STANFORD, Calif. (November 7, 2024) – Washington State women's basketball battled a tough Stanford team on the road Thursday night, falling 94-65.
The Cougars (1-1, 0-0 WCC) shot 44.6 percent from the field and went a 50-percent 7-of-14 from beyond the arc.
Eleonora Villa was the team's top scorer with 19 points, four rebounds, four assists and a block.
Tara Wallack added 13 points on the night, to go with four boards, a block and a steal.
Alex Covill recorded three blocks, two rebounds and six points, and
Marta Alsina had a steal, six points and four rebounds.
After Stanford jumped ahead early, the Cougs worked back with buckets from
Eleonora Villa and Covill to make it a one-point game, 11-10 midway through the first. Stanford continued to hold a lead, but a three from
Eleonora Villa and an
Astera Tuhina jumper kept the Stanford lead to 21-15 at the end of the first.
A jumper from
Charlotte Abraham to open the second helped WSU back to within a possession 21-19. As the quarter went on, makes from Alsina and Wallack made it a 29-23 game with 5:12 to go in the first half, but Stanford extended their lead from there. After a Wallack triple to end the first half, the Cougs trailed 42-31 at the break.
WSU went to work out to start the third, as shots from
Eleonora Villa brought it back to a 10-point game, and then a put-back layin from Wallack made it 54-46. Stanford went on to outscore the Cougs 15-2 the rest of the quarter, though, as the game entered the fourth at 69-48.
In the final quarter, Abraham and
Alice Dart connected on threes and
Jean Chiu, Alsina and
Candace Kpetikou all had buckets as Stanford went on to win 94-65.
RECORD BOOK CLIMBERS AND MILESTONE CHASERS
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Tara Wallack's 13 points puts her at 884 for her career, 116 points away from 1,000.
• Wallack's four rebounds gives her 444 for her career, 56 away from 500.
• Wallack's one block gives her 107 career blocks, seventh all-time at WSU.
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Eleonora Villa surpassed the 500-career point milestone, now at 501 after her 19 points tonight.
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Astera Tuhina's two assists put her at 182 for her career, 18 assists away from 200.
UP NEXT
The Cougars return to Pullman to host Idaho on Sunday, November 10 at 12 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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