PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State beat Washington 24-19 in the Apple Cup played at Lumen Field Saturday afternoon. Check out the postgame notes from the win.
TEAM NOTES
• WSU defeated Washington 24-19 in front of 57,567 at Lumen Field in Seattle
• The 2024 Apple Cup was the first Apple Cup played in September and earliest meeting in series history
• WSU has started 3-0 under Jake Dickert for the third straight season
• WSU held Washington under 20 points for only the second time since the 1999 season (other being 13 points in 2021)
• WSU improved to 6-7 all-time when playing at Lumen Field
PLAYER NOTES
• Tony Freeman made his first career start, recording two receptions for 46 yards, and added a 33-yard punt return
• John Mateer rushed for 2 touchdowns, his third straight game with a rushing touchdown, and also threw for a score
• Mateer has rushed for four touchdowns in the first three games, and thrown for another seven
• Kyle Williams caught three passes for 24 yards, his 40th consecutive game with a catch, owns a catch in all 40 career games
played (1st 25 at UNLV (2020-22)
• Josh Meredith set career highs with seven catches and 111 receiving yards, had 2nd-career TD catch, a 16-yard fourth-quarter score, 1st career 100-yard game
• Andrew Edson recorded a career-high seven tackles, all solo, with three TFL's, to lead the WSU defense
• Adrian Wilson recorded a career-high seven tackles, six solo
• Ethan O'Connor made a career-high five tackles
• Raam Stevenson recorded a sack for the second straight week
• Dean Janikowski tallied six points to push his career point total to 252, 5th-most in WSU history
• Janikowski made one field goal to push his career total 37, 6th-most in WSU history
• Janikowski made three extra points to push his career PAT total to 141, passing Jason Hanson for 2nd-most in WSU history
TEAM NOTES
• WSU defeated Washington 24-19 in front of 57,567 at Lumen Field in Seattle
• The 2024 Apple Cup was the first Apple Cup played in September and earliest meeting in series history
• WSU has started 3-0 under Jake Dickert for the third straight season
• WSU held Washington under 20 points for only the second time since the 1999 season (other being 13 points in 2021)
• WSU improved to 6-7 all-time when playing at Lumen Field
PLAYER NOTES
• Tony Freeman made his first career start, recording two receptions for 46 yards, and added a 33-yard punt return
• John Mateer rushed for 2 touchdowns, his third straight game with a rushing touchdown, and also threw for a score
• Mateer has rushed for four touchdowns in the first three games, and thrown for another seven
• Kyle Williams caught three passes for 24 yards, his 40th consecutive game with a catch, owns a catch in all 40 career games
played (1st 25 at UNLV (2020-22)
• Josh Meredith set career highs with seven catches and 111 receiving yards, had 2nd-career TD catch, a 16-yard fourth-quarter score, 1st career 100-yard game
• Andrew Edson recorded a career-high seven tackles, all solo, with three TFL's, to lead the WSU defense
• Adrian Wilson recorded a career-high seven tackles, six solo
• Ethan O'Connor made a career-high five tackles
• Raam Stevenson recorded a sack for the second straight week
• Dean Janikowski tallied six points to push his career point total to 252, 5th-most in WSU history
• Janikowski made one field goal to push his career total 37, 6th-most in WSU history
• Janikowski made three extra points to push his career PAT total to 141, passing Jason Hanson for 2nd-most in WSU history