Dawgs Travel To Maryland, Battle No. 16 Terrapins Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 28

College Park, Md.

4:00 p.m. PT

University of Washington

Maryland

Dawgs Travel To Maryland, Battle No. 16 Terrapins Wednesday Night

January 27, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Washington departs for a road trip against Rutgers and No. 15 Maryland. The Huskies are coming off a 76-48 win against the Scarlet Knights, in which they recorded their second-most rebounds of the season. Rutgers' 48 points were the lowest by a Big Ten opponent against Washington this season. Maryland, meanwhile, is coming off an 85-78 overtime loss to No. 8 Iowa.

The game vs. Maryland tips off Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7:00 p.m. ET in the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. The game will air on B1G+ with Benji Kaufman and Dash Tischler on the call. Rob Joyce will call the action on 950 KJR-AM.

OPENING TIPS

» Riding a four-game winning streak, Washington stays on the road to face No. 16 Maryland in the fifth rendition of the matchup
» Washington won the first three meetings in the series history
» The Huskies are coming off a 76-48 win on the road against Rutgers
» Washington's 51 rebounds were tied for its second-highest of the season
» Brynn McGaughy 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting, her most points in Big Ten play this season
» It was the most points by a Washington freshman in conference play since Sayvia Sellers notched 20 against Arizona on Feb. 18, 2024
» Yulia Grabovskaia pulled down 17 rebounds, the most by a Husky since Jan. 21, 2018
» Avery Howell added 16 points and seven rebounds
» It was her 15th game this season with 10 or more points
» Washington outscored Rutgers 36 to 14 in the paint
» The Huskies won the rebounding battle for the fifth straight game

SCOUTING REPORT

Maryland is 17-4 this season and coming off an 85-78 overtime loss to No. 10 Iowa.

Last three games: 1.22 vs. No. 10 Iowa…1.18 at No. 3 UCLA…1.15 at USC

SERIES HISTORY - MARYLAND

» Washington won the first three meetings with Maryland, taking a 3-1 series lead
» Wednesday's game will be the Huskies third trip to College Park
» In its last visit to Maryland, UW received 32 points from Kelsey Plum to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament

MILESTONE WATCH

» Hannah Stines: 33 points away from 1,000 (967 points)
» Elle Ladine: 12 3-pointers away from passing Giuliana Mendiola for No. 8 all-time in Husky history, 18 field goals away from 500 (482 field goals), & 18 rebounds away from 500 (482 rebounds)
» Sayvia Sellers: 37 rebounds away from 250 (213 rebounds)

NCAA RANKINGS
Through games played on January 26, 2025

» No. 12 in rebound margin (+10.6)
» No. 26 in 3-point percentage (35.9%)
» No. 39 in field goal percentage (45.4%)
» No. 39 in scoring margin (+16.4)
» No. 40 in scoring defense (57.6)
» Sayvia Sellers: No. 32 in field goals (136), No. 39 in points (366)

BACK FOR MORE

» All four members of Coach Langley's first recruiting class (Elle Ladine, Hannah Stines, Teagan Brown, and Shayla Gillmer) are celebrating their senior year together on Montlake.
» Washington did not lose a single player to the transfer portal from last season's squad, one of only three Power Four teams to do so.
» UW is the only school in the country to return a 40-point scorer (Elle Ladine), 30-point scorer (Sayvia Sellers), and 20-point scorer (Hannah Stines)

DEFENSIVE DAWGS

» The Huskies have locked down their opponents all season. Washington ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten in scoring defense (57.6), No. 3 in 3-point percentage defense (28.1%), and No. 4 in blocks per game (4.6)
» Michigan, who currently boasts the No. 6 scoring offense in the country, only scored 52 points against the Huskies
» UW currently has 91 blocks. If the pace continues, UW is set to break its record for blocked shots, when it swatted away 140 in 1981

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

» Washington has earned a spot in the AP Poll in nine of 12 weeks this season, the most since 2016-17
» Elle Ladine was named a member of the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team, which recognizes student-athletes who go above and beyond in their commitment to community service, academic achievement, and athletic performance
» Sayvia Sellers was selected to the USBWA 2025-26 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List and Brynn McGaughy earned a nod on the USBWA 2025-26 Tamika Catchings Award Watch List
» For the first time in program history, the Huskies have had two separate players named a USBWA Player of the Week with Sayvia Sellers (11/18/25) and Avery Howell (1/6/26)
» Sellers was also named a Big Ten Player of the Week for her 30-point performance against Utah, while Howell was a member of the Big Ten Honor Roll for her 22-point, 16-rebound effort against No. 6 Michigan

2024-25 SEASON NOTABLES

The Huskies ended a seven-year drought and clinched an NCAA Tournament berth after an impressive Big Ten debut. Washington led the conference in field goal percentage (49.5%), 3-point percentage (40.1%), and free throw percentage (83.6%) during conference play last season. Elle Ladine was named All-Big Ten Second Team, while Sayvia Sellers and Dalayah Daniels were named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.

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