PULLMAN, Wash. - Playing their lone game of the week, the Washington State women's basketball team could not find their offensive game against one of the nation's top teams as the Cougars fell to No. 8/7 Washington, 87-44, Sunday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum. The loss was the second of the season for the Cougars (8-11, 3-5 Pac-12) against the Huskies (19-2, 7-1 Pac-12) who kept a hold of their top spot in the Pac-12 heading into the second half of conference play.

From the outset the Cougars knew it was not going to be their day against the high-powered Huskies as WSU started just 1-of-13 from the floor despite finding open looks. Despite finishing the opening quarter with a quick flurry including a long buzzer-beating three by Krystle McKenzie, the lid remained on the basket in the second quarter when WSU came up with a season-low four points as the shots refused to drop. The missed opportunities combined with the play of the Huskies' big two of Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor led to a 46-14 deficit at the break.

In the second half, the Cougars found a little bit of success on the offensive end of the floor led by their freshman in the post, Kayla Washington, who came up with 11 points in 11 minutes. Washington's 11-points led the Cougars on the day and marked the young forward's second-straight double-digit effort. She also added seven rebounds to pace the Cougars on the glass despite facing off against the nation's leading rebounder in Osahor.

For Osahor, the day proved to be one for the record books as the senior forward set a Pac-12 record with 30 rebounds, 24 of which came on the defensive glass. The 30 rebounds tied for the seventh most all-time in NCAA history as she became just the 11th player ever to grab 30 or more rebounds in a single contest. She would added 20 points for her NCAA leading 17th double-double on the year. The nation's top scorer, Plum, finished the afternoon with a game-best 29 points on 8-of-15 shooting while hitting 10-of-12 from the line. The Huskies were plus-19 from the line as the Cougars were awarded just seven free throws in the game and made four of them.

The Cougars would finish the contest shooting a season-low 25.4% (18-of-71) from the floor while the Huskies finished at 48.3% (28-of-58). Despite the shots not falling for the Cougars, the game proved to be relatively clean for both sides as WSU committed a season-low eight turnovers while forcing the Huskies into just 12.

Washington State continues its home-stand Friday, Jan. 27 against No. 10/10 Stanford in the one and only meeting between the two sides in the regular season. The game is scheduled for a 8:06 p.m. tip at Beasley with the contest being broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.