The Washington Huskies women's basketball team ended their season with a record of 22-11 after a 62-59 overtime loss against the TCU Horned Frogs in a Round of 32 NCAA Tournament game on Sunday at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

It was a disappointing end to the season for the Huskies, who checked off several program accomplishments.

Washington beat the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 72-54 on March 20, which marked its first NCAA tournament win since 2017. It was also the first NCAA tournament win for head coach Tina Langley in three trips to the dance (one with Rice, two with UW).

There was an extra forlorn that came with the Huskies' loss against the Horned Frogs beyond the season ending. Langley's first recruiting class played their collective final games with the program.

Senior guards Elle Ladine, Hannah Stines and Teagan Brown and forward Shayla Gillmer all will have graduated and moved on to the next stages of their lives and careers by the time next season begins.

Center Yulia Grabovskaia is another senior. She transferred to the team from Michigan last offseason but she could still have another season of eligibility.

Washington's bench and starting five will take a hit with the departure of the aforementioned players, but the program is still in a good spot going into the 2026-27 season.

Langley has a unique trait among coaches in modern college athletics: retaining players. The potential talent returning to the team next season makes that trait all the more valuable.

Ladine returned to the team this year coming off a second-team All-Big Ten season in 2024-25. Sellers had a solid season in her own right that same year and followed it with an even better one this season, which included multiple Big Ten and National Player of the Week honors.

Sellers was also named first-team All-Big Ten this year.

Sophomore guard Avery Howell, who transferred to the Dawgs from Southern California (USC), was the team's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder. She's reiterated throughout the season her love and appreciation for the culture in Seattle.

In addition to Howell and Sellers, freshman forward Brynn McGaughy is coming off a stellar first year of college ball.

The Colfax, Wash., native entered the program as a five-star recruit and McDonald's All-American. She didn't earn a starting role right away. Instead, she sat behind Grabovskaia and eventually played her way onto the starting five. She was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team and grew more comfortable against the high-caliber posts in the Big Ten. She was a double-digit scorer in both of the Huskies' NCAA tourney games this March.

Those potential returners will be joined by four-star guard Amayah Garcia, who's ranked as the 10th-best shooting guard in the Class of 2026 according to 247Sports.

There's also the potential boost that freshman forward Daniella McLean could provide. She missed all of this season due to an undisclosed injury.

In the modern age of college athletics, there's no guarantee that a roster will survive the transfer portal. Even a program under a coach with the pedigree of bringing back players, such as Langley.

If Langley is able to bring back most of the roster, there's a very good chance that the 2026-27 Washington team could be in a great position to take another step forward.

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