MIAMI -- The Washington State University women's basketball team heads southeast this weekend to participate in the 2019 Miami Holiday Classic at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The Cougars take on Southern University on Friday at 11:15 a.m. PT, before ending the non-conference portion of their schedule with a matchup against the host Hurricanes (RV) at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday morning.

WASHINGTON STATE (6-4)
vs Southern (2-7) | Friday, Dec. 20 | 11:15 a.m. PT | Watsco Center
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WASHINGTON STATE (6-4)
at Miami (RV) (6-3) | Saturday, Dec. 21 | 8:00 a.m. PT | Watsco Center
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THE STARTING FIVE
-> The Cougars open the Miami Holiday Classic on Friday, Dec. 20, against Southern. Tip-off is set for 11:15 a.m. PT. There will be no stream for the game, but fans can listen to Steve Grubbs call all the action on WSUCougars.com or locally on KQQQ 1150 AM.

-> Washington State closes out the Miami Holiday Classic on Saturday, Dec. 21, against Miami. Fans can watch the game live on the ACC Network Extra by clicking the link here.

-> This week's set of games against Miami and Southern mark the first time that Washington State will take on either opponent. However, this will be the third time in program history the Cougars will play a game in South Beach. WSU previously participated in the Florida International Thanksgiving Tournament back during the 2002-03 season, going 0-2 in the tournament with losses to No. 3 LSU and Virginia Tech.

-> Washington State will be looking to break a three-game losing streak in contests away from Beasley Coliseum this weekend at the Miami Holiday Classic. The Cougs are currently 1-3 in road/neutral games this season.

-> Head coach Kamie Ethridge is closing in on 100 career wins as a collegiate head coach, as she is just two wins shy from accomplishing the feat.

THE LAST TIME OUT
Washington State put together one of its most impressive offensive outings last Sunday, Dec. 15, in an 87-59 victory over UC Irvine in Beasley. The 87 points were a season high for the Cougs, while WSU got a double-double from senior Borislava Hristova (19 pts, 10 reb) and Bella Murekatete (15 pts, 13 reb) to pace a quartet of double-digit scorers for the Cougars.

FINISHING THE NON-CON SCHEDULE STRONG
This weekend will be the final two games of the non-conference portion of the WSU schedule for the 2019-20 season. The Cougs stand at 6-4 through 10 games and could secure a winning record against non-conference foes this season with one win at the 2019 Miami Holiday Classic.

#BobiBuckets CLOSING IN ON THE SCORING RECORD
Redshirt senior Borislava Hristova is just 76 points away from breaking Washington State's all-time scoring record of 1,967 points, which has stood since 1982. Jeanne Eggart (1977-82) is the current record holder and she accomplished the feat in 107 games.Hristova is currently on a four-game double-digit scoring streak and she is averaging 19.3 points per game this season.

POP OFF THE BENCH
Junior Jovana Subasic is currently third on the team in scoring, despite not registering a single start this season. The reserve forward is coming off a career-best 19 points against UC Irvine and has tallied double-digits in the scoring column over the last three games. Subasic is averaging 13.7 points per game during the stretch.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
The Cougars got a double-double from senior Borislava Hristova (19 pts, 10 reb) and freshman Bella Murekatete (15 pts, 13 reb) their last time out, which marked the first time since March 26, 2017 that Washington State had two players record a double-double in the same game. Caila Hailey (10 pts, 10 reb) and Pinelopi Pavlopoulou (13 pts, 11 reb) last accomplished the feat in a win at Iowa in the 2017 WNIT.

SHARING THE WEALTH
Washington State had four players record double-digits in the scoring column in the Dec. 15 win over UC Irvine, which marked a season high for the Cougs. Borislava Hristova collected 19 points, while Bella Murekatete follwed with 15 points. Jovana Subasic (17 pts) and Johanna Muzet (10) collected a combined 27 points off the bench against the Anteaters. The last time WSU had four-or-more players score double-digits happened on Feb. 15, 2019 against Washington, when six Cougs scored double figures in the victory.

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