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2016-17 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Assistant Director of Athletic Communications • Traci Bode • (712) 899-4133 • [email protected] Website: GoHuskies.com • Twitter: @UW_WBB • Instagram: @UW_WBB • Facebook: UWHUSKYWOMENSBASKETBALL 2016-17 SCHEDULE (27-4, 15-3 Pac-12) The No. 11 University of Washington women’s basketball team (27-4, 15-3) concluded its regular Date Opponent Time season with an 84-77 win against Utah at home Saturday (Feb. 25). The Huskies enter the Pac-12 Oct. 29 Central Washington (Exh.) W, 97-66 Tournament with an overall record of 27-4 and 15-3 in Pac-12 play. Washington’s 27 wins is the Nov. 2 Concordia (Exh.) W, 99-57 second-most in program history and is just one short of tying the record set in 1990 (28). The Hus- kies finished in a tie for second in the Pac-12 and the team’s 15 league wins is tied for third-most Nov. 11 Eastern Washington W, 100-52 in Washington history. Nov. 14 Colorado State W, 101-68 Nov. 17 Missouri W, 79-66 In the final regular season game against Utah, senior Kelsey Plum poured in a Pac-12 record 57 Nov. 20 at Notre Dame L, 60-71 points to pass Jackie Stiles and become the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history with 3,397 career points. Plum also broke the Pac-12 and program record for most points Nov. 22 Idaho W, 105-53 scored in a season in the game (979). Nov. 26 at Seattle U. W, 94-64 Nov. 27 at Portland W, 83-53 In the latest AP Top 25 poll, Washington remained at No. 11, joining three other Pac-12 schools: Dec. 1 at Grand Canyon W, 101-66 Oregon State at No. 6, Stanford at No. 10 and UCLA at No. 15. The Huskies are ranked No. 7 in the Dec. 4 Fresno State W, 85-54 latest RPI poll. Dec. 7 CSUN W, 101-44 Dec. 11 Boise State W, 92-66 BY THE NUMBERS Dec. 18 Savannah State W, 87-36 Seniors Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor are leading the nation in scoring and re- Dec. 22 at BYU W, 82-70 bounding, respectively. Plum is averaging 31.6 points per game and Osahor is averaging 1st 14.9 rebounds per game. Dec. 27 Washington State* (P12N) W, 94-63 Dec. 30 at Oregon* W, 99-77 The Huskies lead the nation with 319 made three-pointers. Washington is 319-of-826 Jan. 1 at Oregon State* (P12N) L, 70-73 from three-point range, hitting at a .386 clip (8th) and 13 different players have hit at Jan. 6 USC* (P12N) W, 77-67 1st least one. The team’s 10.3 three-point field goals per game ranks third. Jan. 8 UCLA* (ESPN2) W, 82-70 Jan. 13 at Arizona* (P12N) W, 90-73 Washington’s 496 made free throws is second-most in the NCAA. Jan. 15 at Arizona State* (P12N) W, 65-54 2nd Jan. 22 at Washington State* (P12N) W, 87-44 Jan. 27 California* (P12N) W, 90-67 The Huskies’ 22.4 scoring margin ranks fifth in the nation. Jan. 29 Stanford* (P12N) L, 68-72 5th Feb. 3 at Utah* (P12N) W, 82-53 Feb. 5 at Colorado* (P12N) W, 79-75 Washington’s 85.3 points per game ranks sixth in the NCAA. Feb. 10 Arizona* (P12N) W, 91-55 Feb. 12 Arizona State* (P12N) W, 70-57 6th Feb. 17 at UCLA* (P12N) L, 79-90 Feb. 19 at USC* (P12N) W, 87-74 Washington’s 47.4 field goal percentage is eighth-best in the NCAA. Feb. 23 Colorado* (P12N) W, 79-46 8th Feb. 25 Utah* (P12N) W, 84-77 Mar. 2-5 Pac-12 Tournament^ TBA Washington has hit or gone over the century mark five times this season. The Mar. 17-April 2 NCAA Tournament TBA only other season the Huskies reached 100 or more that many times was in * Pac-12 Conference Game 100+ 1981-82 (five times). PROBABLE STARTERS FOR WASHINGTON PPG RPG A G 05 NATALIE ROMEO 5-7 MARTINEZ, CALIF. 9.1 1.5 1.0 G 02 AARION MCDONALD 5-7 FRESNO, CALIF. 9.3 2.5 1.4 F 13 KATIE COLLIER 6-3 COVINGTON, WASH. 6.6 5.3 1.2 C 00 CHANTEL OSAHOR 6-2 PHOENIX, ARIZ. 15.9 14.9 4.1 G 10 KELSEY PLUM 5-8 POWAY, CALIF. 31.6 5.2 4.9 KELSEY PLUM CHANTEL OSAHOR Pac-12 Standings In the final regular season game After leading the team off the bench as Teams Pac-12 Overall against Utah, Kelsey Plum poured a sophomore, Chantel Osahor had a Oregon State 16-2 27-3 Washington 15-3 27-4 in a Pac-12 record 57 points to breakthrough junior season in which Stanford 15-3 25-5 pass Jackie Stiles and become she set (at the time) the Washington UCLA 13-5 22-7 the all-time leading scorer in single-season rebounding record with Arizona State 9-9 18-11 women’s college basketball history 417. She's one of only two returning Pac- Oregon 8-10 18-12 with 3,397 career points. 12 players to average a double-double last season. Cal 6-12 18-12 Washington State 6-12 11-18 Utah 5-13 16-13 Just 11 games into her senior season, Plum broke Osahor has accounted for 26 double-doubles this Colorado 5-13 15-14 the all-time Pac-12 scoring record and seven season, which is the most in the NCAA. She also Arizona 5-13 14-15 games later, she became the first player in Pac-12 leads the nation in rebounds per game (14.9). USC 5-13 14-15 history, male or female, to score 3,000 career points. Associated Press Top 25 - WEEK 17 Earlier this season, she became the second player 1. Connecticut Since arriving on campus in 2013, she has started in in program history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 2. Baylor every game (135), scoring in double-figures in 133 of rebounds while also becoming Washington’s all-time 3. Notre Dame 4. Maryland those contests, including 104 20-plus point games, leading rebounder against USC on Feb. 19. She now 5. South Carolina 36 30-plus, six 40-plus games and one 50-plus. has 1,170 in her career. On Feb. 23, she broke her own 6. Mississippi State single season rebounding record. She now has 447 6. Oregon State As a junior, she broke Washington's all-time scoring this season. 8. Florida State record and also led the nation in free throws made 9. Ohio State 10. Stanford (266) and minutes played (1,414). OSAHOR BY THE NUMBERS 11. Washington 12. Texas Plum entered her senior year with career averages On Feb. 23, Osahor broke Wash- 13. Duke of 23.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists. She ington’s (and her own) single-season 14. Louisville 447 rebounding record. She now has 447 15. UCLA became the first player in program history to earn a 16. Miami this season. spot on the AP Preseason All-America Team. 17. NC State PLUM BY THE NUMBERS Osahor’s 14.9 rebounds per game 18. DePaul and 447 total leads the nation. 19. Oklahoma Plum became the all-time 1st 20. Kentucky NCAA scoring leader on 21. Syracuse 3,397 Feb. 25. She now has 3,397 22. Drake Her 26 double-doubles this season career points. 23. Missouri leads the NCAA. 24. Kansas State 26 25. Temple Plum’s 31.6 points per game, 332 1st made field goals and 979 total She has recorded 38 career double-dou- Others receiving votes: Creighton 41, Ten- points is the most in the NCAA. bles, which is second-most in UW history. nessee 31, Michigan 15, South Florida 12, 38 Belmont University 7, Green Bay 5, Arizona State 3, Colorado State 1 Plum broke the UW career Osahor has recorded 20-plus rebounds in 3-point record on Dec. 18, 2016. seven games this season, including a Pac- 331 She now has 331 in her career 7 12 record 30 against Washington State. and became just the second player in Pac-12 history to She became the second player record 300. in program history to record 1,000 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds She is 20 free throws away from this season. breaking the 32-year-old NCAA 20 Chantel became Washington’s career free throw record. all-time leading rebounder 1,181 against USC. She now has 1,181 Plum has scored the sec- in her career ond-most points in Division I his- 270 tory, men’s or women’s, trailing QUICK HITTERS Pete Maravich by 270. - Natalie Romeo enters the game nine points shy of 1,000 for her career. Plum broke the Pac-12 and program - Washington’s 27 wins is the second-most in program history and is just one short of tying the record for most points scored in a record set in 1990 (28). 979 season. She now has 979. - The Huskies’ 15 Pac-12 wins is tied for third-most in Washington history. Plum is 84 points shy of breaking the - Washington has already notched its sixth consecutive 20-win season and the 19th 20-win NCAA record for most points in a campaign in program history. 84 season set by Jackie Stiles (1,062) - The Huskies have clinched a three seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, its best seed since 2003 and earned a first-round bye.