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| ARCHIVE: DECEMBER 2009 EDITION |
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| Washington State's Ken Bone learned first hand how the Pac-10 conference officials have earned their poor reputation over the years in his very first Pac-10 game as head coach, as the Cougars lost to the Oregon Ducks in double overtime, 91-89. After seemingly winning the game on a DeAngelo Casto finger roll at the end of the first overtime, Coach Bone watched in utter disgust as the Pac-10 officiating crew (Mike Littlewood, Tony Padilla and Bruce Hicks) huddled up and called a bench celebration technical (for players being on the court) with 3 tenths of a second left in the game. The Cougars were up by two at the time, but Tajuan Porter made both "gifted" technical foul shots to send the game to a second overtime. The Ducks won the game in the second overtime on a basket with 5 tenths of a second left, 91-89. Duck players spilled out on to the floor after their "winning" basket with time still left on the clock, but one of the officials had called a foul on the play (even though on replays it was obvious that Oregon's Malcolm Armstead had used his forearm to shove Klay Thompson out of the way to clear enough space to put up his shot), thus creating a dead ball situation. COMMENTARY: Watching college basketball for the last thirty years or so (hundreds of games, both live and on television, including end-of-game replays on ESPN), I have seen many winning shots go up in the last few seconds of a game and, while I've seen plenty of benches erupt and spill out on to the court in the excitement of the game winning situation, I have NEVER seen a bench technical called for celebrating players at the apparent end of a game. In other conferences, officials let the players decide the games, they don't try to influence the outcome of the games themselves. Here is where it gets even more ridiculous: Furthermore, per the NCAA rulebook, for a bench technical to be called for a delay of the game, and the rule is very specific, the player(s) or fans that have come out on to the court have to have interfered with the opposing team's ability to inbound the ball or the delay is to be ignored, and play is to resume at the point of the delay WITHOUT a technical foul being assessed. On the play at the end of the first overtime, after Casto's basket, the Oregon team obviously thought they had lost the game, as they made ZERO attempt to inbound the basketball, and so, by rule, no technical should have been called. You can watch the ESPN replay yourself on YouTube and see that there is no Oregon player attempting to get back to the baseline to inbound the ball...you will also see an Oregon player catch the ball, after it goes through the basket on Casto's shot, and make no attempt to go back to the baseline to inbound it...he actually holds on to it and starts to walk towards the free throw line, obviously thinking the game was over and they had lost, just as the Cougar team thought the game was over and they had won: It was an unfortunate end to an otherwise exciting Pac-10 conference game for Washington State. They had fought back from a 15 point deficit, only to lose after apparently winning the game on the court. There are plenty of links and plenty of opinion on the skill levels of the Pac-10 officiating crew working the game (including their post-game reasoning for calling the technical, all of which hinges on Oregon not being able to inbound the ball...something that they did not even attempt to do). Here is a list of some of places you can go for additional information: CougZone.com Cougfan.com WSU Athletics web site Spokesman-Review / Vince Grippi Blog Washington State must regroup quickly, as they entertain the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU Men's Basketball: 2009-2010 Season Schedule / Results |
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| The Washington State women's basketball team moves in to the Pac-10 conference portion of their schedule after completing the non-conference portion with a loss on the road at Nevada, 75-54. With the loss, after playing 7 of their 11 games away from the friendly confines of Friel Court in Pullman, the Cougars are 5-6. WSU stays on the road to start the conference schedule, beginning with a trip to Corvallis, Oregon, on New Year's Day to take on the Oregon State Beavers, followed by a trip to Eugene to take on the Oregon Ducks on January 3rd. In the Nevada game, the Cougs shot a woeful 24-75 from the floor and 2-11 from the free throw line to seal their fate. WSU was led in scoring by April Cook, with 17 points, and Kiki Moore and Rosie Tarnowski, both with 10 points. For detailed information on the Nevada contest, check out the WSU Athletics web site. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU Women's Basketball: 2009-2010 Season Schedule / Results |
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| Playing before a record crowd of 15,341 partisan fans at Key Arena in Seattle, the Washington State Cougars defeated the LSU Tigers in a very dramatic and physical game in overtime, 72-70. With the win, the Cougs move to 10-2 in their non-conference portion of this year's schedule, and are now awaiting the start of the Pac-10 conference on Thursday, December 31st, when they host the Oregon Ducks at Friel Court in Pullman. WSU was led in scoring by Klay Thompson, who, after a slow start, heated up enough in the second half and the overtime period to finish with 26 points, DeAngelo Casto, with 13 points, Reggie Moore, with 12 points, and Nikola Koprivica, with 11 points. LSU was paced by Bo Spencer, with 23 points, and Tasmin Mitchell, with 18. For additional details of the thrilling victory, head to the official WSU Athletics web site! As was stated earlier, next up for the Cougs is the Pac-10 conference portion of their schedule, beginning with the Oregon Ducks in Pullman on Thursday, December 31st. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU Men's Basketball: 2009-2010 Season Schedule / Results |
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| Led by Nikola Koprivica and Klay Thompson, both with 23 points, the Washington State men's basketball team dismantled the Portland State Vikings in Kennewick, Washington, 93-69. Koprivica, the lone senior on the team, had a "career" night, not missing a single shot, going 6-6 from the field (5-5 from behind the 3 point arc) and 6-6 from the foul line! With the win, WSU improves to 9-2 on the season. In addition to Thompson and Koprivica, the Cougars got great team contributions from everyone on the roster, including Reggie Moore dishing out 12 assists to go with his 4 points, a career-best 12 points from Abe Lodwick, and a near double-double from DeAngelo Casto, with 12 boards to go along with his 9 points. The WSU Athletics web site is the place to go if you need more details of the Cougs big win over the Vikings. The LSU Tigers, from the SEC (Southeast Conference), are next up on the schedule for Washington State. They will meet the Cougs in their annual Seattle "home" game at Key Arena on Tuesday, December 22nd. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU Men's Basketball: 2009-2010 Season Schedule / Results |
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| The Washington State women's basketball team traveled to Kennewick, Washington, for a "home" game against the San Francisco Dons, and came away with an impressive 74-57 victory. With the win, the Cougs are back at .500, evening their season record at 5-5. The Cougars were led in scoring by April Cook (sophomore), with 15 points, Carly Noyes (freshman) and Katie Grad (redshirt freshman), both with 12 points, and Jazmine Perkins (sophomore), with 11 points. Need more information about the game, head to the official WSU Athletics web site for all of the details. Next up for the Lady Cougs is a road test against Nevada in Reno on Tuesday, December 22nd. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU Women's Basketball: 2009-2010 Season Schedule / Results |
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| The Washington State women's basketball team shot a woeful 29.7% (19 of 64) from the field and fell to the Portland Pilots, 79-53, at Friel Court. With the loss, the Lady Cougars are now 4-5 on the season, while Portland moved to 7-3. The Cougars were led in scoring by Jazmine Perkins and Kiki Moore, with 10 points each, and Rosie Tarnowski, with 8 points. Head to the WSU Athletics web site for all of the game details. Next up on the schedule for Washington State is the San Francisco Dons, Saturday, December 19th, in Kennewick, Washington. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU Women's Basketball: 2009-2010 Season Schedule / Results |
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| Behind the 19 points of Klay Thompson and the first collegiate double-double (16 points and 10 assists) of freshman Reggie Moore's young career, the Washington State Cougars defeated Air Force in a "home" game at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington, 75-68. The Cougs also got a strong performances from their lone senior, Nikola Koprivica, who pulled down a career high 11 rebounds and from Marcus Capers, who had 12 points. With the victory, the Cougars climb to 8-2 on the season. If you would like more details on the Cougars eighth win, head to the WSU Athletics web site. Next on the agenda for WSU is another "home" game, this time in Kennewick against Portland State on December 19th. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State freshman center, Carly Noyes, recorded the first double-double of her young career, and five Cougars scored in double figures as WSU overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Montana State in Bozeman, Montana, 73-61. The Cougars were led in scoring by Carly Noyes and Jazmine Perkins, with 16 points apiece, and Kiki Moore, Katie Grad and April Cook, with 10 points each. With the non-conference victory, Washington State has evened their overall record this season at 4-4. Head to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone for all the details. June Daugherty and her troops return to the friendly confines of Friel Court this Sunday in a matchup with the University of Portland. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State University, led by the 25 points and 9 rebounds by Klay Thompson, and another double-double by DeAngelo Casto, 13 points and 14 rebounds, defeated neighboring Idaho in the battle for Palouse bragging rights at Friel Court, 76-64. With the win, the Cougars move to 7-2 on the season, while Idaho, coming off of an impressive thrashing of previously ranked Portland, fall to 5-3. WSU came out after halftime and raced to a large lead, pulled their starters to give others on the bench more experience, then had to withstand a furious Idaho rally. The Cougars were able to play ten players in the contest, with 9 getting significant playing time. To get all of the details, head to the WSU Athletics web site. Next up for the Cougars is a date with Air Force in the Spokane Arena on Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State traveled to Manhattan, Kansas, to take on Kansas State in the Big 12 / Pac-10 Hardwood Series, but came up on the short end of the 86-69 score. The Wildcats came out hot, jumping to a 20 point lead, and the Cougars were never able to recover. The Cougs were also careless with the basketball, commiting 25 turnovers. WSU was led by Klay Thompson, with 22 points, Reggie Moore, with 16 points, and Marcus Capers, with 9 points. Details of the game are available at the WSU Athletics web site. The Cougars return to Friel Court on Wednesday to take on Idaho. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Wyoming rolled in to Friel Court with a perfect 7-0 record on the season, and left with the first blemish on their record after falling, 63-50, to Washington State. The Cougars were led in scoring by Jazmine Perkins, with 17 points, April Cook, with 16 points, and Kiki Moore, with 11 points, while Perkins and Rosie Tarnowski controlled the boards with 8 and 7 rebounds respectively. With the win, WSU improves to 3-4 on the season. For all the happy totals, check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone. The Cougars head out on the road again, this time taking on Montana State in Bozeman on Friday, December 11th. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State's first trip to the NCAA women's volleyball tournament since 2002 ended up being a brief stay as the Cougars were knocked out of the tournament in the first round by Northern Iowa, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-20). With the victory, Northern Iowa, now 31-2 on the season, moves to the second round to take on Nebraska. With the loss, WSU finishes their season at 18-13 overall. The Cougars were led by freshman, Rachel Todorovich (pictured above), with 15 kills and sophomore, Meagan Ganzer, with 13 kills. For more details on the match, click on the links to go to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. Head coach Andrew Palileo and the program now say goodbye to seniors Jackie Albright, Renee Bordelon, Kelly Hyder and Cassie Robbins, but with several freshmen and sophomores playing significant roles in this year's success, such as Meagan Ganzer, Rachel Todorovich, Oceana Bush and Brittany Tillman, the future of Cougar volleyball looks very bright. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| WSU got double-doubles from Jazmine Perkins and Katie Madison, but it wasn't enough as the Cougars fell to Saint Mary's at home, 80-70. The Cougs made a valiant comeback attempt in the second half, after digging a deep hole in the first half, and cut a 22 point deficit to 3 points with about 8 minutes to go, but Washington State could get no closer and fell to 2-4 on the season. For all the complete details of the game, head to the WSU Athletics web site. Next up for the Lady Cougs is a tilt with Wyoming at Friel Court this coming Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State ventured in to "The Kennel" to play #17 Gonzaga with a team of freshmen and sophomores that had never played a game at Gonzaga (the lone exception being the only senior on the squad, Nikola Koprivica..but he was injured when the Cougs played at Gonzaga two years ago). The Bulldogs have only lost 3 games at home (64-3) since the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004, and the Cougars almost gave them loss #4, leading most of the way before falling, 74-69. The Cougs, led by DeAngelo Casto's double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, led by 12 at half, but went ice cold for a ten minute stretch late in the second half and Gonzaga rallied behind the seven 3-pointers from Matt Bouldin to pull out the nail-biting victory. Check out the WSU Athletics web site for details of the in-state rivalry. Washington State goes on the road to play Kansas State on Saturday in the Big 12 / Pac-10 Hardwood Series. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State sophomore guard, Klay Thompson, on the heels of his 43 point performance in the finals of the Great Alaska Shootout victory over San Diego, was named the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week. Thompson also earned the Most Oustanding Player award in the tournament after averagin 29.7 points, 5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2 steals in the Cougars three wins. For more details on the Pac-10 Conference POW award, check out the WSU Athletics web site. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| On Monday, the Pac-10 office announced that Washington State head volleyball coach, Andrew Palileo, was named the Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year for 2009. Coach Palileo guided the Cougars to an 18-12 (6-12 in the Pac-10) record this season, his second season in the Palouse, culminating in their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2002. Of the Cougars 12 losses this season, only one was to a team not ranked in the top 18 in country. In his first season in Pullman, the Cougars went 10-19 (3-15). Prior to his arrival, WSU had gone 1-17, 3-15 and 2-16 in Pac-10 conference play. For details on the COY announcement, and other Pac-10 conference awards, head to the official WSU Athletics web site. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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