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| Washington State received the news they had been hoping for today during the ESPNews broadcast of the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Tournament Selection Show. The Cougars were one of the 64 teams invited to compete for a national championship by the NCAA tournament selection committee! The Cougars (18-12, 6-12 in the ultra tough Pac-10 conference) will take on Northern Iowa (30-2) in the first round on Friday, December 4th, at the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. The winner will take on the winner of the other first round Nebraska match-up between Coastal Carolina (20-13) and Nebraska (23-6). For all the happy details, check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone. Congratulations to all the coaches and players on a successful season so far, and best of luck at the NCAA Championships! GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State (2-3) played undefeated Boise State (7-0) tough throughout the entire championship game in the Lady Rebel Round-Up, but came up just short in the end, losing to the Broncos, 68-64. The Cougars were led by April Cook with 19 points and Kiki Moore with 18. Sophomore's Jazmine Perkins and Rosie Tarnowski cleanup up on the glass, pullling down 14 and 10 boards respectively. Check out the WSU Athletics web site for more detailed information on the game. After a long road trip, the Cougs return to Friel Court this week with games agains Saint Mary's on Thursday and Wyoming on Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State won the Great Alaska Shootout in impressive fashion, dismantling San Diego in the championship game, 93-56, behind Klay Thompson's tournament record 43 points. The Cougars had a 39-32 lead at the break, but steamrolled the Toreros in the second half, outscoring them 54-24. In addition to Thompson's 43 points, the Cougs got 16 points from Reggie Moore and DeAngelo Casto added 8 points and five rebounds. Marcus Capers led the Cougars in rebounding with 8, while Reggie Moore and Xavier Thames dished out 5 assists each. For more information on the tournament victory, including Klay Thompson being named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, go the the WSU Athletics web site. Next on the agenda, the Cougars travel to Spokane to take on Gonzaga, at The Kennel, on Wednesday, December 2nd. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Having won four of the last five Apple Cup's, Washington State was hoping to find a miracle and make it five out of six in the senior's final game as Washington State Cougars, but it was not to be as the Cougs saw too much Jake Locker, and WSU fell to arch-rival Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, 30-0. In a season with few upper classmen and a significant amount of injuries, the Cougs finished the 2009 season 1-11, and 0-9 in the Pac-10 conference. As it had been during the entire season, the injury bug continued tonight as the Cougs, who were already without starting quarterback Jeff Tuel, lost second string (and tonight's starter) Kevin Lopina in the first quarter to a throwing shoulder injury, then lost third stringer, Marshall Lobbestael, to an apparent concussion in the second quarter. Lopina came back in, but was carried off the field again near the end of the second quarter with an apparent leg injury. The Cougars had to finish the second quarter with Dan Wagner, the back-up punter, taking snaps and handing off. Lobbestael was examined at halftime and given the go-ahead to play, and he finished out the rest of the second half. It was a fitting end to a frustrating season. To get all the stats, quotes and recaps of this year's rivalry game, go to the WSU Athletics web site. With the loss, Cougar head coach, Paul Wulff, falls to 1-1 overall in the Apple Cup, while new Husky head man, Steve Sarkisian, is undefeated at 1-0. After the team returns to Pullman, head Cougar, Paul Wulff, and the rest of the coaching staff will all head out on the road to finish up this year's recruiting class, as well as getting the significant amount of returning players in to the weight room to add strength and speed for next season. Next August can't come too soon! GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State opened the Lady Rebel Round-up tournament in Las Vegas, with a convincing victory over the Bradley Braves, 80-66. The Cougars were led by Jazmine Perkins with 20 points, while Kiki Moore and April Cook pumped in 16 and 15 points respectively. With the win, WSU improves to 2-2 on the season. Get all the detailed information you need on the victory at the official WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. The Cougars take on undefeated Boise State in the tournament's championship game on Sunday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| After a sluggish first half, the Washington State basketball team came out strong in the second half and put away the Nicholls State Colonels, 78-69, in the second round of the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. The Cougars were led by the dymanic sophomore duo, Klay Thompson's 21 points and DeAngelo Casto's double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman guard, Reggie Moore, also chipped in 14 points. With the "W", WSU climbs to 5-0 on the season. Washington State will meet San Diego in the Great Alaska Shootout championship game on Saturday. To reach the final the Toreros of the West Coast Conference defeated #25 Oklahoma and Houston. Check out the details of tonight's win at the WSU Athletics web site. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State Cougars won the final match of the 2009 season, defeating Oregon State, 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-27, 15-11). With the win, WSU finishes the regular season 18-12, 6-12 in the Pac-10 conference. The win, combined with their current #53 RPI in the country, also gives the Cougs a shot at being selected to participate in the NCAA tournament. The NCAA tournament selection show will be televised at noon (Pacific) on Sunday, November 29th, on ESPNews. Against the Beavers, the Cougars were led by sophomore, Meagan Ganzer, senior, Jackie Albright, and junior, Brittany Tillman, with 19, 15 and 11 kills. Also, freshmen, Rachel Todorovich and Oceana Bush, combined for 43 digs in the match. Head to the WSU Athletics web site for all the happy details. The Cougars will know by around 12:30pm on Sunday the 29th if their season is to continue. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State basketball team moved to 4-0 on the season with their victory over the host school, the University of Alaska-Anchorage, in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout. The Cougars defeated UAA, 87-68. The Cougs were paced by Klay Thompson's 25 points and 7 rebounds, and Reggie Moore's 17 points. Washington State takes on Nicholls State in the next round of the tournament on Friday night. Game recaps are available at the official WSU Athletics web site. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State's slim hopes of qualifying for the NCAA tournament this season took a big hit with tonight's loss to the 18th ranked Oregon Ducks at Bohler Gymnasium, 3-1 (16-15, 20-25, 25-20, 20-25). In the loss, the Cougs were led by Meagan Ganzer with 20 kills and Oceana Bush with 28 digs. WSU's record is now 17-12 on the season and 5-12 in the Pac-10 conference. Head to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone for more information on tonight's match with the Ducks. The Cougars final regular season match is on Friday at Bohler Gymnasium against the Oregon State Beavers. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The ultra young Washington State women's basketball team stayed on the road and took on a very experienced Nebraska squad and came out on the short end of a 107-54 score. The Cougars were led in scoring by freshman, Kiki Moore, with 13 points, redshirt freshman, Katie Grad, with 12 points, and sophomore, April Cook, with 10 points. For the usual details, check out the WSU Athletics web site or CougZone. Washington State stays on the road, next taking on Bradley in the first round of the Lady Rebel Roundup in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday the 28th. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State volleyball team traveled to Seattle to take on the 4th ranked University of Washington hoping to duplicate their victory over the Huskies earlier in the season in Pullman. The Huskies, however, weren't good hosts and defeated the Cougars, 3-0 (23-25, 18-25, 19-25). The loss drops the Cougs to 17-11 overall on the season and 5-11 in the Pac-10 conference. WSU has two matches left next week at home against #18 Oregon and Oregon State to try to pad their resume enough to be selected to the NCAA tournament. The WSU Athletics web site has a great recap of the match that was played in front of 5,807 fans. Another great recap is available at CougZone. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State football team (1-10, 0-8) played a closer first half than most of their games as of late, trailing only 21-10 at halftime, but with only a little over 40 players suited up to play, the Cougars ran out of gas and lost to the Oregon State Beavers, 42-10. The Cougars only have one more shot at picking up a Pac-10 victory this season in the Apple Cup rivalry game against Washington next Saturday in Seattle. The Cougs beat the Huskies last year in Pullman in double overtime, 16-13, to send the UW to their first winless season, 0-12. The WSU Athletics web site has all the detailed information you could want from the game, including a recap, interviews, quotes and box scores and photos. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Freshman Kiki Moore scored a team high 17 points, and sophomore Jazmine Perkins just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Washington State fell on the road to the Kansas State Wildcats, 70-63. Head to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone for recaps and box scores of the Cougars road trip, a trip that continues with a match-up against the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sunday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Led by the career high of 37 points in 29 minutes of play by Klay Thompson, the Washington State Cougars had little trouble dispatching the Mastodons of IPFW (Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne) at Friel Court in Pullman, Washington, by the final of 89-70. Freshman Reggie Moore added 9 points and Charlie Enquist led the team in boards, with 5. The official WSU Athletics web site has a great recap, so click on the link to check out all the details of Klay Thompson's big night!. With the win, WSU improves to 3-0 on the young season. Next up for the Cougars is the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. The tournament starts on Wednesday the 25th, with the Washington State playing the host school, the University of Alaska-Anchorage. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State volleyball team got back in the win column with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-21) victory over Eastern Washington University at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington. With the win, the Cougars record improved to 17-10 on the season (5-10 in the tough Pac-10 conference). For a detailed story on the victory, head to CougZone, and for the box score, head to the WSU Athletics web site. The Cougs next take on arch-rival Washington, ranked fourth nationally, in Seattle on Friday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State, behind super sophomore Klay Thompson's 24 points, defeated Eastern Washington 67-61 at Friel Court in Pullman, Washington, to improve to 2-0 on the 2009-10 season. Fellow sophomore, DeAngelo Casto, finished the night with 16 points and freshman, Reggie Moore, ended with 15 points. For all the details, head to the official WSU Athletics web site. The Cougars take on IPFW (Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne) on Thursday in Pullman. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Head coach June Daugherty's Washington State women's basketball team opened the 2009-10 season with a 64-54 victory over UC Davis at Friel Court on the WSU campus in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were led by freshman guard, Kiki Moore, with 17 points and four steals, while sophomore guard, April Cook, added 14 points and eight rebounds. Detailed information about the game, including the box score and recap, is available at the WSU Athletics web site. The Cougs don't have long to savor the victory as they head out on a four game road trip, starting with a game against Kansas State on Friday (November 20th). GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State's journey in the 2009 NCAA tournament ended with a second round loss to the University of Maryland, 1-0, in College Park, Maryland, on the Maryland campus. The Cougars outshot the Terrapins 12-10, but a first half goal by Maryland stood up and the Cougars end the season with a record of 14-6-2. The WSU Athletics web site and CougZone both have great write-ups on the game and the tournament. Maryland advances to take on one of the four number one seeds in the tourney, North Carolina. Congratulations to head coach Matt Potter and all the coaches and players on another great soccer season! GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Cougs stayed on the road in Los Angeles with yet another volleyball match against a ranked Pac-10 opponent, and although they played hard and won the first set, the end result was their sixth straight loss in conference as they fell to the USC Trojans, 3-1 (26-24, 18-25, 26-28, 16-25). Check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for all the details on tonight's match with the 17th ranked Trojans. Washington State returns home for a non-conference tilt with Eastern Washington on Tuesday the 17th at Bohler Gymnasium. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State turned the ball over with interceptions on their first three possessions and head coach Rick Neuheisel and his UCLA Bruins were able to turn that momentum in to a 43-7 Pac-10 conference victory at Martin Stadium. Cougar starting quarterback, Marshall Lobbestael appeared to lose confidence after his tough start and was replaced by senior Kevin Lopina. Lopina connected with a third quarter touchdown pass to Jeffrey Solomon for WSU's only points. All of the detailed stats and recaps are available at the WSU Athletics web site. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State volleyball team lost their fifth straight Pac-10 conference match, this time falling in a hard fought match to 6th ranked UCLA in Los Angeles, 3-1 (23-25, 14-25, 25-23, 23-25). The Cougars (16-9, 5-9) were led by Jackie Albright with 16 kills and 22 digs. The Cougs move across town to face #17 USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles tomorrow night. For all the details of WSU's match with UCLA, head to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. GO COUG! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State men's basketball team opened their 2009-10 season with a convincing victory over visiting Mississippi Valley State, 94-66, giving head coach Ken Bone a "W" in his first game as the "Head Cougar". The 94 points marked the most points scored by the Cougars since the 2002-03 season, and is a marked difference from the deliberate offenses run by Dick and Tony Bennett. The Cougs were led by Klay Thompson with 20 points and DeAngelo Casto with 18 points. For all the detailed analysis of Washington State's opening victory, head to the WSU Athletics web site. Next up for men's hoop team is a date with Eastern Washington at Friel Court in Pullman, Washington, on Monday, November 16th. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State's Mallory Fox (#6 - pictured above) scored the only goal of the match with just over 16 minutes to play, off of an assist by Carly Dobratz, to send the Cougars to the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 1-0 victory over the Villanova Wildcats (11-6-5). WSU (14-5-2) will play the University of Maryland (13-5-2) in the second round on the Maryland campus on Sunday. Maryland defeated Monmouth (15-5-1) in the first round, 4-0. Of the eight Pac-10 teams in the tournament, six recorded first round victories in the first round, including number one seeds Stanford and UCLA. As is usually the case, great recaps of the victory can be found at the WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State women's soccer team received an "at large" bid to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year and will be heading to the University of Maryland campus to take on Villanova (11-5-5, 4-4-3) from the Big East Conference in the first round this Friday. In a show of conference power, the Pac-10 put 8 teams in the tournament this year, getting two of the four national number one seeds (Stanford and UCLA received number one seeds in the tournament...after finishing first and second in the Pac-10 conference standings, just ahead of Washington State, who finished third). Detailed articles on the NCAA tournament can be found at the WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. Congratulations to head coach Matt Potter (pictured above) and the rest of the coaches and the players on such a successful regular season and for receiving their second straight NCAA tournament bid! Good luck in the tournament! GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| In their final match of the 2009 regular season, the Washington State University soccer team dropped a hard fought 2-0 decision to the 3rd ranked UCLA Bruins in Pullman. The Cougars finish the year with a record of 13-5-2 overall, and 5-2-2 in the Pac-10 conference, good enough for a third place finish in conference. WSU now awaits their fate with the NCAA tournament selection show coming up tomorrow at 5pm (Pacific time), which can be seen live on ESPNews. The official WSU Athletics web site and CougZone are the places to go for all of the stats and coverage of the match. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| 5th ranked Stanford came to Pullman and defeated the 24th ranked Cougars in straight sets, 3-0 (17-25, 20-25, 22-25), at Bohler Gymnasium. With their fourth straight loss, WSU falls to 16-8 overall and 5-8 in Pac-10 conference play. The Pac-10 is so tough from top to bottom, and there is no time to relax, as the Cougs go on the road next Friday and Saturday to take on #7 UCLA and #17 USC in Los Angeles. For box scores, recaps and all the details, as always, head to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Pac-10 conference football game started with Arizona running the opening kickoff back for a touchdown, and didn't get any better after that, as the Wildcats dominated Washington State in Tuscon, 48-7. Unfortunately for head coach Paul Wulff (pictured above) and the Cougs, the news on the injury front wasn't very good either, as starting quarterback, Jeff Tuel, went down with a knee injury in the second quarter. With the loss, WSU falls to 1-8 overall and 0-6 in conference play. If you need the details of the action in Tuscon, check out the official WSU Athletics site. Next on the schedule for Washington State is a home date at Martin Stadium with the UCLA Bruins next Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The 24th ranked Washington State Cougar volleyball team ran in to a buzz saw in the 13th ranked California Bears tonight at Bohler Gymnasium, losing in four sets, 3-1 (16-25, 23-25, 25-23, 16-25). With their third consecutive loss, following their gigantic upset win over 4th ranked Washington, the Cougars fall to 16-7 (5-7 in the ultra tough Pac-10 conference) on the season. As usual, for all the details of tonight's tough loss, go to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. It doesn't get any easier in the Pac-10....next up on the schedule is a date with #5 Stanford tomorrow night. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| With the NCAA tournament selection show looming on Monday on ESPNews, the Washington State University and University of Southern California soccer teams (ranked 13th and 19th, respectively, by the SoccerTimes coaches poll) battled for tournament seeding and each other...and after 90 minutes of regulation play and two ten minute overtime periods, the Cougars and Trojans settled on a 0-0 tie at Cougarland Field in Pullman, Washington, this afternoon. With the tie, Washington State is now 13-4-2 (5-1-2 in the Pac-10 conference) and Southern Cal is 12-6-1 (4-3-1 in the Pac-10 conference). Check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for all the match details. The Cougars have one more regular season match left, coming this Sunday against the #3 UCLA Bruins in Pullman, Washington. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The new weekly rankings are out and the Washington State volleyball team stayed in the top 25 rankings, despite losing two road matches last week, and the Cougar soccer team moved up in the top 25 rankings with a pair of road victories last week. Coach Matt Potter's soccer team is now ranked 18th in the nation according to the NSCAAA/Adidas Division I women's soccer rankings listed on the official NCAA web site. To see the entire top 25, updated as of today, click here. According to SoccerTimes coaches poll, the Cougs are ranked 13th in the country. You can see these rankings here. WSU's soccer schedule has been extremely difficult so far, with the Cougs having played the teams currently ranked #1, #2, #6, #17 and #34, and are preparing to play teams currently ranked #3 and #21 this coming weekend. The soccer team currently has an RPI of #13...to see the entire current weekly RPI ranking of all 322 Division I women's soccer teams, click here. Coach Andrew Palileo's volleyball team is now ranked 24th in the nation according to the Bison/AVCA Division I coaches poll listed on the official NCAA web site. To see the entire top 25 national volleyball rankings, updated as of yesterday, click here. To show how tough the Cougars schedule has been thus far this year, and how impressive their 16-6 record is thus far, they have played teams currently ranked #4, #6, #7, #13, #14, #17, #18 and #33. The volleyball team has a current RPI of #38 in the nation...to see the entire current weekly RPI ranking of all 330 Division I women's volleyball teams, click here. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State University women's basketball team started out their 2009-2010 season with an opening victory over visiting Lewis-Clark State College in an exhibition matchup at Friel Court in Pullman, Washington, today, 76-58. The Cougars were led in scoring by sophomore's Jazmine Perkins, with 19, and April Cook, with 13, and freshman KiKi Moore with 12. Redshirt junior transfer center, Katie Madison, recorded a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Cougar head coach, June Daugherty, has stated that WSU now has the athletes to apply pressure for 40 minutes in games now, and if today's exhibition game is any indication, apply pressure they will. Washington State forced 39 LCSC turnovers and the Cougs had a whopping 26 steals. Washington State also collected an unbelievable 56 rebounds, 36 on the offensive end, but showed signs that it was early, early in the season, as they had trouble getting the basketball in the basket, shooting just 30% from the field during their first action against another team since last season. For all the details of today's exhibition action, go to the official WSU Athletics web site. The Cougars have one more exhibition game before their regular season begins, this coming Sunday, November 8th, at Friel Court, starting at 2pm. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State University soccer team shut out the state of Oregon....coming off their 1-0 victory over Oregon State on Friday, the #19 Cougars followed it up with another shutout of the University of Oregon, 2-0. Ali Fenter (#12 - pictured above) got WSU on the scoreboard first in the 40th minute of the first half off of an assist by Jacquelyn Roth, and Carly Dobratz followed that up just over a minute later with another goal off of an assist by Kiersten Dallstream to finish up the scoring. With the road victory, Washington State moves to 13-4-1 on the season and to 5-1-1 in the tough Pac-10 conference. Be sure to click on the following links for more information on the domination of the Ducks at the WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. The Cougs return home this week to take on #18 Southern Cal on Friday and then follow that up with a match with #3 UCLA on Sunday. This is the last weekend of the regular season, as the Cougars continue to prepare for the upcoming NCAA tournament that they are sure to get an invitation to this season. Of their four losses this season, one was to current #1 Stanford, another was to current #2 Portland, and a third was to current #4 Florida State....Coach Matt Potter's extremely difficult schedule this year should have his team well prepared for this year's NCAA tournament. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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