#13/12 UCLA (16-4, 7-2) vs WASHINGTON ST. (9-12, 2-7)
3 p.m. | Sunday | Jan. 28, 2018
Pullman Wash. | Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
MATCHUP NOTES
The Cougs finish up their home weekend with a matchup against #13/12 UCLA Sunday afternoon. The game is the lone matchup against UCLA this season with the Cougs not heading to LA due to the unbalanced schedule. WSU's win at home last season over #7 UCLA was the biggest upset in program history led by
Chanelle Molina's 33 point effort. UCLA schools would return the favor one-month later, beating the Cougs in Westwood to split the season series. All-time the Bruins hold a 53-8 advantage over the Cougs.
LAST TIME OUT
With the ball in hand and a chance to win the game in the final seconds at Beasley Coliseum, Washington State (9-12, 2-7 Pac-12) could not find the magic touch as USC (14-6, 4-5 Pac-12) held on to pull off the comeback, 73-72, win over the Cougars Friday night. For three quarters, the Cougs found themselves in control of a back-and-forth battle with the Trojans before turnovers in the fourth quarter became too much to overcome for WSU. Up by as much as 10 in the fourth and by nine as late as 5:34 to go in the game, the Cougars were unable to handle the increased pressure of the Trojans who forced seven late turnovers against WSU which resulted in 12 points. The nine point lead for the Cougs quickly became a four-point deficit as USC used a 17-4 run to go ahead 73-69 with one minute to play in the game. Despite the deficit, the Cougs had their chances when
Pinelopi Pavlopoulou drilled a three from the top of the arc, her third of the game, to cut the Trojan lead to just one with :44 seconds to play. WSU would get the stop they needed on the defensive end but could not execute on the offensive end in the final seconds of the game to fall just short.Â
ABOUT THE BRUINS
The Bruins enter the game tied for second in the Pac-12 at 7-2 after taking down Washington in Seattle Friday night. Led by all-americans Monique Billings and Jordan Canada, the Bruins sit third in the Pac-12 in both scoring offense (79.5 ppg) and scoring defense (59.7 ppg). UCLA does its damage in the passing lanes leading the Pac-12 in steals at 10.6 spg which ranks 40th in the nation. Billings, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week, leads the attack 14.6 ppg and a conference-best 9.3 rpg. Canada had averaged a team-best 15.5 ppg while leading the Pac-12 in steals at 3.4 spg.
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