Four numbers to know ahead of Iowa-Washington WBB
It’s fair to say that the Hawkeyes season is hanging on by a thread. After another deflating loss, this time in Eugene, the Iowa women’s basketball team sits at 12-7 overall, with a 2-6 record in Big Ten play. Jan Jensen and Co. will look to salvage something from the west coast trip, facing Washington on Wednesday night in Seattle. It will be the 8th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Huskies leading the series 5-2. Iowa will be looking to avoid their first six-game losing streak since 1999.
HawkeyeReport takes a look at some important numbers to know going into Thursday’s matchup between the Hawkeyes and Huskies.
53.3% – Washington effective field goal percentage
The Huskies offense is one of the most efficient in the entire country, with their 53.3% effective field goal percentage ranking 18th-best. They rank 1st in the Big Ten in three-point percentage (36.6%), 4th in two-point percentage (52.4%) and 3rd in overall field goal percentage (46.9%). Washington has shot better than 45% from the floor in 12 of their 19 games.
Over their last six games, the Huskies are averaging 79.5 points per game, while shooting 50.7% (187/369) from the floor and 42.5% (51/120) from three-point range. They’ve gone 4-2 over that stretch, including a win over Illinois, with their losses coming against Michigan State and Michigan.
18.2% – Washington free-throw rate
As effective as the Huskies have been on the offensive end of the floor, free-throwing shooting has been nearly nonexistent. Washington ranks 357th out of 362 teams in free-throw attempt rate (18.2%) and are averaging just 11.16 attempts per game. Their 212 free-throw attempts rank dead last in the Big Ten, with UCLA (252) and Purdue (213) sitting ahead of them in 16th and 17th. It is worth noting that when the Huskies do get to the line, they make their free ones, ranking second in the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (77.8%).
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84 – Combined made threes by Washington guards Sayvia Sellers and Elle Ladine
These two can flat out shoot the basketball and are the best three-point shooting duo in the Big Ten. Both guards, Sayvia Sellers and Elle Ladine have combined for 84 made threes this season, which is eight more than any other duo in the conference. They both make them at a high percentage too, with Sellers at 44.7% and Ladine at 37.2%.
An All-Pac 12 Freshman Team selection last season, Sayvia Sellers has knocked down 3+ threes in eight games and has made 18 over her last five games. As for Elle Ladine, she has made 3+ threes in six games, including a six made triples against Northwestern.
70.1% – Washington shooting percentage on close 2’s
Whether it’s frontcourt or backcourt players, Washington is absolutely elite when it comes to finishing around the basket. Their 70.1% shooting percentage within 4.5 feet of the basket ranks amongst the best in the country and leads the Big Ten, even outpacing UCLA (66.3%).
6’4 forward Dalayah Daniels leads the way, converting 68 of her 91 (74.7%) looks in close, while Eastern Michigan transfer, 6’3 forward Tayra Eke is 43 of 65 (66.1%) from within 4.5 feet. Guard Sayvia Sellers has also been very impressive, getting 36 of her 46 (78.3%) shot attempts to fall. All seven players that have made at least ten field goals from within 4.5 feet are shooting better than 60.0% from that area.
