WASHINGTON STATE (7-9, 2-3)
at Cal (10-5, 1-3) | Fri., Jan. 18 | 11:30 a.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougars hit the road for the Bay Area with their first game coming at Cal. The Golden Bears have been a thorn in WSU's side winning six of the last eight, almost all of which coming down to the final few possessions. 
> WSU got back in the win column Sunday with a convincing 74-48 win over Colorado. The 48 points were the lowest point total given up in Pac-12 play since a 67-46 win over Arizona on Jan. 8, 2016.
> Borislava Hristova, a Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee, enters the week scoring 21.9 ppg, 2nd in the Pac-12 and 8th in the nation. She has gone for double-figures in all 16 games this season.
> For just the 6th season in program history the Cougars put a pair of 1,000 point scorers on the court together in Borislava Hristova (1,453) and Alexys Swedlund (1,027).
> The Cougars are 29th in the nation in shooting (5th in the Pac-12), at 45.2%. Behind the arc, WSU hits at a 35.9% clip, also 37th in the nation. The 45.2% is the best percentage in program history nearly 10 points higher than the current record of 44.5%

GAME INFORMATION - VS CAL
The Cougars hit the road for the Bay Area with their first game coming at Cal. The Golden Bears have been a thorn in WSU's side winning six of the last eight, almost all of which coming down to the final few possessions. Last year, Cal swept the series, winning 66-60 in Berkeley and 67-54 in Pullman. Cal would use a 7-0 run in the final minute to beat the Cougars last season at Haas Pavilion where they hold a 28-5 all-time record.
Cal enters the game having dropped its last two games at the Arizona schools and are just 1-3 in conference play with a win over USC on Jan. 6. All-American Kristine Aniqwe leads the way with 21.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game.
In last season's matchup at Haas, Borislava Hristova scored 25 points while Anigwe posted 30 points and 17 rebounds. Anigwe would post 30 and 12 in Pullman in the rematch while Hristova missed the game due to injury.

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars split their homestand last week falling to Utah, 72-68, before running away with a win over Colorado, 74-48. Against the Utes, WSU rallied from 21 down only to fall in the final minute. Sunday, WSU shook off a slow start with a big second half that included a 29 point fourth quarter to cruise to a win. The 48 points given up to Colorado was the lowest for WSU in a Pac-12 game since a 67-46 win over Arizona on Jan. 8, 2016. Borislava Hristova led the way with 23 points an 10 rebounds while Chanelle Molina posted 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and four steals.

HRISTOVA AT IT AGAIN
One of the best scorers in the nation, redshirt-junior Borislava Hristova is at it again leading the Cougars with a 21.9 points per game average. Hristova ranks second in the Pac-12 and 8th in the nation in scoring.
Hristova has gone for double-figures in all 16 games on the year while eclipsing 20 points nine times and 30 points three times. Her 16 game double-digit streak is a career long streak while ranking as the seventh longest streak in program history. 
The Cougars single-season scoring record is 685 points on a 23.6 ppg by Jenni Ruff (1995-96). Hristova has scored 351 total points on the year. The top-10 starts at 483 points. Her 21.9 ppg ranks 3rd in single-season history.

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