Washington Opens Season With Big House Win In opposition to Seattle U

SEATTLE — Washington ladies’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) opened the 2025-26 season with a decisive 90-43 win over Seattle U (0-1, 0-0 WCC) Monday evening in Alaska Airlines Arena.

The 47-point victory was the most important margin of victory in sequence historical past and was pushed by a mix of regular manufacturing from the returners and spectacular debuts from the newcomers.

Avery Howell made a press release in her first Washington begin, pulling down three 3-pointers over her first three pictures. She completed the evening good from the sphere, hitting all 5 of her pictures — together with 4 from behind the arc. Her 18 factors ties a profession excessive.

Sayvia Sellers was the main scorer for the Huskies and was in double-digits earlier than halftime. Sellers added six assists, along with her third help marking the 2 hundredth of her profession.

Newcomers Yulia Grabovskaia, Brynn McGaughy, Nina Cain, and Sienna Harvey joined Howell in making their Husky debuts. Harvey was spectacular in her first collegiate look, ending the evening with 15 factors on 6-for-10 capturing from the sphere.

11 Washington gamers recorded not less than a bucket, and each Husky recorded not less than one rebound.

UW started to take management of the evening with a 26-10 second quarter benefit and opened the second half with 4 consecutive lay-ups.

The Huskies shot 52.2% from the sphere and 37.5% from behind the 3-point line, whereas recording an help on over half of their pictures.

Defensively, Washington locked down Seattle U, who shot simply 28.3% from the sphere. The Redhawks managed not more than 13 factors in any quarter, and the Huskies recorded 11 steals and 9 blocks.

UW returns to the ground on Monday, Nov. 10 to tackle Montana at 6:00 p.m. PT in Alaska Airlines Arena.

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