LAS VEGAS – The No. 7-seeded Washington State women’s basketball team advanced to the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinals, Wednesday, March 1, with a 61-49 win over No. 10-seed California in the first-round action at Michelob ULTRA Arena.
The victory over California improves Washington State’s overall record to 20-10, giving the Cougars their first 20-win season in the NCAA era (post-1982). It is the second time in program history that WSU has won 20 games in a season, which came during the 1978-79 season when the Cougars won a school-record 21 games.
The Cougars had to overcome a slow start offensively against the Golden Bears, as Washington State trailed by as many as nine points in the third quarter before collecting a come-from-behind victory in the first round of the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament. Washington State will now move onto the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, where they will take on No. 2-seeded Utah this Thursday, March 2, at 6 p.m. PT at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The nine-point deficit that the Cougars erased in the third quarter marked the program’s largest come-from-behind win at the Pac-12 Tournament in program history.
Junior Charlisse Leger-Walker scored a game-high 23 points, as she shot a blistering 53.3 percent in the first round against the Golden Bears. Senior Bella Murekatete collected a double-double in the first-round victory, as the 6-3 post player…
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