Robert Franks
big game leads Washington State Past Nicholls 89-72
Nov 11, 2018 based on AP story
Robert
Franks scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Washington State beat
Nicholls State 89-72 in the season opener for the Cougars Sunday
afternoon/evening on Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum on the WSU campus.
Nicholls
State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Freshman
CJ Elleby added 12 points and eight assists for Washington State.
Gavin
Peppers scored 16 points with six rebounds for Nicholls (1-2). Daniel Regis
added nine points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the Colonels.
Both teams
traded baskets in the beginning stages of both halves, but two Cougar runs
defined the game. There was first a 6-0 spurt that gave Washington State a
14-point lead with 2:37 remaining in the first half. Then another 7-0 run that
gave WSU a comfortable 77-58 lead with 6:25 to play.
Nicholls
went on a scoring drought of more than 3½ minutes during that stretch, going 0
of 6 from the field.
The
Colonels committed 19 turnovers.
BIG
PICTURE
Washington
State: The Cougars started the season 6-0 last year and look to duplicate the
same kind of early season success. Starting the season off with a win is a good
start but the Cougs are expected to finish at the bottom of the Pac-12 in
2018-2019.
Nicholls:
The Colonels fall to 1-2 on the year and will look to bounce back when they
face the Idaho Vandals from the Big Sky Conference. The game will be played in
Moscow, Idaho, seven miles from Pullman.
UP NEXT
Nicholls
plays Idaho on Tuesday.
Washington
State plays Seattle University on Wednesday.
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Washington
State, Arizona to kick off football at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in ESPN game
UPDATED:
Sun., Nov. 11, 2018, 9:17 a.m.
By Theo
Lawson of Spokane S-R
PULLMAN –
A third straight Washington State football game will air nationally on ESPN,
but it’ll come at the cost of another late start.
Taking
advantage of a six-day selection window, ESPN picked up next Saturday’s game
between No. 10 WSU and Arizona. Kickoff between the Cougars and Wildcats will
be at 7:30 p.m. at Martin Stadium.
Both teams
are coming off victories over Colorado. WSU (9-1, 6-1) routed the Buffaloes
31-7 on Saturday at Folsom Field in Boulder and Arizona (5-5, 4-3) took down CU
42-34 in Tucson prior to its bye week.
Saturday’s
game will be WSU’s fifth on a national television network this season and
fourth on ESPN. The Cougars, ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 and
No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings entering the weekend, have been
on ESPN each of the last two weeks in games against Cal and Colorado.
This will
be the fourth game of WSU’s season with a start time of 7:30 p.m. or later. The
Cougars played San Jose State in a game that kicked off at 8 p.m., while a
Friday roadie at USC started at 7:30 p.m. and a home game against Cal two weeks
ago began at 7:45 p.m.
Regardless
of what happens against Arizona, the Cougars will only be able to win the
Pac-12 North by beating Washington the following week in the Apple Cup – unless
the heavily-favored Huskies lose to Oregon State on Saturday, in which case a
WSU win over Arizona would seal the division title.
The
Cougars close out the regular season playing two of the three Pac-12 teams they
lost to in 2017. WSU will try to avenge a 58-37 defeat to the Wildcats in
Tucson. The Cougars will be aiming for their 13th consecutive win at Martin
Stadium.
The Pac-12
has set kickoff times and TV slots for the other games on Nov. 17: Utah at
Colorado (10:30 a.m., Pac-12 Networks), USC at UCLA (12:30 p.m., FOX), Oregon
State at UW (1:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks), Stanford at Cal (4:30 p.m., Pac-12
Networks), Arizona State at Oregon (7:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
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No. 8
Washington State jumps Ohio State, LSU in Associated Press Top 25
UPDATED:
Sun., Nov. 11, 2018, 5:59 p.m.
From Spokane
S-R and AP
Washington
State leapfrogged a pair of heavyweights in the latest edition of the
Associated Press Top 25 poll, grabbing the No. 8 spot when the weekly rankings
were released Sunday.
The
Cougars, coming off a 31-7 victory at Colorado on Saturday, jumped past No. 9
Ohio State and No. 10 LSU while the rest of the Top 25 was fairly stable,
especially at the top. Alabama remained a unanimous No. 1, followed by Clemson,
Notre Dame, Michigan and Georgia. Oklahoma was sixth and West Virginia seventh.
UCF remained No. 11.
Northwestern,
which sneaked in at No. 24, was ranked 17th at the end of last season, but lost
three of four to start 2018.
Two other
Pac-12 teams joined the Cougars in the latest edition of the AP rankings.
Despite not playing, Washington jumped up three spots to No. 17. Utah beat
Oregon without starting quarterback Tyler Huntley and running back Zack Moss,
but the Utes stayed put at No. 21.
Arizona
State and Stanford are both receiving AP Top 25 votes.
WSU went
nowhere in the Amway Coaches Poll, staying at No. 9. The Huskies moved up one
spot to No. 17 and the Utes jumped five spots to No. 19.
With
Saturday’s win, WSU improved to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in Pac-12 play, its sixth
straight victory this season. The Cougars will face Arizona (5-5, 4-3) on
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as they go for their 13th straight win in Pullman.
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It’s that
time of the year. Some college football head coaching jobs or open or might be
open. Thus, Mike Leach’s name is mentioned. Here’s one of those mentions:
Here’s
another:
https://fox2now.com/2018/11/05/florida-win-should-save-mizzou-from-spinning-on-dicey-coaching-carousel/
Stay tuned
for more mentions and rumors.
……….
No. 19
Volleyball Falls on the Road at No. 13 USC
From WSU
Sports Info
Cougars
return to Bohler Gym for the last two weeks of the regular season now.
LOS
ANGELES – The No. 19 ranked Washington State Cougars (19-7, 10-6 Pac-12) were defeated Sunday afternoon by the No. 13
ranked USC Trojans on the road inside the Galen Center in four sets.
Set scores
from the match were: 18-25, 18-25, 25-22, and 22-25 in favor of the Trojans of
USC (19-8, 11-5 Pac-12).
The
opening set of this contest featured an intense battle right from the start
with eight total ties between these two Pac-12 programs, with the score set at
10-10 overall. The Trojans generated a 5-0 run to jump ahead at 15-10 over WSU,
and Southern California would hold that lead until the end of set number one
unfortunately. McKenna Woodford helped lead the offensive attack however with
five total kills, and a hitting percentage of .385 in set number one.
Washington
State answered right back against the Trojans in set number two with a 4-1 run
fueled by kills from Taylor Mims, and Claire Martin, along with a service ace
by Abby Phillips. USC countered with multiple scoring runs of their own to
build the 19-15 advantage over WSU late in the second round of play. Martin and
Mims aided in the late comeback with a block from Claire, and another kill from
Taylor, but Southern California went on to claim set two at 25-18.
USC
started off set three with a 5-1 run over the Cougars, but WSU was prepped for
a comeback in this one, as a 5-0 Washington State scoring run followed with
some offensive help from Ashley Brown and Woodford. This set became a game of
runs as Southern California countered with a run of their own to reclaim the
lead, and the Cougars returned the favor with another scoring run of 5-0 to
give WSU the 14-13 advantage. These two squads went on to trade the lead once
again until a kill from Jocelyn Urias, and a block from Brown positioned WSU at
23-21 over USC. The Cougars sealed off the set three win with a kill from Ella
Lajos at 25-22 overall.
The
Cougars began set number four in control with an early 4-2 lead after a block
from Urias, and a kill from Lajos. The Trojans answered back however with an
8-0 run to overtake the lead at 13-7 against WSU. Washington State continued to
battled late into this set, coming within just one point of tying up the
Trojans on three different occasions. Southern California however held off the
Cougars to win set four at 25-22, and take the match at 3-1 overall.
STAT OF
THE MATCH
Claire
Martin helped anchor the defensive front today as she tallied six total blocks
against the Trojans, five of which were block assists, and one a solo block.
NOTES
The
Cougars currently hold a 10-6 record in the Pac-12, and are now tied with
Oregon for third place overall.
Woodford led WSU in total kills with 15 in the
contest, along with adding one block of her own.
Taylor Mims, and Jocelyn Urias each added some
offensive fire power as well with 10 kills and 9 kills respectively.
Alexis Dirige posted 18 digs in the match, and
added six assists to her stat sheet as well.
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
The
Cougars will hit the court next, Friday, November 16, as WSU will host the No.
2 ranked Stanford Cardinal inside Bohler Gym with first serve slated for 7 p.m.
PT.
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Furious
Rally Falls Just Short
The Cougs
rallied late but fell to Saint Mary's 70-64.
From WSU
Sports Info
PULLMAN,
Wash. – A late fourth quarter rally came up just short Sunday afternoon in
Beasley as Washington State women's basketball (0-2) dropped a 70-64 decision
to Saint Mary's (2-0).
Down by as
much as 13 with just over six minutes to play, the Cougars would battle their
way back into the game behind a 15-4 run that gave WSU a shot at the lead.
However, the comeback was not to be as senior Alexys Swedlund's go-ahead three
from the corner rimmed out with :31 seconds to play while a game-tying floater
by junior Chanelle Molina with :13 seconds remaining fell to the same fate. For
the duo, the missed shot proved to be particularly rough as they had sparked
the initial rally with three quick three-pointers that got the Cougars back
within striking distance. The first two of the run came from Swedlund who tied
and then broke WSU's all-time three-point record with her 161st and 162nd
career triples. The Gaels would finish off the game from the line hitting four
of their final six freebies.
The
Cougars were forced to rally late against the Gaels after Saint Mary's took
control of the game in the third quarter with turning a four-point halftime
lead into a 14-point advantage through commanding performance in the paint and
on the board. During the 16-6 run, the Gaels posted 10 points in the paint
against the Cougars, breaking up what had been a close game for the first 20
minutes of action. When not hitting on the interior, the Gaels got a friendly
roll off the iron and glass from deep hitting two of their five three-pointers
early in the third quarter.
Quote of
the Night
Head Coach
Kamie Ethridge - "I just feel a little more encouraged after tonight, or
today, after this game, this effort by our team. Obviously Saint Mary's is a
very disciplined team, well coached. They brought some problems for us. I just
liked the way our team competed. I know we didn't get the win, but I thought
the improvement that we had from Monday night to tonight was unbelievably a lot
and good. If we continue to put the pieces together I think we can be a good
team."
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