PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State women's basketball team is set to host No. 2-ranked Stanford this Friday, Feb. 3, at Beasley Coliseum. This Pac-12 Conference matchup is set to tip-off at 7 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network Bay Area.
WASHINGTON STATE (15-6, 5-5 Pac-12) vs. No. 2/2 Stanford (21-2, 9-1 Pac-12) | Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. PT | Beasley Coliseum
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STARTING FIVE
>> Washington State returns to Beasley Coliseum fresh off a perfect road trip through the Grand Canyon State, where the Cougars picked up back-to-back wins at Arizona State and at No. 19/14 Arizona. It marks the first time since the 2012-13 season that the Cougars have swept the Arizona road trip.
>> WSU enters this weekend's slate of Pac-12 games with an overall record of 15-6, while the Cougs area even 5-5 in Conference games. This season's 15-6 record is tied with the 1995-96 squad for the best start to a season for Washington State during the NCAA era (Post 1982). Overall, this season's start is tied for the third-best start to a season through 21 games in program history, only trailing the 1978-79 (18-3) and 1977-78 (17-4) teams.
>> The Cougars will be looking to snap a rare four-game losing streak at home this weekend, as WSU has played each of its last four games without leading scorer Charlisse Leger-Walker. Washington State is 6-4 this season inside Beasley Coliseum, while WSU is 17-6 at Beasley since the start of the 2021-22 season.
>> Washington State Women's Basketball Head Coach Kamie Ethridge goes into this weekend looking for her 150th career win as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level. Ethridge currently holds a career head coaching record of 149-144, with 66 of those wins coming at Washington State. Ethridge's 66 wins at WSU are the most wins collected by a Cougar women's basketball head coach during their first five years at the helm.
>> Washington State will be seeking its first win against Stanford this Friday at Beasley Coliseum. The Cardinal have won each of the 71 matchups between the two schools in a series that dates back to the 1982-83 season. Stanford and Washington State have played annually since the 1985-96 season, with the Cardinal winning last season's matchup up 71-64 in Maples Pavilion.
Game Coverage
Friday's game against No. 2-ranked Stanford will air live on Pac-12 Network Bay Area with Greg Heister and Angela Taylor on the call. Fans can listen to Steve Grubbs call the game locally at 1150 AM or anywhere on WSUCougars.com.
NET Ranking
Washington State comes into this weekend's slate of games with a NET ranking of 39.
ESPN.com Head Coach of the Week
This past weekend's road wins at Arizona State and No. 19/14 Arizona helped Washington State Women's Basketball Head Coach Kamie Ethridge earn ESPN.com's Women's College Basketball Head Coach of the Week honor. It is the first time that Ethridge has earned the honor from ESPN.com.
NCAA.com Team of the Week
The honor keep rolling in for the Washington State women's basketball team this week, as NCAA.com named the Cougars the NCAA Team of the Week after the Cougars swept the Arizona road trip for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Not only did WSU post wins at ASU and at UA for the first time in a decade, the Cougars' win at No. 19/14 Arizona gave Washington State its second road win over a ranked team this season. WSU's win against the No. 19/14-ranked Wildcats also gave the Cougars two road wins over a ranked team in the same season in program history.
Ann Meyers Drysdale Midseason Top-10 Finalist
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Tuesday, Jan. 31, that Washington State women's basketball player Charlisse Leger-Walker has been named a midseason top-10 finalist for the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
It is the second time that Leger-Walker has been named a midseason finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, an honor that goes to the nation's top shooting guard, as she was also a top-10 finalist last season.
Double the Fun
Sophomore Tara Wallack enjoyed WSU's recent trip through the Arizona desert, as the South Surrey, Canada native collected the first two double-doubles of her Cougar career. Wallack recorded her first double-double with a 15-point, 11-rebound performance at Arizona State. She followed that up with a 12-point, 12-carom performance.
An Effective Starting Lineup
Washington State is 15-2 this season when starting Charlisse Leger-Walker, Johanna Teder, Tara Wallack, Ula Motuga, and Bella Murekatete.
Scouting the Cardinal
Stanford comes into Beasley Coliseum as the No. 2-ranked team in the country in both the Associated Press and USA Today/WBCA Coaches Polls. The Cardinal are 21-2 overall this season and hold a 9-1 mark in Pac-12 games.
Junior Cameron Brink leads Stanford in scoring, rebounds, and blocks. The 6-4 post is averaging 14.6 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks per contest. Brink is coming off a triple-double performance against Oregon, putting up 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks against the Ducks. Senior Haley Jones is averaging 13.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game this season. Senior Hannah Jump rounds out Stanford's double-digit scoring trip at 12.1 points per contest, while she is averaging 3.0 3-pointers per game.
Stanford is averaging 77.9 points per contest this season, while the Cardinal are shooting 45.9 percent from the floor. Defensively, the No. 2-ranked team in the country is allowing teams to put up 56.7 points per game against them. Teams are shooting 33.0 percent against Stanford this season, while the Cardinal are holding teams to 30.8 percent from behind the arc.
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