Cherilyn Molina three-point attempt

Women's Hoops Hosts Boise State Saturday

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The Cougars play their final home game of the calendar year against the Broncos.

WASHINGTON STATE (3-4)
vs Boise State (5-1) | Sat., Dec. 1 | 7 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougars look to even their overall record with a chance to win their third-straight game. The game against Boise St. is the final home non-conference game for WSU.
> Chanelle Molina, fresh off an all-tournament team selection at the Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic, continued her stellar play with a 28 point, seven assist, five rebound, five steal performance against USF.
> Borislava Hristova, a Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee, sits third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 20.9 ppg having scored double-figures in all seven games including four 20-point efforts.
> Maria Kostourkova is second in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 9.9 rpg but is day-to-day with an injury.
> Alexys Swedlund continues her impressive start defensively as she is third in the Pac-12 in steals per game at 2.57. In addition, the sharp-shooter is averaging 10.9 points per game on 2.57 3-ptFG per game, 5th best in the Pac-12.

GAME INFORMATION - VS BOISE STATE
The Cougars close out their home non-conference schedule against the Broncos Saturday when the two teams meet for the 39th time. The two have been evenly matched throughout the years as the all-time record stands at 19-19. WSU has a slight edge at home, 9-7, but Boise took the last matchup in Pullman, 77-73, in overtime two season's ago as the last five games have alternated wins between the two teams. The Broncos come into Saturday's game 5-1 on the year with their lone loss coming to #4 Louisville, 74-55, on Nov. 19. Boise and the Cougs have one common opponent, CSUN, who the Broncos defeated 74-62 to start the season in Boise while WSU fell on the road to the Matadors last week during the Thanksgiving break.
Last season, Borislava Hristova led the Cougs with a 13 pt, 9 rbd performance while Alexys Swedlund chipped in 11 pts off the bench in Boise.

LAST TIME OUT
Behind a record run in the second quarter and a commanding performance out of their dynamic duo the Cougars ran past San Francisco, 91-61, Thursday night. Leading by 15 after one quarter, the Cougars poured it on in the second quarter of play, scoring a program-record 34 points including 12 from Chanelle Molina, running away from the Dons and never looking back en route to their win. Molina scored a season-best 28 points in 28 minutes of action while Borislava Hristova added 20.

MOLINA TAKING HER GAME TO ANOTHER LEVEL
Once the first five-star recruit in WSU history, junior Chanelle Molina has continued to progress as one of the best all-around point guards in the Pac-12 in now her third season. Having refound the magic she showed as a freshman preinjury, Molina enters today's game ranked in the Pac-12 11th in scoring (16.9), 5th in assists (5.4), 4th in steals (2.43) all while grabbing a career-best rebounds (5.0). 
Molina has scored in double-figures in 6 straight games including three 20 point efforts all while shooting over 50% (52.3) from the floor and behind the arc (50.0).

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