Feb 2,
2018 from WSU Sports Info
In Search
of Road Wins: WSU women's basketball heads to Arizona Friday
1/31/2018
| WSU Women's Basketball
WASHINGTON
ST. (9-13, 2-8) at Arizona (5-16, 1-9)
5 p.m. PT
| Friday | Feb. 2, 2018
Tucson,
Ariz. | McKale Center (14,644)
MATCHUP
NOTES
The Cougs
hit the road to Arizona to take on Arizona and Arizona State this week. The
matchups will be the only regular season contests between the teams this season
due to the unbalanced schedule in Pac-12 play. WSU starts off in Tucson against
Arizona looking to snap a two-game skid against the Wildcats after Arizona won
both meetings last season including a 56-55 decision in Tucson. The game in
Tucson was the first for the Cougs after losing starting point guard Chanelle
Molina for the season at Tempe two days prior. Arizona is 35-27 all-time
against WSU including holding the slight 16-13 edge in Tucson.
LAST TIME
OUT
Battling
another top-15 team, the Cougars (9-13, 2-8 Pac-12) fought until the bitter
end, but ultimately fell to No. 13/12 UCLA (17-4, 8-2 Pac-12), 79-71, Sunday
afternoon in Beasley Coliseum. Early on, the Cougs looked like primed to pull
off another upset of the Bruins on the Palouse as WSU came out on fire, hitting
60.0% of their shots in the opening 10 minutes and closing the first quarter
with a 14-2 run that pushed the lead Cougars' lead to 20-13. Leading by as much
as 10 early in the second quarter, the Cougs' offense would stall as a handful
of turnovers allowed the Bruins to run their way back into the contest
ultimately taking a four point lead in the halftime break thanks to a
six-minute, 16-4 run. After tying the game in the first minute of the second
half, the Cougs would see UCLA create some separation once again behind an 8-0
run that knocked the Cougs on their heels. WSU would claw back into the game,
trailing by just two possessions with 2:23 to play, but the six-point Bruin
lead would hold as UCLA knocked down nine of 12 free-throws in the final 1:20
to secure the victory.
ABOUT THE
WILDCATS
In a
season of transition under first year head coach Adia Barnes, the Wildcats have
struggled entering the week 1-9 in Pac-12 play and 5-16 overall. Arizona picked
up its first Pac-12 win over Colorado in Tucson two weeks ago, beating the
Buffs 72-63. Overall, the Wildcats have struggled to find their offense on the
year averaging just 60.2 points per game. The lack of offense is not due to the
efforts of JaLea Bennett who is averaging 14.2 ppg while Sam Thomas in the
paint has posted 10.1 ppg and 7.8 rpg. As a team, the Wildcats are shooting
36.5% from the floor while allowing 69.9 ppg.
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Officials patrolling Pullman’s Military Hill for cougar
Officials patrolling Pullman’s Military Hill for cougar
Trail
cameras only spotting rabbits, deer
By Katie
Short, Moscow Pullman Daily News staff writer Feb 1, 2018
The
Pullman Police Department has installed a pair of trail cameras on Military
Hill with the hope of capturing footage of a cougar that is believed to have
been roaming the area for the past 10 days.
Cmdr.
Chris Tennant said the cameras were installed Tuesday following five documented
reports of cougar sightings in the area. The cameras have only spotted rabbits
and deer.
The first
cougar sighting was on the morning of Jan. 21 by an officer patrolling Military
Hill who reported a cougar ran across the road in front of his patrol car.
The most
recent report came Tuesday from a woman on Bella Vista Drive who told
responding officers her dog chased a cougar from her back yard. The case was
forwarded to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, which determined it
was most likely not a cougar.
Tennant
said no pets have been reported missing in the area of Military Hill, but
officers are still advising residents to keep their animals and children inside
until the cougar has left or been removed.
Madonna
Luers, a public information officer for Fish and Wildlife out of Spokane, said
the cougar is most likely a young male, 1 to 2 years of age, and it has
probably just branched off from its mother and is looking for territory where
it can hunt and "make a living."
She said
the majority of cougars seen by humans are young males, as older animals are
usually wiser and know to stay away from humans.
"Cougars
by nature make it their business not to be seen," Luers said.
Luers said
the cougar has not caused any issues on Military Hill so there is no need for
WDFW officers to contract with houndsmen in order to tree it. If the cougar
continues to stay in the area and begins attacking livestock, pets or humans, however,
Fish and Wildlife may need to take measures in order to relocate or euthanize
it.
Luers said
cougars are the type of animals that are "here today and gone
tomorrow," and it will most likely move on to a less populated area soon.
The large
population of deer in Whitman County is most likely what has attracted the
cougar to the area, Luers said.
Luers said
cougars do not usually attack livestock, pets or humans, but it does happen.
She said a cougar began attacking livestock six months ago on a farm southwest
of Pullman, and the situation required action from WDFW officers.
Luers said
the only cougar attack resulting in the death of a human in Washington state in
past 100 years occurred in Okanogan County during the 1920s. Most attacks on
humans happen when a hunter is leaning over a fresh kill. The cougar usually
realizes it made a mistake fairly quickly, Luers said.
The PPD is
asking residents to immediately call 911 if they spot a cougar.
Safety
tips and information on cougars can be found at WDFW.wa.gov.
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Men’s
basketball WSU
Freshman
phenom Ayton too much for Cougs
Talented
center powers 9th-ranked Arizona to dominant win over WSU
By Joshua
Grissom, Moscow Pullman Daily News
Feb 1,
2018
At
7-foot-1 and 250 pounds, Arizona freshman Deandre Ayton has routinely drawn
comparisons to some of the NBA’s historic big men, including Shaquille O’Neal,
David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon.
After
watching the budding phenom from a front-row seat during a Pac-12 matchup
Wednesday night, Washington State coach Ernie Kent certainly believes the hype.
“It’s very
difficult to double-team him, it’s very difficult to put any pressure on his
jump shot ... because he’s such a dominant player and a great athlete on top of
it,” Kent said. “You can see why there’s three first-round draft picks on that
team, and he might very easily be the guy that can go No. 1 or No. 2. He’s one
of those true centers that you don’t see anymore in basketball.”
Ayton put
together yet another commanding performance with NBA scouts in attendance at
Beasley Coliseum, tallying 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the ninth-ranked
Wildcats cruise to a 100-72 road win against the Cougars in front of a
season-high 4,607 spectators.
“That is
one of the more dominant teams in college basketball, I think people understand
why they were picked to not only go to the Final Four, but picked to be the
potential national champions,” Kent said. “They’ve got size all over the court,
two outstanding bigs. They’ve got big wings that can score — (Rawle) Alkins
makes them so much better. We had our hands full.”
It didn’t
take long for Ayton to showcase his talents, as the freshman soared over
Viont’e Daniels for a two-handed slam on an alley-oop toss from Parker
Jackson-Cartwright midway through the first half. The NBA prospect routinely
fought through double-team efforts to finish the night with six dunks — each
more powerful than the one which preceded it.
“He’s very
skilled, we knew we would have a tough time just going into the game,”
Washington State forward Robert Franks said. “With his size and his skill, it’s
going to be very tough.”
The
Cougars (9-12 overall, 1-8 Pac-12) could never quite seem to get their offense
in a rhythm, as the squad surrendered 52 points in the paint and lost the
rebounding battle by a 42-23 margin.
“They’re
pretty dominant, I thought we did a decent job at times on them, but they can
get away from you so quick and so fast — inside, outside, with 3s,” Kent said.
A bright spot
for Washington State was the performance of Franks, as the junior forward
finished with a game-high 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Malachi Flynn came off
the bench to post a double-double with 11 points and 11 assists, while Daniels
added another 10 points in the loss.
Turning
point
After the
Cougars tied the game at 20-20 midway through the first half, Alkins took the
hardwood for his first action since missing two games with soreness in his
right foot. The sophomore guard swished three straight 3-pointers to help
launch a 25-5 scoring run for the Wildcats, securing a double-digit advantage
the squad would not relent for the remainder of the contest.
FLUSTERED
FLYNN
Kent made
a surprising pregame change to his starting five, pulling Flynn from the lineup
in favor of Daniels and Carter Skaggs on the perimeter. Flynn previously
started 51 consecutive games for Washington State before missing tipoff
Wednesday night.
“That’s
between me and Malachi,” Kent said of the decision. “I thought he responded
extremely well ... everything’s fine with him, he’ll be great.”
Record
watch
Daniels
helped the Cougars set a new single-season record for 3-pointers when he
swished an uncontested trey from the left wing late in the second half. The
bucket helped the squad surpass the previous mark of 240, which was set in 37
games during the 2010-11 season.
“It says a
lot about our shooting, but it doesn’t mean anything if we can’t get a win
behind it,” Franks said. “We just brush that aside and try to look forward to
getting a win every game.”
Up next
Washington
State returns to Beasley Coliseum on Sunday for a 1 p.m. conference matchup
with No. 25 Arizona State (16-5 overall, 4-5 Pac-12).
ARIZONA
(19-4)
Ayton
11-12 3-5 25, Ristic 5-10 2-2 12, Smith 1-7 0-0 2, Trier 8-9 4-5 24,
Jackson-Cartwright 0-5 0-0 0, Pinder 2-2 2-2 6, Lee 0-0 1-6 1, Desjardins 0-1
0-0 0, Denny 0-0 0-0 0, Weyand 0-0 0-0 0, Akot 1-2 0-0 3, Barcello 2-2 0-0 4,
Randolph 3-6 0-0 7, Alkins 6-8 0-2 16. Totals 39-64 12-22 100.
WASHINGTON
ST. (9-12)
Chidom 1-3
0-0 2, Franks 7-12 6-6 25, Bernstine 1-8 3-4 5, Skaggs 1-6 0-0 3, Daniels 3-5
2-2 10, Pollard 2-2 0-1 4, Cooper 1-2 2-5 4, Ergas 2-2 0-0 4, Flynn 3-10 4-4
11, Hinson 0-0 0-0 0, Acquaah 1-2 2-2 4, Shpreyregin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-54
19-24 72.
Halftime—Arizona
53-34. 3-Point Goals—Arizona 10-17 (Trier 4-4, Alkins 4-4, Akot 1-1, Randolph
1-2, Jackson-Cartwright 0-2, Smith 0-4), Washington St. 9-24 (Franks 5-7, Daniels
2-4, Skaggs 1-4, Flynn 1-5, Chidom 0-2, Shpreyregin 0-2). Fouled Out—None.
Rebounds—Arizona 39 (Ayton 11), Washington St. 19 (Skaggs 4). Assists—Arizona
15 (Jackson-Cartwright 4), Washington St. 14 (Flynn 11). Total Fouls—Arizona
22, Washington St. 19. A—4,607 (11,671).
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Coug men’s
basketball
NO. 9
ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON STATE
WEDNESDAY,
JAN. 31, 2018 - 7 P.M. PT– BEASLEY COLISEUM (PULLMAN, WASH.)
FINAL
SCORE: NO. 9 ARIZ 100, WSU 72
WSU men’s basketball
POSTGAME NOTES from WSU Sports Info
Junior
Robert Franks led WSU in scoring for the 11th time this season with 25
points…it marks his ninth 20-plus point game of the season.
For the
third-straight game, Franks finished the first half with double figure points
with 15.
Franks was
5-for-7 from 3-point range, his most 3s made in a game since he set the school
record with 10 made against Cal, Jan. 13.
With 9
3-pointers, WSU set the school single-season 3-point record as the team now has
241 in 21 games…previous record was 240 set by the 2010-11 team in 37 games.
For the
first time in his career, sophomore Malachi Flynn did not start (had started
51-straight games)…he finished with his first career double-double with 11
points and 11 assists in 32 minutes.
Flynn had
11 of WSU’s 14 assists and his 11 marked a career high.
Junior
Viont’e Daniels was the third Cougar in double figures with 10 points…it was
his first double-figure scoring game since Jan. 18 at Colorado.
Junior
Davante Cooper played a career-high 11 minutes and had a career-high 4 points
along with a career-high 3 blocked shots.
Redshirt
freshman Jamar Ergas scored his first points as a Cougar, finished with four in
2 minutes.
WSU had
its second-most blocked shots this season with 6 and most in Pac-12 play this
season.
Arizona
scored a WSU opponent high 100 points, becoming the first team to reach 100
points on the Cougars this season…previous high was 96 done by UCLA, Dec. 29.
WSU’s 23
rebounds mark as season-low, while Arizona’s .609 (39-for-64) field goal
percentage is a season-high by a WSU opponent.
WSU had a
season-low 9 first-half rebounds…previous low was 12 against Idaho State, Nov.
18.
Arizona’s
53 first-half points were a season high for a WSU opponent…previous was Idaho
with 49, Dec. 6.
WSU
remains home to host No. 25/23 Arizona State, Sunday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m., at
Beasley Coliseum.
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WSU
newspaper's future is in the students' hands
Referendum
on Daily Evergreen $5 fee to be place on university ballot in March
By Josh
Babcock of the Lewiston Trib
PULLMAN -
In a last-ditch effort to keep the Daily Evergreen publishing five days per
week, the Associated Students of WSU on Wednesday approved a referendum that
will be placed on the university ballot.
The
referendum asks students to pay a $5 fee per semester to fund the production
and staffing of the newspaper; the measure will be voted on by students in
early March.
With about
20,000 students enrolled on the WSU Pullman campus, the fee would raise about
$200,000 annually, which would be shuffled directly to the Office of Student
Media.
If the
referendum fails, the WSU Board of Student Media approved cutting one day of
production and staffing at the newspaper per week, beginning March 23. The
newspaper has printed five days per week since 1980. If necessary, future
potential cuts the newspaper could face in fiscal 2019 will be revisited by the
board when the results from the referendum are released.
The cuts
stem from the newspaper's growing budget deficit. At the beginning of fiscal
2018, the newspaper had a negative beginning balance of $184,710, with only
about $7,000 in reserve.
Even with
$37,538 in cuts made earlier this school year, the newspaper only trimmed its
financial deficit to $147,172. With another $19,042 in reductions to come, the
projected year-end balance is still expected to be a $128,130 deficit.
Director
of the Office of Student Media Richard Miller said the one-day production and
staff cuts would save the newspaper about $8,000 per year, which would double
the current reserve and allow the newspaper to operate for the remainder of the
semester.
Earlier
this month, the board also elected to discontinue the weekly summer print
edition if the referendum fails.
A $4
student fee proposed for the same reasons in 2016 failed, but student
journalists are confident the referendum will pass this time around and the
newspaper will avoid additional cuts.
Former
Daily Evergreen Editor in Chief Gabriella Ramos said without the newspaper, the
university would not have an objective news source for the students. She said
they are using that objectivity and the "for the students" mission to
help them campaign and pass the referendum this time.
"We're
running the campaign differently than we have before," she said. "We
are stressing the community aspect of what the Daily Evergreen does. ... We're
here for the students; that's the big mission of the campaign is getting that
message heard, even if they don't pick it up everyday."
Miller
said it was important to take some action before the conclusion of the
referendum, as it allows students time to transition their product. He said
that's why he made the motion to cut one day of print production.
Staff at
the Daily Evergreen also will submit a proposal to the Graduate and
Professional Students Association to place a measure on their ballot as well.
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