SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of San Francisco women's basketball team (2-5) travels north when it faces off against Washington (7-0) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, in a non-conference matchup at Alaska Airline Arena.
GAME 8 DETAILS:
Date: December 2, 2023
Time: 1 p.m.
Opponent: Washington
Site: Alaska Airline Arena
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Watch: Pac-12 Network
Listen: Dons Radio Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
DONS AT A GLANCE:
- Last week, in San Francisco's neutral-site contest against Colorado State at Chase Center, Debora dos Santos led the team with her second-straight double-double, scoring 14 points and collecting 13 rebounds. In seven games this season, dos Santos ranks second in the WCC in field-goal percentage, scoring at a 53.6 percent clip and first in rebounds per game with 9.3.
- Jasmine Gayles leads the Dons and ranks second in the WCC in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game throughout seven games. Against Colorado State, Gayles recorded 10 points, marking the sixth time this season that she has reached double figures.
- San Francisco leads the conference in combined team rebounds, posting 285 over seven games for an average of 40.7 per game. The Dons also lead in defensive rebounds with 207 for an average of 29.6 per game.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES:
- Washington enters Saturday's contest with an undefeated 7-0 record and is in second place in the Pac-12 Conference standings.
- Dalayah Daniels leads the Huskies in multiple statistical categories, including points per game (12.6), total rebounds (56), and blocks (12). In the Huskies' last game against Hawaii, Daniels posted a season-high 19 points, the fifth time this season scoring in double figures.
- Lauren Schwartz, another scoring threat for Washington, averages 12.3 points per game and shoots 35.5 percent from the three-point line. Schwartz has also been perfect from the free-throw line, connecting on all nine attempts.
SERIES HISTORY:
Saturday's games marks the 11th time the two programs will face off. Washington holds an 8-2 record over San Francisco since the first-ever meeting during the 1980-81 season. San Francisco last defeated Washington during the 2001-02 season, earning a 72-68 win at home. Last season's matchup in the first round of the WNIT marked the second time the two teams have faced off in the previous three seasons.
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor – Planet Orange - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.