Tournament Time in Seattle, Cougs to Face USC Thursday

Thursday, March 1

Seattle, WA

6:00 PM

Washington State University

USC

February 28, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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WSU enters the Pac-12 Tournament as the 10 seed.

By: Athletic Communications

WASHINGTON ST. (10-19, 3-14) vs USC (19-10, 9-9)
6 p.m. | Thursday | Mar. 1, 2018
Seattle, Wash. | Key Arena (17,072)

MATCHUP NOTES
- The Cougs dropped their lone matchup against the Trojans in January, 73-72, in Pullman as the Trojans stole a win in the final minutes.
- All-time, USC holds a 48-18 record against the Cougs with the Trojans taking 3 of 4 on neutral courts at the Pac-10/12 Tournament.
- WSU has recently been more successful winning five of the last eight meetings overall.
AT THE PAC-12 TOURNAMENT
- Earning the No. 10 seed in 2018 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament the Cougs will face off against No. 7 USC (19-10, 9-9), Thursday in the fifth meeting between the two teams in the conference tournament.
- The Cougs are 1-3 against the Trojans at the Pac-12 Tournament, however the one win proved to be WSU's biggest upset in the postseason taking down the No. 3 seeded Trojans, 69-65, on Mar. 8, 2012, to advance to the semifinals of the tournament as the No. 11 seed.
- The first meeting between the two came in the same seeding matchup as this year as the No. 10 Cougs fell to the No. 7 Trojans, 53-46, in San Jose at the Pac-10 tournament on Mar. 7, 2003.
- The most recent meeting came two years ago in Seattle with the No. 8 Trojans beating the No. 9 Cougars, 77-73, on Mar. 3, 2016.
- WSU has advanced out of the tournament's first round five times, including last season as the No. 7 seed with a 79-78 win over No. 10 Colorado.

ABOUT THE TROJANS
The Trojans are led into Seattle by a trio of all conference players. Senior forward Kristen Simon earned All-Pac-12 honors while Aliyah Mazyck took home honorable mention status. Defensively, Minyon Moore was named to the All-Defensive team. Mazyck joined more on the defensive squad. Simon leads her team in scoring with 17.6 points per game and on the board with 9.0 rebounds per game.

IN THE TWITTERVERSE

Safe travels to the pep band, @WSUCougarSpirit , and @ButchTCougar as we head to Seattle to cheer on @WSUWomensHoops in the @pac12 tournament!
— WSU Marching Band (@WSUCMB) February 28, 2018

???? Congrats Bobi!! https://t.co/cVU0dY8hYv
— Pat Chun (@pat_chun) February 28, 2018

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