Washington women’s basketball earns No. 6 seed in 2026 NCAA Tournament

The Washington Huskies girls’s basketball crew has earned a No. 6 seed for the 2026 NCAA Event.

After incomes a spot within the First 4 in 2025, coach Tina Langley’s crew took an enormous step ahead this season, going 21-10 on the season and 10-8 in Huge Ten play, which included a win over the USC Trojans within the convention event earlier than they fell to the UCLA Bruins, who earned a No. 1 seed on Sunday. Now, they’re going to should cope with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, who went 27-6 in the course of the 2025-26 season.

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Coach Aaron Johnston’s crew gained the Summit League Event to safe an computerized bid after a powerful common season, the place the Jackrabbits have been led by all-conference First Staff honoree Brooklyn Meyer. The 6-foot-2 ahead led her crew in virtually each class, with 22.4 factors, 8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.9 blocks per sport.

She was flanked on the All-Summit League First Staff by guard Madison Mathiowetz, who added 13.6 factors, 3.6 rebounds, and a pair of.2 assists per sport, which ought to make for a formidable problem, however the Huskies have a dependable core to lean on.

All season, the Huskies have been led by junior guard Sayvia Sellers. The All-Huge Ten First Staff honoree averaged a team-high 18.5 factors and three.7 assists, whereas chipping in 2.7 rebounds per sport and taking part in stellar protection with 48 steals and a career-high 24 blocks, regardless that her three-point capturing took a step again from her sophomore season at 35.9 %.

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Sellers has obtained a whole lot of assist from All-Huge Ten honorable point out Avery Howell, who averaged 13.7 factors and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per contest after transferring to Seattle following one season at USC. Former five-star recruit, ahead Brynn McGaughy, who earned a spot on the convention’s All-Freshman Staff following her first marketing campaign, has additionally made a big affect whereas primarily coming off the bench, averaging 9 factors and 4.4 rebounds per sport with a team-high 34 blocks.

The Huskies and Jackrabbits will face off in Sacramento, California, on Friday, March 20, time TBD.

This text initially appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies WBB receives No. 6 seed in 2026 NCAA Event