Tilda Trygger Is Coming to UW, and the Huskies Just Added a Legitimate Post Presence
Coach Tina Langley just made a power move in the transfer portal. The Washington women's basketball team signed 6-foot-6 NC State forward Tilda Trygger on Saturday, bringing in a Swedish native who averaged 10.6 points and 7 rebounds per game as a sophomore for the Wolfpack. This is the second portal addition for the Huskies since the transfer window opened on April 8, joining former Oklahoma State guard Macey Huard in the rebuild.
Who Is Trygger and What Does She Bring?
Trygger, a 6-foot-6 native of Stockholm, Sweden, is a legitimate two-way threat in the paint. As a sophomore at NC State, she started all 30 games and put up numbers that matter: 10.6 points, 7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, and 1.2 assists per game. She earned All-Freshman Team honors from the ACC in her first year, which tells you right away this isn't some random portal grab. The Wolfpack went 21-11 in 2025-26 with Trygger in the lineup, and she's got a strong catch-and-shoot game along with the ability to crash both offensive and defensive boards. That's the kind of versatility a program needs.
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Washington lost five seniors after reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Guards Hannah Stines, Elle Ladine, and Tegan Brown are gone. Forward Shayla Gilmer and center Yulia Grabovskaia have also departed, leaving Langley with serious gaps to fill in the frontcourt. Trygger is expected to slide into either the four or five spot alongside All-Big Ten Freshman Team honoree Brynn McGaughy, addressing one of the team's biggest needs heading into 2026-27.
As a freshman at NC State, Trygger came off the bench for the first 11 games before starting the final 23. She finished with 22 blocks (eighth most in a single season in school history) and 166 rebounds (11th most by a freshman in a single season). That's the kind of production and trajectory Langley is betting on to help reload the roster fast.
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