PHILADELPHIA – Washington State’s women’s basketball team had one of its best shooting performances of the season, but the Cougs still couldn’t break through on the road against Penn, suffering a sixth straight loss to close out their dismal nonconference schedule.
The 509 Classic at the Numerica Veterans Arena on Wednesday ended with what Washington State freshman Ace Glass called a “much needed” 78-63 victory, helping an inconsistent Cougars team find its footing at the tail end of its nonconference men’s basketball schedule.
Over the last several days, a haze lingered over Washington State’s basketball team. The Cougars were losing, sure, a five-game skid that featured some bad hoops. But in perhaps a more concerning development for the team, another possibility was beginning to set in.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – A furious fourth-quarter rally ran out of steam in the final minute, and the nonconference struggles continued for Washington State's women's basketball team.
When the men’s basketball teams of Eastern Washington and Washington State take to the Spokane Arena court at 7 p.m. Wednesday, both will be looking to prove they’re better than their overall records .
Only No. 3 Gonzaga is assured a berth in the 68-team field. Two others, No. 30 Utah State and No. 39 Boise State, are firmly on the bubble, with No. 54 Colorado State on the outskirts.
Across about two hours in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, Washington State did a lot of things right, turned around lots of issues that have plagued the club in games past.
PULLMAN – Plagued by turnovers, the Washington State women’s basketball team fell off Texas Tech’s pace in the first quarter and the Cougars’ nonconference woes continued with another lopsided loss.
PULLMAN – Eastern Washington extended its winning streak to three with a thrilling victory over a bigger in-state program. For Washington State, it was another lump during the team’s most disappointing start in recent memory.
DALLAS – For Cedric Coward, the Memphis Grizzlies’ game on Nov. 15 was the start of something special. That night in Cleveland, he earned his first NBA start alongside fellow Washington State product Jaylen Wells.