WSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cougs Improve to 3-0 In Pac-12, Defeat Utah 60-43
by Craig Powers on Jan 5, 2012 9:29 PM PST
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PrintJune Daugherty's crew extended its run to begin conference play to three games as they easily dispatched of Utah Thursday night. The Cougs fell down 30-21 with 18 minutes to play in the second half before outscoring the Utes 30-12 to end the game.
Sophomore Brandi Thomas came off the bench to lead the Cougs with 18 points on 6-9 shooting. She also grabbed five rebounds. Daugherty spread the minutes out as ten different Cougs played more than ten minutes. Carly Noyes was the only WSU player to play more than thirty minutes, and she finished with 9 points on 4-7 from the floor. Rosetta Adzasu was the only other Cougar in double figures with 13 points.
Washington State controlled the glass, grabbing 85% of the available defensive rebounds. They also destroyed Utah in the turnover battle, forcing the Utes into giving the ball away on 36% of their possessions. All in all, WSU limited the opposition to 0.59 points per possession. A stellar defensive effort.
The Cougs will take on Colorado this Saturday at Friel Court as they look to extend their conference record to 4-0.
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Yay for them.
I always liked June Daugherty when she coached at UW and was floored when they canned her. Glad the Coug women are having a great season so far.
by wazzu93 on Jan 6, 2012 12:01 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
GO LADY COUGS!
Great to see the lady Cougs playing so well the past two years, looks like Daugherty has turned the program around. Awesome job ladies you’ve come a long way. Excellent work by June and her staff.
Way to go Cougrrrls!
Keep beating teams down with that capital ‘D’ Defense and you’ll have a lot of fun and a lot of wins by the end of the season.
Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits
3-0/4-0
When was the last time the women started that well in the conference? Ever? I know there is a long ways to go, but their play certainly seems to have been taken up a notch.
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