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Cougs Earn No. 1 Seed in Inaugural WBIT, will Host Lamar Thursday
March 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball
PULLMAN, Wash. (March 17, 2024) – Washington State women's basketball earned a No. 1 seed in the inaugural 2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, as announced on Sunday, March 17.
The No. 1-seeded Cougars will host No. 8-seed Lamar on Thursday, March 21 at Beasley Coliseum. Tip-off time for Thursday's first-round matchup against Lamar will be announced at a later date.
Preliminary WBIT games are being televised on ESPN+, while the semifinals will be on ESPNU, and the finals will be on ESPN2. Ticket information will be announced when available.
Washington State earned an unprecedented fourth-straight postseason bit as a No. 1 seed in the inaugural WBIT with an overall record of 18-14, and 7-11 in the Pac-12 regular season. The team beat No. 2 UCLA 85-82 on Jan. 28, marking the highest-ranked opponent the program has ever defeated. Although senior Charlisse Leger-Walker suffered a season-ending injury in the first half of that game, the rest of the team held on to finish off the win, before ultimately finishing off the regular season strong with a 72-63 win over No. 13-ranked Colorado.
Lamar finished the year as regular season champions in the Southland Conference with a 17-1 conference record, and went 24-6 overall.
Check back with WSUCougars.com for more information on the 2024 WBIT.
For more information on the Washington State women's basketball team, follow @WSUCougarWBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The No. 1-seeded Cougars will host No. 8-seed Lamar on Thursday, March 21 at Beasley Coliseum. Tip-off time for Thursday's first-round matchup against Lamar will be announced at a later date.
Preliminary WBIT games are being televised on ESPN+, while the semifinals will be on ESPNU, and the finals will be on ESPN2. Ticket information will be announced when available.
Washington State earned an unprecedented fourth-straight postseason bit as a No. 1 seed in the inaugural WBIT with an overall record of 18-14, and 7-11 in the Pac-12 regular season. The team beat No. 2 UCLA 85-82 on Jan. 28, marking the highest-ranked opponent the program has ever defeated. Although senior Charlisse Leger-Walker suffered a season-ending injury in the first half of that game, the rest of the team held on to finish off the win, before ultimately finishing off the regular season strong with a 72-63 win over No. 13-ranked Colorado.
Lamar finished the year as regular season champions in the Southland Conference with a 17-1 conference record, and went 24-6 overall.
Check back with WSUCougars.com for more information on the 2024 WBIT.
For more information on the Washington State women's basketball team, follow @WSUCougarWBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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