We have our first glimpse of Washington's women's basketball schedule, as the Big Ten announced the entire conference schedule on Wednesday.
Non-conference opponents for Tina Langley's squad, fresh off their furthest foray into the NCAA Tournament since Kelsey Plum led the Huskies to the Final Four in 2016, have yet to be revealed, so Huskies fans will have to continue to wait to know when Sayvia Sellers, Avery Howell, and Brynn McGaughy will return for Washington.
But we do now know that the Huskies will kick off conference play against Howell's former school. USC comes to Seattle on December 5 to begin Big Ten play. Howell scored 16 and 18 points against the Trojans in two matchups last season. Washington then gets a long break from conference play over
the winter holidays before traveling to Nebraska to resume Big Ten showdowns on December 29.
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After the new year, the Huskies will welcome Wisconsin to Seattle on January 2, then travel to Illinois to meet the Illini on January 7 and Northwestern on January 10. Washington returns to Alaska Airlines Arena to play Maryland on January 14 and Purdue on January 17 before another two-for-one road trip. They'll take on Michigan State in East Lansing on January 20 and Michigan in Ann Arbor on January 23. The January schedule rounds out with a home game against Iowa on January 27.
February opens with Oregon in Eugene on February 4 before the Huskies defend home court against Indiana on February 7. They'll then travel to Ohio State on February 10 and Penn State on February 13, a few days ahead of the same road trip the men's team will make, then return to Seattle to play Rutgers on February 17. Minnesota hosts the Huskies on February 20 before Washington returns home to close out the slate with Oregon on February 25 and reigning national champions UCLA on February 28.
The Big Ten Tournament will follow on March 3-7. It moves from Indianapolis, which will host the men's tournament, to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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