University of Washington Husky Women s Basketball

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1 Date Opponent Time/Result N6 Baden Sports (exh) W, N18 at Alabama W, N20 at Florida State W, N23 #23/#21 Utah W, N26-27 HUSKY CLASSIC N26 San Diego W, N27 Rice W, D2 at #5/#5 Baylor L, D4 at Texas A&M L, D9 Michigan W, D12 Eastern Washington (FSN NW) W, D20 California* W, D22 #10/11 Stanford* W, D29 at #11/10 Arizona St.* (FSN NW) L, D31 at Arizona* (FSN NW) W, J7 at Washington State* (FSN NW) W, J12 UCLA* W, J14 USC* L, J19 at Oregon State* W, J21 at Oregon* L, J26 Arizona* W, J28 #19/18 Arizona State* L, F5 Washington State*(FSN) W, F9 at USC* W, ot F11 at UCLA* (FSN) 1 p.m. F16 Oregon* 7 p.m. F18 Oregon State* 1 p.m. F23 at Stanford* 7 p.m. F25 at California* (FSN Wildcard) 3 p.m. M3-6 Pac-10 Tournament San Jose, Calif. M18-21 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds Campus Sites M25&29 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites A2&4 NCAA Final Four Boston, Mass. * Pac-10 Game Times local to site All home games held at Rankings: Associated Press/WBCA University of Washington Husky Women s Basketball Athletic Communications Contact: Erin Rowley Phone: Fax: erowley@u.washington.edu Schedule/Results Record: 16-6 Overall, 9-4 Pac-10 National Ranking: rv/rv* UW Looks For SoCal Sweep At UCLA Saturday Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 Washington 87, USC 79 (2 ot) -- UP NEXT -- Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 Washington (16-6, 9-4 Pac-10) at UCLA (14-9, 9-5 Pac-10) Pauley Pavilion Westwood, Calif. 1 p.m. PT Radio - KKNW AM 1150 Live TV - FSN Up Next: Coming off a hard-fought double overtime victory over USC, Thursday, Washington women s basketball (16-6, 9-4 Pac-10) looks to complete a SoCal road sweep, facing UCLA (15-8, 9-5) Saturday, Feb. 11, at Pauley Pavilion at 1 p.m. PST. The game will be nationally televised live on FSN. The Huskies win Thursday helped them maintain sole possession of third-place in the Pac-10 standings, but the Bruins are breathing down their necks - a half game behind in fourth. UCLA is coming off a win of its own, a thumping of Washington State at Pauley, Thursday. In addition to a road trip sweep, the Huskies are looking for the season sweep over UCLA. UW defeated the Bruins in Seattle, Jan. 12. The Huskies have won two straight and three of their last four. Radio Coverage: All Husky women s basketball games can be heard live on the radio at KKNW AM Steve Sandmeyer, in his seventh season as the voice of UW women s hoops, calls the play-by-play. Former Husky Elise (Niemela) Woodward joins Sandmeyer as the color commentator for home broadcasts. Fans can also listen to games on the internet at with a Dawg Channel All- Access pass. TV Coverage: Saturday s game at UCLA will be nationally televised on FSN. It will be the second time in the last three games UW has had a nationally televised contest. Probable Husky Starters No. Name P Ht. Yr. EXP Stats Hometown 4 Emily Florence G 5-5 So. 1V 5.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg Boise, Idaho 10 Dominique Banks G 5-8 So. 1V 7.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg Stockton, Calif. 5 Cameo Hicks G 5-10 Jr. 2V 15.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg Tracy, Calif. 3 Breanne Watson F 6-1 Jr. 2V 7.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg Richmond. B.C. 32 Andrea Plouffe F 6-2 So. 1V 10.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg Edmonton, Alberta Huskies Off The Bench No. Name P Ht. Yr. EXP Stats Hometown 1 Jill Bell F 6-0 R-Jr. 2V 5.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg Bellevue, Wash. 2 Cheri Craddock G 5-10 Jr. 2V 4.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg Oakland, Calif. 11 Erica Schelly G 5-11 R-Jr. 2V 0.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg Fort Collins, Colo. 14 Heidi McNeill F 6-3 Fr. HS 1.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg Oak Harbor, Wash. 15 Nicole Castro+ G 5-10 R-Sr. 3V 1.1 ppg, 0.7 rpg Sunshine Coast, Australia 21 Angie Jones G 5-9 R-Jr. 2V 1.0 ppg, 0.3 rpg 23 Maggie O Hara F 6-3 Jr. 2V 2.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg Boise, Idaho 33 Kristen O Neill+ G/F 6-1 R-Sr. 3V 8.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg Edmonds, Wash. + - team captains Hicks Earns Academic All-District Honor: Junior guard Cameo Hicks was selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 second-team, CoSIDA announced Thursday. Hicks has a 3.23 grade point average and is majoring in business administration.

2 HUSKY QUICK FACTS Location:... Founded:... November 4, 1861 Enrollment:... 31,474 Nickname:... Huskies Colors:... Purple & Gold School Song:... Bow Down to Washington Conference:... Pacific-10 President:... Dr. Mark Emmert Athletic Director:... Todd Turner Executive Associate A.D:... Jeff Compher Senior Associate Athletic Director:Marie Tuite Home Court: (10,000) Press Row: Women s Basketball Staff Head Coach:... June Daugherty Alma Mater:... Ohio State, 1978 Current Season at UW:... 10th Record at UW: Career Record: Associate Head Coach:... Mike Daugherty Assistant Coaches:... Janet Soderberg,... Kellie Lewis-Jay Director of Operations:... Kate Werner Adiminstrative Assistant:... Cheryl Forsberg WBB Office Phone: Athletic Trainer:... Jenn Ratcliff Record: Pac-10 Record: Pac-10 Finish:... Seventh Postseason:... none Inaugural Season: All-Time Record: Last NCAA Appearance: Letterwinners Ret./Lost:... 14/1 Starters Returning/Lost:... 5/0 Redshirts Returning:... 0 Newcomers:... 1 Athletic Communications Asst. AD/Athletic Communications:... tba WBB Contact:... Erin Rowley Office Phone: erowley@u.washington.edu WBB Assistant Contact:... Brian Beaky Office Phone: bbeaky@u.washington.edu General Office Phone: Office Fax: Website:... Washington Pronunciation Guide: Kayla Burt... K-la Burt Cheri Craddock... Shu-REE KRA-duck June Daugherty... June DOUGH-er-tee Cameo Hicks... CAM-ee-o Hicks Andrea Plouffe... ANN-drea PLOOF Janet Soderberg...SEW-der-berg Breanne Watson... bree-ann Watson Daugherty Picks Up 100th Pac-10 Win: With Washington s win at USC, Thursday, UW head coach June Daugherty picked up her 100th Pac-10 victory, and needs just seven more to notch her 300th career victory. Only two other current Pac-10 coaches have reached the 300-career win mark: Stanford s Tara VanDerveer ( ) and Arizona s Joan Bonvincini ( ). Scouting UCLA (14-9, 9-5 Pac-10): UCLA, currently a half game behind Washington in fourth-place, has won two straight games and four of its last five. The Bruins are coming off a win over Washington State, Thursday, after splitting a pair on the road last week at Arizona State (L, 70-87) and Arizona (W, 90-64). UCLA is led by their three standout guards, Noelle Quinn (18.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Lisa Willis (17.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and Nikki Blue (13.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg). Also averaging scoring in double-figures is forward Lindsey Pluimer (10.9 ppg). UCLA is averaging 79.5 points per game while allowing opponents an average of 72.8 ppg. As a team they are shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from three-point range and 69.6 percent from the free-throw line. All-Time Series Versus UCLA: Washington leads the alltime series versus UCLA, 25-16, and its most recent win over the Bruins on Jan. 12 (96-75) in Seattle snapped a four-game losing skid for UW in the series. The Huskies are 11-9 in Westwood, but have lost the last three-straight meetings at Pauley Pavilion and seven of the last eight dating back to the 1998 season. The lone win for the Huskies in that span came on Feb. 3, 2002 (68-48). Recently when Washington has defeated UCLA in the overall series, the Huskies have won big. The last four UW victories have come by 20 or more points: 21 (96-75, Jan. 12, 2006 in Seattle), 34 (111-77, Feb. 1, 2003 in Seattle), 20 (68-48, Feb. 3, 2002 in LA) and 33 (86-53, Jan. 4, 2002 in Seattle). In contrast, UW s last four losses to UCLA have come by less than 10 points: 5 (81-86, Feb. 3, 2005 in LA), 9 (63-74, Jan. 9, 2005 in Seattle), 5 (59-64, Feb. 5, 2004 in Seattle), 5 (60-65, Jan. 11, 2004 in LA). Last Time Versus UCLA: Washington put five players in double digits and converted 47 percent of its shots from the field to score a season-high 96 points in a win over UCLA at, Jan. 12. Junior Cameo Hicks notched her second double-double of the season and the third of her UW career, combining 17 points with 10 rebounds and a career-high equaling six assists. Hicks scored 13 of her points in a 20-3 UW run that buried the Bruins then trailing by just five points - in a 23-point hole early in the second half. Washington s 96 points were 27 more than its season-average of 69.4 per game, and were its most since an historic win over UCLA (9-7, 4-3) on Feb. 1, Thursday s affair was never in doubt after Hicks prolific run, the latest in a series of outstanding performances for the Tracy, Calif., native. Hicks had scored in double figures in 12 of the first 15 games this season. Sophomore Emily Florence added a career-high nine rebounds and four assists to her 11 points. She and Hicks were joined in double figures by sophomore Dominique Banks (16), senior Kristen O Neill (14) and junior UW In The Rankings Date AP WBCA/ESPN Pre N N N28 rv rv D5 rv rv D12 rv rv D19 -- rv D26 rv rv J2 rv rv J9 rv 25 J16 rv rv J23 rv rv J30 rv rv F6 rv rv F13 F20 F27 M6 Final UW vs. UCLA All-time: Home: 13-6 Away: 11-9 Neutral: 1-1 Win Streak: UW won the last 1 Breanne Watson (10). The Husky defense also excelled, limiting UCLA s Pac-10 leading offense to just 74 points, while forcing 21 Bruins turnovers. Senior guard Nikki Blue scored a game-high 24 points, but Washington limited second-leading scorer Noelle Quinn to just five points on 1-of-9 shooting. Quinn had averaged 21.0 points in the Bruins sweep of the Arizona schools last weekend, and entered Thursday averaging 16.5 points per game. The game also marked the last in the career senior guard Kayla Burt. After playing four minutes off the bench in the first half, Burt s internal heart defibrillator was activated when she was sitting on the bench during a timeout. Burt made the decision to retire after the complication.

3 Dawg Bites: The Huskies MEDIA 16 wins INFORMATION are two more than it accumulated all of last season, while its 16-6 record is its best to open a season since the Dawgs started The Huskies have yet to lose consecutive Pac-10 games this year. Only once has UW lost back-to-back games this season, coming at then-no. 5 Baylor and at Texas A&M. Washington has won 11 of its last 15 games and is 21-8 in its last 29 games dating back to last year. The Huskies have the third-highest scoring average in the Pac-10 going into this week (71.2 ppg). The Huskies have scored at least 83 points in their last three wins: 87 versus USC (Feb. 9), 83 versus Washington State (Feb. 5) and 91 versus Arizona (Jan. 26). Washington s shooting numbers have been on the rise as of late. The Huskies have shot at least 45 percent from the field five times in the last eight games. Included in that span was a season-high effort of 48.3 percent (29-for-60) at Oregon State (Jan. 12). In the first 14 games, Washington shot 45 percent or better on just two occasions (45.8 vs. San Diego; 46.4 vs. Rice). Lately when the Huskies win, they win big. Before Thursday s eight-point win at USC, UW s previous four victories had come by an average of 20.5 points. Washington defeated UCLA by 21 (1/12), Oregon State by 17 (1/19), Arizona by 18 (1/26) and Washington State by 26 (2/5). Going into this week, Washington led the Pac-10 in offensive rebounds (17.29) and turnover margin (+4.05). UW also ranked in the conference Top-5 in scoring offense (3rd, 71.7), scoring margin (4th, +6.9), three-point FG percentage (5th,.328), rebounding offense (5th, 39.3), rebounding defense (2nd, 35.8), rebounding margin (3rd, +3.5), assists (5th, 15.29), three-point FG made (3rd, 6.33), and steals (2nd, 10.71). UW is 10-2 at home this season and had won 12-straight at until falling to USC on Jan. 14. Junior guard Cameo Hicks is the team s leader in scoring (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.7), and is second in assists (2.6). Hicks, selected the Pac-10 Player of the Week for the week of Dec , has reached double-figure scoring 18 times in 22 games including five 20-point efforts. Hicks most recently scored a game-high 25 points in UW s double overtime thriller at USC, Thursday. Sophomore forward Andrea Plouffe is not far behind Hicks when it comes to offensive numbers. On the season, Plouffe averages 10.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. She has reached double-figures in scoring 11 times in the last 14 games. Plouffe is averaging 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in Washington s 13 Pac-10 games thus far. UW set a school record with its perfect 14-for-14 (1.000) clip from the free-throw line at Baylor, Dec. 2. The Huskies surpassed the previous school record of a 93.8 percentage (15-for-16) set in 1978 versus Sacramento State and in 1985 versus Oregon. Last Time Out: Junior guard Cameo Hicks scored 25 points to lead four Huskies in double-figures, as Washington battled through double overtime to pick up a dramatic road win over USC, 87-79, at the LA Sports Arena, Thursday evening. The Huskies survived an 11-3 run by USC that tied the game at the end of regulation, 69-69, and came back from a four-point deficit in the first overtime to force the second. Junior forward Breanne Watson put back back-to-back offensive rebounds, including a bucket to tie the score at 76 with 46.3 seconds left in the first overtime. Washington then took control in the second overtime frame, outscoring the Women of Troy 11-3 to hold on for the important road victory. Senior guard Kristen O Neill and sophomore forward Andrea Plouffe combined for the last seven points in the second overtime. Watson finished with her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Plouffe added 15 points and sophomore guard Dominique Banks had 11. Junior forward Jill Bell came off the bench to grab eight rebounds. The Huskies outrebounded USC, 64-49, including an impressive 32 offensive boards. The season-high rebounding effort was a season-high, but short of UW s school record of 79 set twice in Both teams played a fairly even first half, with USC Credentials: Requests from print, electronic and photo journalists for season and individual game credentials should be made on your media outlet s letterhead and mailed or faxed to Erin Rowley at the UW Athletic Communications office, University of Washington, 229 Graves Building, Box , Seattle, WA, The fax number is Credentials will be issued to legitimate media outlets. Interviews/Practice Policy: Washington women s basketball practices are open to the media and public, and will usually be held on the main court or east court at Bank of America Arena. Interviews must be arranged through Erin Rowley or Brian Beaky in the media relations office and 24 hours advance notice is requested. Interviews will be scheduled around players convenience and must be conducted by the start of practice. Please call the UW Athletic Communications office to confirm practice location and start times. The Husky practice schedule, listed month-to-month, can be found on on the women s basketball page. Radio Broadcasts: All Husky games will be broadcast live by KKNW AM Broadcasts can also be accessed on the internet at gohuskies.com. Steve Sandmeyer is the play-by-play announcer and Elise Woodward will be the color commentator for home games. June Daugherty Coaches Radio Show: UW radio announcer Steve Sandmeyer hosts a half-hour radio show with head coach June Daugherty on KJR AM 950. The show airs at 7 p.m. on the following dates: Thur., Nov. 10 Tues., Nov. 29 Wed., Dec. 7 Wed., Dec. 14 Wed., Dec. 21 Tues., Dec. 27 Tues., Jan. 3 Tues., Jan. 10 MEDIA INFORMATION Mon., Jan. 16 Mon., Jan. 23 Tues., Jan. 31 Tues., Feb. 7 Mon., Feb. 13 Mon., Feb. 20 Mon., Feb. 27 Mon., March 3 Huskies on the Web: Current news and notes regarding the women s basketball team can be found at Video broadcasts, radio broadcasts and live scoring can also be accessed on the site. Television Broadcasts: UW will have at least six games televised by FSN, two nationally and four regionally. Dec. 12 Eastern. Wash. 7 p.m. FSN NW Dec. 29 at Ariz. State 5 p.m. FSN NW Dec. 31 at Arizona 3 p.m. FSN NW Jan. 7 at Wash. St. 1 p.m. FSN NW Feb. 5 Wash. State 1 p.m. FSN Feb. 11 at UCLA 1 p.m. FSN

4 PAC-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON PAC-10 COACHES POLL TEAM (first-place votes) POINTS 1. Stanford (9) USC (1) Arizona State UCLA Oregon Arizona Washington California Washington State Oregon State 10 PRESEASON PAC-10 MEDIA POLL TEAM (first-place votes) POINTS 1. Stanford (10) UCLA (2) USC (1) Arizona State Oregon Washington Arizona California Washington State Oregon State 17 PRESEASON ALL-PAC-10 TEAM Nikki Blue UCLA G Sr. Noelle Quinn UCLA G Jr. Brooke Smith Stanford C Jr. Emily Westerberg ASU F Jr. Candace Wiggins Stanford F So. PAC-10 COACHES TELECONFERENCE Pac-10 head women s basketball coaches will be available on 10 media teleconferences during the season. Each coach is scheduled to be on the line for five minutes with calls starting at 9:30 a.m. PST. A taped replay will be available at 3:30 p.m. PST following the call. Media may call the Pac-10 Office ( ) to receive the media only number. Teleconferences are scheduled for Dec. 14, Dec. 27, Jan. 3, Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28. Call Schedule (PST) 9:30 a.m. Moderator opens call 9:35 a.m. Charli Turner Thorne (ASU) 9:40 a.m. Joan Bonvicini (Arizona) 9:45 a.m. Sherri Murrell (WSU) 9:50 a.m. June Daugherty (Washington) 9:55 a.m. Mark Trakh (USC) 10:00 a.m. Kathy Olivier (UCLA) 10:05 a.m. LaVonda Wagner (Oregon State) 10:10 a.m. Bev Smith (Oregon) 10:15 a.m. Joanne Boyle (California) 10:20 a.m. Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) leading by as many as five and UW leading by as many as eight during the first 20 minutes. Trailing by three, 37-34, at the intermission, the Huskies dominated the first part of second half, outscoring USC 25-9 to take a 13-point lead at the 10:30 mark. Hicks scored 10 of UW s first 14 points to open the second half. But it was the Women of Troy who stole the momentum, using the final 10 minutes of regulation to erase the Huskies lead. USC finished out the half with an 11-3 run with Eshaya Murphy and Camille LeNoir combining for all 11 points. In overtime, USC jumped out to a lead on buckets from LeNoir and Murphy who finished with 20 and 24 points, respectively. But Hicks drained a three-pointer to close to within one, 73-72, and Watson put the Huskies ahead with an offensive rebound and bucket at 1:26. LeNoir struck again, sinking a three-pointer to put USC. Watson again, on the next possession, put back another offensive rebound to tie, Hicks had a chance to give UW a lead with 22 seconds left, but missed both of her free-throw attempts. Washington salvaged the tie when O Neill stole the ball on USC s next possession and passed to Florence who was breaking to the basket, but Florence missed the layin at the buzzer, causing a second overtime period. From there it was all Washington, as the Huskies held USC to just one field goal in the final five minutes. O Neill, Craddock Stepping Up: Senior guard Kristen O Neill and junior guard Cheri Craddock have stepped up big for the Huskies since Kayla Burt announced her retirement, Jan. 16. Without Burt in the rotation, Craddock has taken advantage of her increased minutes and O Neill has taken her game to another level. Both have provided the Huskies with a much needed boost to their three-point shooting, after Burt led the team in three-pointers at the time of her retirement. Craddock had not played more than nine minutes on the floor until that time, and since has played 20 minutes in two of the last four games. Craddock has drained at least three threepointers in three of the last five games, including matching her career-high with four versus Arizona and four versus Washington State. Craddock begins the week ranked second in the Pac-10 with a 43.9 three-point FG shooting percentage. She has reached double-figures in scoring three times in the last five games as well. O Neill has reached double-figures five times in the last eight games including a seasonhigh 19 point output versus Arizona. Like Craddock, O Neill has been hot from downtown. In three of the last five games, she has drained at least three three-pointers, including four versus Arizona. O Neill is also 10-for-12 from the free-throw line in the last five games. Ranked Opponents: Washington is 2-3 against ranked opponents, defeating then- No. 23 Utah (Nov. 23) and then-no. 10 Stanford (Dec. 22) while falling to then-no. 5 Baylor (Dec. 2) and twice to Arizona State (Dec. 29, Jan. 28). Washington is overall versus Top-25 opponents, including a mark at home. UW is 2-1 at home against ranked opponents this season, and 0-2 on the road. Kayla Burt Announces Retirement: Washington senior Kayla Burt announced Jan. 16 that her playing career with the Husky women s basketball team has come to an end. The decision was reached through a mutual agreement between Burt, her doctors and the UW athletic department following information obtained regarding the cause for the activation of her internal heart defibrillator during Washington s game against UCLA, Jan. 12. After being admitted to the University of Washington Medical Center Thursday night and undergoing a variety of tests through Friday, it was determined that the defibrillator shocked Burt s heart due to an arrhythmia and was not caused by a malfunction or damage to the device. The defibrillator performed just as it was designed - to emit an electrical shock to the heart when an abnormality was detected. Doctors did not find any damage to Burt s heart but the dangerous rhythm she experienced raised concern due to the fact the cardiac arrest she suffered almost exactly three years ago was now not an isolated incident. Burt had the defibrillator implanted in the right side of her chest following a cardiac arrest she suffered on New Year s Eve, She was initially diagnosed with Long Q-T Syndrome but additional testing found it was unlikely she had the condition. She was then diagnosed with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation meaning doctors could not determine the cause of her arrest. With that new information, Burt expressed her desire to return to playing basketball and officially rejoined the team in August, Burt was honored for her courageous comeback, earning the 2005 V Foundation Comeback Award and being a nominee for the 2005 ESPY for Comeback of the Year. This year, Burt came off the bench in 15 games, averaging 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists. She still leads the team with 20 three-pointers made. She reached double-figures in scoring three times, including a season-high 14 points in the Husky Classic Championship versus Rice. For her career, Burt averaged 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

5 D-D-D-Defense: As the defense goes, so go the Huskies. UW is holding its opponents to an average of 65.5 points per game and is 12-2 when holding its opponents to less than 70 points. Washington is also forcing its opponents to commit an average of 22.2 turnovers per game, including season-highs of 29 by Eastern Washington (Dec. 12) and USC (Feb. 9). The Huskies began the week ranked second in the Pac-10 with steals per game, led by Kristen O Neill with a team-high 42. Both O Neill and Cameo Hicks rank in the individual Top-10 in steals, with O Neill at eighth with 1.90 per game and Hicks in 10th with 1.67 per game. Crashing The Boards: Washington s increased inside presence has been reflected by its improved rebounding numbers. The Huskies are averaging 40.5 rebounds per game, up from last year s average of In fact, the Huskies are 12-1 when outrebounding their opponent. UW s grabbed a season-high 64 rebounds versus USC, Feb. 9, including an incredible 32 offensive boards. The offensive glass is where UW has especially excelled this season. The Huskies began the week leading the Pac-10 in offensive rebounds (17.29). Most Improved Plouffe: If her early season numbers are any indication, sophomore forward Andrea Plouffe is on track to win her second-straight Most Improved Player honors when team awards are handed out. After averaging 4.6 minutes on the floor as a freshman, with 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, Plouffe has emerged as one of the top Huskies this year and added a boost to the team s inside presence. Having started every game this year, Plouffe is second on the squad with 10.4 points per game to go along with a rebounding average of 4.2. She has reached double figures in scoring 14 times, including back-to-back then-career high efforts versus San Diego and Rice in the Husky Classic, a performance that earned her tournament MVP honors. She established a new career-high for scoring with 19 points at Oregon State, Jan. 19. Plouffe s first career double-double came at a good time, her 17 points and 10 rebounds leading UW over Rice in the Husky Classic Championship game. Her second double-double was a 10-point, 10-rebound performance in the Pac-10 opener vs. Cal. She also had team-highs in both points (14) and rebounds (8) in UW s win at Arizona (Dec. 31) and scored a team-high 16 points in both contests versus Washington State (Jan. 7 in Pullman; Feb. 5 in Seattle). PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-10 STANDINGS (through Thursday, Feb. 9) TEAM PAC-10 OVERALL 1. Stanford 11-2 (.846) 17-5 (.773) 2. Arizona State 10-4 (.714) 19-5 (.792) 3. Washington 9-4 (.692) 16-6 (.727) 4. UCLA 9-5 (.643) 14-9 (.609) 5. USC 8-6 (.571) 14-9 (.609) 6. California 7-6 (.538) 15-8 (.652) 7. Oregon 5-8 (.385) 14-9 (.609) 8. Oregon State 4-9 (.308) (.476) 9. Arizona 3-11 (.214) 7-17 (.292) 10. Washington St (.077) 7-15 (.318) THIS WEEK IN THE PAC-10 Thur., Feb. 9 Oregon 78, Arizona 58 Arizona State 77, Oregon St. 67 Stanford 81, UCSB 47 Washington 87, USC 79 (2 ot) UCLA 77, Washington St. 50 Sat., Feb. 11 Arizona at Oregon State, 7 p.m. Washington State at USC, 2 p.m. Washington at UCLA, 1 p.m. (FSN) Stanford at Cal, 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 12 Arizona State at Oregon, 12:30 (FSN) times are local to site Hot Hicks: Junior guard Cameo Hicks has emerged as the Huskies much-needed go-to player, as no Husky averaged double-figures in scoring last year. This year, Hicks leads the team in scoring (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.7). Hicks has been UW s leading scorer in 13 of 22 games and the team s top rebounder in 10 (ties included). Hicks numbers have been nothing but impressive. The Tracy, Calif., native opened the season scoring in double-figures in four-straight including three-straight 21-point games (21 vs. Florida State, 21 vs. Utah and 26 vs. San Diego). Only four times has Hicks failed to score at least 10 points, with eight versus Rice (Nov. 27), seven at Texas A&M (Dec. 4), eight at Arizona (Dec. 31) and nine versus USC (Jan. 14). Her 15.0 scoring average is a huge improvement upon her average of 9.5 ppg during her sophomore campaign. Hicks has two double-doubles this season (three in her career) with WASHINGTON WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Jill Bell F 6-0 Jr.* 2V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 2 Cheri Craddock G 5-10 Jr. 2V Oakland, Calif. (James Logan HS) 3 Breanne Watson F 6-1 Jr. 2V Richmond, B.C. (R.A. McMath HS) 4 Emily Florence G 5-5 So. 1V Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS) 5 Cameo Hicks G 5-10 Jr. 2V Tracy, Calif. (Merrill F. West HS) 10 Dominique Banks G 5-8 So. 1V Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary s HS) 11 Erica Schelly G 5-11 Jr.* 2V Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre HS) 14 Heidi McNeill F 6-3 Fr. HS Oak Harbor, Wash. (Oak Harbor HS) 15 Nicole Castro+ G 5-10 Sr.* 3V Darwin, Australia (St. John s College HS) 20 Kayla Burt+% G 5-11 Sr.* 3V Arlington, Wash. (Arlington HS) 21 Angie Jones G 5-9 Jr.* 2V (Holy Names Academy) 22 Stefanie Clark& G 5-9 So. 1V Lakeview Terrace, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 23 Maggie O Hara F 6-3 Jr. 2V Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS) 32 Andrea Plouffe F 6-2 So. 1V Edmonton, Alberta (Harry Ainlay HS) 33 Kristen O Neill+ G/F 6-1 Sr.* 3V Edmonds, Wash. (Meadowdale HS) &-redshirting season +-team co-captain; %-out for the rest of the year

6 TOP-25 POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Feb. 6, North Carolina Duke LSU Connecticut Tennessee Maryland Ohio State Rutgers Oklahoma Purdue Minnesota Baylor Georgia Stanford Michigan State Arizona State DePaul BYU Temple New Mexico Boston College Vanderbilt St. John s Louisiana Tech Texas A&M 17-5 RV: Indiana State, Utah, Florida, Notre Dame, Missouri, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Tulsa, Washington, George Washington, Kentucky, Iowa, Bowling Green, Florida State, TCU, Charlotte, Louisville, N.C. State, Hartford, Pittsburgh USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA COACHES POLL Jan. 31, North Carolina Duke Connecticut LSU Tennessee Maryland Ohio State Rutgers Purdue Minnesota Baylor Oklahoma Georgia Stanford DePaul Michigan State Arizona State BYU Temple Vanderbilt New Mexico Boston College Louisiana Tech St. John s Texas A&M 17-5 RV: Missouri, Bowling Green, George Washington, Utah, Florida, Indiana State, Chattanooga, Charlotte, Tulsa, Kentucky, Louisville, Washington, Florida State, Notre Dame, Western Kentucky, USC, High Point, South Florida, Virginia Tech Emily Florence - Cameo Hicks - Andrea Plouffe - 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds versus Utah (Nov. 23) and 17 points and 10 rebounds versus UCLA (Jan. 12). Hicks was the key to the Huskies two-point win over Florida State (Nov. 20), scoring a game-high 21 points including seven of the last 14 for UW. She had the gamewinning layin with 6.9 seconds on the clock and was 6- for-7 from the line. Hicks also led UW with 13 points and nine rebounds at Alabama (Nov. 18) and had team-highs in points (15) and assists (four) at Baylor (Dec. 2). On her 21st birthday, she also scored a team-high 16 points versus Eastern Washington (Dec. 12). Her 23-point performance versus No. 10 Stanford earned her Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for the week of Dec Most recently, Hicks notched her fifth 20-point game this year with a team-high 25 in UW s double overtime thriller with USC, Feb. 9. Oh Canada: Washington s starting frontline of forwards Breanne Watson and Andrea Plouffe both hail from Canada. Watson, a junior, is a native of Richmond, British Columbia and Plouffe, a sophomore, is from Edmonton, Alberta. Both players have spent time on Canadian national teams. Watson played for the Canadian National Women s Development Team at two World University Games - in Turkey in 2005 and in Korea in And before coming to Washington, Plouffe played for the Canadian Junior Development Team during the summer of Home Sweet Home: Washington has a long standing tradition of a stellar home record. UW is all-time on its home court (80.2 winning pct.) at Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Last season marked the first time that UW lost more than five games at home. The Huskies were 8-7 at home last year, their lowest home winning percentage (53.3) in school history, but did end the season winning their last four at. UW is 10-2 on its home court in UW Completes Impressive Non-Conference Slate: Washington emerged from its non-conference slate with a 7-2 overall record, an impressive mark considering the Huskies faced four NCAA Tournament teams (including defending champion Baylor) and one WNIT team from last season. The Huskies record is their best since also going 7-2 against non-conference teams two years ago ( ). Only two other June Daugherty coached teams have had better records. The team went 9-0 in the preseason, while the team went 8-1. Ranked Opponents: Four teams on Washington s schedule are ranked in either of the latest Associated Press or USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Polls: Baylor (No. 12 AP/No. 11 WBCA), Stanford (No. 14 AP/No. 14 WBCA), Arizona State (No. 16 AP/No. 17 WBCA) and Texas A&M (No. 24 AP/No. 25 WBCA). Bell Climbing Career Blocks List: Junior forward Jill Bell has steadily climbed up Washington s career list for blocked shots. After beginning the season ranked eighth on the list, Bell holds sole possession of seventh with a total of 70. UW Career Blocked Shots List 1. Liz Chicane ( ), Andrea Lalum ( ), Karen Deden ( ), Margie Nielsen ( ), Amber Hall ( ), Malinda Lynch ( ), Jill Bell (2004-present), 70 SEASON HONORS/AWARDS Husky Classic All-Tournament Team Husky Classic All-Tournament Team Pac-10 Player of the Week (Dec ) ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second-Team Husky Classic MVP O Neill Moving Up Career Three-Pointers List: Senior guard Kristen O Neill isn t the only Husky etching her name in the Washington record books. Twenty-one games into her senior season, O Neill continues to move up both career lists for three-pointers made and three-pointers attempted. She is holds sole possession of seventh place in three-pointers made (131) and is fifth in three-pointers attempted (390).

7 WHERE UW RANKS IN THE PAC TEAM RANKINGS - Through Feb. 6 Scoring Offense 1. Stanford, Washington, 71.7 Scoring Defense 1. Oregon, Washington, 64.9 Scoring Margin 1. Stanford, Washington, +6.9 Free-Throw Percentage 1. Oregon, Washington,.669 Field-Goal Percentage 1. Stanford, Washington,.406 Field-Goal Pct. Defense 1. Oregon, Washington, PT Field Goal Percentage 1. Stanford, Washington, PT Field Goal Pct. Defense 1. Oregon State, Washington,.320 Rebounding Offense 1. USC, Washington, 39.3 Rebounding Defense 1. Arizona State, Washington, 35.8 Rebounding Margin 1. Arizona State, Washington, +3.5 Assists 1. Arizona State, Washington, Blocked Shots 1. Oregon, Washington, 2.48 Steals 1. UCLA, Washington, Turnover Margin 1. Washington, Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. Stanford, Washington, 0.86 Offensive Rebounds 1. Washington, Defensive Rebounds 1. Stanford, Washington, PT Field Goals Made 1. Stanford, Washington, 6.33 WHERE UW PLAYERS RANK IN THE PAC-10l Scoring 1. Candice Wiggins, Stan, 21.1 ppg 10. Cameo Hicks, UW, 14.5 Rebounding 1. Kate Benz, WSU 9.2 FG Percentage 1. Kristen Kovesdy, ASU,.599 FT Percentage 1. Gabrielle Richards, UO, Cameo Hicks, UW, PT FG Percentage 1.Nikki Blue, UCLA, Cheri Craddock, UW, Cameo Hicks, UW, PT FG Made 1. Krista Rappahahn, Stan., 3.05 Assists 1. Nikki Blue, UCLA, 5.18 Steals 1. Lisa Willis, UCLA, Kristen O Neill, UW Cameo Hicks, UW, 1.67 Blocked Shots 1. Ashley Walker, Cal, 1.74 Offensive Rebounds 1. Devanei Hampton, Cal, 3.00 Defensive Rebounds 1. Kate Benz, WSU 6.62 Assist/TO Ratio 1. Gold-Onwude, Stan, Emily Florence, UW, 1.37 Minutes Played 1.Mandy Close, OSU, UW 3-PT Field Goals Made UW 3-PT FG Attempted 1. Loree Payne ( ), Loree Payne ( ), Megan Franza ( ), Megan Franza ( ), Jamie Redd ( ), Jamie Redd ( ), Giuliana Mendiola ( ), Giuliana Mendiola ( ), Laura Moore ( ), Kristen O Neill ( ), 390 Andrea Lalum ( ), Andrea Lalum ( ), Kristen O Neill ( ), 131 The Schedule: Washington s schedule features nine opponents that appeared in last year s NCAA Tournament including the defending NCAA champion Baylor Lady Bears. Baylor highlights a formidable preseason slate that includes the likes of Florida State, Utah and Rice, while Pac-10 steams Stanford (Elite Eight), Arizona State (Sweet 16), USC, Oregon and Arizona are also squads that participated in postseason play last year. Reaching 600: Washington s win over Utah (Nov. 23) was also the 600th in program history. UW s all-time record is , its inaugural season being Head Coach June Daugherty: June Daugherty is in her 10th season as the head coach of the Husky women s basketball team, having led Washington to the postseason seven times. She has guided UW to four NCAA Tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance in , and three trips to the WNIT. She was also one of 25 finalists for the prestigious Naismith Coach of the Year award in Twice has a Daugherty squad reached the 22-win plateau. Daugherty has compiled a UW record of , and a career record of She coached seven seasons at Boise State before coming to Seattle. Her husband, Mike, is the Huskies Associate Head Coach, while Janet Soderberg and Kellie Lewis-Jay are the two assistants. Mike Daugherty is in his 10th year with the team, while Soderberg begins her second season and Lewis-Jay enters her third year. Burt Receives National Recognition For Comeback: Following the end of last season, senior guard Kayla Burt received a pair of national honors for her comeback to basketball after suffering a cardiac arrest episode on New Year s Eve, In her first year back on the court, Burt led the Huskies in scoring (9.6 ppg), assists (2.9 apg), free-throw percentage (75.8) and free-throws made (69). In March she was named the 2005 recipient of the prestigious V Foundation Comeback Award and during the summer made a trip to Hollywood for the 2005 ESPY Awards as one of four nominees for Best Comeback. Burt was presented the V Foundation Trophy prior to the Feb. 5 game with Washington State. At the local level, Burt was also named the Everett Herald s Woman of the Year in Sports. Watson Gains International Experience: Junior forward Breanne Watson represented her native country as a member of the Canadian National Development Team that competed at the 2005 World University Games held in Turkey in August. A starter on the squad, Watson averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in six games. She missed the seventh game after injuring her elbow. The Canadian team finished 11th overall with a 4-3 record. It was the second time Watson competed in the World University Games, as she was a member of the Canadian National Development Team that competed in Korea during the summer of 2003.

8 Washington Women's Basketball Washington Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 10, 2006) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (16-6) (10-2) (6-4) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (9-4) (5-2) (4-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (7-2) (5-0) (2-2) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Hicks, Cameo Plouffe, Andrea O'Neill, Kristen Banks, Dominique Watson, Breanne Burt, Kayla Florence, Emily Bell, Jill Craddock, Cheri O'Hara, Maggie McNeill, Heidi Castro, Nicole Jones, Angie Schelly, Erica TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS WASH OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING at Alabama Crimson Tide W Points per game /20/05 at Florida State W Scoring margin /23/05 UTAH W FIELD GOALS-ATT /26/05 SAN DIEGO W Field goal pct /27/05 RICE W POINT FG-ATT /02/05 at Baylor Lady Bears L point FG pct /04/05 at Texas A&M L pt FG made per game /9/05 MICHIGAN W FREE THROWS-ATT /12/05 EASTERN WASHINGTON W Free throw pct *12/20/05 CALIFORNIA W REBOUNDS *12/22/05 STANFORD W Rebounds per game * at Arizona State L Rebounding margin *12/31/05 at Arizona W ASSISTS *1/7/06 at Washington State W Assists per game *1/12/06 UCLA W TURNOVERS *1/14/06 USC L Turnovers per game *1/19/06 at Oregon State W Turnover margin *1/21/06 at Oregon L Assist/turnover ratio *1/26/06 ARIZONA W STEALS *1/28/06 ARIZONA STATE L Steals per game *2/5/06 WASHINGTON STATE W BLOCKS *02/09/06 at USC W O Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Washington Opponents

9 Washington Women's Basketball Washington Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 10, 2006) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (9-4) (5-2) (4-2) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (9-4) (5-2) (4-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Hicks, Cameo Plouffe, Andrea O'Neill, Kristen Watson, Breanne Banks, Dominique Craddock, Cheri Bell, Jill Burt, Kayla Florence, Emily O'Hara, Maggie McNeill, Heidi Jones, Angie Castro, Nicole Schelly, Erica TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS WASH OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING *12/20/05 CALIFORNIA W Points per game *12/22/05 STANFORD W Scoring margin * at Arizona State L FIELD GOALS-ATT *12/31/05 at Arizona W Field goal pct *1/7/06 at Washington State W POINT FG-ATT *1/12/06 UCLA W point FG pct *1/14/06 USC L pt FG made per game *1/19/06 at Oregon State W FREE THROWS-ATT *1/21/06 at Oregon L Free throw pct *1/26/06 ARIZONA W REBOUNDS *1/28/06 ARIZONA STATE L Rebounds per game *2/5/06 WASHINGTON STATE W Rebounding margin *02/09/06 at USC W O ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Washington Opponents

10 Washington Women's Basketball Washington Team Game-by-Game (as of Feb 10, 2006) All games TEAM STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTRS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts---Avg at Alabama Crimson Ti W at Florida State 11/20/ W UTAH 11/23/ W SAN DIEGO 11/26/ W RICE 11/27/ W at Baylor Lady Bears 12/02/ L at Texas A&M 12/04/ L MICHIGAN 12/9/ W EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/12/ W CALIFORNIA 12/20/ W STANFORD 12/22/ W at Arizona State L at Arizona 12/31/ W at Washington State 1/7/ W UCLA 1/12/ W USC 1/14/ L at Oregon State 1/19/ W at Oregon 1/21/ L ARIZONA 1/26/ W ARIZONA STATE 1/28/ L WASHINGTON STATE 2/5/ W at USC 02/09/ Wot Washington Opponents Games played: 22 Rebounds/game: 40.5 Points/game: 72.4 Assists/game: 15.2 FG Pct: 40.2 Turnovers/game: FG Pct: 32.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 FT Pct: 66.0 Steals/game: 10.9 Blocks/game: 2.5

11 Washington Women's Basketball Washington Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Feb 10, 2006) All games Opponent Date Score WL BELL,JILL CRADDOCK, WATSON,BR FLORENCE, HICKS,CAM BANKS,DOM SCHELLY,E MCNEILL,H CASTRO,NI at Alabama Crimson Tide W DNP DNP DNP at Florida State 11/20/ W DNP DNP UTAH 11/23/ W DNP DNP DNP SAN DIEGO 11/26/ W DNP RICE 11/27/ W at Baylor Lady Bears 12/02/ L at Texas A&M 12/04/ L MICHIGAN 12/9/ W EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/12/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP CALIFORNIA 12/20/ W DNP DNP DNP STANFORD 12/22/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at Arizona State L at Arizona 12/31/ W DNP at Washington State 1/7/ W DNP DNP DNP UCLA 1/12/ W USC 1/14/ L DNP DNP at Oregon State 1/19/ W at Oregon 1/21/ L DNP ARIZONA 1/26/ W ARIZONA STATE 1/28/ L DNP DNP WASHINGTON STATE 2/5/ W at USC 02/09/ WO DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL BURT,KAYL JONES,ANG O'HARA,MA PLOUFFE,A O'NEILL,K at Alabama Crimson Tide W DNP at Florida State 11/20/ W DNP UTAH 11/23/ W DNP SAN DIEGO 11/26/ W DNP RICE 11/27/ W at Baylor Lady Bears 12/02/ L at Texas A&M 12/04/ L MICHIGAN 12/9/ W EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/12/ W DNP CALIFORNIA 12/20/ W DNP STANFORD 12/22/ W DNP at Arizona State L DNP at Arizona 12/31/ W DNP DNP at Washington State 1/7/ W DNP DNP UCLA 1/12/ W USC 1/14/ L DNP DNP at Oregon State 1/19/ W DNP at Oregon 1/21/ L DNP DNP ARIZONA 1/26/ W DNP ARIZONA STATE 1/28/ L DNP DNP WASHINGTON STATE 2/5/ W DNP at USC 02/09/ WO DNP DNP