{"id":231953,"date":"2026-01-11T03:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/231953\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T03:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:26:08","slug":"huskies-open-indiana-trip-sunday-afternoon-at-purdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/231953\/","title":{"rendered":"Huskies Open Indiana Trip Sunday Afternoon At Purdue"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014 \u00a0Washington travels to Indiana for a meeting with Purdue. UW is coming off a conference homestand in which it upset No. 6 Michigan by holding the Wolverines to their lowest point total, field goal percentage, and assist total of the season in a 64-52 win. Purdue, meanwhile, is coming off its first Big Ten win of the season against Wisconsin on Thursday.
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\nThe game vs. Purdue tips off Sunday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. ET in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. The game will air on B1G+. Gary Hill Jr. will call the action on KJR 950 AM.
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\nOPENING TIPS
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\n\u00bb Washington embarks on its second Big Ten road trip of the season, where it’ll face Purdue and Indiana
\n\u00bb This is the Huskies second trip to Mackey Arena
\n\u00bb UW beat Purdue 87-58 in its 2025 meeting in Alaska Airlines Arena
\n\u00bb Washington is coming off an 82-67 loss to No. 15 Michigan State on Thursday
\n\u00bb Elle Ladine<\/a> got off to a blazing start against the Spartans, knocking down five 3-pointers in the first half
\n\u00bb The Huskies forced 14 Michigan State turnovers
\n\u00bb Avery Howell<\/a> finished in double figures for the 10th straight game with 10 points
\n\u00bb Howell was named a USBWA Player of the Week on Tuesday after helping UW upset No. 6 Michigan with a 22-point, 16 rebound performance
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\nSCOUTING REPORT
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\nPurdue is 9-7 this season and coming off a 75-67 win against Wisconsin.
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\nLast three games: 1.8 at Wisconsin<\/a>\u20261.4 at Nebraska<\/a>\u202612.31 vs. Ohio State<\/a>
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\nMILESTONE WATCH
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\n\u00bb Sayvia Sellers<\/a>: 4 assists away from 250 (246 assists)
\n\u00bb Avery Howell<\/a>: 31 rebounds away from 250 (219 rebounds)
\n\u00bb Hannah Stines<\/a>: 79 points away from 1,000 (921 points)
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\nNCAA RANKINGS
\nThrough games January 9, 2025
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\n\u00bb Washington ranks No. 22 in 3-point percentage defense (25.8%)
\n\u00bb No. 24 in rebound margin (+10.1)
\n\u00bb No. 24 in 3-point percentage (36.7%)
\n\u00bb No. 26 in blocks per game (5.0)
\n\u00bb No. 32 in scoring defense (56.2)
\n\u00bb No. 40 in scoring margin (+17.1)
\n\u00bb Avery Howell<\/a>: No. 19 in 3-point percentage (44.2%)
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\nIN THE POLLS
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\nAP Top 25<\/a>
\n\u00bb Jan. 5, 2026: 23
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\nUSA Today Coaches Poll<\/a>
\n\u00bb Jan. 6, 2026: 23
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\n2024-25 SEASON NOTABLES
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\nThe Huskies ended a seven-year drought and clinched an NCAA Tournament berth after an impressive Big Ten debut. Washington led the conference in field goal percentage (49.5%), 3-point percentage (40.1%), and free throw percentage (83.6%) during conference play last season. Elle Ladine<\/a><\/a> was named All-Big Ten Second Team, while Sayvia Sellers<\/a> and Dalayah Daniels<\/a> were named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.
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\nCONFERENCE RECOGNITION
\n2025-26 Preseason Honors:
\n\u00bb Elle Ladine<\/a><\/a>: Selected to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, as voted on by the media.
\n\u00bb Sayvia Sellers<\/a>: Selected to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, as voted on by the coaches.
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\nNATIONAL RECOGNITION
\n\u00bb Sayvia Sellers<\/a>: Selected to the USBWA 2025-26 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award preseason watch list
\n\u00bb Brynn McGaughy<\/a>: Selected to the USBWA 2025-26 Tamika Catchings Award preseason watch list
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\nWEEKLY RECOGNITION
\n\u00bb Sayvia Sellers<\/a>: Named a Big Ten and USBWA Player of the Week for her 30-point performance against Utah (11\/17\/25)
\n\u00bb Avery Howell<\/a><\/a>: Named a USBWA Player of the Week and included on the Big Ten Honor Roll following her 22-point, 16-rebound performance against No. 6 Michigan (1\/1\/26)
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\nContinue to check GoHuskies.com<\/a> and follow the team’s social media accounts (@UW_WBB) for the most up-to-date information on Washington women’s basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014 \u00a0Washington travels to Indiana for a meeting with Purdue. UW is coming off a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-231953","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}