WSU women's basketball team knocks off Washington

For nearly two decades, the Washington women's basketball team dominated the matchup with WSU. The Cougars snapped the streak last year and kept it rolling on Friday with a 83-72 win against the Huskies. That is WSU's third straight win against Washington.

Lia Galdeira was once again at the center of it all for WSU. She finished with 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to pace the Cougar attack. WSU got off to a bit of a sluggish start and actually trailed by six points at halftime. Then Galdeira and the Cougars got rolling during the final 20 minutes. WSU made 20 of 36 shots in the second half. That helped the Cougars tack on a whopping 50 points after halftime, enough to erase the deficit and give the Cougars their first double-digit win against Washington since 1981.

The Cougars still have a long way to go if they are going to match Washington's 36-game winning streak in the rivalry. WSU will get a chance to make it four straight on Sunday when it hosts the Huskies in Pullman.

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Women's basketball:

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Lia Galdeira had 23 points and eight assists and Washington State dominated the second half to defeat Washington for the third straight time 83-72 on Friday night.

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Lia Galdeira scored 23 points to lead WSU past UW in Seattle Friday.

Baseball

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Oklahoma State simply could not be stopped.

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Oklahoma evened its record at 4-4 with a rout of Washington in the Big 12/Pac-10 Baseball Challenge in Arizona.

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Oklahoma State had impressive showings at the plate and on the mound Friday as the ninth-ranked Cowboys cruised to an 11-1 win over Washington State in the Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge at Surprise Stadium.

Football:

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WSU athletics:

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