Hot Cougar Action: Women's basketball loses to Oregon

Women's basketball

The WSU women's basketball team lost to Oregon Friday, 70-68. While you may think, "ah, close loss, not too bad" remember this wasn't a good Oregon team they lost to. Instead WSU lost at home to a previously 2-16 Oregon team. This line from Addicted to Quack doesn't make it look any better.

In what has been an all-around disaster of a season for the Oregon women's basketball program, we finally saw a moment we didn't think would come. The Ducks have won a conference game.

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Cougars Last-Second Comeback Held Off By Oregon, 70-68 - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State's freshman guard Taylor Edmondson's game-tying jumper rattled out as time expired, allowing the University of Oregon to hold on for a 70-68 victory at Beasley Coliseum Friday.

Oregon vs. Washington State Women's Basketball Recap: Ducks finally win a conference game - Addicted To Quack
In what has been an all-around disaster of a season for the Oregon women's basketball program, we finally saw a moment we didn't think would come. The Ducks have won a conference game.

WSU Women's Basketball: Daugherty, Grad and Cooks after UO game. Jan. 25 (via WSUCougarAthletics)

Men's basketball

The men's team wraps up the road series with the Oregon schools when they take on Oregon State today at 2 p.m. PT with the game being televised on the Pac-12 Network. The biggest question to me isn't whether the Coguars will win, it's whether or not Chris, the OSU radio stat guy is still employed.

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Cougars desperately need win vs. Beavers - Spokesman.com - Jan. 26, 2013
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Another weekend, another game the Washington State men’s basketball team needs desperately to win if it is to maintain any hope of an encouraging season.

WSU live chat, 1 p.m. - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Jan. 25, 2013
OK, we're here and ready to go. Fire away.

Conference Power Rankings: Pac-12 - Men's College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
11. Washington State. The Cougars' lone Pac-12 victory came Jan. 16 against Utah. Washington State is still showing a lot of fight, but it's just not making a difference on the scoreboard. The Cougars simply don't have enough good players. Brock Motum (18.8 points) and Mike Ladd (11.2) lead Ken Bone's team in scoring.

Baseball

Hey baseball season is almost here. Maybe a sport WSU won't be terrible at! The Cougs began practice on Friday in what will hopefully result in a return to the College World Series.

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Cougar Baseball Opens Practice - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
PULLMAN, Wash. - With three weeks left until first pitch of the 2012 college baseball season, Washington State opened its spring practice at Bailey-Brayton Field, Friday.

Washington State Baseball Coach Donnie Marbut (via WSUCougarAthletics)