Preview:
We take on Washington at Maples on Sunday, 1 pm, in a game that will be televised on Pac 12 Bay Area.
Washington is coming off a 57-70 loss to Cal on Friday night in a game in which quarters 1, 3, and 4 were close but in which they melted down in quarter 2. The prior game they lost to Louisville, and have won all 11 other games. Their best win was beating Washington State on December 10.
Washington is 27th in the AP and 24th in the coaches’ polls, so on paper they are a slightly stronger team than WSU. Massey has them at 27, the NET at 40.
Last year we played Washington only once, in Seattle, and it was one of our most disappointing games, losing 67-72. Elle Ladine torched us for 21. Jones, Brink, Jump, and Demetre all were in double digits, but they did not get much help.
It is a little harder than normal to scout Washington than other teams, since they are the only team we have played thus far that does not post this year's stats on their website. One has to scrounge to find them elsewhere. The stats link gives you 22-23. Odd.
Washington this year is led by last year’s nemesis Elle Ladine, a 5’11” sophomore guard from San Francisco. She came off the bench to beat us last year, but she has started consistently this year. Ladine is averaging 13ppg and shooting 36% of her threes. She had a whopping 24 points in the loss to Cal, so restraining her will be job 1. She is a versatile all-around guard who scores at all three levels. She is quick enough to rebound and she also gets assists.She is not up to Kelsey Plum standards but presents a similar profile. Her best game of the year by far was Friday night at Cal.
Lauren Schwarz, a 5’11” senior forward, is a nice complement to Ladine. She is scoring 12 ppg and shooting 37% of her treys.
Dalaya Daniels, in her second year after transferring from Cal, is Washington’s post. She is a 6’4” junior forward who averages 11 ppg and 7 rpg. Seattle is her hometown which may explain the transfer.
Washington has 3 other players averaging 35% or better from three point range, so guarding the perimeter will be quite important.
At Friday’s WSU chalk talk, Steding mentioned that Washington ran much the same offense that we run. Statistically, they are a more defensively oriented team than some, averaging 68 points scoring but giving up only 48 points. They do not have our height, outside of Daniels. They do have a freshman who is 6’6” but she has played sparingly. No one else is over 6’’1”. If we can keep Brink and Iriafen both in the game and out of foul trouble, we could be dominant in the paint.
On paper Washington should not match up well with us, but that was true last year when they beat us. They are ranked as high or higher than WSU and are obviously capable of beating us. We need 1) to keep Brink and Iriafen both out of foul trouble, 2) we need to restrain Ladine and limit their perimeter shooting, and 3) we need to manufacture good shots against a tough defense. I count it as an advantage to Stanford that Washington beat us a year ago--our team will certainly not be taking this lightly and will not be surprised by Washington's play.
We take on Washington at Maples on Sunday, 1 pm, in a game that will be televised on Pac 12 Bay Area.
Washington is coming off a 57-70 loss to Cal on Friday night in a game in which quarters 1, 3, and 4 were close but in which they melted down in quarter 2. The prior game they lost to Louisville, and have won all 11 other games. Their best win was beating Washington State on December 10.
Washington is 27th in the AP and 24th in the coaches’ polls, so on paper they are a slightly stronger team than WSU. Massey has them at 27, the NET at 40.
Last year we played Washington only once, in Seattle, and it was one of our most disappointing games, losing 67-72. Elle Ladine torched us for 21. Jones, Brink, Jump, and Demetre all were in double digits, but they did not get much help.
It is a little harder than normal to scout Washington than other teams, since they are the only team we have played thus far that does not post this year's stats on their website. One has to scrounge to find them elsewhere. The stats link gives you 22-23. Odd.
Washington this year is led by last year’s nemesis Elle Ladine, a 5’11” sophomore guard from San Francisco. She came off the bench to beat us last year, but she has started consistently this year. Ladine is averaging 13ppg and shooting 36% of her threes. She had a whopping 24 points in the loss to Cal, so restraining her will be job 1. She is a versatile all-around guard who scores at all three levels. She is quick enough to rebound and she also gets assists.She is not up to Kelsey Plum standards but presents a similar profile. Her best game of the year by far was Friday night at Cal.
Lauren Schwarz, a 5’11” senior forward, is a nice complement to Ladine. She is scoring 12 ppg and shooting 37% of her treys.
Dalaya Daniels, in her second year after transferring from Cal, is Washington’s post. She is a 6’4” junior forward who averages 11 ppg and 7 rpg. Seattle is her hometown which may explain the transfer.
Washington has 3 other players averaging 35% or better from three point range, so guarding the perimeter will be quite important.
At Friday’s WSU chalk talk, Steding mentioned that Washington ran much the same offense that we run. Statistically, they are a more defensively oriented team than some, averaging 68 points scoring but giving up only 48 points. They do not have our height, outside of Daniels. They do have a freshman who is 6’6” but she has played sparingly. No one else is over 6’’1”. If we can keep Brink and Iriafen both in the game and out of foul trouble, we could be dominant in the paint.
On paper Washington should not match up well with us, but that was true last year when they beat us. They are ranked as high or higher than WSU and are obviously capable of beating us. We need 1) to keep Brink and Iriafen both out of foul trouble, 2) we need to restrain Ladine and limit their perimeter shooting, and 3) we need to manufacture good shots against a tough defense. I count it as an advantage to Stanford that Washington beat us a year ago--our team will certainly not be taking this lightly and will not be surprised by Washington's play.
