On Friday, December 30th at 2PM, the (9-2) Washington Huskies will resume their PAC-12 conference schedule by hosting the (10-3) Colorado Buffaloes at Hec Ed.
As we discussed in a previous article, it remains to be seen if Washington’s nonconference schedule fully prepared them for the PAC-12 regular season guantlet.
On the other hand, Colorado played a much stiffer pre-season conference schedule, which included Texas Tech( a loss); Tennessee( a loss); Marquette (a win), and PAC-12 rival Utah( a loss).
This game may be a microcosm of the two different approaches to regular season preparation.
AN EX-HUSKIES BACKSTORY
Colorado’s Quay Miller is on fire.
Miller, the ex- Husky (she transferred after Jody Wynn was fired) and local Franklin High School product, is the Buffaloes leading scorer at 14.2 points per game, as well as averaging 7.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 1.2 assists in 26.8 minutes.
Quay’s most impressive game of the early schedule was against Texas Tech, when she scored 24 points and 13 rebounds.
It is safe to say she is a long way from the ultra-talented but unpolished UW freshman she used to be.
Miller is Colorado’s catalyst on offense — with high efficiency scoring inside at-the-rim and from three-point range.
The Huskies defense will need to keep tabs on Quay Miller at all times, both inside and at the three-point line, as well as keep her off the boards.
Colorado point guard and ex-Husky Tameiya Sadler is averaging 5.8 points per game, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 1.5 assists in 19.0 minutes.
Another transfer after the Jody Wynn firing, Sadler is primarily coming off the bench to provide a spark for the Buffaloes on both ends.
Sadler is most effective shooting straightaway threes and driving to the basket.
An interesting side note is freshman guard Jada Wynn. The daughter of (you guessed it) Jody Wynn is averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 16.6 minutes of play — she is primarily a three-point specialist making 38.5% of her three-point attempts.
