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+.

Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 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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