and her 66 total boards is tied for 12th most in the conference.
Eke is tied for 3rd in the league in blocks per game (2.3) and Dalayah Daniels is 9th (1.6). Eke is second in the Big Ten in total blocks (21).
As a team, Washington is third in the league in three-point makes (71) and third in total blocks (48).
FACING THE NO. 1 TEAM
Washington is 0-5 all-time against AP No. 1 teams but has not played a top-ranked team since No. 1 Notre Dame on Nov. 20, 2016.
The Dawgs have not hosted a No. 1 team in Seattle since Connecticut came to town on Nov. 21, 2000. This was the only other time UW has hosted the top team in program history.
SCOUTING REPORT
The Bruins hold the No. 1 spot in the AP Top-25 Women's College Basketball Poll for the first time in program history as they are off to an 8-0 start to the season.
UCLA is led by head coach Cori Close in her 14th season at the helm of the Bruins.
Last season, Coach Close led the Bruins to their highest ranking in program history (until this year now at No. 1) when the team was ranked No. 2 for nine weeks of the season.
The Bruins finished the season 27-7, concluding with a NCAA tournament third round loss to LSU.
Washington is 33-40 all-time against UCLA, including a 21-14 record at home. The Bruins are currently on a seven-game win streak against UW, with Washington's last win coming on February 23, 2020.
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