Borislava Hristova scores a career-high 36 points against Colorado
Rob Jackson - WSU Athletics
75
Colorado COLO 10-4, 1-2
89
Winner Washington State WSU 8-7, 1-2
Colorado COLO
10-4, 1-2
75
Final
89
Washington State WSU
8-7, 1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Colorado COLO 19 17 21 18 75
Washington State WSU 20 22 26 21 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Hristova Pours in 36 as the Cougs Run Past Colorado 89-75

The Coug sophomore tied for the third-most points scored in a single game in WSU history.

In Case You Missed It
PULLMAN, Wash. – From beginning to end the night was owned by Borislava Hristova as the redshirt-sophomore poured in a career-best 36 points to lead Washington State (8-7, 1-2 Pac-12) to the convincing 89-75 win over Colorado (10-4, 1-2 Pac-12) Friday night at Beasley Coliseum. Setting the tone early, Hristova got the Cougs out and running as the third-year gunner scored WSU's first 10 points of the game and 12 of the opening 20 to give the Cougs the early lead. After a brief moment lapse that allowed Colorado to take its only lead of the game to open the second quarter, Hristova and the Cougs began to separate from the Buffaloes late in the half with a 4-0 finishing run. The six point advantage at the break would swell to 13 just four minutes into the third quarter when the Cougs put together a 1:16, 9-0, run thanks to their junior center, Maria Kostourkova, who scored five of her eight in the quarter during the onslaught. From there, Colorado would never get closer than two-possessions as the Cougs used another 9-0 run to swell the lead to as much as 17 before holding off the physical Buffaloes for their first Pac-12 win of the season.

Stat of the Game
The Cougs put up a season-high 80 shots (36-for-80) led by Borislava Hristova's 15-for-21 showing. WSU took 25 more shots than Colorado to outrun the Buffaloes.

Moments of the Game Things You Need To Know
  • The win for the Cougs was their third-straight over the Buffaloes after posting back-to-back wins over Colorado last season to end the regular season and in the Pac-12 tournament.
  • Borislava Hristova's 36 points were the most points scored in a game this season by a Pac-12 player. Her 36 points tied for the third most all-time in a single game in WSU history. The 36 points marked the 38th time in WSU history a Coug scored 30+ points. It was Hristova's second-career 30-point effort.
  • In addition to her points, Hristova tied the school record for field goals in the game with 15, tying four other Coug performances for the most made shots in a single-game.
  • Hristova's 36 points is the most for a Coug since Chanelle Molina scored a freshman-record 33 points against No. 7 UCLA last season. Molina's performance also came in the Cougs' Pac-12 home opener.
  • Not to be outdone, junior Maria Kostourkova finished the game with a career-best 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with seven rebounds and two blocks. Molina chipped in 10 points for her second-straight double-digit scoring effort.
  • The Cougs forced 23 turnovers, the fifth-time this season WSU forced 20+ turnovers in a game. The mistakes led to 19 WSU points.
  • Colorado put four players in double-figures led by Kennedy Leonard with 20 points, eight of which came from the line. She added eight assists. Janea Bunn added 15 points and 13 rebounds while Alexis Robinson and Brecca Thomas each tallied 12 points in the loss.
  • Colorado went 21-of-31 from the line as the Cougs found themselves in foul trouble early racking up 26 fouls. On the other side, the Cougs were 12-of-20 from the line.
  • WSU looks to make it a winning-streak Sunday at home against Utah when the Cougs take on the Utes at 11 a.m. 
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