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Women's Hoops to Face No. 11 Oregon State Friday

| By: Athletic Communications

The Cougars take on the Beavers in Corvallis on the Pac-12 Networks.

WASHINGTON STATE (6-6, 1-0)
at #11 Oregon State (10-2, 0-0) | Fri., Jan. 4 | 7 p.m.
  Live Stats | WSUCougars.com
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OPENING FIVE
> WSU is in for a big test as they head to Corvallis to take on #11 Oregon State for the second of three-straight road games to begin Pac-12 play.
> The Cougars enter the game 6-6 and at .500 for the first time on the year thanks to back-to-back wins including a 79-76 win at Washington to begin Pac-12 play last week.
> Borislava Hristova, a Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee, is the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week thanks to a 38-point effort at UW. Her 38 points were the third highest total for a Cougar all-time. She is 7th in the nation in scoring at 23.2 ppg.
> Alexys Swedlund, the program's all-time leader in three-point field goals, is 16 points shy of 1,000 career points. She will be the 19th Cougar to reach the mark joining Hristova.
> WSU's big-four of Hristova, Molina, Swedlund, and Kostourkova are averaging 59.9 ppg or 84% of the Cougars' scoring on the year. Hristova, Molina, and Swedlund are all averaging double-figures in scoring with Hristova and Molina in the Pac-12's top-11 in scoring.

GAME INFORMATION - AT OREGON STATE
The Cougars begin the new year on the road as they head to Corvallis, Ore. to take on No. 11 Oregon State at Gill Coliseum. Friday's game marks the second game for WSU against a ranked opponent on the year having fallen at then No. 24 Gonzaga earlier in the season. The Cougs are looking to snap a nine-game skid against the Beavers with their last win coming in 2015 at Gill Coliseum. Last season, the Cougars were robbed of an upset at home of the Beavers in a controversial finish that allowed OSU to escape Pullman with a 63-61 win after hitting a pair of free throws with .04 seconds remaining in the game.
The game will also mark the first career game for Borislava Hristova at Gill Coliseum after missing each of the last two chances due to injury.

LAST TIME OUT
WSU began Pac-12 play with a 79-76 road win over rival Washington in the first half of the Boeing Apple Cup Series. The Cougars led by as much as 16 in the game before putting down a second half surge by the Huskies. In the contest, Borislava Hristova put on an offensive clinic as the star forward scored 38 points on 16-of-24 shooting while Alexys Swedlund and Chanelle Molina added 16 and 14 points respectively to lead the way to the win.

HRISTOVA NABS PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Playing for the first time in 10 days, Borislava Hristova showed no rust in her game against the Huskies as the 2019 Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee came out on blazing and never cooled off to lead the Cougs to the win in the Pac-12 opener. Torching the Huskies from both inside and out, Hristova put together one of the best offensive performances in program history, scoring a career-best 38 points in 37 minutes including scoring a career-best 22 points in the first half. Her 38 points finished as the third-best scoring effort in program history, trailing only Jenni Ruff's (1996) 41 and Jeanne Eggart's (1981, pre-NCAA WBB era) 40. Her 38 points were the second-most by a Pac-12 player on the year and just missed the most points scored against Washington (40) at American Airlines Arena. Even more impressively, Hristova made her money from the floor, hitting a record 16 field goals on just 24 shots (66.7%). From deep, Hristova tied a career best with four triples on six attempts. She would add five rebounds and two assists to her game totals.

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