Men’s – The Daily Evergreen

WSU takes game one against Hawai’i

Donovan Blas, Evergreen baseball reporter

February 22, 2020

WSU baseball beat the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors in Les Murakami Stadium 6-2, taking game one of this four-game series in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Cougars (2-3) secured their second win of the season with the help of Collin Montez’s two home runs and five RBIs at the plate. The pitche...

WSU faces Stanford for senior night

RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter

February 21, 2020

WSU men’s basketball will face the Stanford University Cardinal at 5 p.m. on Sunday in Beasley Coliseum for their last home game of the 2019-20 season. Last time WSU (14-13, 5-9) faced Stanford (16-9, 5-7) it was an 88-62 loss on the road for WSU; the Cougars’ largest margin of loss this seas...

Baseball goes overseas: Cougars to battle Rainbow Warriors

VASILI VARLAMOS, Evergreen baseball reporter

February 20, 2020

The WSU baseball team travels to Honolulu, Hawaii, this weekend for a four-game series against the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors. The Cougars (1-3) look to bounce back after losing two games to California State University, Bakersfield and one game to California State University, Nort...

Track and field travels for regular season end

JAN RAC, Evergreen track and field reporter

February 20, 2020

The WSU track and field team will compete in their last regular season action on Friday. The Cougars will split up again to compete in the Matador Qualifier at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas and the Last Chance College Elite at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle. These will be the final meets...

Cal has first road win, Cougars lose

RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter

February 20, 2020

WSU men’s basketball fell short to the University of California Golden Bears 66-57 after a failed late game comeback in the final two minutes of the game. WSU’s (14-13, 5-9) leading scorer was junior forward Tony Miller, his second time leading the team in points. He scored 18 points off the b...

Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: week 16

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen columnist

February 19, 2020

No. 14 Oregon The Ducks returned to the top spot in the conference after sweeping Colorado and Utah. Despite coming off of two straight losses, they were able to take down the Buffaloes in one of the biggest Pac-12 matchups of the year. They previously lost to Colorado in their first conference g...

Cougars begin final homestand

RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter

February 19, 2020

WSU men’s basketball will face the University of California Golden Bears at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Beasley Coliseum. This is WSU’s (14-12, 5-8) second game against Cal (10-15, 4-8) this season. WSU lost the first matchup 73-66 on the road, one of two single-digit road losses this season for the Coug...

Cougars start baseball season with win

VASILI VARLAMOS, Evergreen baseball reporter

February 18, 2020

The WSU baseball team rallied in the ninth inning to beat the California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners 5-2 at Hardt Field for its first opening game win since 2011, which was also against Roadrunners. Junior second baseman Garrett Gouldsmith and redshirt sophomore catcher Jake Meyer hit ...

Cougars finish Don Kirby Elite, Husky Classic

JAN RAC, Evergreen reporter

February 18, 2020

The WSU men and women’s track and field teams competed in two locations this weekend: Albuquerque, New Mexico and Seattle. At the Don Kirby Elite in Albuquerque, sophomore Charisma Taylor and senior Sam Brixey both got personal records, and victories in their events. Taylor jumped 44 feet 2 3/4 inche...

Matadors extend baseball’s losing streak

VASILI VARLAMOS, Evergreen baseball reporter

February 18, 2020

The WSU baseball team lost to the California State University Northridge Matadors 3-1 Monday. This is the Cougars third straight loss after starting the season off with a win Friday. Junior pitcher Tanner West started the game for the Cougars. He pitched five innings, allowing two runs and striking...

Cougars look to end seven-game losing streak to Trojans

RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter

February 14, 2020

WSU’s men’s basketball will finish its road trip against the University of Southern California Trojans at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Galen Center in Los Angeles. WSU lost its first matchup against USC (18-7) 65-56 in Beasley Coliseum back in the first game of the Pac-12 regular season on Jan. 2. D...

Men’s basketball falls four points short of history

RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter

February 14, 2020

WSU men’s basketball lost an overtime heartbreaker to the UCLA Bruins 86-83 in the Pauley Pavilion Thursday night. WSU (14-11, 5-7) lost the opportunity to sweep its season matchup against the Bruins (14-11, 6-6) for the first time since 1937. Junior guard Isaac Bonton led the Cougars w...