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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

SPOKANE, WA - MARCH 28, 2011: Head Coach Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Womens Basketball vs Gonzaga, NCAA West Regional Finals at the Spokane Arena on March 28, 2011. Courtesy Don Feria, Stanfordphoto.com

Tara VanDerveer returns to the Palouse as the winningest coach in college basketball history

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 8, 2024

Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has lost to WSU just once in her nearly 40-year Pacific Conference dominance. WSU head coach Kamie Ethridge,...

WSU wide reciever Lincoln Victor (85) and linebacker Kyle Thornton (52) attempt to tackle Stanford running back Casey Filkins on a punt return during the first half of a college football game on Oct. 16, 2021, at Martin Stadium.

‘It just takes one;’ Cougs seek to halt collapse

LUKE WESTFALL, Evergreen sports co-editor November 2, 2023

Saturday, Oct. 7, WSU gets ready to play UCLA fresh off a bye week, ranked No. 13 in the country and finally getting their well-deserved attention. Fast forward to now, the Cougs (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12) head...

WSU takes a mound visit to game plan ahead of Carter Grahams at-bat, May 18.

Cougar baseball drops game one versus No. 3 Stanford in ‘almost Jacob McKeon game’

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor May 19, 2023

It was close. Perhaps too close to call. But Pac-12 umpires determined that WSU center fielder Jonah Advincula was tagged out at home plate by Cardinal catcher Malcolm Moore while attempting to steal home...

WSU forward DJ Rodman passes the ball during an NCAA basketball game against Stanford, Jan. 14.

Cougs to begin final road trip in Stanford

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor February 23, 2023

WSU men’s basketball (13-15, 8-9 Pac-12) will face Stanford (11-16, 4-11 Pac-12) on the last road trip of the year Thursday. This will be the second meeting of the two teams this season. The first...

WSU forward Ula Motuga jumps for a layup during an NCAA basketball game against Stanford, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU women’s basketball cannot compete with No. 2 Cardinal, lose 71-38

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 5, 2023

This Cougar women’s hoops season was off to a historic 15–6 start. A blowout 71-38 loss to the No. 2 team in the nation should not dampen anything for a WSU women’s basketball team (16–7, 6–6 Pac-12)...

WSU forward DJ Rodman passes the ball during an NCAA basketball game against Stanford, Jan. 14.

Cougs take last-second nail-biter over Stanford

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor January 16, 2023

The clock was closing in on three minutes left in the game. The Cougs had not made a shot from the field in almost five minutes. With the shot clock counting down and with only a couple of seconds left,...

WSU forward Mouhamed Gueye drives toward the hoop during an NCAA mens basketball game against Utah, Dec. 4.

Cougs to face the Bay Area teams on the Palouse

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor January 10, 2023

Coming off of their massive win against No. 9 (formerly No. 5) Arizona, WSU men’s basketball (7-10, 2-4 Pac-12) will travel back to Pullman on Wednesday to play Cal (3-13, 2-3 Pac-12) and Stanford (5-10,...

The WSU swim team celebrates their victory over Arizona on Oct. 15.

WSU swimming to face No. 2 Stanford

PARKER R. SCHAFER, Evergreen columnist October 25, 2022

WSU has taken a break from the meets recently and put their noses to the water for these two weeks in between. Having just come off facing California, the team is looking to improve their standings. “A...

WSU defender Reese Tappan passes the ball during an NCAA womens soccer match against Utah, Oct. 2.

Soccer heads to California for two weekend games

JAKE HULL, Evergreen reporter October 6, 2022

WSU soccer (8-1-2) is riding a 10-game unbeaten streak, winning eight of their last nine.  This weekend they travel to California for two games. Thursday the Cougs travel to Berkeley, California to...

WSU guard Jefferson Koulibaly (middle) drives toward the basket during the second half against Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 26, in Beasley Coliseum.

Cougs leave Bay Area with sweep

AARIK LONG, Evergreen reporter February 7, 2022

WSU men’s basketball (14-7, 7-3) picked up a pair of historic wins this weekend, earning their first Bay Area road sweep in 29 years. The Cougs defeated Stanford (13-8, 6-5) 66-60 on Thursday before...

WSU forward Mouhamed Gueye (35) drives to the basket past Stanford forwards James Keefe (left) and Spencer Jones (right) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 13, in Beasley Coliseum.

Cougs fail to cut trees

KAT MCKINNEY-ROLEY, Evergreen reporter January 14, 2022

WSU men’s basketball lost against Stanford with a rather bizarre start, 62-57.   According to Melissa Luck via Twitter, the Stanford team doctor was unsatisfied with the WSU COVID-19 protocol...

WSU guard TJ Bamba (5) looks for someone to pass the ball to during a college basketball game against Weber State University at Beasley Coliseum, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.

Cougs host Stanford

KAT MCKINNEY-ROLEY, Evergreen reporter January 10, 2022

The Stanford Cardinal will be making their way to Pullman to take on WSU at 2 p.m. on Thursday. After coming off a win against the Utes and the return of Noah Williams, this game should be a good one...

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