2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record11–20 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oregon† 17 1   .944 31 2   .939
No. 10 UCLA 14 4   .778 26 5   .839
No. 7 Stanford 14 4   .778 27 6   .818
No. 13 Arizona 12 6   .667 24 7   .774
No. 14 Oregon State 10 8   .556 23 9   .719
No. 25 Arizona State 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
USC 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Utah 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Colorado 5 13   .278 16 14   .533
Washington 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
California 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
2020 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of November 4, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represent Washington State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Kamie Ethridge, play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

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The 2018-2019 edition of the WSU Courgars women's basketball team finished with a record of 9 wins and 21 losses. The Cougars finished Pac-12 Conference play with a record of 4 wins and 14 losses. This resulted in a 10th place finish in the regular season conference standings. In the 2019 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament the cougars were defeated by the Cal Bears in the tournament's first round.

Roster

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2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Leah Mafua 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hutt Valley HS Wellington, New Zealand
G 2 Michaela Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Beatrice HS Wymore, NE
G 3 Emma Nankervis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr N/A Mount, Eliza, Australia
G 4 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr N/A Waikato, New Zealand
G 10 Johanna Muzet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr N/A Lyon, France
G 11 Chanelle Molina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Konawaena HS Kailua, HI
F 13 Shir Levy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Gymnasia Realit Ness Ziona, Israel
F 15 Ula Motuga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Caterbury College Logan, Australia
G 20 Grace Sarver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Seattle HS Seattle, WA
G 22 Celena Molina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Konawaena HS Kailua, HI
G 33 Cherliyn Molina 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Konawaena HS Kailua, HI
F 41 Jovana Subasic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr N/A Šabac, Serbia
F 45 Borislava Hristova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Georgi Benkovski Varna, Bulgaria
C 55 Bella Mourekatete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Genesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 08/16/2019

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2019*
5:30 p.m.
Beijing Normal W 71–63 
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/05/2019*
7:00 p.m.
Pepperdine W 85–48  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (612)
Pullman, WA
11/09/2019*
1:00 p.m.
BYU W 67–50  2–0
Beasley Coliseum (717)
Pullman, WA
11/20/2019*
4:00 p.m.
at Boise State W 86–60  3–0
ExtraMile Arena (1,257)
Boise, ID
11/24/2019*
12:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge W 71–61  4–0
Beasley Coliseum (493)
Pullman, WA
11/28/2019*
2:45 p.m.
vs. No. 2 Baylor
Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division
L 66–89  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, V.I.
11/29/2019*
6:00 p.m.
vs. No. 5 South Carolina
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 53–68  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center (1,806)
St. Thomas, VI
11/30/2019*
2:45 p.m.
vs. No. 18 Indiana
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 44–78  4–3
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
12/04/2019*
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 85–56  5–3
Beasley Coliseum (425)
Pullman, WA
12/08/2019*
2:00 p.m.
No. 18 Gonzaga L 53–76  5–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,332)
Pullman, WA
12/15/2019*
4:30 p.m., P12N
UC Irvine W 87–59  6–4
Beasley Coliseum (472)
Pullman, WA
12/20/2019*
9:00 a.m.
vs. Southern
Miami Holiday Classic semifinals
W 69–54  7–4
Watsco Center (733)
Coral Gables, FL
12/21/2019*
8:00 a.m., ACCNX
at No. 16 Miami (FL)
Miami Holiday Classic championship
L 68–74  7–5
Watsco Center (782)
Coral Gables, FL
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2019
2:00 p.m., P12N
Washington L 56–65  7–6
(0–1)
Beasley Coliseum (503)
Pullman, WA
01/03/2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 5 Stanford L 58–77  7–7
(0–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,643)
Stanford, CA
01/05/2020
12:00 p.m., P12N
at California W 96–75  8–7
(1–2)
Haas Pavilion (1,318)
Berkeley, CA
01/11/2020
12:30 p.m., P12N
at Washington W 66–59  9–7
(2–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,374)
Seattle, WA
01/17/2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 21 Arizona L 67–74  9–8
(2–3)
Beasley Coliseum (704)
Pullman, WA
01/19/2020
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 18 Arizona State L 56–65  9–9
(2–4)
Beasley Coliseum (808)
Pullman, WA
01/24/2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
at USC L 63–74  9–10
(2–5)
Galen Center (467)
Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2020
12:00 p.m., P12N
at UCLA L 50–66  9–11
(2–6)
Pauley Pavilion (2,501)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
California W 92–66  10–11
(3–6)
Beasley Coliseum (1,024)
Pullman, WA
02/02/2020
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6 Stanford L 49–71  10–12
(3–7)
Beasley Coliseum (709)
Pullman, WA
02/07/2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
Colorado W 69–59  11–12
(4–7)
Beasley Coliseum (747)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2020
12:00 p.m., P12N
Utah L 66–78  11–13
(4–8)
Beasley Coliseum (757)
Pullman, WA
02/14/2020
6:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 22 Arizona State L 59–62  11–14
(4–9)
Desert Financial Arena (2,742)
Tucson, AZ
02/16/2020
11:00 a.m., P12N
at No. 12 Arizona L 57–72  11–15
(4–10)
McKale Center (5,658)
Tucson, AZ
02/21/2020
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 UCLA L 62–70  11–16
(4–11)
Beasley Coliseum (467)
Pullman, WA
02/23/2020
11:30 a.m., P12N
USC L 60–66  11–17
(4–12)
Beasley Coliseum (1,073)
Pullman, WA
02/28/2020
8:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 3 Oregon L 57–88  11–18
(4–13)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
03/01/2020
12:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 17 Oregon State L 58–73  11–19
(4–14)
Gill Coliseum (5,739)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Women's tournament
03/05/2020
8:30 p.m., P12N
(11) vs. (6) No. 14 Oregon State
First Round
L 55–82  11–20
Mandalay Bay Events Center (4,387)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Washington State University Athletics". WSUCougars.com.