As Borislava Hristova stood on Friel Court she heard someone cheering nearby.

"I see someone almost on the court yelling and cheering," she said, "I turned and Klay Thompson came to our game. I was like, Wow."

During that game against Arizona, Jan. 17 and throughout the weekend at Beasley , Hristova, whose earlier accomplishments cemented her legacy at WSU, was in the company of fellow legends.

The same game when she saw Thompson cheering from the sideline, she met Jeanne Eggart, the WSU Hall of Fame member who held the women's basketball scoring record of 1,967 points for 38 years until Hristova surpassed her just a week earlier.

"I met her right before the game during the warm-up," Hristova said. "Getting to meet her is just an honor. I'm so grateful to have my name next to her. I can't be more thankful."

And later on that evening, she met Isaac Fontaine, who had been No. 1 on Cougar basketball, men's and women's, all-time scoring list with 2,003 points during his playing days from 1994-97.

That is, until Hristova surpassed him, too, Jan. 11 during a 66-59 win at Washington.

"They told me they wouldn't want anyone else to break that record but me," said Hristova, who is aptly known as "Bobi Buckets" for her propensity to find the basket. "That was really special to me and I appreciate it so much. They are great, great players and good people most of all."

In addition to topping the WSU record books that evening against Washington, Hristova became the 23rd play in Pac-12 women's basketball history to reach the 2,000 point milestone. Hristova enters the Pac-12 Tournament 11th on the Pac-12 women's basketball all-time scoring list with 2,250 career points. She needs 28 points to move into the top-10 on the conference's all-time scoring list.

"Coming from Europe I never thought about breaking a record. It was amazing to be recognized as one of the best and having my name next to theirs. I'm so thankful to everyone who contributed since my freshman year. I'm so grateful for the community and everyone who supported me."

Hristova's legacy at WSU came close to never happening. She seriously considered playing professionally in Europe before deciding on attending WSU.

"I wanted to go professional right away and had the chance," Hristova, a fifth-year senior, said. "But my family told me just go try you can come back anytime five years later here I am enjoying trying to do great things with this team."

One of the reasons she was hesitant to come to America from her home country of Bulgaria was learning the English language.

"That's the reason I didn't want to come here how am I going to speak to these people? When you come here the only language that people speak is English," she said.

Bu just as she invested time on the court to hone her game, Hristova committed to learning the language.

"It's just practice and practice," she explained, "hearing it every day and in class. It's been challenging but I've gotten so much help from the whole athletic department, with tutors, advisors, and my coaches."

Prior to this season, Hristova could have left once again to play professionally but decided to return for one more year.

"I had the chance to leave but I thought why not take the challenge and try to do something that hasn't been done in a very long time with this program," she said. "I believe we can. It's going to take everything we have. We're not far away from it. We've shown that we can compete with anyone."

And in addition to playing a significant role in growing the WSU women's basketball program, staying at WSU has developed her game, too.

"I've developed as a player so much," she said. "I've grown so much. I've grown so many skill sets and I've grown as a player and as a person. I'm still growing."

Hristova enjoyed one more encounter with Thompson. On the day Thompson had his jersey retired, he shared the spotlight with Bobbi Buckets, presenting her with a ball commemorating her record achievement during a timeout at the men's basketball game against Oregon State.

"The fact that he came to support women's basketball it just speaks a lot about him," Hristova said of Thompson. "I'm just so happy, I wouldn't have dreamed about him giving me the ball. It was just such a great weekend to see how many people came to support him."

Hristova has already earned a degree sports management and is working on another degree in social science and she is thankful for her decision to come to WSU.

"I remember when I went back home and at the airport someone stopped me because I had Coug gear on and said 'Go Cougs!,'" she said. "Cougs are known internationally and it just means so much being part of this great university. I will be grateful for the rest of my life to have the opportunity to come here and I will never regret it."