Preview of Washington and Oregon Games

UPCOMING GAME BELOW as of Dec 20 after beating Washington:

Friday, Dec 18 at 7 pm -  Washington at Stanford - game was won by Stanford 67-62 despite Agara being out as the Cardinal dominated the 4th quarter 25-12.  

Stanford took care of the ball with only 10 turnovers and sophomore Shay Ijiwoye brought energy in her 13 minutes of play as she was the team leader in +- with +13, followed by Hailee Swain's +9.

UW Women's Basketball Website

Washington is 9-1 and beat Green Bay Dec 13.

5:00 Video Highlights of UW 59-50 loss to #16 USC

The Washington game should be very competitive.  They are AP ranked #20 which is probably high given their fairly easy schedule, and they have a 35 net ranking, near Stanford's which is at 32.

 UW has a young, talented team with no transfers.  3 of their top 5 scorers are freshmen, led by Sellers, a 5’7” guard scoring 20.3 ppg.  Their leading scorer from last year, Ladine who’s a senior who killed us, is only at 7 ppg in 4 games coming off an injury.  

Their roster shows they have 8 guards, 4 who are among the top 5 scorers.  Howell, a sophomore, is 6’ and listed as a guard but she averages 8 rebounds per game along with her 12.4 ppg.

Their one loss was to ranked USC 50-59. Wins are over Utah and UC San Diego. As mentioned, Washington is ranked # 20.  A few comments about their leading players:
Savia Sellers, a 5-7 Jr Guard is averaging 19 ppg and shooting 38% from three.
Avery Howell, a 6-0 Soph Wing is averaging 12 points and 7 rebounds shooting 38% also from three.
Brynn McGaughy, a 6-3 Frosh Post is averaging 9 ppg.
Elle Ladine granddaughter of a former Stanford MBB player (who I saw play in HS)
missed the first 6 games and is now back. Ladine is a 6-0 Sr Guard who averaged 17 ppg
last season.

A win over Washington would be a good boost for Stanford.

Sunday, Dec 21 at 3 pm - Oregon vs Stanford at Chase Center in SF

We will add more information about Oregon prior to the game:

Oregon Women's Basketball Website

Transfer heavy  Oregon is 12-1 and have a #22 net ranking while Stanford is #33.  Oregon plays U of Portland before playing Stanford.  Oregon is a slight favorite to win, especially with Agara likely to be out with injury.

4:52 Video Highlights of Oregon's 59-80 loss to #4 UCLA

The Oregon roster is filled with 7 transfers, 5 of whom are seniors and 2 of the top 3 scorers are transfers.  We played one common opponent, WSU with both playing at Pullman.  Stanford won 54-48 while Oregon easily won 86-59.

Oregon's loss was 59-80 to # 4 UCLA.
Their wins include Auburn, Oregon State and Washington State.
Katie Fiso, a 5-11 Soph Guard is averaging 15 ppg.
Mia Jacobs, a 6-2 Sr transfer Forward is averaging 14 points and 5 rebounds.