PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State women’s basketball team had its two-game winning streak come to an end Friday, Feb. 3, against No. 2-ranked Stanford as the Cardinal handed the Cougars a 71-38 defeat at Beasley Coliseum.
WSU struggled to get into a rhythm offensively against the second-ranked team in the nation, as the Cougars shot a season-low 25 percent from the field. Conversely, Stanford hit an even 50 percent of its shots from the floor. No Cougar reached double-digit points against Stanford, though eight of the 11 WSU players that saw action against the Cardinal scored. Junior Charlisse Leger-Walker paced the Washington State offense with a team-best eight points.
With the loss, Washington State’s two-game winning streak comes to an end, as the Cougars are now 15-7 on the year and 5-6 in Pac-12 Conference play. The loss also makes it five-straight losses inside Beasley Coliseum for the Cougars.
Leger-Walker scored the opening bucket of the game, as she sank her first 3-point field goal of the evening to give WSU a 3-0 lead. Stanford responded with 15-straight points to close out the opening frame, as the Cardinal held a 15-3 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
The Cougars chipped away at the Cardinal lead in the second stanza, as WSU made it a seven-point game at 17-10 after senior Johanna Teder sank a free throw with 6:08 left to play before halftime. Washington…
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