Friday, February 9
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Stanford
Huskies To Host No. 6 Stanford Friday
February 07, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- Washington women's basketball (13-8, 3-7 Pac-12) wraps up a four-game homestand when the Huskies host the Bay Area schools. First up, UW faces No. 6 Stanford (20-3, 9-2 Pac-12) on Friday, Feb. 9 in Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. for a 7 p.m. PT tip off. This is the 77th meeting all-time between the programs and second meeting this season. This is the eighth ranked team UW has faced this season, and the fifth Top-20 team in a row. The game will air on Pac-12 Bay Area with Elise Woodward and Mary Murphy on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on KJR 950 AM.
LAST TIME OUT
02.04.24 vs. No. 6 Colorado
» The game was the highest attended of the season so far (4,900). » Dalayah Daniels led UW in scoring with 14 points (all scored in the first half) and 5 rebounds. » Sayvia Sellers was the other Husky in double-digit scoring, finishing the game with 12 points and 3 steals. » In the third quarter, Lauren Schwartz recorded career steal No. 100. » Chloe Briggs and Ari Long both added 8 points each, while Teagan Brown recorded 7 points and 2 steals.
SCOUTING REPORT
Stanford is 20-3 so far this season. The Cardinal are 9-2 in conference play, coming off a loss vs. USC and a win vs. UCLA last week.
LAST TIME AGAINST STANFORD
01.07.24 at No. 8 Stanford
» There were four Huskies in double digit scoring - Dalayah Daniels led the team in scoring with 15 points. Elle Ladine finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Sayvia Sellers had 11 points. Lauren Schwartz recorded 10 points and a team-leading 4 assists. » Washington held Stanford to their fewest points scored all season, and below their season average field goal percentage.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 2 points away from 1,000 career points ... 4 boards away from 600 career rebounds ... 5 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Jayda Noble: 6 steals away from 100 career steals.
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.
» 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.
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 6, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 5 in the Pac-12 and No. 77 nationally in FG% defense (38.0) » No. 6 / No. 66 in rebound margin (5.0) » No. 1 / No. 32 in scoring defense (56.7) » No. 2 / No. 70 in 3FG% defense (28.5)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 4 / No. 46 in blocks (38) ... No. 6 / No. 43 in blocks per game (1.81) ... No. 10 / No. 177 in rebounds per game (7.2)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 4, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in 3FGs » No. 5 in Blocks
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
» 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
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.
» 13-8 is the best record through 21 games for the Huskies since 2016-17.
» UW's 56.7 PPG allowed is the fifth-best scoring defense through the first 21 games of the season in program history (best since the '70s).
» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
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. 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.
MORE
National Girls & Women in Sports Weekend - Tipping off a weekend of celebrating girls and women in sports with our Pickleball Night. Get a game ticket and a commemorative pickleball paddle HERE. The first 400 fans will receive a free foam purple LED light stick. Click HERE to learn 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
02.04.24 vs. No. 6 Colorado
» The game was the highest attended of the season so far (4,900). » Dalayah Daniels led UW in scoring with 14 points (all scored in the first half) and 5 rebounds. » Sayvia Sellers was the other Husky in double-digit scoring, finishing the game with 12 points and 3 steals. » In the third quarter, Lauren Schwartz recorded career steal No. 100. » Chloe Briggs and Ari Long both added 8 points each, while Teagan Brown recorded 7 points and 2 steals.
SCOUTING REPORT
Stanford is 20-3 so far this season. The Cardinal are 9-2 in conference play, coming off a loss vs. USC and a win vs. UCLA last week.
LAST TIME AGAINST STANFORD
01.07.24 at No. 8 Stanford
» There were four Huskies in double digit scoring - Dalayah Daniels led the team in scoring with 15 points. Elle Ladine finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Sayvia Sellers had 11 points. Lauren Schwartz recorded 10 points and a team-leading 4 assists. » Washington held Stanford to their fewest points scored all season, and below their season average field goal percentage.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 2 points away from 1,000 career points ... 4 boards away from 600 career rebounds ... 5 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Jayda Noble: 6 steals away from 100 career steals.
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.
» 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.
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 6, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 5 in the Pac-12 and No. 77 nationally in FG% defense (38.0) » No. 6 / No. 66 in rebound margin (5.0) » No. 1 / No. 32 in scoring defense (56.7) » No. 2 / No. 70 in 3FG% defense (28.5)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 4 / No. 46 in blocks (38) ... No. 6 / No. 43 in blocks per game (1.81) ... No. 10 / No. 177 in rebounds per game (7.2)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 4, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in 3FGs » No. 5 in Blocks
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
» 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
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.
» 13-8 is the best record through 21 games for the Huskies since 2016-17.
» UW's 56.7 PPG allowed is the fifth-best scoring defense through the first 21 games of the season in program history (best since the '70s).
» Of the 11 active student-athletes on the roster, eight are freshmen and sophomores.
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. 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.
MORE
National Girls & Women in Sports Weekend - Tipping off a weekend of celebrating girls and women in sports with our Pickleball Night. Get a game ticket and a commemorative pickleball paddle HERE. The first 400 fans will receive a free foam purple LED light stick. Click HERE to learn 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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