WASHINGTON STATE (5-6)
at Washington (7-5) | Sun., Dec. 30 | 2 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> Pac-12 play begins with rivalry week as the Cougars head to Seattle to take on the Huskies. The Boeing Apple Cup Series matchup marks the 95th all-time meeting between the two sides. Last year the two teams held home-court with the Huskies winning 56-49 in Seattle in the last meeting.
> The Cougars enter conference play at 5-6 after splitting their two games at the Duel in the Desert prior the holiday break. In the last matchup, WSU dominated Wichita State, 8559, thanks to a huge day behind the arc and 79 points from the big-four.
> Borislava Hristova, a Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee, sits third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 21.8 ppg having scored double-figures in all 11 games including two 30-point efforts.
> Alexys Swedlund, posted a career effort against Wichita State in the last game for WSU, scoring 27 points with 7 three-pointers, tied for the second-most in a single game. Swedlund is 32 points shy of 1,000 career points.
> WSU's big-four of Hristova, Molina, Swedlund, and Kostourkova are averaging 58.6 ppg or 83% of the Cougars' scoring on the year. 

GAME INFORMATION - AT WASHINGTON
WSU tips off Pac-12 play with rivalry week as the Cougars are in Seattle to take on Washington in the first of two in the Boeing Apple Cup Series. The matchup marks the 95th all-time between the two sides. Washington has controlled the overall series at 73-21 overall including winning four of the last five. The two teams split last season, each winning at home with the Huskies taking the last contest in Seattle, 56-49. The Huskies enter the week 7-5 overall but dropped their final two nonconference games before the break. The Cougars and the Huskies share a common opponent in Boise State who beat UW, 73-69, right before the holiday break. The Cougars dominated the Broncos, 95-71, to start the month of December.

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars split their final two games of nonconference at the Duel in the Desert, falling to Kansas, 71-63, before defeating Wichita State, 85-59. Against the Jayhawks, the Cougs fell behind early and could not recover while against the Shockers WSU dominated behind the arc with 14 three-pointers to come away with the win.  Chanelle Molina earned all-tournament honors for her play at the tournament, averaging 19.0 ppg, 6.0 rpb, 4.0 apg on 53% shooting.

NONCONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
The Cougars finished the nonconference schedule 5-6 overall including posting a 3-3 record at home. After a slow start WSU went 4-2 in the final six games heading into Pac-12 play including picking up a big win over Boise State, 95-71. In addition to a win over BSU, the Cougs grabbed yet another win over Nebraska, defeating the Huskers in overtime to hand coach Ethridge her first win at WSU. Both Boise State and Nebraska were tournament teams last season.

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