HoopGurlz.com > Girls Hoops Huskies Homage Payne led Dawgs (Associate Press) By DragonGurlz staff Mar 21, 2002 A year after a Pac-10 championship and Elite Eight run in the NCAA tournament, the Washington women claimed a tie for second in the conference and reached the quarterfinals of the WNIT. They also won seven of their last nine conference games. All of this by a youthful team that next season returns all but one little-used reserve. A Young Team Grows: 2001-02 Giuliana Mendiola watches one of the 3-pointers that Jamie Craighead sank late in Oregon's 77-73 women's NIT quarterfinal victory on March 20, 2002, in Seattle. (John Froschauer, AP) Washington Coach June Daugherty shakes hands with Giuliana Mendiola during the final seconds of the 97-87 win over Southern California in Seattle on Sunday, March 17, 2002. Washington's win was the 100th for Daugherty (John Froschauer, AP) Southern California's Aisha Hollans chases down a loose ball ahead of Washington's Kristen O'Neill on Sunday, March 17, 2002. (John Froschauer, AP) Gioconda Mendiola comes up with a loose ball against USC on Sunday, March 17, 2002. (John Froschauer, AP) Giuliana Mendiola keeps the ball away from North Texas's Heather Trout during the Huskies' 82-61 first-round Women's NIT victory in Seattle, Thursday, March, 14, 2002. (Ron Wurzer, AP) June Daugherty, right, exchanges words with official Scott Yarbrough after Daugherty received a technical foul in the first half of Washington's 78-64 loss to Oregon during the PAC-10 women's tournment in Eugene Saturday, March 2, 2002. (Chris Pietsch, AP) Oregon's Edniesha Curry, left, tries to keep the ball away from Kristen O'Neill during PAC-10 women's tournment game in Eugene. (Chris Pietsch, AP) Andrea Lalum drives past WSU's Brittney Hawks in Pullman on Friday, Jan. 25, 2002. (Kevin German, AP) Loree Payne, who led the Huskies with 19 points, defends Stanford's Nicole Powell during the Cardinal's 76-67 victory on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, in Seattle. Elaine Thompson, AP) Stanford's Kelley Suminski (5) drives through the defense of Kristen O'Neill, left, and Kayla Burt (20) in Seattle, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Giuliana Mendiola puts a successful shot up over the defense of Indiana's Heather Cassidy in Seattle, Friday, Dec. 7, 2001. (Andy Rogers, AP) Loree Payne drives to the basket against Boise State in Seattle, Nov. 27, 2001. (John Froschauer, AP) UW Women's Results, 2001-02 NWBL W, 81-57 P&P Lady Express W, 86-57 @Montana State W, 73-65 @Wisconsin W, 81-42 Northeastern L, 71-56 Boise State W, 99-50 St. Mary's (Calif.) W, 62-55 San Francisco L, 72-68 Indiana W, 85-73 Michigan L, 71-70 Washington State W, 98-64 @Oregon L, 69-56 @Oregon State W, 74-58 UCLA W, 86-53 USC W, 80-79 (OT) @Arizona State L, 66-61 @Arizona L, 83-69 California W, 85-46 Stanford L, 75-67 @Washington State W, 75-68 @USC W, 69-63 @UCLA W, 68-48 Arizona W, 77-73 Arizona State W, 68-50 Stanford L, 81-65 California W, 64-53 Oregon State L, 73-71 Oregon W, 88-80 PAC-10 TOURNAMENT @Oregon L, 78-64 WOMEN'S NIT North Texas W, 82-61 USC W, 97-87 Oregon L, 77-73 19-12 Overall Story URL: http://girlshoops.scout.com/2/40969.html Copyright © 2006 HSGirlsHoops.com