#16/20 STANFORD (20-9, 14-3) vs WASHINGTON ST. (10-19, 3-14)
1 p.m. | Sunday | Feb. 25, 2018
Pullman, Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
MATCHUP NOTES
The Cougs play their final home game Sunday against #16 Stanford while celebrating senior day at Beasley. Stanford took the first matchup between the two teams, 70-57, as the Cougs got down big early before battling back and running out of time. Chanelle Molina led the way for WSU with 19 points while Kaylee Johnson led the Cardinal with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Last season, the Cardinal beat the Cougs in Beasley, 76-54, and again in the Pac-12 tournament, 66-36. All-time, Stanford has been dominant with the Cougs still in search of their first-ever win over the Cardinal at 0-63 all-time.
LAST TIME OUT
A hot first half did not carry over to the second half of action as the Cougars (10-19, 3-14 Pac-12) fell at home to Cal (19-9, 10-7 Pac-12), 67-54, Friday night in Beasley Coliseum. Early on, the Cougs held pace with the Bears with a bombardment of three-pointers, led by Alexys Swedlund who drilled 4-of-7 from deep and scored 14 points in the first half to pace the attack. While Swedlund bombed from the outside, the Bears pounded the ball inside to their all-american, Kristen Anigwe, who scored 17 points in the opening 20 minutes to give Cal a one-point lead at the break. In the second half, the Bears continued to pressure the Cougars in the paint, starting the new quarter on an 11-0 run that broke the game open. Despite finding open looks, the shots that fell in the first half refused to go down in the second half as WSU went just 9-of-34 to finish the game while Cal closed hitting 17-of-26.
ABOUT THE CARDINAL
The Cardinal have a chance to share the Pac-12 title with Oregon with a win Sunday against the Cougs and a loss by Oregon at Arizona. As of now, the Cardinal are set to be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 tournament, a tournament they won last season after finishing second in the Pac-12 behind Oregon State. Stanford is coming off a hard-fought win over Washington Friday night as the Cardinal were forced to battle for 40 minutes to take the win on the road against the Huskies. Brittany McPhee leads the Cardinal on the season at 18.5 ppg as Stanford averages 68.7 ppg as a team while shooting 41.6% from the floor.
IN THE TWITTERVERSE
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1 p.m. | Sunday | Feb. 25, 2018
Pullman, Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
MATCHUP NOTES
The Cougs play their final home game Sunday against #16 Stanford while celebrating senior day at Beasley. Stanford took the first matchup between the two teams, 70-57, as the Cougs got down big early before battling back and running out of time. Chanelle Molina led the way for WSU with 19 points while Kaylee Johnson led the Cardinal with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Last season, the Cardinal beat the Cougs in Beasley, 76-54, and again in the Pac-12 tournament, 66-36. All-time, Stanford has been dominant with the Cougs still in search of their first-ever win over the Cardinal at 0-63 all-time.
LAST TIME OUT
A hot first half did not carry over to the second half of action as the Cougars (10-19, 3-14 Pac-12) fell at home to Cal (19-9, 10-7 Pac-12), 67-54, Friday night in Beasley Coliseum. Early on, the Cougs held pace with the Bears with a bombardment of three-pointers, led by Alexys Swedlund who drilled 4-of-7 from deep and scored 14 points in the first half to pace the attack. While Swedlund bombed from the outside, the Bears pounded the ball inside to their all-american, Kristen Anigwe, who scored 17 points in the opening 20 minutes to give Cal a one-point lead at the break. In the second half, the Bears continued to pressure the Cougars in the paint, starting the new quarter on an 11-0 run that broke the game open. Despite finding open looks, the shots that fell in the first half refused to go down in the second half as WSU went just 9-of-34 to finish the game while Cal closed hitting 17-of-26.
ABOUT THE CARDINAL
The Cardinal have a chance to share the Pac-12 title with Oregon with a win Sunday against the Cougs and a loss by Oregon at Arizona. As of now, the Cardinal are set to be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 tournament, a tournament they won last season after finishing second in the Pac-12 behind Oregon State. Stanford is coming off a hard-fought win over Washington Friday night as the Cardinal were forced to battle for 40 minutes to take the win on the road against the Huskies. Brittany McPhee leads the Cardinal on the season at 18.5 ppg as Stanford averages 68.7 ppg as a team while shooting 41.6% from the floor.
IN THE TWITTERVERSE
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— Kevin Molton (@vinomolton) February 24, 2018
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