WASHINGTON STATE (0-4, 0-0 WCC) vs. Oregon (4-0, 0-0 B1G)
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 // 4 p.m. PT
Pullman, Wash. // Beasley Coliseum
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Washington State women's basketball is set to host former PAC-12 opponent Oregon in Beasley Coliseum on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Ann Schatz and Mary Murphy on the call.

NEXT UP
The Cougars head to a pair of multi-team events after this one, first going to the 2025 WBCA Showcase in Orlando, Fla. to play Missouri on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 12 p.m. PT. Then the team is off to the U.S. Virgin Islands to take part in the 2025 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, taking on Miami (OH) on Friday, Nov. 28 at 2:30 p.m. PT and then either LSU or Marist on Saturday, Nov. 29.

ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
WSU is returning six from its 2024-25 roster, including its leading scorer Eleonora Villa (13.6 ppg) and its leading shot blocker Alex Covill (2.1 bpg), along with Charlotte Abraham, Marta Alsina, Jean Chiu, and last year's redshirt Keandra Koorits. Newcomers to this team include transfers Mackenzie Chatfield and Lauren Glazier (played at WSU 2022-23), along with incoming freshmen Malvina Haziri, Tahara Magassa, Malia Ruud, and Tanja Valancic.

RECORD BOOK CLIMBERS AND MILESTONE CHASERS
>> Eleonora Villa has 1,001 career points, becoming the 24th Coug to reach 1,000 points on Nov. 14 vs. Stanford.
>> Alex Covill has 118 career blocks, seventh all-time in program history.
>> Covill also has 198 career rebounds, 52 away from 250, and 337 career points, 163 from 500.
>> Villa has 103 career made threes, 30 away from joining the WSU all-time top-10 list.
>> Villa also has 397 career made field goals, 103 from 500.
>> At 2,463 career minutes played, Villa is 537 away from 3,000 and 860 from top-10 all-time at WSU (3,323).
>> Head Coach Kamie Ethridge has 199 career wins as a head coach, one away from 200.

SERIES HISTORY
In 95 meetings all-time between these two programs, Oregon leads the series 73-22 dating back to their first meeting on Feb. 28, 1974. After falling to Oregon in Eugene last season, WSU is 3-1 over their last four meetings and has won each of the last two in Pullman.

HOT START FOR THE FRESHMEN
Redshirt freshman Keandra Koorits scored 23 points in her WSU debut on Nov. 3, the most by a WSU freshman since Charlisse Leger-Walker (23 pts, 1/1/21). Koorits inaugural performance is also good for the fourth-most points in a freshman debut in program history, and the most since Lia Galdeira scored 33 at Minnesota in her debut on 11/10/12. Galdiera's 33 points stands as the most in program history both by a freshman, and in a debut.

True Freshman Malia Ruud has burst onto the scene early, averaging 9.5 points over 25.5 minutes per game, including an impressive game-high 11 points against Stanford on Nov. 14. She is 17-of-30 from the field, shooting 56.7 percent with 14 rebounds, four blocks and two steals through five games this season.

ELEONORA VILLA, SCORING MACHINE
Villa has scored in double-figures for seven-straight games dating back to the end of last season. Over that stretch, she is averaging 16.3 points a game with her high mark being 24 points against Idaho (11/3/25).

YOUNGEST IN THE FAMILY
Freshman guard Malvina Haziri from Kosovo is the youngest active player in NCAA Division I basketball at 16 years old. She will turn 17 on Dec. 30, 2025.

PRESEASON POLL
The Cougs were picked to finish third by the WCC coaches and media this year, the second-best conference preseason pick in program history after being picked second ahead of last year's 2024-25 second-place prediction. Prior to that WSU was picked fifth in 2023-24 (Pac-12) and 1991-92 (Pac-10).

ETHRIDGE INKS EXTENSION
WSU Director of Athletics Anne McCoy announced on March 4 that Head Coach Kamie Ethridge has signed a one-year contract extension keeping her in Pullman through the 2030-31 season.

Single-game tickets for the 2025 women's basketball season are on sale now. Fans wishing to purchase tickets can click on the link HERE, visit wsucougars.com to order online, or call the WSU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-COUGS.

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