Washington Returns Home For Boeing Apple Cup Series Matchup Vs. Cougs

SEATTLE -- Washington women's basketball (11-3, 1-2 Pac-12) is back home Sunday, Jan. 14 when the Huskies take on Washington State (11-5, 0-3 Pac-12) in a Boeing Apple Cup Series matchup in Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. for a 12 p.m. PT tip off. This is the 106th meeting all-time between the programs. Washington is receiving votes in the AP poll and the USA Today/WBCA Coaches poll. The game will air on Pac-12 Washington with Elise Woodward and Alyssa Charlston on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM. 

LAST TIME OUT

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.

LAST TIME AGAINST WASHINGTON STATE

12.10.23 in Pullman (W, 60-55)
» First win for the Huskies in Pullman since 2019. Defeating No. 21 WSU in Pullman was the first time UW has defeated a ranked opponent on the road since at No. 19 Arizona State on 1/15/17. » In the first quarter, UW held WSU to only two points all quarter (1-15, 6.7%). It was the first time since 2017 that WSU scored two or fewer points, and the first time ever in conference play. » Hannah Stines led all scorers with a career high 21 points. Stines went 3-4 from three, tying her career high of made three-pointers in a game. She also recorded a game-leading 9 rebounds. » Lauren Schwartz scored a season high 20 points. » First time since the 2018-19 season that UW had two players score 20+ points in a game. » Dalayah Daniels had 11 points, tied her career high in steals with four, and added three blocks.

SCOUTING REPORT

Washington State is 11-5 so far this season. WSU is 0-3 in conference play, coming off a loss in overtime at California.

The Cougars finished last season as Pac-12 Tournament Champions (their first-ever program title), and as the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, lost in the First Round to No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.

MILESTONE WATCH

On Watch
» Dalayah Daniels: 2 blocks away from 125 career blocks. 4 blocks away from 80 at UW, which would put her in the Top 10 (tied No. 10) for career blocked shots at UW.
» Jayda Noble: 8 steals away from 100 career steals.
» Lauren Schwartz: 7 steals away from 100 career steals.

Achieved This Season
» Dalayah Daniels: Recorded 100 career blocked shots (53 at UW) on 11.06. Recorded career rebound No. 500 (284 at UW) on 11.26.
» Lauren Schwartz: Recorded 150 career made three-pointers (79 at UW) on 12.05.

NCAA RANKINGS

Through games Jan. 9, 2024 (includes all games played)
» Washington ranks No. 2 in the Pac-12 and No. 11 nationally in FG% defense (34.1) » No. 5 / No. 28 in rebound margin (8.9) » No. 6 / No. 53 in defensive rebounds per game (28.3) » No. 1 / No. 3 in scoring defense (50.1) » No. 1 / No. 7 in 3FG% defense (23.3) » Dalayah Daniels: No. 6 / No. 54 in blocks (24) ... No. 7 / No. 54 in blocks per game (1.71) » Elle Ladine: No. 11 (conference) in field goal percentage (45.9)

PAC-12 RANKINGS

As of Jan. 8, 2024 (includes conference games only)
» No. 2 in 3FG% » No. 2 in 3FG% Defense » No. 4 in FT% » No. 4 in 3FGs » No. 4 in Blocks » No. 6 in FG% » No. 6 in Scoring Defense » No. 6 in Rebounds

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

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.
» 11-3 is the best start to a season for the Huskies since 2016-17.
» UW's 50.1 PPG allowed ties the third-best scoring defense through the first 14 games of the season in program history.

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.

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

Welcome Back Dawg Pack - ...Time to celebrate the Dawg Pack with over $500 of enter-to-win prizes including concert tickets, Adidas Ultraboosts, Bluetooth speakers, AirPods, and a new TV! The first 100 students get free pizza. All fans are encouraged to pick up a black/white reversible bucket hats courtesy of Boeing, while supplies last. Click HERE for more on gameday promotions.

Tickets - Fans can check out ticket options to Washington women's basketball games HERE.

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