Kayla Washington battles with Ruthy Hebard of Oregon Sunday afternoon in Beasley
Rob Jackson - WSU Athletics
90
Winner Oregon ORE 23-4. 12-2
79
Washington State WSU 10-16, 3-11
Winner
Oregon ORE
23-4. 12-2
90
Final
79
Washington State WSU
10-16, 3-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oregon ORE 26 22 18 24 90
Washington State WSU 20 14 22 23 79

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Cougs Fall in High-Paced Battle With No. 9/10 Oregon

It was a fight until the bitter end as the Cougs fell 90-79 to the Ducks.

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PULLMAN, Wash. – Taking on one of the nation's top offenses, the Cougars (10-16, 3-11 Pac-12) threw everything they had at the high-powered Ducks (23-4, 12-2 Pac-12), forcing No. 9/10 ranked Oregon to use every weapon in its arsenal to take home a 90-79 victory in Beasley Coliseum Sunday afternoon. From the outset the Cougs knew they were going to be in for a high-paced battle as the two teams traded shots early, the Ducks from in close while the Cougs bombed away from deep. Despite missing just one shot in the opening 10 minutes, Oregon held just a six-point lead after one quarter of action thanks to 11 points, including a trio of threes, from Alexys Swedlund. When a quick third foul sent Swedlund to the bench early in the second quarter, the Ducks took advantage of the shorthanded Cougs, breaking the game open with nearly perfect offensive execution. Despite falling behind by as much as 23 points to start the second half, the Cougs fought back, using a 15-2 run capped by a Borislava Hristova three to cut the deficit to just nine late in the third. Unfortunately for WSU, the nine points would be as close as the Cougs would get the rest of the way as the Ducks answered every make with one of their own in the final 10 minutes of play. As the Cougs tried to foul and shoot their way back into the game Oregon closed things out from the line where it knocked down10-of-11 in the quarter to finish the game 18-of-19.
 
Stat of the Game
The Cougs tied a season-high with 11 three-pointers, shooting a season-best 55.0% (11-of-20) from distance in the game.

Moments of the Game Things You Need To Know
  • The Cougs dropped the season-series to the Ducks as Oregon took both meetings in the regular season.
  • Five Cougs scored in double-figures, the second time in four games for WSU.
  • Borislava Hristova scored 22 points to lead the Cougs in scoring for the 20th time on the season. The game marked her 11th 20+ point game of the season and 21st of her career. It also marked her 22nd double-digit scoring game, tied for fourth all-time among Cougar sophomores.
  • Pinelopi Pavlopoulou and Alexys Swedlund each score 14 points with four three-pointers a piece. The four for Pavlopoulou marked a career high while the four for Swedlund tied a season-high. Pavlopoulou scored all 14 of her points in the second half, nine of which came in the fourth quarter, while Swedlund netted her 14 in the first half.
  • Chanelle Molina and Maria Kostourkova each scored 10 points. Kostourkova tied her career high with five assists for the second-straight contest.
  • Oregon put four in double-figures led by Ruthy Hebard's 29 points on 12-of-12 shooting. Satou Sabally and Sabrina Ionescu each added 17 while Oti Gildon chipped in 10. Hebard and Ionescu each scored their 1,000 point in the contest.
  • As a team, the Ducks shot 61.5% from the floor in the contest after shooting 80.0% in the first half and 92.3% (12-of-13) in the first quarter.
  • The Cougs turned the ball over just nine times marking the second-straight game WSU finished with less than 10 turnovers after posting just six against Oregon State.
  • WSU hits the road for its final regular season road trip Friday, Feb. 16 at Utah. The 6 p.m. PT tip can be seen on the Pac-12 Network.
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