PULLMAN, Wash. (October 17, 2023) – For the first time in program history, Washington State Women's Basketball was voted to the Preseason Associated Press Top-25 Poll, appearing at No. 24 Tuesday.

The Cougars return eight players including four starters from last year's team who won a program-record 23 games, were ranked as high as No. 22 in the AP Poll after captured the program's first Pac-12 Women's Basketball Championship. WSU knocked off three straight ranked teams in Las Vegas en route to the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament Championship and clinched their third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Ethridge, the 2022-23 National Coach of the Year by The Athletic, will see three All-Pac-12 players return this season led by All-America guard Charlisse Leger-Walker.

WSU was picked to finish fifth by the Pac-12 Conference coaches and media, matching the best preseason pick in program history after also being picked fifth ahead of the 1991-92 season.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 Washington State women's basketball season are on sale at WSUCougars.com or by calling the WSU Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-COUGS.

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