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February 05, 2022
Wazzu News and Notes - February 5, 2022
- Once again, WSU women's hoops played up to their potential and dominated the Colorado Buffs up in Boulder by a final score of 63-58. The game wasn't as close as the score thanks to a career night by sophomore Charlisse Leger-Walker who scored 30-points, including four from behind the three-point line. She played all 40-minutes of the game, a category Charlisse leads the conference in per game. Leger-Walker becomes the first Cougar to score 30-points in a game since Borislava "Bobbie Buckets" Hristova's 32-point outing against California on Jan. 31, 2020.
Colorado got off to a surprising 12-10 start in the opening quarter thanks in part to the fact the Cougs were struggling on offense.
Junior Johanna Teder was key to Wazzu ramping up their offense in the second quarter and registered 14-points in the game. Teder connected on 4-of-8 from behind the arc, and now has now hit a 3-point field goal in 14-straight games. Teder played 37-minutes as did fifth-year senior Krystal Leger-Walker who added eight points on the scoreboard.
If there was a problem with WSU to be pointed out, it would be something they have shown since beginning conference play. The Cougs are not very deep in talent. That could be a significant weakness as this season winds down and the NCAA tournament rolls around. If Coach Kamey Ethridge has a starter go down due to injury or get in foul trouble, the Cougs are a much different ball club and easier to defeat. Ethridge had this to say after the game:
"Really thrilled for our team. It was a hard-fought game that had some highs and lows. (Colorado) is a team that is close to us in the standings. They have a better NET and we only play them once. Our team knows that every game is urgent. This was a great first step, but now we have to regroup and play a good Utah team that is fighting for the same things we are. It's going to be a real battle over there."
WSU travels to Salt Lake City to take on Utah Sunday at 11am. The game will be telecast on Pac-12 Network.
POSTGAME NOTES - Washington State improves to 13-8 all-time against Colorado at 3-7 in Boulder.
- WSU has now won four straight Pac-12 games for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
- The Cougars have now won back-to-back games in Boulder for the first time in program history.
- Charlisse Leger-Walker becomes the 16th player in WSU history to score 30-or-more points in a game.
- Leger-Walker's 30-point outing establishes a new career-high in points. Her previous career-high was 29 points, which she registered three times last season.
- Leger-Walker has now scored double-digit points in 39 of her 43 career games at WSU.
- Junior Johanna Teder's 14-point outing extends her double-digit scoring streak to four-straight games.
- Teder has now hit four 3-point field goals in back-to-back contests.
- Senior Ula Motuga pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds in the win
https://wsucougars.com/news/2022/2/4/womens-basketball-leger-walkers-career-night-leads-cougs-past-colorado.aspx
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