Cougs celebrate the win over Nebraska
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84
Nebraska NEB 1-2
87
Winner Washington State WSU 1-2
Nebraska NEB
1-2
84
Final
87
Washington State WSU
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 OT 2 F
Nebraska NEB 18 11 20 21 8 6 84
Washington State WSU 19 20 21 10 8 9 87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Cougar Vets Come Up Big Over Nebraska

It took two overtimes but in the end WSU took an 87-84 win over the Huskers.

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PULLMAN, Wash. – For the first time in the Kamie Ethridge era the Washington State women's basketball team (1-2) handed their new head coach a victory as the Cougars persevered through two overtimes to down Nebraska (1-2), 87-84, at home at Beasley Coliseum. The win came from the old guard at WSU as the Cougar vets dominated the night scoring 82 of the 87 points, including 31 from star forward Borislava Hristova, to hold off a game Husker squad that pushed WSU to the brink late. After seeing their comfortable fourth quarter lead evaporate in front of their eyes, the Cougar upper-classmen found the grit that led them through a tough offseason to find a way to win a game that seemed as if it had slipped through their fingers. Down four with just over one minute to play in the first overtime, the Cougars got the rebounds and the points they needed to survive from center Maria Kostourkova as the senior shook-off a tough shooting night with an off-balance jumper with just :13 seconds to play that tied the game at 78-78. In the second overtime, Hristova took over once again, scoring six of her 31 to push the Cougars over the top and past a veteran and NCAA Tournament experienced Nebraska team.
Prior to the epic overtimes, the Cougars were in control of the game throughout much of the night, building a lead of 11-points heading into the fourth quarter. Despite the advantage, WSU was forced to fight for its win as the Huskers came out on fire in the fourth hitting their first seven shots to go on a 15-3 run that knotted the game at 68-68 with just under four minutes to play. The fourth was a complete reversal of the rest of the game in which the Cougars used a handful of their own runs to create separation with the Huskers. In the third, a barrage of three-pointers by Alexys Swedlund, who scored 11 of her 12 in the frame, and Chanelle Molina, who hit a career-best five in the contest, pushed the Cougars' lead to as much as 13 points. 

Moments of the Game Things You Need To Know
  • The Cougs won their first game of the season and first for Kamie Ethridge at WSU.
  • WSU's double-overtime was the team's first since a two-overtime, 61-54 victory at Oregon State on Dec. 31, 2011.
  • The win was the third-straight for the Cougars over the Huskers and fourth in the last six contests.
  • Borislava Hristova led all scorers with a season-best 31 points on 12-of-21 shooting. It was her third-career 30+ point game and the most since scoring a career-best 36 against Colorado last season.
  • Maria Kostourkova posted her first-career double-double with 13 points and 19 rebounds. Her career-best 19 rebounds tied for the third-most in WSU single game history. In addition, Kostourkova posted five blocks.
  • Chanelle Molina scored a season-best 26 points including hitting a career-best five three-pointers on eight attempts. Her 26 points were the most for the junior since scoring a freshman-record 33 points against UCLA in 2016-17.
  • Alexys Swedlund, the recently crowned all-time three-point queen, chipped in 12 points including hitting 3-of-5 from deep. She also came up with a team-best four steals as the WSU scored 19 points off of 15 Husker turnovers.
  • Nebraska put four in double-figures in the loss led by Sam Haiby with 20 points. Kate Cain added 10 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks before fouling out of the contest late. 
  • WSU finishes off its season-opening homestand against UC Davis, Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. 
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