PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State women’s basketball brings its 2026-27 campaign home to Pullman hosting Idaho, Monday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. The game will be broadcast live on Pac-12 YouTube with Trevor Williams and Gwen Begley on the call.
The Cougars have battled through a pair of talented non-conference opponents to begin the season. Despite the 0-2 start, WSU has been able to protect the ball and block at a high rate.
The team ranks 47th nationally in turnovers per game (11.5), 56th in assist/turnover ratio (1.43) and 85th in fouls per game (15.5). WSU’s 4.5 blocks per game ranks 90th in the nation and third in the Pac-12, led by Alex Covill whose five blocks and 2.5 blocks per game rank 20th and 43rd in the nation, respectively.
Offensively, senior guard Eleonora Villa is off to the best start of her career, averaging 21.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting at a 48.4 percent clip from the field. Villa’s 42 points and 21.0 points per game rank 32nd and 63rd in the nation, respectively.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 44th meeting all-time between Washington State and Idaho. WSU leads the all-time series, 29-14, with WSU’s last win coming on Feb. 25, 2024 in Pullman (71-61). WSU has lost the last two meetings since then.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Eleonora Villa has 145 career made threes, five from 150.
- Villa has 93 career steals, seven from 100.
- Villa has 97 career starts, three from 100.
- Alex Covill has 284 career rebounds, 16 from 300.
- Covill sits at 1,368 career minutes, 132 from 1,500.
- Kenzie Chatfield has 355 career points, 145 from 500.
- Malvina Haziri has 71 career points, 29 from 100.
- Malia Ruud has 309 career points, 191 from 500.
CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
- Villa has 1,529 career points, moving up to seventh all-time in program history, 12 from moving up to sixth (1,541).
- Villa’s 145 career made threes ranks seventh all-time at WSU, nine away from sixth (154).
- Villa has also made 601 career field goals, seventh all-time at WSU and five away from sixth (606).
- At 3,572 career minutes played, Villa is sixth all-time at WSU, and 71 from fifth (3,643).
- Alex Covill has 157 career blocks, fourth all-time in program history and one block shy of third (158).
- Covill has a .524 field goal percentage, fourth-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 197 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 continue their home stretch, hosting Southern Utah Friday, November 13 at 6 p.m. and then 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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