Swedlund's 19 Not Enough As Cal Takes The Win Over WSU

Friday, February 23

Pullman, WA

7:00 PM

Washington State University

10-19, 3-14

California

19-9, 10-7

California

Washington State

Alexys Swedlund hits one of her five triples against Cal.

February 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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The junior hit a season-best five threes on the night.

By: Athletic Communications

In Case You Missed It
PULLMAN, Wash. – A hot first half did not carry over to the second half of action as the Cougars (10-19, 3-14 Pac-12) fell at home to Cal (19-9, 10-7 Pac-12), 67-54, Friday night in Beasley Coliseum. Early on, the Cougs held pace with the Bears with a bombardment of three-pointers, led by Alexys Swedlund who drilled 4-of-7 from deep and scored 14 points in the first half to pace the attack. While Swedlund bombed from the outside, the Bears pounded the ball inside to their all-american, Kristen Anigwe, who scored 17 points in the opening 20 minutes to give Cal a one-point lead at the break. In the second half, the Bears continued to pressure the Cougars in the paint, starting the new quarter on an 11-0 run that broke the game open. Despite finding open looks, the shots that fell in the first half refused to go down in the second half as WSU went just 9-of-34 to finish the game while Cal closed hitting 17-of-26.

Stat of the Game
The Cougs assisted on 18 of 20 made field goals, but Cal took control of the paint with 48 points in the paints.

Moments of the Game

Send it back, Nike! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/mKjmZLXhhL
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) February 24, 2018

Swede's 5th of the game and 50th on the season. #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/sGv9B35CVw
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) February 24, 2018

Shooters shoot. Swedlund catching fire here early. #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/e47qZxmN37
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) February 24, 2018

Things You Need To Know

The Cougs dropped the season series to the Bears who took both matchup on the season.
Alexys Swedlund hit a season-best five three-pointers in the contest including her 50th of the season to move into the top-10 in single season shooting for the second-straight season.
Kristen Anigwe led the Bears with 30 points on 14-of-19 shooting while grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Cougs assisted on 18 field goals led by a career-best six assist from Louise Brown.
Overall, Cal finished the game shooting 57.4% (31-of-54) while the Cougs shot just 31.3% (20-of-64).
WSU's Borislava Hristova missed the game due to injury.
The Cougs close out the regular season Sunday, Feb. 25 at Beasley Coliseum against No. 16/20 Stanford. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.