With all odds against them the Washington Women’s basketball team punched their ticket to the Final Four. This is their first Final Four appearance in program history. With only placing fifth in the PAC-12 and going into the tournament as a No. 7 seed, the girls came to play.

Washington hadn’t made it to the Elite 8 since 2001 and was the lowest seed to make it into the final four since Minnesota in 2004. Going through No. 10 seeded Penn, No. 2 seeded Maryland and No. 3 seed Kentucky despite playing on their opponents’ home courts, also No. 4 Stanford in the regional final, the Huskies pulled it off. Washington has traveled approximately 10, 4000 miles already this tournament with another 3,700 to go to and from Indianapolis.

The traveling didn’t seem to affect them as they have averaged 77 points per game and allowed an average of 66 points per game. Third nationally ranked scorer Kelsey Plum who averages 26.2 points per game leads the purple and gold. Their center, 6’2 Chantel Osahor dominates the glass with 11.2 rebounds per game.

Joining No. 4 Syracuse, No. 2 Oregon State, and 3 time defending champion No. 1 ranked UCONN, the Huskies have a tough road ahead of them. They look to carry on their “Cinderella” run against the fast paced Orange. Hoping Plum will lead the charge and their guards will drain threes as usual, Washington plans to advance to the National Championship. At the beginning of the season this Final Four appearance wasn’t in the minds of many, including Washington Head Coach Neighbors. The girls gave it all to get here and have opened the eyes of those who doubted. In a way, they’ve already won.