PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University women's basketball team (3-1) defeated Seattle University (1-2), Friday, 82-62 at Beasley Coliseum. Senior Tia Presley and junior Taylor Edmondson led the Cougars in the opening half, scoring 15 points each through 20 minutes. Presley added 10 more after the break to lead all scorers with 25 points. Edmondson finished the night with 17 points, matching a career high.

After a slow start, Washington State stepped up on defense, forcing seven turnovers through the first 10 minutes of the game. The Cougars went on a 14-1 run, holding the Redhawks without a field goal for over six minutes. The run put the Cougars up 19-7 midway through the half and they never looked back. Presley and Edmondson combined for 30 first-half points as the Cougars went in to halftime leading 47-28.

In the second half, the Cougar women continued to extend their lead, jumping out to a 22-point lead with 17 minutes to play. Senior Shalie Dheensaw led the Cougars for much of the second half, tallying 12 points and four rebounds in the game. Four Cougars broke the double-digit barrier in the game, as junior Lia Galdeira added 10 points of her own. Galdeira also led Washington State with six rebounds and six assists. Galdeira's six assists tie a career high first set against Monmouth during her freshman season.

The Redhawks were led by sophomore Alexis Montgomery with 16 points. Seattle's Kaylee Best added 14 points and eight rebounds to the team total. However, the Cougars were able to outlast the Redhawks, in large part due to the WSU bench that outscored the Seattle bench, 28-7. Junior Mariah Cooks netted seven points and three rebounds, while freshmen Pinelopi Pavlopoulou and Louise Brown combined for nine points and four rebounds.

Friday's win concludes a four-game homestand for the Cougars, in which the team went 3-1. The team opens its road campaign Tuesday, Nov. 25 at Hampton, before traveling to Puerto Rico to face Michigan and Maryland in the San Juan Shootout, Nov. 28-29.