Cougars Fall to Southern Utah, 77-64

Saturday, November 8

Cedar City, Utah

1 PM PT/2 PM MT

Washington State University

0-3,0-0WCC

Southern Utah University

2-0,0-0WAC

Washington St.

Southern Utah

November 08, 2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Kamie Ethridge Postgame

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

CEDAR CITY, Utah. (November 8, 2025) – Washington State battled Saturday afternoon, but a late push from Southern Utah proved just enough as the Cougars fell 77-64.

Despite the final margin, the Cougars (0-3, 0-0 WCC) controlled long stretches of the game and as Eleonora Villa poured in 21 points on an efficient 8-of-14 shooting. Villa was locked in from the perimeter, knocking down three triples and guiding the Cougar offense with a game-high 39 minutes.

Malia Ruud delivered her strongest collegiate performance to date, dominating early in the second half and finishing with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Her presence inside fueled a 19-point third quarter for WSU as the Cougars erased a halftime deficit and briefly surged in front.

Charlotte Abraham anchored Washington State on the boards, collecting a team-high 10 rebounds to go with nine points, including a first-quarter three that helped the Cougars end the opening period down just two at 21-19. WSU continued to generate quality looks throughout the night, shooting 42 percent from the field with four players scoring at least seven points.

Washington State's bench also provided a lift, led by Marta Alsina and Mackenzie Chatfield, who combined for timely first-quarter scoring and defensive energy that kept the Cougars within striking distance.

Notes

Eleonora Villa's 21 points puts her at 991 career points, nine away from 1,000 and becoming the 24th Coug to reach 1,000+ points.
Villa has 103 career made threes, 30 away from joining the WSU all-time top-10 list.
At 2,427 career minutes played, Villa is 573 away from 3,000 and 896 from top-10 all-time at WSU.
Head Coach Kamie Ethridge has 199 career wins as a head coach, one away from 200.
Alex Covill remains at 118 career blocks, seventh all-time in program history.
Abraham's 10 rebounds, 10 three-point attempts, and 12 field goal attempts were all career-highs.

Up Next
The Cougars are back in Pullman for their next two games, hosting Stanford on Friday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. PT and then Oregon on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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