Washington Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2026 · CSM Staff
Washington Huskies
Big Ten (21-10, 10-8)
Big Wins: 1/1 Michigan (64-52), 1/28 at Maryland (83-80)
Bad Losses: 12/19 at Stanford (62-67), 1/11 at Purdue (72-78)
Coach: Tina Langley
Probable Starters:
Brynn McGaughy, Freshman, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.1 bpg
Avery Howell, Sophomore, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.4 apg
Sayvia Sellers, Junior, Guard, 18.5 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.7 rpg
Elle Ladine, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.0 rpg
Hannah Stines, Senior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.4 apg, 4.4 rpg
Key Role Players:
Yulia Grabovskaia, Senior, Center, 4.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
Devin Coppinger, Sophomore, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Chloe Briggs, Junior, Guard, 2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.1 (72nd in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.7 (126, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (44, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (188, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (69, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (56, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (132, 11)
Rebound Margin: 8.0 (24, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (120, 16)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (108, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | First Four loss to Columbia |
| 2024 | WBI | First Round loss to Georgetown |
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over San Francisco |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round win over New Mexico |
| 2023 | NIT | Third Round win over Kansas State |
| 2023 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Oregon |
| 2023 | NIT | Semifinal loss to Kansas |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Montana State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Mississippi State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Pennsylvania |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Maryland |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Kentucky |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Stanford |
| 2016 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Syracuse |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Miami (FL) |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Hawaii |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Oregon |
| 2014 | NIT | Third Round win over San Diego |
| 2014 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to UTEP |
| 2013 | NIT | First Round win over Eastern Washington |
| 2013 | NIT | Second Round loss to Pacific |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round win over Cal Poly |
| 2012 | NIT | Second Round win over Utah |
| 2012 | NIT | Third Round win over Oregon State |
| 2012 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to San Diego |
| 2010 | WBI | First Round win over Portland |
| 2010 | WBI | Second won loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Iowa State |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Minnesota |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 Loss to LSU |
| 2004 | NIT | First Round win over Pepperdine |
| 2004 | NIT | Second Round loss to Creighton |
| 2003 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Green Bay |
*all team stats through 3/5
