WASHINGTON STATE (1-3)
at CSUN (1-3)
| Fri., Nov. 23 | 7:30 p.m.
vs. Jacksonville St./Harvard | Sat., Nov. 24 | TBD
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OPENING FIVE
> Washington State hits the road for the first time on the season as the Cougars head to Northridge, Calif. to play in the Warner Center Marriot Thanksgiving Basketball Classic.
> The Cougars face CSUN to open the tournament, the third matchup between the two sides. WSU is 3-0 all-time. WSU has never faced Harvard or Jacksonville State, the matchup Saturday depending on Friday's outcomes.
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Borislava Hristova, a Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee, sits third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 24.0 ppg having scored double-figures in all four games.
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Maria Kostourkova is second in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 11.5 rpg .
> Coming into the season the Cougars return their top three scorers in
Borislava Hristova,
Alexys Swedlund, and
Chanelle Molina. All three are averaging double-figures early in the year.
GAME INFORMATION - AT WARNER CENTER MARRIOT THANKSGIVING BASKETBALL CLASSIC
For the first time in 2018-19 the Cougars hit the road as WSU heads to Northridge, Calif. to take part in a Thanksgiving tournament hosted by CSUN. WSU takes on the host Matadors in the opening game. In three games all-time against CSUN the Cougars are 3-0 with the last win coming in 2013 at home in Pullman. Friday's game will be the first for the two teams in Northridge at The Matadome. On Saturday, the Cougars will face either Harvard or Jacksonville State depending on the outcomes of Friday's contests. WSU has never faced either of those two teams.t.
LAST TIME OUT
Finishing off their four-game homestand to begin the 2018-19 season the Washington State women's basketball team (1-3) dropped a 75-62 decision to UC Davis (1-3) Sunday at Beasley Coliseum. The Aggies were able to take advantage of a big second half to come away with their first road win in Pullman. For the Cougars, the damage was done at the end of the third and the start of the first when UCD put together a 12-2 run in just under two minutes to turn a tie game into a double-digit lead.
HRISTOVA AT IT AGAIN
One of the best scorers in the nation, redshirt-junior
Borislava Hristova is at it again leading the Cougars with a 24.0 point per game average. Hristova ranks third in the Pac-12 and 13th in the nation in scoring.
Hristova has gone for double-figures in all four games on the year while eclipsing 20 points three times and 30 points once.
The Cougars single-season scoring record is 685 points on a 23.6 ppg by Jenni Ruff (1995-96).
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