Womens – The Daily Evergreen

Swim team places seventh at Phill Hansel Invitational

November 19, 2018

WSU swimming team finished seventh overall at the Phill Hansel Invitational in Houston, Texas, on Friday through Sunday. On the first day, every WSU swimmer broke season-best times in their individual events. This included freshman Emily Barrier, who earned fifth place all-time for WSU in the 50 freestyle....

No. 18 Cougars fall to Cal

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

November 18, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

No. 18 WSU volleyball faced University of California, Berkeley, for the second time this season Sunday in Bohler Gym. The Cougars still did have not have enough to beat the Golden Bears, once again falling 3-1. The two teams last met Oct. 14 when Cal beat WSU 3-1 in Berkeley, California. Coming...

Women’s basketball loses third game of season

ISAAC SEMMLER, Evergreen reporter

November 18, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

WSU women’s basketball fell to University of California, Davis, 75-62 Sunday afternoon. It was tough for either team to gain momentum early on as both the Aggies (1-3) and Cougars (1-3) struggled to knock down the majority of their shots. WSU hit 33 percent of its shots from the field in the fir...

No. 18 Cougar volleyball falls to No. 2 Stanford

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

November 17, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

No. 18 WSU volleyball fell to No. 2 University of Stanford 3-1 on Friday in Bohler Gym. “They’re No. 2 for a reason … You really have to play almost a perfect match … to be able to beat them and that’s why only one school has,” Head Coach Jen Greeny said. Stanford (25-1) started the m...

Swim team competes in final meet of 2018

SIGMUND SEROKA, Evergreen reporter

November 15, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

WSU swimming will head to Houston, Texas, on Friday to take part in the three-day Phill Hansel Invitational. Named after former University of Houston Head Coach Phill Hansel, the invitational will host 10 teams alongside WSU, who will participate in the meet for the first time and is the only Pac-12...

WSU heads to capital to face Hoyas

JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter

November 15, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports, Womens

In a season full of challenges and adversity for the WSU soccer team, the Cougars will look to push forward in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday as they take on No. 2 Georgetown University. After defeating University of Montana 5-1 on Friday at home in the first round, the Cougars...

Women’s basketball looks to pick up first win Friday

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

November 15, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

WSU women's basketball will host University of Nebraska on Friday in Beasley Coliseum. The Cougars (0-2) will be looking for their first win of the season against Nebraska (1-1). Head Coach Kamie Ethridge said the team needs to play with passion, purpose and grit. “Those are intangibles that...

WSU volleyball hosts last four games of season

COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter

November 15, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports, Womens

No. 18 WSU volleyball will host No. 2 Stanford University on Friday in Bohler Gym. Last time the Cougars (19-7, 10-6) faced the Cardinal (24-1, 16-0), Stanford won in three sets at Maples Pavilion in California. The second set from that match is one WSU is likely to remember as it was up 22-18 toward the e...

Cougs beat Nicholls State by 17 points

COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter

November 11, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

WSU men’s basketball got its first official win of the year, beating Nicholls State University 89-72 Sunday in Beasley Coliseum. Senior forward Robert Franks Jr. was a big reason why the Cougars (1-0) came out ahead against the Colonels (1-2). He scored 31 points and managed to grab 11 rebounds...

No. 19 Cougars fall to No. 13 USC

SIGMUND SEROKA, Evergreen reporter

November 11, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

No. 19 WSU volleyball traveled to Los Angeles, California, for the last road game of the season to take on No. 13 University of Southern California. In the end the Cougars took home the loss in a 3-1 match final. This was WSU’s last away game before coming back to Bohler Gym for the next two weeks. Set...

Women’s basketball falls to Saint Mary’s

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

November 11, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

WSU women’s basketball lost 70-64 to Saint Mary’s College of California Gaels on Sunday afternoon in Beasley Coliseum. Despite the loss, Head Coach Kamie Ethridge said she feels more encouraged after the game by the effort of the Cougars (0-2)ain. "I just liked how our team competed," Ethridge...

Cougar swim falls to Wyoming

ISAAC SEMMLER, Evergreen reporter

November 10, 2018

Filed under Sports, Womens

It had been 25 years since the WSU and University of Wyoming swim teams faced off when they met Friday night in Gibb Pool, with the Cougars holding a 3-0 all-time advantage against the Cowgirls. However, WSU got off to a rocky start, winning just one of the first four events. This created a large...