Washington State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 1
Pullman, WA
7:00 PM
Washington State University
vs
The Master's University (Exh)
Basketball is Back in Beasley Wednesday as the Women Take on The Masters
October 31, 2017 | Women's Basketball
The Cougs hit the court for their lone exhibition Wednesday night.
THE MASTERS UNIVERSITY vs. WASHINGTON STATE
7 p.m. | Wednesday | Nov. 3, 2017
Pullman, Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
GAME INFORMATION
Washington State women's basketball will take the floor for the first time in front of fans at  Beasley Coliseum with the contest against The Masters University. TMU were ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Division 1 Preseason Coaches' Top 25. The Mustangs made a fifth straight trip to the NAIA national tournament last year after going 23-9 on the year. Having already played a pair of exhibition games this season, the Mustangs are off to an 0-2 start with losses to  Cal Baptist (65-54) to start the year and to Cal State Northridge (83-65) last Saturday.
LAST TIME OUT
The Cougs took part in a closed scrimmage against Eastern Washington last Sunday, defeating the Eagles 105-54. WSU dominated in every fashion, shooting 57.3% from the floor while hitting on 47.6% of their threes (10-21). Junior Alexys Swedlund led the way off the bench with 22 points as she went 8-of-11 including going 5-of-8 from deep. WSU was healthy once again with the return Borislava Hristova (20 pts), Louise Brown (8 pts, 8 rbds), and Chanelle Molina (6 pts, 9 assts). Starting for the Cougs, Johanna Muzet came up with 12 points in the win to go with six steals and four assists. Overall, the Cougs dished out 33 assists on 43 baskets while also grabbing 19 steals on 23 Eagles' turnovers.
WASHINGTON STATE LAST SEASON
After making the postseason for just the fourth time in the modern NCAA era, the Cougs proved to be a tough out as WSU won four in a row, their longest streak of the year, to advance to the semifinals of the WNIT.  The wins for the Cougs in the first four rounds marked WSU's first-ever post season victories (in the modern NCAA era). Three times prior the Cougs played in the opening round of the NCAA (1991) and the WNIT (2014, 2015) only to fall short. The Cougars earned the conference's automatic bid into the postseason tournament thanks to their seventh place finish in the standings. With the Pac-12 earning a record seven bids to the Big Dance, the Cougars became the conference's first team out making them the first team into the WNIT. The bid into the WNIT marked the third time in the last four seasons the Cougars advanced to the postseason tournament.
The Cougars finished the regular season with a 12-18 overall record, including a 6-12 mark in Pac-12 Conference play earning a tie for 7th after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason. Most recently, WSU split its final regular-season series, falling to Utah, 74-57, Thursday before defeating Colorado, 67-56, Saturday on senior day. The Cougars lost six games this season that were decided by two possessions (six points) or less or in overtime. Washington State defeated one nationally-ranked opponent this season, upsetting #9/7 UCLA, 82-73, on Jan. 6 in the program's biggest upset ever.Â
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH WASHINGTON STATE!Â
WSU Athletics, ASWSU, and the WSU Center for Civic Engagement have teamed up to host the fifth annual Halloween at Washington State Kids Carnival on Nov. 1 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum. Â The event will feature trick-or-treating and games and is free for all fans. Then come out and enjoy the game.
WHAT'S BEING SAID
7 p.m. | Wednesday | Nov. 3, 2017
Pullman, Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
GAME INFORMATION
Washington State women's basketball will take the floor for the first time in front of fans at  Beasley Coliseum with the contest against The Masters University. TMU were ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Division 1 Preseason Coaches' Top 25. The Mustangs made a fifth straight trip to the NAIA national tournament last year after going 23-9 on the year. Having already played a pair of exhibition games this season, the Mustangs are off to an 0-2 start with losses to  Cal Baptist (65-54) to start the year and to Cal State Northridge (83-65) last Saturday.
LAST TIME OUT
The Cougs took part in a closed scrimmage against Eastern Washington last Sunday, defeating the Eagles 105-54. WSU dominated in every fashion, shooting 57.3% from the floor while hitting on 47.6% of their threes (10-21). Junior Alexys Swedlund led the way off the bench with 22 points as she went 8-of-11 including going 5-of-8 from deep. WSU was healthy once again with the return Borislava Hristova (20 pts), Louise Brown (8 pts, 8 rbds), and Chanelle Molina (6 pts, 9 assts). Starting for the Cougs, Johanna Muzet came up with 12 points in the win to go with six steals and four assists. Overall, the Cougs dished out 33 assists on 43 baskets while also grabbing 19 steals on 23 Eagles' turnovers.
WASHINGTON STATE LAST SEASON
After making the postseason for just the fourth time in the modern NCAA era, the Cougs proved to be a tough out as WSU won four in a row, their longest streak of the year, to advance to the semifinals of the WNIT.  The wins for the Cougs in the first four rounds marked WSU's first-ever post season victories (in the modern NCAA era). Three times prior the Cougs played in the opening round of the NCAA (1991) and the WNIT (2014, 2015) only to fall short. The Cougars earned the conference's automatic bid into the postseason tournament thanks to their seventh place finish in the standings. With the Pac-12 earning a record seven bids to the Big Dance, the Cougars became the conference's first team out making them the first team into the WNIT. The bid into the WNIT marked the third time in the last four seasons the Cougars advanced to the postseason tournament.
The Cougars finished the regular season with a 12-18 overall record, including a 6-12 mark in Pac-12 Conference play earning a tie for 7th after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason. Most recently, WSU split its final regular-season series, falling to Utah, 74-57, Thursday before defeating Colorado, 67-56, Saturday on senior day. The Cougars lost six games this season that were decided by two possessions (six points) or less or in overtime. Washington State defeated one nationally-ranked opponent this season, upsetting #9/7 UCLA, 82-73, on Jan. 6 in the program's biggest upset ever.Â
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH WASHINGTON STATE!Â
WSU Athletics, ASWSU, and the WSU Center for Civic Engagement have teamed up to host the fifth annual Halloween at Washington State Kids Carnival on Nov. 1 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum. Â The event will feature trick-or-treating and games and is free for all fans. Then come out and enjoy the game.
WHAT'S BEING SAID
Happy Halloween! Keep the party going by coming to Halloween at WSU tomorrow in @WSUBEASLEY before the @WSUWomensHoops game! #GoCougs ?????? pic.twitter.com/3PHo5UGtdK
— WSU Cougars (@WSUCougars) October 31, 2017
WEDNESDAY. 7 PM.
— ZZU CRU (@ZZUCRU) October 31, 2017
Get to Beasley for the first @WSUWomensHoops game of the season!
WE CANT WAIT!!! pic.twitter.com/MjLwD2H1Ei
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