| ARCHIVE: OCTOBER 2009 EDITION |
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Albright, Jackie - Sept '09 |
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| It was all "trick" and no "treat" as the Washington State football team traveled to San Antonio, Texas, on Halloween to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish today and took one on the chin, 40-14. Although the first quarter went better than they have as late, the second quarter was all Irish, including a "hail mary" touchdown pass from Jimmy Clausen to Golden Tate from 50 yards out on the last play of the half to take a 30-7 lead in to intermission. Cougar freshman quarterback, Jeff Tuel, had two more touchdown passes, but still had little to no time to throw for a majority of the game. Senior running back, Dwight Tardy, had his best game in a while, but still only managed 73 total yards (on only 8 carries) behind the banged up WSU offensive line. Click on the links to get recaps, stats, post-game quotes and all the details at the official WSU Athletics web site. Next up for the Cougars is another venture on the road, this time to Tuscon, Arizona, to take on the Wildcats this coming Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State University volleyball team lost their second consecutive match (for only the second time this season), as they lost, 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 11-25, 21-25), to 18th ranked Arizona in Tuscon. The Cougars are now 16-6 overall and 5-6 in Pac-10 conference play. Check out the official WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for detailed articles on the contest. Washington State will attempt to regroup this week with home games against #14 California and #4 Stanford this coming weekend. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Freshman Brandi Vega scored the lone goal of the game in the 40th minute of the first half and Washington State's tough defense made it stand up in the Cougars 1-0 shutout victory over the 25th ranked Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon, tonight. The Cougs up their Pac-10 record to 4-1-1, and their overall record to 12-4-1 with the victory. Check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for a recap of tonights action and the box score. Washington State continues their swing through the state of Oregon with a match against the University of Oregon on Sunday in Eugene. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The second half of the Pac-10 conference schedule got off to a rocky start for the #21 Washington State University Cougars, as they were upset by the Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe, Arizona, 3-1 (22-25, 18-25, 25-15, 22-25). With the loss, the Cougs fall to 16-5 overall, and 5-5 in the extremely tough Pac-10 conference. Wazzu travels to #18 Arizona next, for a match on Halloween night, October 31st. For all the details on tonight's loss to ASU, go to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Just as their last match did, Washington State's Pac-10 conference match with the Cal Bears was tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation and went in to overtime. However, today the result was much better for the 20th ranked Cougars, as five minutes in to the overtime period Carly Dobratz was taken down in the box and WSU was awarded a penalty kick. Senior Kiersten Dallstream (pictured above) connected on the kick to give the victory to the Cougs, 2-1, over the 23rd ranked Bears. With the victory, Washington State improves to 11-4-1 and to 3-1-1 in conference. Visit the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for all the match information you could ever want! The Pac-10 conference schedule continues for the Cougs, as next up is a road trip to the state of Oregon to take on the Oregon State Beavers on Friday and the Oregon Ducks on Sunday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Despite allowing Washington State true freshman quarterback, Jeff Tuel, to pass for a season and career high 354 yards and two touchdowns (completing 28 of 42 passes from behind a depleted offensive line), the California Golden Bears had little trouble dispatching the Cougars, 49-17, in Berkeley, California, today. With the loss, head coach Paul Wulff and his Cougs fall to 1-6 on the season, and 0-5 in the Pac-10 conference, while the Bears moved to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the Pac-10. Next Saturday, Washington State takes on the #25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in San Antonio, Texas. The WSU Athletics web site is the spot to go to get all the stats, recaps and box scores from Strawberry Canyon. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State soccer team was just over three minutes away from pulling off the biggest upset in the program's history as they had a 1-0 lead of unbeaten and top ranked Stanford, only to have the Cardinal tie the match late, then win the match in overtime, 2-1. This was the Cougars first loss in Pac-10 play, as they fell to 2-1-1 in conference and 10-4-1 overall. Of their four losses, Washington State has lost at home to #1 Stanford, and on the road to #5 Florida State and #3 Portland. Their tough schedule should go a long ways in preparing WSU for the upcoming NCAA tournament, that the Cougs should now, as long as they take care of business in their remaining schedule, have no problem getting an invitation to. For all of the exciting match details, go to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Led by Meagan Ganzer's 15 kills, Oceana Bush's 23 digs, Jackie Albright's 22 digs and Renee Bordelon's 43 sets, the Washington State University volleyball team defeated arch-rival and 4th ranked Washington, 3-1 (18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22), in a packed Bohler Gymnasium on the Cougar campus in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars move to 16-4 overall, and 5-4 in the tough Pac-10 conference with tonight's huge win for head coach Andrew Palileo and the program. Check out all of the exciting details of the victory at the official WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. The Cougs start out the second half of the Pac-10 schedule on the road at the Arizona schools next Friday and Saturday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Redshirt junior, Mallory Fox, saved the Washington State Cougar soccer team a trip to overtime in their match at the University of Arizona, by scoring the lone goal of the game on a penalty kick in the 84th minute to lead the Cougs to victory over the Wildcats. The Cougs played a majority of the game with their back-up goalkeeper, Ariana Byrd, as starter, Meghan Berlingo, was injured early in the contest and was taken out as a precaution. With the win, Washington State moves to 2-0-1 in the Pac-10 conference and to 10-3-1 overall. Go to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone to get all of the match details you need. Next up for the Cougar soccer team is a home match versus #1 ranked Stanford next Friday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| After a huge win over #16 USC on Friday, the Cougs came out flat today and fell in convincing fashion in three sets, 3-0 (12-25. 24-26, 12-25), to #12 UCLA. With the loss, the Cougs fell to .500 in the Pac-10 conference at 4-4, and 15-4 overall. As is usual in the tough Pac-10, it doesn't get any easier, as WSU's next match is at home with #4 Washington, who come in to the "Apple Cup" of volleyball at 17-1 overall and 7-1 in the Pac-10 conference. Check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for all the match details. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State scored two first half goals, one of which was Arizona native, Melanie Johnston's first collegiate goal, and then held on to defeat #24 Arizona State, 2-1. The Cougars leading scorer, Kiersten Dallstream, tallied the other goal. As always, head to the WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone for match recaps and all the details of the Cougs big win. Washington State heads south to Tuscon to take on the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Cougars came back home to take on #16 USC at Bohler Gymnasium and before over 2,000 fans, Washington State defeated the Trojans, 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-23). With the win, Washington State moves to 15-3 on the season, and 4-3 in Pac-10 conference play. Washington State doesn't have long to celebrate the victory as #12 UCLA visits Bohler Gymansium tomorrow. The WSU Athletics web site and CougZone have all the details of the match with the Trojans. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State stayed in the Seattle area after playing 2 overtimes in a 1-1 tie with the University of Washington on Friday night and played Seattle U. today at the Redhawks field and came away with a 3-2 victory. With the non-conference win, WSU moves to 8-3-1 on the season. Goals were tallied by Ashley Johnson, Tiara Pittman, and Cougar defender, Maggie Dougher, scored the first goal of her college career. You can find all the match details, as usual, at the WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. The Cougars resume Pac-10 play this coming Friday, October 16th, with a match at 24th ranked Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona, at 7pm. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State stayed on the road in the San Francisco Bay area and had the same result, this time losing to the California Bears, 3-0 (14-25, 19-25. 20-25). After losing at Stanford on Friday, the Cougs suffered their first back-to-back losses of the season. WSU falls to 14-3 on the season, and to 3-3 in the Pac-10 conference. Check out the WSU Athletics web site and CougZone for more details on the lopsided match with Cal. The Cougs return home to the friendly confines of Bohler Gymnasium on this coming Friday, October 16th, to take on the #16 USC Trojans. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State's defense played outstanding at times, creating six Sun Devil turnovers, but the offense, with so many injuries on the offensive line, couldn't muster a rushing attack and couldn't give quarterback Jeff Tuel enough time to direct many sustained drives, and the Cougs ultimately fell to Arizona State, 27-14. Arizona State head coach, Dennis Erickson, leaned on his Pac-10 leading defense to overcome his offense's inability to hold on to the ball, and limited Washington State to only 181 yards of total offense (which included 12 sacks for a total of -82 yards rushing). The Cougars did score on the longest touchdown pass in school history early in the fourth quarter when quarterback Jeff Tuel hooked up with receiver Johnny Forzani on a 99 yard scoring strike. For photos, game notes, box scores and stats on the game, head to the Washington State Athletics web site. The Cougars have a bye week coming up next weekend, followed by a trip to Berkley, California, to take on the Cal Bears on Saturday, October 24th. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State went on the road to rival Washington and started out their Pac-10 schedule with a double overtime, 1-1, draw with the Huskies. With the draw, the Cougars record stands at 7-3-1 and 0-0-1 in the Pac-10 conference. Trailing 1-0 for a good portion of the match, the Cougars were in danger of losing to the Huskies for the first time in Coach Matt Potter's career until Elysse Van Leer stuck a rebound off of a Kiersten Dallstream shot in the back of the net to draw the Cougs even in the 84th minute. All of the details of the marathon tie are available at the WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. The WSU soccer team is staying in Seattle and will be taking on Seattle University on Sunday in a non-conference tilt at their field. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State went on the road to a place they have never won to take on seventh ranked Stanford tonight and won the second set, but still reamained winless against the Cardinal at Stanford. The Cougars ultimately lost the extremely competitive match, 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 22-25). With the loss, WSU falls to 14-2 on the season, and 3-2 in Pac-10 conference play. It doesn't get any easier in the Pac-10 as the Cougs look to rebound from this loss when they visit #15 California in Berkeley, California, tomorrow. For a complete recap of the match, check out the official WSU Athletics web site and CougZone. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| The Washington State University soccer team rallied in the second half after behind the third ranked Portland Pilots, 2-0, on the road at Portland, but after pullling to within 2-1 on Kiersten Dallstream's 11th goal of the season, they couldn't get the equalizer after several close chances in the waining moments of the contest. Check out all the details of the closely fought contest against one of the elite programs in the country at both the official WSU Athletics web site and at CougZone. With the loss, Washington State falls to 7-3 on the season. The Cougars open Pac-10 play on the road at the University of Washington this coming Friday, October 9th. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State lost badly to Arizona State in set three to fall behind two sets to one to the Sun Devils, and seemed on the verge of losing for only the second time this season. However, the Cougs dug deep and behind the 20 kills of sophomore outside hitter, Meagan Ganzer (#9, pictured above), they rallied to win the last two sets and the match over visiting ASU. The final score of the intense Pac-10 conference match had the Cougars (14-1, 3-1 Pac-10) prevailling over Arizona State 3-2 (25-19, 24-26, 13-25, 25-17, 15-10). To see all of the happy details, go to the official WSU Athletics web site and to CougZone. Next weekend the Cougars travel to the Bay area to take on #11 Stanford and #9 California...nothing comes easy in the Pac-10 conference in women's volleyball. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| More injuries, more turnovers, and another bad loss....there's not much to be happy about after the Cougs lost to the Ducks in Eugene, 52-6. It was like deja-vu of last season all over again. Washington State scored their lone 6 points after recovering a fumble at the Oregon 1 yard line....and it took three plays to punch it in from there...and even then, Oregon head coach Chip Kelly wasn't convinced that Marshall Lobbestael had gotten in to the end zone and called for a replay review. It was just a bad night in all respects for the Cougs. For those that want to see all the lopsided details, go to the WSU Athletics web site. For those that would rather forget tonight, the Cougs play Arizona State at home next Saturday. Hopefully the results at "Homecoming" will be better. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Washington State rebounded from their only loss of the season with an upset victory over #18 Arizona tonight at the Marcia Saneholtz Court in the friendly confines of Bohler Gym on the Washington State campus. WSU, now 13-1 on the season (2-1 in Pac-10 conference play), defeated the Wildcats 3-0, winning 25-21, 25-22, and 26-24. The Cougars were led by the 12 kills of Meagan Ganzer (pictured above), as well as stellar play from a host of others in a total team effort. Details are available, as usual, at the official Washington State Athletics web site and at CougZone. Next up for the Cougars are the Arizona State Sundevils on Saturday night at 7pm. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| REMINDER FOR COUG FANS TO ORDER THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY: Last month, Washington State athletic director, Jim Sterk, announced "TEAM BUILT", the official launch of Phase III of the Martin Stadium expansion project. When completed, Phase III will add 2,200 additional premium seats in suites, loge boxes and indoor and outdoor club seating areas on top of the north stands. Once 80% of the premium seats have been spoken for, the construction of Phase III will begin, hopefully finishing in time for the 2011 football season. For more information on the project and details on what you can do to help bring Phase III to fruition, go to the WSU Athletic departments' official Martin Stadium web site at martinstadium.org. Once there you will also find great renderings of what Phase III will look like (or you can go directly to the renderings by clicking here)...and a detailed article about the project on the WSU Athletics site that is available here. There are also several other great articles on the project at CougZone, the Washington State Cougars Examiner, Cougfan and at the Spokesman-Review Sports Link Blog. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Just a reminder to all of you Coug fans out there....keep voting for Butch in the Capital One Mascot Challenge. You can vote once per day, and it lasts all the way to the end of the regular football season. Butch is currently on a two match winning streak to bring his head-to-head record to 2-2, after starting out the contest a little on the slow side. This week he is squaring off with the University of Miami mascot, Ibis, and he is currently behind, so log on here to vote early and vote often! GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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| Fresh off of their fourth straight win, a 4-0 victory over Weber State last Friday, the #26 Washington State Cougar soccer team, led by leading scorer Kiersten Dallstream (pictured above), is preparing for a huge match with the fourth ranked team in the country, the Portland Pilots, in Portland this coming Sunday. The Cougars currently sport a 7-2 record, and would like nothing more than to go in to Portland and get a win or a tie against a highly ranked team to help further their resume for an NCAA tournament bid later this season. So far this year WSU has had mixed results against ranked opponents, winning at home against #18 Brigham Young, and losing decisively on the road against #3 Florida State. The tough early season battles will no doubt help prepare the Cougs for their upcoming Pac-10 schedule, which opens the following Friday, October 9th, at arch-rival Washington. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff |
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