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WSU women face Arizona

Posted by Vince

March 11, 2010 5:32 p.m. • 3 comments

COUGARS

We’re in the Galen Center for the opening game of the women’s Pac-10 basketball tournament. The Washington State band is in attendance. A few administrators and a sprinkling of fans. As the Cougars prepare to face the Arizona Wildcats the one thing that stands out is the paucity of Wildcats. There are only eight players on the UA team – heck, it’s hard for them to run shooting drills – but that hasn’t stopped the Wildcats from posting a 13-16 overall record, though they were just 6-12 in Pac-10 play. … The Cougars are 8-21, 3-15 in conference. But they lost their first 10 Pac-10 games, which means they are 3-5 since, including wins over third-place USC (18-11) and fifth-seed ASU (17-12). … The last three games, WSU coach June Daugherty has changed her starting lineup, going with 6-foot junior Katie Madison and bringing 6-1 Rosie Tarnowski off the bench. … Arizona’s Ify Ibekwe, a 6-2 post, has 16 double-doubles this season and the junior has 38 in her career. One came against WSU (12 points, 11 rebounds) in the recent 73-66 win in Tucson. She averages a Pac-10 best 11.3 rebounds a game. … The Wildcats also won 67-60 in Pullman early in January. … WSU freshman post Carly Noyes posted her career high with 15 points in the first meeting between the teams. Sophomore guard April Cook averaged 14 points in the two meetings. … We’ll be back at the end of the game with a quick post.

Three comments on this post so far. Add yours!

EllensburgCoug on March 11 at 7:01 p.m.
Halftime-I wish we could get it down low to Madison more. Perkins out with an injury is not good.
Good Cougs
EllensburgCoug on March 11 at 7:50 p.m.
What a heart breaker! What a furious come back only to fall short at the end.
April Cook was marvelous but couldn’t convert at the buzzer.
Too many close games like this this year for these young women.
Sigh
notthefacts on March 12 at 11:30 a.m.
I want to know when the Cougar women team is going to improve? This was the 3rd year under the new staff and they are still the bottome dwellers of the PAc-10. I can guarantee if Ken Bone finishes last or 9th 3 straight years he will be gone or at a minimum these message boards will be sceaming for his removal. Should the women’s team not be held to the same standard? They have some nice size and decent wings but you would never know it as the guards are too busy with turning it over and shooting 20% from the field. Wish June and her staff would reign in those girls.