PULLMAN, Wash. (November 12, 2023) – Washington State Women's Basketball closed the opening week of the 2023-24 season with a dominating 64-47 victory over Idaho State at Beasley Coliseum Sunday afternoon.
 
The Cougars opened the season with a win over Cal Poly Monday and beat Gonzaga in overtime Thursday knocking off the Bengals to start 3-0 for the fifth consecutive season. Senior center Bella Murekatete scored a game-high 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds, recorded three steals and blocked two shots while junior guard Tara Wallack scored 10 points and matched a career-high with five assists. Freshman guard Eleonor Villa scored 12 points and made a pair of steals while freshman center Alex Covill grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots, tied for the second-most by a freshman in WSU single-game history.
 
Senior guard Charlisse Leger-Walker finished with six points, six rebounds, three assists and a block while surpassing the 1,500 career-point milestone, the seventh Cougar to reach the mark.
 
WSU used a 9-0 run in the first quarter to build an early lead and used an impressive defensive effort in the second quarter, outscoring ISU 15-4, to take a 38-17 advantage into halftime. The Cougars shot 50 percent in the third quarter as Villa scored seven of her 12 points in the second half as ten players played nine-plus minutes for Washington State.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Charlisse Leger-Walker
Scored six points to push her career point total to 1,503, passing Jonni Gray for sixth in WSU career scoring
 
Bella Murekatete
Made career start No. 112, 4^th-most in WSU history
Blocked two shots to push career total to 153, third-most in WSU history and five away from Carly Noyes' school record of 158
 
Tara Wallack
Matched career-high with five assists
 
Cia Eklof
Made her collegiate debut, took one shot, grabbed two rebounds and recorded one assist
 
Beyonce Bea
Scored eight points and recorded five rebounds
Pushed career point total to 1,963 and career rebounds to 911, appeared in her 119^th career game
 
UP NEXT
WSU opens a five-game road stretch with a Tuesday matchup at Montana with tipoff scheduled for 6 p.m. (Pacific Time).