Borislava Hristova
63
Washington St. WSU 7-10
77
Winner California CAL 11-5
Washington St. WSU
7-10
63
Final
77
California CAL
11-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Washington St. WSU 9 17 19 18 63
California CAL 14 23 15 25 77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Hristova's 21 not Enough as Washington State Falls at Cal

A big fourth quarter run did in the Cougars on the road against the Golden Bears.

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BERKELEY, Calif. – A big fourth quarter run ended Washington State's (7-10, 2-4) chances of the comeback on the road at Cal (11-5, 2-3) as the Golden Bears finished with a 77-63 win over the Cougars Friday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. Battling back from a double-digit deficit, the Cougs closed within seven points with just over six minutes to play in the game only to see the Bears go on an 18-2 run that broke open the contest and put an end to WSU's chances. Prior to Cal's finishing sprint, the Cougs stayed within reach of the Bears thanks to a big first half out of redshirt-junior Borislava Hristova who scored 14 of her 21 points in the opening 20 minutes. With the rest of the team struggling to find their rhythm, Hristova pressed the issue scoring at will while assisting on a pair of three-pointers to account for 20 of the 26 first half points. As the rest of the team began to find its offense the Cougs climbed back into the game, but hit a wall in the fourth as the Bears used their advantage in the paint to finish the game off. Leading the attack for the Bears in the paint was Cal's all-american Kristine Anigwe who finished the game with 29 points and 23 rebounds including posting 18 points and 12 rebounds in the second half of the game.

Coach Ethridge Quote of the Game
"We played a really good team that does some things that we're not very good at. I thought we gave away some possessions and easy baskets that let them get to 77. We weren't good enough in the first half. We had two assists in the first half and that tells you everything about us. Bobi was incredible but really didn't have much around her. I liked a lot of the shots we got in the first half they just didn't go in. I also didn't like a lot of the things we did. We came out in the second half and didn't start the game well. Then I thought we bounced back and played pretty hard. It's a tough environment to not go very deep. I wore my guys out playing the same kids the whole time and that's going to bite us. I think we ran out of gas. (Cal) is a good team that has a great player that can hurt you in a lot of ways."

Moments of the Game Things You Need To Know
  • WSU dropped its third-straight against the Golden Bears.
  • Borislava Hristova posted her 17th-consecutive double-digit scoring game, tying for the sixth longest streak in WSU history, while netting her 10th 20-point game of the year and second-straight.
  • Chanelle Molina ended the game with 13 points, her eighth-straight double-digit game. Molina scored seven of her 13 in the third quarter as the Cougars mounted their comeback. She would add a game-high seven rebounds as well in 37 minutes of action.
  • Freshman Shir Levy made the most of her shots, hitting a pair of threes and finishing with eight points while grabbing a career-best six rebounds.
  • Cal finsihed the game with four in double-figures led by Anigwe's game-high 29. The senior center ended the day 11-of-18 from the floor while also making 7-of-10 from the line. The Cougars as a team went just 4-for-6 from the line with all six attempts coming in the game's final nine minutes. 
  • In addition to Anigwe, Asha Thomas added 13 point while Jaelyn Brown posted 12 and Recee' Caldwell chipped in 10.
  • The Cougars head to Palo Alto Sunday, Jan. 20 to take on No. 6 Stanford. The game is scheduled for noon on the Pac-12 Networks.
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