SAINT LOUIS (4-5) vs WASHINGTON STATE (4-4)
7 p.m. | Monday | Dec. 4, 2017
Pullman, Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
MATCHUP NOTES
The Cougs continue their home stand by welcoming Saint Louis to Beasley Monday night. The Bilikens come to Pullman as a return trip from last season when the Cougs went to Saint Louis just before the holiday break. Despite a furious rally in the final 10 minutes of play, the WSU could not finish off its comeback as Saint Louis survived to take a 73-70 win over the Cougars. In the loss, the Cougs hit 13 three-pointers, one-shy of a program record.
Alexys Swedlund led the way with 12 points. The game last season was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.Â
LAST TIME OUT
A dominant final five minutes turned a close game into a comfortable win at home for Washington State (4-4) which opened its three-game home stand with a 72-55 win over Idaho State (5-2) Friday night. After seeing their double-digit lead shrink to just one in the opening minute of the fourth, the Cougs turned it on from the outside when
Borislava Hristova hit the first of her two triples in the quarter to kick off a huge fourth quarter for the Cougs. Hristova would score 10 of her game-high 16 in the final 10 minutes of the contest to lead the Cougs on a 14-2 closing kick that would bury the Bengals. In the quarter, the Cougs would hit three from deep with Hristova's pair turning the tides back in the Cougs favor while
Louise Brown's fourth three of the game put WSU up by double-digits for the second time in the half. In all, the Cougs knocked down 9-of-17 from deep led by Brown's 4-for-4 effort while allowing the nation's No. 3 ranked three-point shooting team to hit just 6-of-16 from behind the arc. Brown finished the game with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
ABOUT THEÂ BILIKENS
SLU enters the year 4-5 having snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Little Rock Friday night.. Jackie Kemph leads the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game. Kemph went for a double-double last season against WSU with 13 pts/11ast. She is on the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List for a second consecutive season and is the two-time A-10 Player of the Year. Maddison Gits has averaged nearly a double-double on the year at 10.2 points and 97 rebounds per game. As a team, the Bilikens are averaging 67.2 points per game while allowing 67.1 points per game.
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