Sunday, February 25
Seattle, WA
12:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Oregon State
Huskies Host #9 Oregon State For Senior Day Sunday
February 24, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- Washington women's basketball (14-12, 4-11 Pac-12) is set to take on No. 9 Oregon State (22-4, 11-4 Pac-12) for Senior Day in the final conference home game of the season on Sunday, Feb. 25 in Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. with tipoff scheduled for 12 p.m. PT. This is the 102nd meeting all-time between the programs. The game will air on Pac-12 Oregon with Elise Woodward and Alyssa Charlston on the call. Jason Dorow will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.
SENIOR DAY
Washington women's basketball is excited to celebrate seniors Nia Lowery and Lauren Schwartz during a pregame Senior Day ceremony!
LAST TIME OUT
02.23.24 vs. Oregon
» Lauren Schwartz got the scoring started with back-to-back three-pointers, and by halftime already had 13 points, going 3-3 from three. She finished the game leading the team in scoring with 17 points, and added three assists and three steals. » Dalayah Daniels posted two blocks to record 101 blocks as a Husky, which put her at No. 3 in the UW career blocked shots Top-10. In 60 games, she became the second-fastest player in program history to reach the milestone. » Daniels finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. » Olivia Anderson scored a career high 10 points. » Sayvia Sellers had an impressive 10 assists. Sellers also had seven points, four rebounds, and two steals. » Hannah Stines was the fourth Husky in double-digit scoring with 13 points. » Washington shot 44.8%, while the Husky defense forced 18 turnovers.
SCOUTING REPORT
Oregon State is 22-4 so far this season. The Beavers are 11-4 in conference play, coming off a win Friday night at Washington State.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 1 steal away from 100 career steals ... 2 blocks away from 150 career blocked shots.
» Jayda Noble: 1 steal away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 21 points away from 1,500 career points.
Achieved This Season
» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 on 11.26. Recorded career block No. 125 on 01.19. Broke into UW Top 10 for career blocked shots as a Husky on 01.21. Climbing up the UW Top 10 list (as of 01.28) for blocked shots in a season. Surpassed 1,000 career points on 02.09. Recorded career rebound No. 600 on 02.09. Recorded Husky career block No. 100 (and No. 101) to go to No. 3 on the UW career blocked shots list, and become second-fastest player in program history to reach the 100 career blocks at UW milestone, on 02.23.
» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers on 12.05. Recorded 500 career made field goals on 02.02. Recorded 100 career steals on 02.04. Recorded 300 career assists on 02.18.
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
» Going 11-0 to start the season tied UW'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 3rd-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW went 11-0 was the 2016-17 season.
» UW has two true road wins over AP ranked opponents this season. It's the first time since the 1994-95 season the Huskies have two ranked road wins in the regular season.
» UW is the first Pac-12 WBB team since at least 1999-00 to play consecutive 2OT games (02.16 at ASU, 2OT; 02.18 at Arizona, 3OT).
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 20, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 107 nationally in rebound margin (3.3) » No. 3 / No. 61 in scoring defense (59.0) » No. 3 / No. 92 in 3FG% defense (29.2)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 32 in blocks (47) ... No. 4 / No. 36 in blocks per game (1.88) ... No. 11 / No. 213 in rebounds per game (6.9)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 18, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in 3FGs » No. 5 in Blocks
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
» Jan. 29, 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
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.
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. Lowery medically retired during the 2023-24 season.
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.
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.
MORE
Senior Day - Celebrate Washington women's basketball seniors #2 Lauren Schwartz and #15 Nia Lowery! Click HERE for more on gameday promotions.
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.
SENIOR DAY
Washington women's basketball is excited to celebrate seniors Nia Lowery and Lauren Schwartz during a pregame Senior Day ceremony!
LAST TIME OUT
02.23.24 vs. Oregon
» Lauren Schwartz got the scoring started with back-to-back three-pointers, and by halftime already had 13 points, going 3-3 from three. She finished the game leading the team in scoring with 17 points, and added three assists and three steals. » Dalayah Daniels posted two blocks to record 101 blocks as a Husky, which put her at No. 3 in the UW career blocked shots Top-10. In 60 games, she became the second-fastest player in program history to reach the milestone. » Daniels finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. » Olivia Anderson scored a career high 10 points. » Sayvia Sellers had an impressive 10 assists. Sellers also had seven points, four rebounds, and two steals. » Hannah Stines was the fourth Husky in double-digit scoring with 13 points. » Washington shot 44.8%, while the Husky defense forced 18 turnovers.
SCOUTING REPORT
Oregon State is 22-4 so far this season. The Beavers are 11-4 in conference play, coming off a win Friday night at Washington State.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 1 steal away from 100 career steals ... 2 blocks away from 150 career blocked shots.
» Jayda Noble: 1 steal away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 21 points away from 1,500 career points.
Achieved This Season
» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 on 11.26. Recorded career block No. 125 on 01.19. Broke into UW Top 10 for career blocked shots as a Husky on 01.21. Climbing up the UW Top 10 list (as of 01.28) for blocked shots in a season. Surpassed 1,000 career points on 02.09. Recorded career rebound No. 600 on 02.09. Recorded Husky career block No. 100 (and No. 101) to go to No. 3 on the UW career blocked shots list, and become second-fastest player in program history to reach the 100 career blocks at UW milestone, on 02.23.
» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers on 12.05. Recorded 500 career made field goals on 02.02. Recorded 100 career steals on 02.04. Recorded 300 career assists on 02.18.
2023-24 SEASON NOTABLES
» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
» Going 11-0 to start the season tied UW'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 3rd-longest win streak in program history. The last time UW went 11-0 was the 2016-17 season.
» UW has two true road wins over AP ranked opponents this season. It's the first time since the 1994-95 season the Huskies have two ranked road wins in the regular season.
» UW is the first Pac-12 WBB team since at least 1999-00 to play consecutive 2OT games (02.16 at ASU, 2OT; 02.18 at Arizona, 3OT).
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 20, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 107 nationally in rebound margin (3.3) » No. 3 / No. 61 in scoring defense (59.0) » No. 3 / No. 92 in 3FG% defense (29.2)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 32 in blocks (47) ... No. 4 / No. 36 in blocks per game (1.88) ... No. 11 / No. 213 in rebounds per game (6.9)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 18, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in 3FGs » No. 5 in Blocks
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
» Jan. 29, 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
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.
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. Lowery medically retired during the 2023-24 season.
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.
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.
MORE
Senior Day - Celebrate Washington women's basketball seniors #2 Lauren Schwartz and #15 Nia Lowery! Click HERE for more on gameday promotions.
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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