WASHINGTON STATE (0-0)
vs Utah State (0-0) | Tue., Nov. 6 | 7 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> Washington State begins it's new era Monday with first-year head coach Kamie Ethridge. Ethridge takes over the Cougars after spending the last four seasons shaping Northern Colorado into a mid-major power.
> WSU faces Utah State to begin the regular season. The two teams have not met in the NCAA era with two previous meetings coming in 1972 and 1980.
> The Cougars return their top three scorers in Borislava Hristova, Alexys Swedlund, and Chanelle Molina. Overall, WSU returns six letterwinners from a season ago while welcoming five newcomers (four true freshman and one redshirt-freshman).
> Borislava Hristova, the Cougs' 2018 All-Pac-12 honoree from a season ago, enters the year on the Cheryl Miller Watch List as one of the top-20 small forwards in all of college basketball.
> WSU has a pair of players playing for their home countries as Chanelle Molina took gold with Team USA at the FISU America Games in Brazil over the summer while freshman Ula Motuga Team Australia qualified for the 2019 U-19 FIBA World Cup last week at the Asian Championships with a bronze medal finish at the Asian Championships

GAME INFORMATION - SEASON OPENER
Washington State women's basketball begins the 2018-19 season at home against Utah State. The two teams have not met in the NCAA era with the only two previous meetings coming in 1972 and 1980 (both won by the Aggies). 
In 15 seasons, the Cougs have posted a 7-8 record in season openers. Despite the sub-.500 record, WSU has won three of its last four openers dropping last season's opener on the road at UC Davis, 91-76. During the same span, the Cougs have been solid at home winning seven of nine inside Beasley with their last loss coming in 2013-14 to Syracuse, 69-65. WSU has won the last three openers at home.

LAST TIME OUT
From the opening tip to the final buzzer the Washington State women's basketball team put together a complete offensive effort en route to a dominant 106-41 win over Warner Pacific in exhibition play. The Cougs put five players in double-figures on the night en route to their 106 points. Borislava Hristova led all scorers with 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting. She added six rebounds, four assists, and three steals to her stat line. As a team, WSU shot 50.7% (35-of-69) from the floor while hitting 12-of-23 (52.2%) from deep. They held the Knights to 21.6% (11-of-51) shooting including a 3-for-26 effort in the first half.

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