Postgame Notes - at No. 19 Wisconsin

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State improved to 2-0 with a 17-14 win at No. 19 Wisconsin Saturday. Check out the postgame notes from the win.

GAME NOTES
•      WSU Captains: Konner Gomness, Brennan Jackson, Ron Stone Jr. and Lincoln Victor
 
TEAM NOTES
•      WSU improved to 2-0 for the 1^st time since 2019
•      WSU recorded its 1^st win over a ranked team and 1^st nonconference road win over a ranked team since beating No. 25 Iowa State in the 2018 Alamo Bowl
•      WSU recorded its 1^st TRUE road win over a ranked team since at No. 24 Stanford in 2018
•      WSU recorded its 1^st nonconference TRUE road win over a ranked team since beating No. 17 Colorado in 2003
•      WSU recorded its 1^st win over a Big Ten Conference team since beating Rutgers 37-34 in 2015
•      WSU picked off a pass and recovered a fumble, has recorded multiple takeways in 12 of last 15 games
 
PLAYER NOTES
•      Nakia Watson scored 2 TD for the second time in his career (2 rush TD at Michigan, 2020)
•      Watson's 2^nd quarter 2-yard TD run was his 1^st touchdown as a Coug and his 31-yard rec TD was his 1^st career rec TD
•      Renard Bell caught 2 passes for 49 yards, his 20^th-consecutive game with a catch
•      Bell's 73-yard kickoff return to start the 2^nd half was a career long (14 career kickoff returns)
•      Billy Riviere III recorded his 1^st career reception, a 38-yard catch midway through the 2^nd quarter
•      Daiyan Henley made a team-high 9 tackles including 1.5 for loss
•      Francisco Mauigoa made a career-high 7 tackles
•      David Gusta's first career tackle was a tackle-for-loss in the 1^st quarter
•      Christian Mejia recorded his 1^st career INT
•      Cam Lampkin (DB) made his WSU Debut late in the 1^st quarter on defense
•      Dean Janikowski connected on field goals from 26 yards