The Huskies weren’t going to blow folks off the court with a high-scoring offense anymore.
Not after losing legendary Kelsey Plum, the most prolific scorer in women’s basketball history, in 2017 following three straight NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip the Final Four.
So Washington had to change tactics and adopt a new strategy if it was going to compete in the Pac-12, which has three teams of the top four teams in the Associated Press rankings, and is perennially among the top conferences in the nation.
Third-year coach Jody Wynn understood this even if some impatient UW fans bemoaned growing pains during her first two seasons in which the Huskies compiled an 18-43 record and won just three Pac-12 games.