WSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL releases its non-conference 2018-2019
schedule
Link to schedule: http://wsucougars.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
WSU Women Basketball Cougars play at home early and often in
coach Kamie Ethridge’s first year.
From WSU Sports Info
PULLMAN, Wash. – Ready for the 2018-19 basketball season to
begin, the Washington State women's basketball team has released its
nonconference schedule. Under new head coach Kamie Ethridge the Cougars will
play a home heavy slate early before finishing off the calendar year on the
road. In all, the Cougars will play six games at Beasley Coliseum, not
including an exhibition game, while playing five away from home.
With a new era of Cougar basketball beginning under
Ethridge, WSU fans will get their first look at their hometown team November 2
when the Cougs host Warner Pacific in an exhibition game. The game against
Knights preps the Cougars for their regular season opener against Utah State on
Nov. 6 as the Aggies come to Pullman for the first time. The two teams have
historically met twice but both games came well before any of the current crop
of players were even born with the Aggies winning contests in 1972 and 1980.
On Nov. 11, Cougar fans will get a chance to double the fun
at Beasley as the women and the men play their one and only doubleheader of the
season. For the women, a game against Saint Mary's kicks off a three-game home
stand of rematches as the Cougars also welcome to the Palouse Nebraska (Nov.
16) and the two-time defending Big West Champs, UC Davis (Nov. 18). Last
season, the Cougs suffered a pair of road defeats to begin the year at UC Davis
and Saint Mary's as the two California teams held serve on their home courts.
However, in 2016-2017, when both came to Beasley, the Cougars came away with
wins leading to what will be the deciding games in each trilogy this season. As
for Nebraska, the Cougars dispatched the Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Neb. to close
out nonconference action.
After spending the first three weeks of the season at home,
the Cougars hit the road for the first time to take part in the Warner Center
Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic in Northridge, Calif. The holiday
tournament is hosted by CSUN, which took the Big West Tournament title in 2018
to advance to the NCAA tournament. In addition to the Cougars and Matadors, the
four-team field will feature Harvard and Jacksonville State as games will take
place Nov. 23-24.
Returning home for their final two home games of the
nonconference season, the Cougars will again face familiar foes in San
Francisco (Nov. 29) and Boise State (Dec. 1). WSU defeated both the Dons, a
team the Cougars have beaten in the last six meetings, and Broncos on the road
last season while splitting games against the duo at home in 2016-17.
With the home schedule complete, the Cougars leave the
familiar confines of Pullman to head north to take on Eastern Washington rival
Gonzaga on Dec. 9. The defending West Coast Conference champion got the better
of the Cougars the last two seasons after back-to-back wins by WSU in the
all-time series. Overall, WSU has dominated the matchup of the two squads
sporting a 20-9 overall record.
To close out the nonconference slate of contests the Cougars
head to Las Vegas to play in the Duel in the Desert from Dec. 19-20 at UNLV's
Cox Pavilion. The eight-team tournament, split into two separate divisions will
feature some of the top teams in the country. In the Desert Division, the
Cougars will matchup against the likes of Kansas, Northwestern, and Wichita
State beginning with a game against the Jayhawks on Dec. 19. The Desert
Division concludes on Dec. 20 with the third-place game and the division final
game. For the Cougars, the trip to Las Vegas will be the first of two on the
year as the 2019 Pac-12 Championship Tournament will also take place in Las
Vegas after moving from Seattle this season.
The Cougars bring back seven players from their 2017-18
roster while adding four freshmen into the mix. Additionally, WSU will bring
back its top three scorers including All-Pac-12 performer and the 18th Cougar
to score 1,000 career points, redshirt-junior Borislava Hristova. The Cougars
officially begin practice for the 2018-19 season on Sept. 28.
Times have yet to be set for games as television interests
will determine some tip times. The full schedule, including the Pac-12 matchups
will be available in late August or early September.
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WSU Men’s BASKETBALL
Washington State learns Pac-12 basketball pairings
Mon., July 16, 2018, 7:13 p.m.
By Theo Lawson Spokane S-R
PULLMAN - Washington State will play three consecutive road
games in Pac-12 Conference play before returning to Beasley Coliseum, the
Cougars learned Monday when the league released its 2019 pairings and site
designations.
Dates and times haven’t been released yet, but the Cougars
know they’ll open conference play against rival Washington in Seattle during
opening week, which is slated for Jan. 2-6. WSU follows with the
always-harrowing “mountains” trip against Colorado and Utah, who’ve posted 10
straight home wins over the Cougars since joining the Pac-12.
Things should lighten up for WSU the week of Jan. 16-20 when
Cal and Stanford - neither team projected to finish high in the conference
standings - make their visit to Pullman.
The Cougars are back on the road to play Oregon and Oregon
State from Jan. 23-27, then return to Pullman to host USC and UCLA Jan. 30-Feb.
3. WSU won’t make the return trip to Los Angeles for the first time since 2014,
but they will make their first trip to the Arizona desert in two years when
they visit reigning conference champ Arizona and Arizona State the week of Feb.
6-10.
The Huskies make the return trip to Pullman the following
week and WSU will spend another week on the Palouse from Feb. 20-24 when its
hosts the Buffaloes and Utes.
WSU will visit the Bay Area schools the week of Feb.
27-March 3, then close out regular season play at home by hosting Oregon and
Oregon State before traveling to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the conference
tournament, which takes place March 13-16.
Specific times and dates for games will be announced later
this summer when the league’s television partners are finalized. All 108
conference games will air on the Pac-12 Network, ESPN/2/U, FOX/FS1 or CBS
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Pullman boy dies in bike accident
Damaged handlebar grips exposed sharp edge
Moscow Pullman Daily News July 17, 2018
A 6-year-old boy has died due to injuries sustained in a bicycle
crash Sunday afternoon in Pullman.
Emergency officials said Denny Curran was riding a bicycle with
other children in the neighborhood Sunday afternoon near the intersection of
Northwest Short Street and Parr Drive when he crashed and was critically
wounded in the abdomen by the handlebars of his bicycle. Police said the grips and
end-caps on the metal handlebars appeared to be damaged, exposing a sharp edge
that caused the fatal injury.
According to the report, Curran went into cardiac arrest on the
scene and emergency personnel performed CPR before transporting him to Pullman Regional
Hospital. He was later transported by Life Flight to Sacred Heart Medical
Center in Spokane, where he reportedly succumbed to his injuries
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Opportunities in place for public to support Pullman family that
lost 6 year old boy
by Evan Ellis, Pullman Radio News 7/17/2018
Opportunities are now in place for the public to help the Pullman
family suffering from the loss of 6 year old Denny Curran. The Franklin
Elementary School kindergartner died from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident
Sunday. A website has been set up where members of the public can make and
donate a meal for the family. Another fundraiser website has been put together
for people who want to help pay for the family's funeral expenses.
Link for donating a meal
https://takethemameal.com/ZDCV6287
Link for helping with funeral expenses
https://www.facebook.com/donate/172737976931360
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Pullman child passes away following bicycle crash
By Ian Smay, Evergreen news editor
July 16, 2018
A 6-year-old Pullman boy has passed away from his injuries suffered
during a bicycle crash near Short Street and Parr Drive on Sunday.
Denny Curran died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, according to a Facebook post
by his father Keith. Pullman Police confirmed Curran’s passing.
Curran had been riding with a group of children at about 3:45 p.m.
when he fell, Pullman PD Cmdr. Chris Tennant said. The handlebars on the
bicycle struck Curran in the stomach area causing the injuries. Those injuries
were a torn artery and laceration in his abdomen, according to another Facebook
post by his father. Paramedics arrived on scene and began performing CPR before
transferring him to Pullman Regional Hospital.
Curran was then flown to Spokane for further treatment before
passing away this morning, Tennant said.
Pullman Public Schools will provide counseling services to students
and other impacted community members at Franklin Elementary, where Curran was a
kindergarten student, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Facebook
post.
This story will continue to be updated as more information is made
available.
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info below from Facebook page of Keith Curran, father of Denny
Curran
Yesterday morning. Denny slept with me.. woke me up with a good
morning daddy hug and kiss.. the day before we had hours of Denny and daddy
time.. I would call him “Denny - penny” and he would respond with
“daddy-waddy..”
My wife moved to Pullman six months in advance of Denny and I.. we
were “cuddle buddies” while we worked on the house in ct. Denny was so curious
about everything. The most kind hearted good natured human being I have ever
known.
I’m in a room waiting for Mike to arrive.. Denny passed away at
6:30am, shortly after receiving his baptism and confirmation. Denny was
supposed to spend his first night in a new house in his very own room last
night. We were on our way back from arranging his room when we learned of his
accident.
