Huskies To Face Arizona In Pac-12 Tournament First Round

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Washington women’s basketball (16-13, 6-12 Pac-12) has received the No. 10 seed in the 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Huskies take on No. 7-seed Arizona (16-14, 8-10) in the First Round. This is the 73rd meeting all-time between the programs, and third meeting this season, having split the matchups during the regular season. The game vs. Arizona tips off Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. PT in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The game will air on the Pac-12 Networks with Krista Blunk and Mary Murphy on the call. Gary Hill will call the action on 1090 KPTR-AM. 

LAST TIME OUT

03.02.24 at #18 Utah

» UW never trailed the entire game. » Lauren Schwartz led all scorers with 18 points, including 3 three-pointers, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a steal. » Sayvia Sellers finished with 13 points, including going 3-3 from three-point range. » Dalayah Daniels finished with 12 points, a team-leading 9 rebounds, a steal, and 2 blocks. » Hannah Stines was the fourth Husky in double-digit scoring with 11 points. » In Q2, UW forced 4 turnovers in 6 minutes, held Utah scoreless through almost 5 minutes, and held the Utes to shooting only 13.3%. » The 47 points scored by Utah were their second-fewest this season. The Husky defense held Utah to 31.5%, well below their average season and conference field goal percentages. » UW shot 50.9% (53.8% from three). » This was Washington’s first win at Utah since 2017.

SCOUTING REPORT

Arizona is 16-14 so far this season. The Wildcats are 8-10 in conference play, concluding the regular season with losses at home to USC (2OT) and UCLA.

This Season Against Arizona

» 01.19.24 vs. Arizona (W, 62-60): UW’s first win against Arizona since 2017.

» 02.18.24 at Arizona (L, 82-90, 3OT): UW is the first Pac-12 WBB team since at least 1999-00 to play consecutive 2OT games.

2023-24 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

» Dalayah Daniels: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention & Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention

» Elle Ladine: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

» Lauren Schwartz: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

» Sayvia Sellers: All-Freshman Team

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…