GU holds off Loyola Marymount
Back with my game story from Gonzaga's 67-57 win over LMU on Thursday. The unedited version is below. Check back tomorrow for a day-after post.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 2011
WSU falls 75-62 to Stanford
COUGARS The hope might not be dead, but Washington State sure made it lot harder on itself the last week to make the NCAA tournament. There are possible scenarios, sure, but all of them include playing with a lot more fire than the Cougars showed…
WSU trails 45-28 at the half 13
COUGARS So what do you write about a half in which Washington State shoots 50 percent from the floor, leads in rebounding and still trails by 17? That the WSU defense has not been porous, it hasn't been poor, it's just been awful. The zone…
Zags roll again 2
Gonzaga was a little slow getting untracked offensively but the defense never wavered in a 82-42 win over Loyola Marymount. As usual, Courtney Vandersloot led the way with her 12th double-double, 21 points and 12 assists. She is three shy of 1,000 helpers for her…
Viney out for GU-LMU game 1
Loyola Marymount standout junior forward Drew Viney will not play in tonight's game against Gonzaga. Viney, who missed Saturday's game with Saint Mary's with a migraine headache, has been undergoing tests (blood work, etc.) this week and hasn't yet been cleared to play. He's in…
WSU, Stanford and pregame thoughts 2
COUGARS An hour before game time here in Beasley and we have a few thoughts. Mainly about dinner (little doughnuts sound really good, but unavailable here), but some about the game. So read on.
WSU hires Howard, lets Roberson go 1
COUGARS It hasn't been much of a secret another football staff change was coming at Washington State. Well, the change will be announced today, with former Lewis and Clark High and WSU player Malik Roberson out as the defensive line coach. The replacement might be…
Evans gets record, Gonzaga at home, Bjorklund still out 1
Before I get to the women's basketball preview for the weekend, kudos to Eastern Washington senior guard Kyla Evans. Despite missing too many games with a bad back that has hampered her throughout her career, she returned Tuesday night to set the Eagles' career record…
WSU faces another big home weekend 4
COUGARS It's game day on the Palouse. Whether that's a Saturday in the fall or a Thursday in the winter, it's different. Anticipation does something to our systems, doesn't it? Tonight Washington State's opponent is Stanford, Saturday it's California. We have some information on both,…
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