Womens – The Daily Evergreen

Soccer takes on No. 8 Bruins in LA

TAYLOR DUNLAP, Evergreen reporter

September 21, 2018

No. 14 WSU soccer will begin play within the Pac-12 on Friday when the team travels to Los Angeles. The undefeated Cougars will try to take down No. 8 University of California, Los Angeles. In the past five years, WSU (7-0-0) has held a 2-3 record against UCLA (5-1-1), with both wins being in Pullm...

Cougar Classic marks start of tennis season

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

September 21, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

The WSU tennis season will start with its opening Cougar Classic event Friday. With three new student-athletes and a new assistant coach, tennis fans have a lot of new faces to look forward to this year. For the season-opener, the Cougar forces are divided between the Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu,...

Cougar swim dives into new season

SIGMUND SEROKA and RYAN MOSHER

September 21, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

Summer may be over, but swimming is just getting underway. The season-opener for the Cougs will include three teams over two days in California. They will face San Diego State University and the University of Nevada, Reno, on Friday, then the University of San Diego on Saturday. San Diego State and...

WSU volleyball goes west for Apple Cup match

COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter

September 20, 2018

Filed under Sports, Uncategorized, Womens

No. 22 WSU women’s volleyball team heads on the road for two tough matches to start Pac-12 play. First, the Cougars (9-1) will face No. 13 University of Washington (8-2). After that match, they will head down to Oregon to face No. 12 University of Oregon (7-3). Coming off a 2-1 record and second...

Cougars tame Mustangs

DANI PARAMO, Evergreen reporter

September 16, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

No. 16 WSU soccer came away from the weekend with another win after taking down California Polytechnic State University 4-1 Sunday. WSU Head Coach Todd Shulenberger said the win gave them important momentum for upcoming Pac-12 matches. “It means a lot, we wanted to go out with a lot of momentum,”...

Volleyball served first loss of season

COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter

September 15, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

No. 22 WSU women’s volleyball went to five sets for the first time this year and was handed its first loss of the season against East Tennessee State University. The final match of the WKU Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena for the Cougars saw the first set go to the Bucs. A 10-2 run wasn’t enough...

Cougs down Grizzlies

DANI PARAMO, Evergreen reporter

September 15, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports, Womens

No. 16 WSU soccer defeated University of Montana 3-1 on a cold Friday night in Pullman. The Cougars improved to 6-0 and are now just one win away from equaling their best ever start to a season since 2015. The Cougs scored early in the game and kept pressure on their opponents, preventing the visitors...

Volleyball downs NIU to stay perfect

COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter

September 14, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

WSU volleyball started off the WKU Tournament just the way they had hoped, with another win. The No. 22 Cougars (8-0) got a clean sweep of Northern Illinois University (2-11) and dominated in each of the three sets. Senior outside hitter Taylor Mims got the Cougs off to a hot start as she had three...

Ethridge brings experience to WSU

JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter

September 14, 2018

Filed under Sports, Sports Weekend 2018, Womens

Winning a national championship while going undefeated in NCAA Division I and being a gold medalist in the Olympics is a dream career path for any athlete. However, it was more than just a dream for WSU women’s basketball Head Coach Kamie Ethridge. She lived it. Ethridge grew up in Texas as...

Haro kicks off final year at WSU

TAYLOR DUNLAP, Evergreen reporter

September 14, 2018

Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports, Sports Weekend 2018, Womens

From seeing palm trees and traffic every day in Corona, California, to viewing wheat fields and sunsets in Pullman, senior defender Maddy Haro had to make major adjustments when she committed to WSU soccer her sophomore year of high school. Haro started playing in a league when she was only 5 years...

Soccer faces two at home over weekend

DANI PARAMO, Evergreen reporter

September 14, 2018

Filed under Sports, Sports Weekend 2018, Womens

No. 16 WSU hosts University of Montana in Pullman in the first of two games this weekend before conference play begins. The Cougars will face the Grizzlies on Friday night before playing against California Polytechnic State University on Sunday. WSU Head Coach Todd Shulenberger said that the weekend...

Volleyball looks to continue perfect start

COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter

September 13, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports, Womens

No. 22 WSU volleyball travels to Bowling Green, Kentucky, playing in its second-straight weekend tournament. The team is 7-0 and will look to end the perfect non-conference start at the Western Kentucky University tournament before starting Pac-12 play Thursday in Seattle. Head Coach Jen Greeny said...