Cougs Run out of Time at Stanford

Friday, January 12

Stanford, CA

6:00 PM

Washington State University

8-9, 1-4

Stanford

10-7, 4-1

Washington State

Stanford

Photo by: Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services

January 12, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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A late charge was not enough to erase a tough first half in Palo Alto.

By: Athletic Communications

In Case You Missed It
PALO ALTO, Calif. – A slow opening 20 minutes proved to be too much for the Cougars (8-9, 1-4) to overcome on the road at Stanford (10-7, 4-1) Friday night as the Cardinal held off a late charge by Washington State to win 70-57 at Maples Pavilion. From the outset the Cougs put themselves in a hole as the Cardinal jumped out to a 10-0 lead just minutes into the game as Stanford's superior rebounding paid immediate dividends. The early run was one of a handful of big runs by the Cardinal in the first half as Stanford pushed their lead to 30 by halftime as the Cougs' never could get their offense rolling. Despite the half-time deficit, the Cougs continued to battle the bigger Cardinal as WSU began to attack the basket while seeing their shots begin to fall. Over the final 20 minutes of play, WSU outscored the Cardinal 40-25 thanks to Chanelle Molina, Borislava Hristova, and Caila Hailey combining for 30 of the Cougs' final 40 points. Unfortunately for the Cougars, time would run out needing another 10 minutes to complete the comeback.

Stat of the Game
The Cardinal controlled the paint outscoring the Cougs 46-26 while holding a 53-31 rebounding edge.

Moments of the Game

Another 3 for Molina, Chanelle with a season-high 19 points #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/H4wzc5jKA3
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) January 13, 2018

Hristova grabs the pass and takes it the distance to push into dbl-digit scoring for the night #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/hFzpDCKgMF
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) January 13, 2018

Chanelle with the rebound and putback to get to 9 pts for the 1st half #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/8uglXVgNy7
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) January 13, 2018

Things You Need To Know

The Cardinal extended their record to 63-0 all-time against the Cougs including 31-0 in Palo Alto.
Chanelle Molina led the Cougs in scoring with a season-best 19 points, her seventh double-digit scoring game of the season and third in the last four Pac-12 games.
Borislava Hristova finished the game with 14 points, 12 coming in the second half, while Caila Hailey added all eight of her points in the second half to go with a team-best three assists.
Four Cardinal scorers hit double-digits led by Alanna Smith's game-high 20 points. Kiana Williams added 15 points while Brittany McPhee chipped in 12 and Kaylee Johnson added 10 to go along with a game-high 15 rebounds.
WSU shot 33.8% from the floor in the game while shooting 44.4% in the second half compared to 22.9% in the first half.
The Cougs forced 22 turnovers in the game turning them into 22 points.
WSU continues its Bay Area road trip Sunday at No. 24 Cal. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m.