PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State women’s basketball remains in Pullman to host Southern Utah Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast live on Pac-12 YouTube with Trevor Williams and Gwen Begley on the call.
The Cougars got in the win column Monday night with a resounding 76-53 win over Idaho in Pullman, which came three days after the Vandals handily beat Gonzaga in Spokane. That win, combined with losses to California and (RV) Oregon to begin the year makes it a strong 1-2 start for the Cougars.
WSU has been able to protect the ball and block at a high rate in the early goings of 2026-27, ranking 29th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.50), 36th nationally in turnovers per game (12.0) and 46th in fouls per game (14.7). WSU’s 4.7 blocks per game ranks 70th in the nation and second in the Pac-12, led by Alex Covill whose seven blocks and 2.33 blocks per game rank 26th and 43rd in the nation, respectively.
Offensively, senior guard Eleonora Villa is off to the best start of her career, averaging 19.3 points and 5.3 assists per game while shooting at a 44.9 percent clip from the field. Villa’s 58 points and 19.3 points per game rank 43rd and 69th in the nation, respectively.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the fifth meeting all time between WSU and SUU, and the second in as many years after the Cougars fell in Cedar City last year, 77-64. WSU had won each of the first three meetings prior to that.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Eleonora Villa has 146 career made threes, four from 150.
- Villa has 96 career steals, four from 100.
- Villa has 98 career starts, two from 100.
- Alex Covill has 286 career rebounds, 14 from 300.
- Covill sits at 1,387 career minutes, 113 from 1,500.
- Kenzie Chatfield has 373 career points, 127 from 500.
- Malvina Haziri has 74 career points, 26 from 100.
- Malia Ruud has 317 career points, 183 from 500.
CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
- Villa has 1,545 career points, moving up to sixth all-time in program history, seven from moving up to fifth (1,552).
- Villa’s 146 career made threes ranks seventh all-time at WSU, eight away from sixth (154).
- Villa has also made 608 career field goals, fifth all-time at WSU and 13 away from fourth (621).
- At 3,608 career minutes played, Villa is sixth all-time at WSU, and 35 from fifth (3,643).
- Alex Covill has 159 career blocks, third all-time in program history and eight blocks shy of second (167).
- Covill has a .528 field goal percentage, second-best in program history.
PAC-12 PRESEASON SELECTIONS
Seniors Alex Covill and Eleonora Villa were named to the Pac-12 Preseason Impact list ahead of the 2026-27 season, while the team was picked to finish sixth in the league’s preseason poll.
SPLASHING THREES
WSU women’s basketball has recorded a made three-point field goal in 198 straight games, dating back to 2/2/2020 when they went 0-of-15 from deep against Stanford.
INTERNATIONAL FLARE
The 12-person 2026-27 roster represents nine different countries, including the United States, and consists of nine international players. Nine different countries represented on the roster ties for second-most among all NCAA DI WBB programs.
NEXT UP
The Cougars conclude their home stretch next week, hosting Washington Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Bealey Coliseum.
Single-game tickets for the 2026 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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