Saturday, March 2
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Huskies Conclude Regular Season Saturday At No. 18 Utah
March 01, 2024 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- Washington women's basketball (15-13, 5-12 Pac-12) concludes the regular season on the road as the Huskies face No. 18 Utah (21-8, 11-6 Pac-12) Saturday, March 2 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah with tipoff scheduled for 11 a.m. PT/12 p.m. MT. This is the 36th meeting all-time between the programs, and second this season. The game will air on Pac-12 Washington with Krista Blunk and Charli Turner Thorne on the call. Jason Dorow will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM.
LAST TIME OUT
02.29.24 at #13 Colorado
» Elle Ladine made a layup to get the game's scoring started. She finished with 16 points and 5 rebounds. » Lauren Schwartz drained two three-pointers in the first quarter. She would go on to finish 4-4 from three and lead the team in scoring with 18 points. » In the fourth quarter, Schwartz surpassed another impressive career milestone, recording 1,500 career points. » Dalayah Daniels was another Husky in double-digit scoring, posting 13 points and a game-leading 8 rebounds. » In the fourth quarter, Daniels had her second block of the night to record career block No. 150. » The fourth Husky in double digits was freshman Sayvia Sellers, who, with 46 seconds left in the game, converted her second steal-and-score play of the game to cut the gap to 5 points. Sellers finished with 13 points, 3 steals, and 4 rebounds. » The Huskies went on a 7-0 run in the third quarter, and outscored the Buffaloes 15-9 in the fourth quarter, showing a lot of fight. » Washington shot 45.3% while holding Colorado to below their average season and conference field goal percentages.
SCOUTING REPORT
#18 Utah is 21-8 so far this season. The Utes are 11-6 in conference play, coming off a win Thursday night vs. Washington State.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Jayda Noble: 1 steal 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. Surpassed 1,000 career points on 02.09. Recorded career rebound No. 600 on 02.09. Recorded Husky career block No. 100 on 02.23. Recorded career steal No. 100 on 02.25. Recorded career blocked shot No. 150 on 02.29.
» 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. Surpassed 1,500 career points on 02.29.
Notable
» Dalayah Daniels: In 60 games played as a Husky (02.23), recorded UW career blocks No. 100 & 101 to go to No. 3 on the UW career blocked shots list, and become the second-fastest player in program history to reach the 100 career blocks at UW milestone.
» Sayvia Sellers: Recorded 10 assists in win vs. Oregon (02.23), becoming the second freshman in UW history to have 10+ assists in a game (first since 1982), the first UW player to record 10+ assists since 2017, and the 15th player in program history to record 10+ assists.
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.
» Being ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25 (released 12.18.23) was UW's first AP ranking since the final poll of 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).
» UW has three wins over AP ranked opponents this season for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
» UW swept the Oregon schools at home in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2007-08.
» The sweep of the Oregon schools was the first completed sweep (home or away) in consecutive seasons since 2016-17.
» Win vs. No. 9 Oregon State means UW beat an AP Top-10 opponent for the second-straight season, making it the first time defeating a Top-10 opponent in consecutive seasons since 2016-17.
» 10-point win over No. 9 Oregon State was the first double-digit win over a ranked opponent since 2014.
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 26, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 119 nationally in field goal percentage defense (39.1) » No. 6 / No. 121 in rebound margin (2.6) » No. 3 / No. 58 in scoring defense (59.0) » No. 2 / No. 109 in 3FG% defense (29.6)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 32 in blocks (49) ... No. 5 / No. 42 in blocks per game (1.81) ... No. 11 / No. 229 in rebounds per game (6.9)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 27, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in FT% » No. 4 in Blocks » No. 6 in Steals
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 13 in rebounding, No. 3 in blocks, No. 8 in offensive rebounds
» Hannah Stines: TNo. 20 in rebounding, TNo. 15 in 3FG made
» Lauren Schwartz: No. 14 in steals, TNo. 15 in 3FG made
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
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
02.29.24 at #13 Colorado
» Elle Ladine made a layup to get the game's scoring started. She finished with 16 points and 5 rebounds. » Lauren Schwartz drained two three-pointers in the first quarter. She would go on to finish 4-4 from three and lead the team in scoring with 18 points. » In the fourth quarter, Schwartz surpassed another impressive career milestone, recording 1,500 career points. » Dalayah Daniels was another Husky in double-digit scoring, posting 13 points and a game-leading 8 rebounds. » In the fourth quarter, Daniels had her second block of the night to record career block No. 150. » The fourth Husky in double digits was freshman Sayvia Sellers, who, with 46 seconds left in the game, converted her second steal-and-score play of the game to cut the gap to 5 points. Sellers finished with 13 points, 3 steals, and 4 rebounds. » The Huskies went on a 7-0 run in the third quarter, and outscored the Buffaloes 15-9 in the fourth quarter, showing a lot of fight. » Washington shot 45.3% while holding Colorado to below their average season and conference field goal percentages.
SCOUTING REPORT
#18 Utah is 21-8 so far this season. The Utes are 11-6 in conference play, coming off a win Thursday night vs. Washington State.
MILESTONE WATCH
On Watch
» Jayda Noble: 1 steal 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. Surpassed 1,000 career points on 02.09. Recorded career rebound No. 600 on 02.09. Recorded Husky career block No. 100 on 02.23. Recorded career steal No. 100 on 02.25. Recorded career blocked shot No. 150 on 02.29.
» 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. Surpassed 1,500 career points on 02.29.
Notable
» Dalayah Daniels: In 60 games played as a Husky (02.23), recorded UW career blocks No. 100 & 101 to go to No. 3 on the UW career blocked shots list, and become the second-fastest player in program history to reach the 100 career blocks at UW milestone.
» Sayvia Sellers: Recorded 10 assists in win vs. Oregon (02.23), becoming the second freshman in UW history to have 10+ assists in a game (first since 1982), the first UW player to record 10+ assists since 2017, and the 15th player in program history to record 10+ assists.
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.
» Being ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25 (released 12.18.23) was UW's first AP ranking since the final poll of 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).
» UW has three wins over AP ranked opponents this season for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
» UW swept the Oregon schools at home in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2007-08.
» The sweep of the Oregon schools was the first completed sweep (home or away) in consecutive seasons since 2016-17.
» Win vs. No. 9 Oregon State means UW beat an AP Top-10 opponent for the second-straight season, making it the first time defeating a Top-10 opponent in consecutive seasons since 2016-17.
» 10-point win over No. 9 Oregon State was the first double-digit win over a ranked opponent since 2014.
NCAA RANKINGS
Through games Feb. 26, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 and No. 119 nationally in field goal percentage defense (39.1) » No. 6 / No. 121 in rebound margin (2.6) » No. 3 / No. 58 in scoring defense (59.0) » No. 2 / No. 109 in 3FG% defense (29.6)
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 3 / No. 32 in blocks (49) ... No. 5 / No. 42 in blocks per game (1.81) ... No. 11 / No. 229 in rebounds per game (6.9)
PAC-12 RANKINGS
As of Feb. 27, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 6 in FT% » No. 4 in Blocks » No. 6 in Steals
» Dalayah Daniels: No. 13 in rebounding, No. 3 in blocks, No. 8 in offensive rebounds
» Hannah Stines: TNo. 20 in rebounding, TNo. 15 in 3FG made
» Lauren Schwartz: No. 14 in steals, TNo. 15 in 3FG made
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
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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