PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State women's basketball team returns to Beasley Coliseum this Saturday, Dec. 17, as the Cougars host Jackson State in the final non-conference home game of the 2022-23 season. Tip-off against the Tigers is set for 1 p.m. PT and will stream live on the WSU Live Stream and Pac-12 Insider.
WASHINGTON STATE (7-2, 0-1 Pac-12) vs. Jackson State (2-6, 0-0 SWAC) | Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 | 1 p.m. | Beasley Coliseum
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Starting Five
>> The Cougs return to the friendly confines of Beasley Coliseum after being handed an 82-66 loss at Washington this past Sunday to open Pac-12 Conference play. Washington State heads into Saturday's contest against Jackson State sporting a 7-2 overall record.
>> Washington State will be seeking its 11th-straight non-conference win at home this Sunday. The current 10-game winning streak dates back to the 2019-20 season. WSU is 17-4 against non-conference foes inside Beasley Coliseum under Head Coach Kamie Ethridge.
>> WSU and Jackson State will be meeting for the first time. It will be the second time this season that Washington State will play a team from the SWAC, as the Cougars defeated Prairie View A&M 89-61 in Beasley as part of the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series back on Nov. 13.
>> Junior Charlisse Leger-Walker is coming off one of the most prolific scoring performances in school history, as the guard scored 40 points at Washington this past Sunday. Leger-Walker's 40-point performance is the second-most points scored in a game by a WSU player in program history, just one point shy of Jenni Ruff's program record of 41 points, set against California back on Feb. 24, 1996.
>> Leger-Walker's 40-point performance against Washington marks the first time since 2019 that a Pac-12 play has scored 40 or more points in a game. She is also one of five NCAA Division I players to score 40-plus points in a game this season.
Game Coverage
Friday's contest against Montana will be streamed live for free on Pac-12 Insider and the WSU Live Stream. Fans can follow the action via live stats on WSUCougars.com.
Moving Up WSU's All-Time Scoring List
Junior Charlisse Leger-Walker needs only three points to move past Yvonne Kunze (1,139; 1994-98) for 15th on Washington State's all-time scoring list. Leger-Walker enters Saturday's contest with 1,137 career points through 63 career games at Washington State.
Upping the Scoring Average
After her 40-point performance at Washington, junior Charlisse Leger-Walker now holds a career scoring average of 18.0 points per game. That mark currently stands as the second-best career scoring average at Washington State, second only to Jeanne Eggart's (1977-82) 18.4 points per game average.
Extending Her Scoring Streak
Senior Bella Murekatete scored 10 points at Washington to extend her double-digit scoring streak to five games. Murekatete is averaging 16.4 points per game during the five-game stretch.
Leading the Pac
Junior Charlisse Leger-Walker's 22.4 points per game average are tops in the Pac-12 Conference heading into the weekend. In fact, Leger-Walker's scoring average is currently eighth-best in NCAA Division I, while her 202 points scored this season is the 23rd-most in the country.
Beasley Winning Streak
Washington State is a perfect 4-0 at home this season, while WSU has won eight-straight games at Beasley Coliseum coming into this weekend. The streak dates back to last season when WSU closed out the 2021-22 home campaign with four-straight Pac-12 wins.
Scouting the Tigers
Like Washington State, Jackson State played in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament after winning the SWAC. The Tigers are 2-6 through eight games this season, though JSU has a win over a Power 5 program this year with a 69-63 win at Texas Tech back on Nov. 15.
Jackson State is led by junior Ti'lan Boler, who is averaging 11.0 points per game. The 6-1 guard is shooting 42.5 percent from the floor. Junior Liz Martino's 9.3 points per game are second-best on the team.
The Tigers are averaging 60.4 points per game, while JSU is shooting 36.8 percent from the floor. Teams are putting up 69.5 points per contest against Jackson State, while posting a 41.0 percent success rate from the floor.
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