Women’s – The Daily Evergreen

Hristova, Subasic important in BYU victory

Shayne Taylor, Evergreen reporter

November 11, 2019

WSU women’s basketball held Brigham Young University to 1-13 shooting in the final quarter of play and moves to 2-0 on the new season after a 67-50 win. Redshirt senior forward Borislava Hristova led the team in scoring with 23 points in her second straight game and her eight rebounds were tied...

Volleyball defeats Oregon for second time this season

Callahan Hudson, Evergreen reporter

November 11, 2019

The No. 22 Cougar volleyball team defeated the University of Oregon Ducks 3-1 Sunday afternoon in Eugene, Oregon. This is the first time WSU (21-5, 10-4) has swept the Ducks (7-16, 3-11) since 2003 and both Oregon schools since 2002 during the regular season. Junior outside hitter Penny Tusa set...

Soccer hosts Memphis in NCAA tournament

Jaclyn Seifert, Evergreen reporter

November 11, 2019

No. 24 WSU soccer ended its regular season play with a 1-0 loss in the 29th Boeing Apple Cup Series at the University of Washington last Friday. This was Washington State’s first loss in the Apple Cup (11-6-2, 7-4-0) since 2003. Washington State ends it regular season play 12-6-1 overall and 5-5-1...

Brianna Alger is every team’s dream defender

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 7, 2019

She woke up like most mornings for another 7 a.m. practice alongside her teammates on the lower soccer field at WSU. What was not ordinary that morning? Her coach pulled her aside and said, “Hey, ESPN is asking to have your video.” “It was request after request after request,” Brianna said. It...

Volleyball has road win against the Beavers

CALLAHAN HUDSON, Evergreen reporter

November 7, 2019

The No. 37 Cougar volleyball team bested No. 101 Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon 3-1. Freshman outside hitter Alexcis Lusby was on fire Thursday. She scored 15 kills against OSU, beating her season-high of 14 against UT Rio Grande Valley. The WSU Cougars (19-5,8-4) couldn’t keep up wit...

‘It is going to take every effort that we have’

SHAYNE TAYLOR, Evergreen reporter

November 7, 2019

The women’s basketball team will look to open the season with back to back wins on Saturday against Brigham Young University (BYU). The last time these two teams faced was during the 2016-2017 basketball season. WSU came away with a 72-64 win on the road in Provo, Utah. BYU, however, leads the...

Soccer travels to Seattle for Apple Cup

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 7, 2019

No. 20 WSU soccer will travel to the opposite side of the state for the annual battle against No. 22 University of Washington Huskies in the 29th Boeing Apple Cup Series at 7 p.m. on Friday. “It is just business trip for us, just another team that is in our way,” head coach Todd Shulenberger said. The...

Waves crash and burn in Beasley

SHAYNE TAYLOR, Evergreen reporter

November 6, 2019

WSU started their 2019-20 basketball season with a convincing 85-48 win over the Pepperdine Waves on Tuesday. Already leading 39-27, senior guard Chanelle Molina scored a 3-pointer from the top of the key as time expired in the half. Molina finished the second quarter with ten points as WSU led 42-27. Redshirt...

Volleyball travels to Oregon

ALLEN LEISTER, Evergreen reporter

November 6, 2019

The WSU women’s volleyball team travels to Oregon to compete against Oregon State University and the University of Oregon this weekend. After a 3-1 victory at home against the University of Southern California, the Cougars (19-5, 8-4) travel to Corvallis, Oregon, to play the Beavers (9-14, 3-9)...

Women’s golf completes Nanea Pac-12 Preview

ALLEN LEISTER, Evergreen reporter

November 6, 2019

The WSU women’s golf team wrapped up the Nanea PAC 12 Preview today in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, finishing in 11th place out of an overall 12 team competition. The Cougars finished the competition with a score of (+52, 928) while the University of Arizona Wildcats won the event with a score of (-19,...

Waves crash into Beasley Coliseum

SHAYNE TAYLOR, Evergreen reporter

November 4, 2019

Women’s basketball will face off against the Pepperdine University Waves at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at home for the first regular-season game of the new season. WSU will look to continue its success against the Waves after a 71-63 exhibition victory against Beijing Normal University on Thursday. Redshirt...

Athlete of the Week: Morgan Weaver

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

November 4, 2019

The Daily Evergreen Athlete of the Week award goes to senior forward Morgan Weaver for her performance during WSU soccer’s senior game against Colorado on Sunday. In her last regular-season game in Pullman, Weaver put the team on her back, going on a rampage scoring all four of WSU’s goals for...