WASHINGTON STATE (2-3, 0-0 WCC) VS NORFOLK STATE (6-1, 0-0 MEAC)
Thursday, Nov. 28 // 1 p.m. PT
San Juan, Puerto Rico // Guillermo Angulo Coliseum
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WASHINGTON STATE (2-3, 0-0 WCC) VS VIRGINIA (5-1, 0-0 ACC)
Friday, Nov. 29 // 1 p.m. PT
San Juan, Puerto Rico // Guillermo Angulo Coliseum
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WASHINGTON STATE (2-3, 0-0 WCC) VS DRAKE (2-3, 0-0 MVC)
Saturday, Nov. 30 // 12 p.m. PT
San Juan, Puerto Rico // Guillermo Angulo Coliseum
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Washington State women's basketball is in Puerto Rico for the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout for the week to take on Norfolk State on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. PT, Virginia on Friday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. PT, and Drake on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 12 p.m. PT. All three games will be web streamed live on FloCollege.com/events.

NEXT UP
The Cougars wrap up their long six-game road trip at No. 21 Oregon on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The game will be broadcast live on Big Ten Plus at 7 p.m.

ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
WSU is 2-3 to start the 2024-25 season after home wins over Eastern Washington and Idaho, and road losses at Stanford, Texas Tech and Iowa. Through five games, the Cougs are shooting .368 from the field and .286 from deep while averaging 62.8 points per game. Defensively, the team is currently seventh in the nation averaging 6.6 blocks per game.

Although having to replace some key players from the 2023-24 season, the core remains the same this season with three starters returning, including senior Tara Wallack, junior Astera Tuhina, and sophomore Eleonora Villa. Along with returning letterwinners Jenna Villa, Alex Covill and Kyra Gardner, Coach Ethridge and the staff have supplemented the strong nucleus with six newcomers, a junior transfer and five incoming freshmen.

RECORD BOOK CLIMBERS AND MILESTONE CHASERS
>> Tara Wallack has 911 career points, 89 away from 1,000, and with 467 rebounds, is 33 away from 500.
>> Wallack ranks sixth all-time at WSU with 111 career blocks.
>> Wallack sits at 2,997 career minutes played, three away from 3,000.
>> Astera Tuhina has 191 career assists, nine away from 200.
>> Head Coach Kamie Ethridge has 97 wins at WSU, 3 away from 100, and with 180 career wins, is 20 from 200.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the program's first-ever meeting with Norfolk State, Virginia and Drake.

NEW FACES, NEW PLACES
WSU has six players this season earning minutes for the first time in a Cougar uniform as junior transfer Jean Chiu, redshirt freshman Candace Kpetikou, and true freshmen Charlotte Abraham, Marta Alsina, Alice Dart and Dayana Mendes have all made an impact already in 2024-25. Of these new faces, Abraham and Mendes have accrued the most minutes thus far, averaging 17.0 and 15.0 minutes, respectively, over four games. Abraham is shooting 37.5 percent from the floor and 28.6 percent from deep, while Mendes is averaging 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Alsina and Dart have also made their presence known. Alsina is a plus defender with three steals at 13.4 minutes per game, and Dart is averaging 2.4 points and 2.0 rebounds over 10.8 minutes per game.

COUGS IN THE RANKINGS
The Cougs look to climb back into the rankings this season after having been ranked as high as number 21 last year. Washington State was voted to the Preseason Associated Press Top-25 Poll for the first time in program history, appearing at No. 24 in the preseason poll. WSU was picked to finish second by the WCC coaches and media, the best preseason pick in program history after being picked fifth ahead of the 2023-24 (Pac-12) and 1991-92 (Pac-10) seasons.

ETHRIDGE INKS EXTENSION
WSU Director of Athletics Anne McCoy announced this past April that Ethridge has signed a one-year contract extension keeping her in Pullman through the 2029-30 season. "Since her arrival in 2018, Kamie has solidified Washington State women's basketball as a destination where student-athletes can receive a world-class education while competing at the highest levels," said McCoy. "Her leadership has resulted in historic seasons for WSU, including this most recent campaign when WSU reached the postseason for the fourth-consecutive year, marking another program first. We are thrilled Kamie shares the same love and passion for Washington State that so many of us do and excited she will be leading our program for many years to come." Coach Ethridge has continued to raise the bar every season she has been on the Palouse. The Hall of Famer has brought her winning ways to Pullman, quickly elevating the WSU women's basketball program into the upper echelon of the college women's basketball landscape. Ethridge has guided Washington State to four straight postseason tournament appearances, and its first back-to-back 20-win seasons.

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