Final Homestand Awaits WSU Versus Oregon Schools

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1 Final Homestand Awaits WSU Versus Oregon Schools Washington State Cougars Women s Basketball (5-17, 1-12) What s Happening: Thursday, Feb. 10 vs. Oregon (15-6, 8-4) 7 p.m. Pacific Pullman, Wash. What s Happening: The Washington State women s basketball team (5-17, 1-12 Pac-10) is home this week for its final two games at Friel Court this season the Cougars face Oregon (15-6, 8-4 Pac-10), Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m two days later, WSU plays its final home game against Oregon State (6-16, 1-11), Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m Cougar seniors Jessica Perry and Emma Joneby will be honored prior to the Oregon State contest. What s Happening Off The Court: 1 Saturday, Feb. 12 vs. Oregon State (6-16, 1-11) 2 p.m. Pacific Pullman, Wash. Oregon (Feb. 10): National Girls and Women in Sports Day Clinic from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Bohler Gym...the clinic is open to all fans, 14 and under and will feature Cougar coaches and student-athletes from numerous women s sports. FREE pizza and refreshments will be provided to all participants, plus the first 50 participants will get a Cougar T-shirt! Season ticket holder appreciation night at the game. Oregon State (Feb. 12): Denny s Day at the game with special coupons for all fans! Cougar face plates will be given to the first 250 fans, courtesy of Fox Sports Northwest Pacific-10 Conference Women s Basketball Tournament March 4-7, 2005 HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. WSU Letterwomen s Day Set For Feb. 12: The Washington State University Gray W National Varsity Club will hold its inaugural WSU Letterwomen s Day, Feb. 12 Previous Game Starters 03 Jessica Perry G 4.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 apg 23 Charmaine Jones G 9.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.2 apg 24 Adriane Ferguson G 10.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.5 apg 32 Kate Benz F 10.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.0 apg 41 Keisha Moore C 6.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.6 apg

2 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME NOV. 6 EXHIBITION (TEAM C.) W NOV. 13 EXHIBITION (BADEN) W NOV. 19 BOISE STATE W Nov. 22 Nebraska L Nov. 26 *St. Mary s W Nov. 27 *Tenn-Chatt. L DEC. 3 PORTLAND STATE W Dec. 9 Fresno State L Dec. 11 San Diego State W DEC. 18 EASTERN WASHINGTON L DEC. 21 VALPARAISO L DEC. 27 ARIZONA STATE L DEC. 29 ARIZONA L Jan. 2 Stanford L Jan. 4 California L JAN. 7 UCLA L JAN. 9 USC L ot Jan. 13 Oregon State L Jan. 15 Oregon L JAN. 22 WASHINGTON (FSN NW) L JAN. 27 CALIFORNIA W JAN. 29 STANFORD L Feb. 3 USC L Feb. 6 UCLA (FSN) L FEB. 10 OREGON 7 p.m. FEB. 12 OREGON STATE 2 p.m. Feb. 19 Washington (FSN NW) 6 p.m. Feb. 24 Arizona 6 p.m. Feb. 26 Arizona State TBA Mar. 4-7 Pac-10 Tournament TBA *Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic (Host: St. Mary s) All Times Pacific. Times Subject To Change. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Sherri Murrell [Merl] Emma Joneby [Yoan-a-bee] Charmaine Jones [Shar-main] Ariana Scales [Ar-e-on-ah] Dani Montgomery [Danny] Keisha Moore [Key-sha] all WSU women athletes, past and present, are invited to attend the day s activities beginning with the Coaches Corner Lunch before the WSU-Oregon State women s basketball game the luncheon, which begins at 12:30 p.m. in the Beasley Coliseum Cougar Lounge, features lunch from Pete s Bar & Grill followed by chalk talks by WSU Head Coach Sherri Murrell and former Cougar standout and current Oregon State Head Coach Judy Spoelstra Senior Associate Athletic Director Marcia Saneholtz will also speak about the evolution of women s athletics at WSU the luncheon costs $10 per person all WSU letterwomen will receive a free ticket to watch the game and will be honored in a halftime ceremony following the game there will be a Letterwomen s Evening Social at the Lewis Alumni Centre on the WSU campus beginning at 6:30 p.m current Cougar women s coaches and players will join the letterwomen at the social where hors d oeuvres and hosted beverages will be served Jim Sterk, WSU Director of Athletics, will speak about the exciting future of Cougar Women s Athletics cost for the evening social is $20 per person reservations for the luncheon and or evening social should be made no later than Wednesday, Feb. 9 by calling Collin Henderson , or by e- mailing him at Henderson@wsu.edu...for additional tickets to attend the WSU-Oregon State women s basketball game, call GO COUGS and select Option 3. Tickets: Tickets for all Cougar home games are available through the WSU Ticket Office, North 225 Grand, Pullman, Wash , or by calling 800-GO- COUGS. Perry Moves Up Career Assist List: Senior Jessica Perry enters her final homestand as one of the top assists performers in school history with 312 career assists Perry is the eighth player in school history to reach that milestone.the Jan. 22 UW game marked 2

3 3 the 100th career game played as a Cougar for Perry is seventh in the Pac-10 averaging 3.14 assists a game is also sixth in the conference in assist to turnover ratio (1.13). Double Joneby: Senior Emma Joneby (Vasteras, Sweden) is averaging 6.5 points and 5.3 rebounds a game rebound figure ranks 12th in the Pac-10 tallied eighth double-digit scoring game of season with 10 points versus Washington, Jan. 22 entered season with a career total of four double-digit scoring games averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds in two games against the Los Angeles schools Jan. 7 & 9 tallied two double-doubles increasing her season total in that category to four four double-doubles is fourth in the Pac-10 recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds against UCLA, Jan rebounds were a career-high eight free throws also a career-high against USC, Jan. 9 scored a career-high 25 points in addition to pulling down 10 rebounds made career-high nine field goals tallied a then career-high 15 points in the win over Portland State just missed a double-double against the Vikings with nine rebounds also just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against San Diego State posted a then career-high in rebounds and tallied a double-double in each of the Cougars first two games recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Boise State, Nov. 19 scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds at Nebraska, Nov. 22. Benz 26th In Nation: With her 9.6 rebound average, Kate Benz holds a.7 advantage over Oregon s Cathrine Kraayeveld for the Pac-10 lead...is 26th in the nation in rebounds per game no Cougar has ever captured the Pac-10 rebounding title if the season ended today, Benz would have tied the third-best single-season rebounding performance in school history only two Cougars -- Jennifer Grey s 14.7 average in 1975 and Janet Kusler s 10.4 average in have ended a season with a double-digit rebound WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS NO NAME POS HT EXP YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE) 1 Jordan McCormick G 5-10 HS FR El Cerrito, Calif. (El Cerrito HS) 3 Jessica Perry G 5-6 3V SR Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain HS) 4 Ariana Scales G 5-8 T R JR Topeka, Kan. (Topeka West HS/ Cowley County) 5* Nikki Stratton G V SO Colorado Springs, Colo. (Coronado HS) 10 Stephanie Singer G 5-7 1V SO Eugene, Ore. (Marist HS) 11 Crystal Blue G 5-10 TR JR Seattle, Wash.(Franklin HS/Odessa) 12 Brynn Bemis G 5-10 HS FR Coeur d Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS) 15 Emma Joneby F 6-2 3V SR Vasteras, Sweden (Sanda School) 22 Dani Montgomery G 5-11 HS FR Medford, Ore. (Crater HS) 23 Charmaine Jones G 5-6 2V JR Los Angeles, Calif. (Rolling Hills Prep) 24 Adriane Ferguson G 6-0 1V SO Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS) 32 Kate Benz F 6-2 1V SO Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS) 41 Keisha Moore C 6-2 TR JR Riverside, Calif. (J.W. North HS/Idaho) *Will redshirt season HEAD COACH: Sherri Murrell (Merl) (Pepperdine, 1991) 3rd Year. ASSISTANT COACHES: Mark Lewis (Southern Mississippi, 1982) 3rd Year; Lisa Fisher (Boise State, 1995) 3rd Year; Christopher Holland (Arizona State, 2000) 3rd Year. DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Sarah Holland (Dayton, 2003) 2nd Year.

4 average with 212 rebounds so far this season, Benz is two boards shy of cracking the top 10 of the school s single-season rebounding list Benz is ranked in the conference s top 10 in several other categories leads conference in defensive rebounding (7.14/game) tied for fourth in offensive rebounding (2.50/game), and seventh in minutes played (32.68) additionally, Benz is 17th in scoring (10.6 ppg). Kate s Chronicles: During the season, sophomore Kate Benz will chronicle her experiences with the WSU basketball team on the Cougars athletic website wsucougars.com click the link entitled Kate s Chronicles on the WSU women s basketball home page to read Kate s thoughts throughout the season. Cougs On TV: WSU will make one more appearance on television this season the WSU-UW game at Seattle, Feb. 19 will be on FSN Northwest at 6 p.m the first meeting between UW and WSU, Jan. 22 was also televised on FSN Northwest WSU s visit to UCLA, Feb. 6 was shown nationally on FSN. Earlier This Season Against The Oregon Schools: The Cougars dropped their initial meetings to the Oregon schools in January Oregon State bested WSU 83-55, Jan. 13 while Oregon captured a win, Jan. 15. About Oregon: Cathrine Kraayeveld leads the Ducks with a 15.3 points a game average Andrea Bills is also averaging double figures in scoring (11.8 ppg) the Ducks come to Pullman riding a three-game winning streak. Series With Oregon: The Ducks have won the last eight in the series with WSU the Cougars last win was at Eugene, Feb. 15, 2001 WSU rallied from a 16-point deficit to capture a win marked the second greatest comeback in school history the Cougars last win at Pullman a triumph, Jan. 20 of that same year Oregon holds a 46-9 advantage in the all-time series. About Oregon State: Shannon Howell leads the conference in scoring at 18.1 points a game Kim Butler is also averaging double figures with a 10.1 points per game average the Beavers followed up a win against Utah Valley State last week with a loss to Oregon. Series With OSU: The Beavers have won the last 12 in the series and hold a advantage overall the Cougars last win came Feb. 13, 1999 at Pullman, a triumph WSU s last win at Corvallis was Feb. 14, 1998 (75-67). Jones From The Line: Charmaine Jones scored a career-high 26 points at USC, Feb. 3 Jones scored 15 of the Cougars 23 first-half points recorded the top free throw shooting performance in the Pac-10 this season was 11-of-11 from the line on her way to the career-high effort Adriane Ferguson scored 26 points at Nebraska, Nov. 22 point total was second 20-point effort this season, both coming against USC scored 20 points, including seven in overtime, against the Women of Troy, Jan. 9 leads the team and is eighth in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage making good on 74-of-97 attempts (76.3 4

5 percent) last year Jones was eighth in the Pac- 10 in free throw percentage making good on 71- of-91 attempts (78 percent) third on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg). Closing The Gap: The Cougars last four losses have come by an average margin of eight points that is an improvement from the Cougars first eight conference games...in those first eight games the team lost by an average margin of 17.6 points that figure includes a three-point loss to Arizona and a two-point overtime loss to USC in the other six games the average margin of defeat was Defensive Effort: WSU has held the opposition to under 70 points in six consecutive games and 16 overall this season the defense is allowing an average of 65.9 points a game in the season, Murrell s first, the team had seven games of allowing fewer than 70 points the next season that number improved to 13. WSU Record: Monday: 0-2 Tuesday: 0-2 Wednesday: 0-1 Thursday: 1-3 Friday: 3-1 Saturday: 1-5 Sunday: 0-3 At Home: 3-8 Away: 2-8 Neutral: 0-1 When Leading At Half: 1-1 When Trailing At Half: 3-16 When Tied at Half: 1-0 Scoring 60 or More Points: 4-7 Scoring Below 60 Points: 1-10 Holding Opponent Below 60 points: 4-3 Allow Opponent At or Above 60 points: 1-14 When Out-Rebounding Opponent: 3-5 When Out-Rebounded by Opponent: 2-12 Free Throw Discrepancy: In the Cougars loss at UCLA, Feb. 6, both teams shot 80 percent from the charity stripe UCLA was 20- of-25 while WSU was 4-of-5 the last time WSU had at least 20 fewer free throw attempts than its opponent was in a loss at Washington, Dec. 21, 2001 (16-37) the last time the team had fewer than five free throw attempts was when the team went 0-of-4 in an loss at Arizona, Feb. 8, 2003 the Cougars have made and attempted more free throws than their opposition in their five wins. When Committing More Turnovers than Opponent: 2-12 When Committing Fewer Turnovers than Opponent: 3-4 When Committing Same Number of Turnovers as Opponent: 0-1 When Committing Fewer than 20 Turnovers: 3-7 When Committing Turnovers: 2-10 When Committing 25 or More Turnovers: 0-0 When Shooting At or Above.400: 4-1 When Shooting Below.400: 1-16 When Opponents Shoot At or Above.400: 1-10 When Opponents Shoot Below.400: 4-7 When Shooting Better From the Field than the Opponent: 4-5 When Shooting Worse From the Field than the Opponent: 1-12 In Games Decided by 6 points or Fewer: 1-6 In Games Decided by 7-10 Points: 1-3 In Games Decided by Points: 2-1 In Games Decided by Points: 0-3 In Games Decided by More than 20 Points: Ranked Quintet: When the Cougars played No. 4 Stanford, Jan. 29, it marked the fifth time the team has played a ranked opponent this season the Jan. 7 UCLA game marked the fourth ranked opponent for the Cougars in the span of 12 days the Cougars lost to No. 22 (AP)/24 (ESPN/USA Today) UCLA WSU fell to No. 21 (AP) Arizona State 67-39, Dec. 27 and No. 25 (ESPN/USA Today) Arizona 54-51, Dec. 29 at Pullman WSU then lost at No. 5 (AP)/6 (ESPN) Stanford 72-39, Jan. 2...the last

6 ranked opponent the Cougars defeated was No. 22/19 (AP/USA Today) Arizona, 93-86, at Pullman, Feb. 10, Ferguson In The Conference: Sophomore Adriane Ferguson (Spokane, Wash.) is sixth in the Pac-10 in 3-point field goals made (1.71/game), and is 17th in scoring (10.9 ppg) leads team in scoring Ferguson s 19-point effort at UCLA, Feb. 6 was her second best career performance, only eclipsed by a 26-point total at Nebraska, Nov. 22 Ferguson has scored in doubledigits in 14 of 21 games played. Overcoming Deficits: The Cougars have overcome at least an eight-point deficit to take the lead in eight games the latest occurrence came at Cougar Double-Doubles Date Player Opponent Totals 11/19/04 Kate Benz Boise State 23 points, 11 rebounds 11/19/04 Emma Joneby Boise State 10 points, 10 rebounds 11/22/04 Emma Joneby Nebraska 10 points, 11 rebounds 12/18/04 Kate Benz Eastern W. 11 points, 12 rebounds 12/21/04 Kate Benz Valparaiso 21 points, 15 rebounds 01/07/05 Emma Joneby UCLA 12 points, 12 rebounds 01/09/05 Emma Joneby USC 25 points, 10 rebounds 01/09/05 Kate Benz USC 13 points, 11 rebounds 01/13/05 Kate Benz Oregon 16 points, 14 rebounds 01/15/05 Kate Benz Oregon St. 11 points, 10 rebounds 01/27/05 Kate Benz Calfornia 16 points, 14 rebounds 01/29/05 Kate Benz Stanford 10 points, 15 rebounds Cougar 20-Point Games Date Player Opponent Total 02/03/05 Charmaine Jones USC 26 points 11/22/04 Adriane Ferguson Nebraska 26 points 01/09/05 Emma Joneby USC 25 points 11/19/04 Kate Benz Boise State 23 points 12/21/04 Kate Benz Valparaiso 21 points 01/09/05 Charmaine Jones USC 20 points USC, Feb. 3 when down by 13 in the second half, WSU rallied to take a one-point lead with less than three minutes remaining against California, Jan. 27 the Cougars trailed the Bears by 10 (38-28) with 3:27 remaining in the first half the Cougars rallied for the win WSU trailed by nine against Boise State and at Nebraska, 13 at Fresno State, eight at San Diego State, 13 versus Eastern Washington and eight against Valparaiso the Cougars were able to secure wins against Boise State and San Diego State in addition, WSU has overcome double-digit deficits to get back into contention in other games trailed Arizona by 14 in the first half before rallying to come within a point of the Wildcats in the second half, Dec. 29 fell behind by 14 in the first half to California, Jan. 4 before rallying to cut the deficit to as little as four before the halftime break. In Overtime: The overtime loss to USC, Jan. 9 was the first overtime game for the Cougars since Dec. 5, 2001 when WSU lost at Idaho it also marked the first home overtime game since Dec. 10, 1998 when WSU lost to Utah the Cougars are 6-16 all-time in overtime games. 20/20: Emma Joneby and Charmaine Jones each hit the 20-point plateau against USC, Jan. 9 Joneby scored a career-high 25 points while Jones added a then career-best of her own with 20 against the Women of Troy the last time WSU had two players score at least 20 points in a game was Feb. 10, 2001 when Yvonne Volkman (22 points) and Katie Nyseth (20 points) led the Cougars to a win over Arizona at Pullman. 6

7 Over A 1,000: The attendance figure of 1,460 for the Jan. 22 UW-WSU game was the largest to attend a Cougar home game since 1992 WSU drew 2,256 fans for its game against UW, Feb. 7, 1992 it also marked the third time that WSU drew over 1,000 fans for a home game this season marks the first time since the season that WSU has had at least three games that it attracted over 1,000 fans to a home game.that season, WSU had four home games of over 1,000 fans the Cougars drew 1,020 fans for their game against Arizona State, Dec. 27 a total of 1,149 witnessed the team s season-opening win over Boise State, Nov. 19 WSU is averaging 771 fans through 11 home games. Moore Makes Cougar Debut: Keisha Moore (Riverside, Calif.) is averaging 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds a game tied a season-high with 12 points at USC, Feb. 3 and grabbed a season-high 12 boards at UCLA, Feb. 6 in her debut with the Cougars, scored 11 points, including 10 in the second half, against Eastern Washington, Dec. 18 in the second half, Moore shot 5-of-8 from the field during a 15-0 WSU second half run, Moore scored six straight points to bring the Cougars from a deficit to within one at barely missed a double-double against UW, Jan. 22 with a season-high 12 points and nine boards also just missed a double-double at Cal, Jan. 4 with nine points and eight rebounds transferred to WSU from the University of Idaho because of NCAA Division I transfer rules, Moore was not eligible to play until the day after the conclusion of the 2004 fall semester, which was Saturday, Dec. 18 she was able to practice with the team in two seasons at Idaho Moore averaged 12.4 points and 7.4 rebounds a game. Coug Notes: WSU has been involved in seven games decided by six points or fewer the Cougars are 1-6 in those games the Cougars have trailed at the half in 19 games going 3-16 in those contests prior to leading UCLA at the half, Feb. 6, the Cougars had trailed at the half in 16 straight games. Coug Notes II: The 48.3 percent (28-of-58) shooting performance by the Cougars in the win over Cal, Jan, 27 was the best by the team since its win over Arizona State, Feb. 28, 2004 that day the Cougars shot 52.8 percent (28-of-53) en route to a win over the Sun Devils the Cougars have won four games by at least a double-digit margin the last time the team won as many games by double-digits was in the season (six). Coug Notes III: A total of 10 players have made at least one start for WSU Benz is the only player to have started all 22 games. Road Success: The win at San Diego State, Dec. 11 marked the third road win of the season for WSU, matching last season s road win total the three road wins are the most since the team won six in the win at St. Mary s, Nov. 26 marked the Cougars fourth win in their last 16 road contests dating back to the beginning of the season...that equaled the number of road wins the Cougars achieved from Jan. 28, 1999 to the conclusion of the season, a span of 61 road games. Longer Road Trip Than Expected: On the return trip from Oregon, Jan. 16 the Cougars were due to fly into Pullman via Seattle at 11 a.m. those plans were revised when the 6:50 a.m. flight from Eugene to 7

8 Seattle was cancelled (mechanical problems) faced with the prospect of arriving into Pullman at midnight, the team took the bus back to Pullman, a 10-hour ride along the way, the team witnessed the effects from the ice storm that hit Portland a day earlier the Cougars arrived safely back to Pullman at 6 p.m. Cougars Hold Portland State To 39 Points: The 39 points allowed by WSU against PSU were the fewest since Nov. 22, 1992 when the team defeated Gonzaga the 30-point margin of victory was the largest for WSU since it defeated Wyoming 94-49, Nov. 24, 1998 the Cougars held PSU to 27.4 percent shooting from the field that was the lowest shooting percentage from a Cougar opponent since Vermont (26.9 percent) in Big Assist: The 24 assists WSU recorded against Portland State were the most since the team tallied 24 assists in a win over Samford, Dec. 29, 2000 the duo of Stephanie Singer and Jessica Perry combined for 15 assists against the Vikings. Cougars Take Second At St. Mary s Tournament: WSU took home the second place trophy at the Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by St. Mary s (Calif.) College the Cougars opened the tournament with a win over St. Mary s, Nov. 26 with the game deadlocked at 28 at the half, WSU outscored the Gaels in the second half in the championship game the next day the Cougars fell to Tennessee-Chattanooga Ferguson Posts Career-High At Nebraska: In her first game of the year at Nebraska, Nov. 22, Adriane Ferguson scored a career-high 26 points with 19 coming in the first half first half point total exceeded previous career-high (15 vs. Arizona State, Feb. 28, 2004) converted a career-high six 3-pointers against the Huskers tying her for sixth on the school s all-time list in single-game 3-point field goals with seven other players. All-Tournament Ferguson: Ferguson remained as warm as the California weather at the Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic hosted by St. Mary s (Calif.) College in the first game against host St. Mary s, Nov. 26, scored a game-tying high 18 points and added eight rebounds to lead the Cougars to a win over the Gaels once again, amassed her point total mainly from behind the arc was 4-of-8 from 3-point territory scored a team-high 10 points against Tennessee-Chattanooga in the championship game a day later earned an all-tournament team selection led Cougars to a second place finish at the tournament. Home Opening Wins: With wins over Portland State and Boise State, the Cougars won their first two home games the last time the team won its first two home games was in November of 2001 when it defeated Portland State, Nov. 26 and Gonzaga, Nov. 29 the win over Boise State marked the second consecutive season home opening win for WSU last season, WSU defeated Fresno State in the two wins, the Cougars out-rebounded the opposition by over 20 in each game in the Portland State win, WSU held a (+23) advantage on the boards against Boise State, the Cougars outrebounded the Broncos (+21) prior to this season the last time Cougars out-rebounded an oppo- 8

9 nent by over 20 was against Idaho, Feb. 27, 2003 WSU out-rebounded the Vandals (+22) en route to an win. For Three!: The Cougars have converted ten 3-point field goals twice this season, against UCLA, Jan. 7 and in the win over St. Mary s, Nov. 26 that marked the most treys by the Cougars since WSU hit 12 in a win at Oregon, Feb. 15, it also marked the first time WSU hit double-digits in 3-point field goals in a game since the 2001 Oregon win, a span of 94 games. New And Familiar Faces: Six newcomers, including three freshmen, join seven returning letterwinners to make up the Cougars by class, the team is made up of two seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen. Murrell Adds Trio To Program: The Washington State women s basketball program signed three players - Katie Appleton, Ebonee Coates and Heather Molzen - to National Letters of Intent, head coach Sherri Murrell announced Nov the class, who collectively boasts a 3.6 GPA, is highlighted by an in-state athlete - Coates, a 6-foot-4 post from Curtis High School in Tacoma, Wash. - and a pair of players hailing from California: Appleton, a 5-foot-8 point guard who resides in Big Bear Lake and attends Apple Valley High School and Molzen, a 6-foot-3 post from El Capitan High School in Lakeside. Shired A Cougar: Sabrina Shired has been admitted to WSU and will enroll for the spring semester Shired comes to WSU from Santa Rosa Junior College and Casa Grande High School (Petaluma, Calif.) due to NCAA transfer rules, Shired is unable to play this spring but can practice with the team as a senior at Casa Grande, Shired, a 6-foot-4 center, averaged 17 points, 18 rebounds, and six blocks a game as a junior, Shired averaged 15 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks a contest averaged 12 points, 19 rebounds and six blocks as a sophomore earned Sonoma County League Freshman of the Year honors and was selected as the California Intercollegiate Federation Woman of the Year in Cougars Tour Italy: The Cougars compiled a 2-2 mark during their Italy tour May during its trip, WSU toured historic cities such as Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Cervia, Udine, Verona, and Como additionally the team went to Vatican City other sites visited included the Coliseum, Pantheon, St. Peter s Basilica, San Marco Square, and Lake Como for a complete account of the team s trip to Italy go to wsucougars.com. Murrell Member of National Committee: In addition to her WSU head coaching duties, Sherri Murrell is a member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/Kodak All-American Team Selection Committee Murrell serves as the representative for District 8, which encompasses the western part of the nation the Kodak/WBCA All-America Teams honor the 10 best collegiate women s basketball players in the nation Murrell, along with the representatives from the other seven districts, select the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team from a list of finalists determined by WBCA member coaches.for more information on the All-American Team go to wbca.org. wsucougars.com 9

10 A Look At The Cougs: 10 No. 1 Jordan McCormick: One of three freshmen on the team played five minutes at Cal, Jan. 4 and seven minutes at Stanford, Jan. 2 tallied season-highs in points (seven) and minutes (eight) in the win at San Diego State, Dec. 11 accounted for the Cougars final five points of the first half, which shaved an eightpoint Aztecs lead to three at the break made Cougar debut against Portland State, Dec. 3 scored four points in six minutes of action missed last week s games against the Los Angeles schools with a mild shoulder sprain. No. 3 Jessica Perry: One of two seniors on team (Joneby) scored 10 points at UCLA, Feb. 6 tied a season-high with seven assists against Cal, Jan. 27 eclipsed 300 career assist total vs. Cal to become the eighth player in school history to reach that milestone total now stands at 312 assists, which is seventh alltime in WSU history Jan. 22 UW game marked 100th career game played as a Cougar is seventh in the Pac-10 averaging 3.14 assists a game is also sixth in the conference in assist to turnover ratio (1.13). tallied a career-high seven steals in the season-opening win over Boise State, Nov. 19 scored a season-high 12 points in the win over St. Mary s, Nov. 26 tallied 11 points at Cal, Jan. 4. No. 4 Ariana Scales: Begins first season with the Cougars scored in double figures six times scored a season-high 18 points at UCLA, Feb. 6 made four treys against the Bruins tallied 10 points versus Stanford, Jan. 29 scored seven points in just five minutes of action against Cal, Jan. 27 started seven games played a season-high 34 minutes vs. USC, Jan. 9...scored 10 points against UCLA, Jan. 7 tallied a season-high 11 points against Arizona, Dec. 29 scored 10 points against Arizona State, Dec. 27 first 10- point effort was against Portland State, Dec. 3 scored eight points in the win over Boise State, Nov. 19 averaging 5.2 points and 2.0 rebounds a game. No. 5 Nikki Stratton: Is redshirting the season for medical reasons has an injury to a sesamoid bone under her right big toe, which occurred last season. No. 10 Stephanie Singer: Averaging 2.4 points and 1.0 assists a game scored a season-high 12 points at Fresno State, Dec. 9 hit consecutive second half treys to give WSU its first lead of the game against the Bulldogs dished out a career-high nine assists against the Bulldogs tallied eight assists and six points in win over Portland State, Dec. 3 tallied five points and six rebounds in win over Boise State, Nov. 19. No. 11 Crystal Blue: Begins first season with the Cougars missed last eight games with a stress fracture of the third metatarsal bone of the left foot...started three games...started her first game as a Cougar against Valparaiso, Dec. 21 played a season-high 19 minutes against the Crusaders seen action in 12 games. No. 12 Brynn Bemis: One of three freshmen on team walked on to the team in early November seen action against Tennessee-Chattanooga and Portland State goalkeeper for the Cougar soccer team played in one match registering two saves four-year letterwinner in basketball and soccer at Lake City High School in Couer d Alene, Idaho. No. 15 Emma Joneby: Averaging 6.5 points and 5.3 rebounds a game 12th in Pac-10 in rebounding fourth in conference with four double-doubles tallied eighth double-digit scoring game of season with 10 points versus Washington, Jan. 22 entered season with a career total of four double-digit scoring

11 games averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds in two games against the Los Angeles schools, Jan 7 & 9 tallied double-doubles against UCLA and USC increasing her season total in that category to four recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds against UCLA, Jan rebounds tied a career-high eight free throws also a career-high against USC, Jan. 9 scored a career-high 25 points in addition to pulling down 10 rebounds made career-high nine field goals tallied a then career-high 15 points in the win over Portland State just missed a double-double against the Vikings with nine rebounds also just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against San Diego State posted a then career-high in rebounds and tallied a double-double in each of the Cougars first two games recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Boise State, Nov. 19 scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds at Nebraska, Nov. 22. No. 22 Dani Montgomery: One of three freshmen on the team seen action in 21 games, including three starts scored a season-high 11 points in the win over Cal, Jan. 27 tallied six points and five rebounds playing a season-high 28 minutes against the Ducks posted a season-high six rebounds at Oregon State, Jan posted a season-best eight points against the Portland State, Dec. 3 scored seven points vs. UCLA, Jan. 7 grabbed five rebounds against Tenn-Chattanooga, Nov. 27 averaging 3.2 points a game led Crater High School (Medford, Ore.) to the Southern Oregon Conference (SOC) championship and was named the league s player of the year as a senior. No. 23 Charmaine Jones: Only returning junior on team scored a career-high 26 points at USC, Feb. 3 tied a career-best with seven field goals recorded the top free throw shooting performance in the Pac-10 this season at the Women of Troy was 11-of-11 from the line tallied a game-high 12 points against Stanford, Jan. 29 scored 16 points against Cal, Jan. 27 tallied a then career-high 20 points vs. USC, Jan. 9 made a career-best seven field goals vs. USC third on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg) leads the team and is ninth in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage making good on 74-of-97 attempts (76.3 percent) last year was eighth in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage making good on 71-of-91 attempts (78 percent)...scored 16 points at Fresno State, Dec. 9 tallied a career-high six rebounds three time, the latest at USC, Feb. 3 scored 11 points at California, Jan. 4 scored in double figures nine times this season. No. 24 Adriane Ferguson: Scored in double figures in 14 of 21 games played leads team in scoring (10.9 ppg) second-best career point total with 19 points at UCLA, Feb. 6 barely missed double-double against Bruins with nine rebounds scored 16 points in the win over Cal, Jan. 27 scored a game-high 16 points against UW, Jan. 22 tallied 13 points at Oregon, Jan. 15 scored 11 points at Oregon St., Jan tallied 11 points against UCLA, Jan. 7 in first game of the year at Nebraska, Nov. 22 scored a career-high 26 points, 19 coming in the first half first half point total exceeded previous career-high (15 vs. Arizona State, Feb. 28, 2004) converted a career-high six 3-pointers against the Huskers tying her for sixth on the school s all-time list in single-game 3-point field goals with seven other players followed Nebraska up with 18 points in the win at St. Mary s, Nov. 26 earned all-tournament team selection at Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic sat out Boise State game with a concussion... sixth in the Pac-10 in 3-point field goals made (1.71/game), and is 17th in scoring. No. 32 Kate Benz: Leads Pac-10 in rebounding (9.6 rpg) and double-doubles (eight)...is 26th in the nation in rebounds per game 12 rebounds at UCLA, Feb. 6 scored 10 points at USC, Feb. 3 in the win over California, Jan. 27, tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds with the Cougars down at the half, scored 10 points in the second half to lead the WSU rally two days later against No. 4 Stanford, tied a season-high with 15 rebounds in addition, scored 10 points to post eighth double-double of the season and fifth in the last six 11

12 games in that six-game stretch averaged 12.0 points and 11.8 rebounds a game in the week s games, averaged 13.0 points and 14.5 rebounds a contest and shot 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from the field ranked in the conference s top 10 in several other categories leads conference in defensive rebounding (7.14/ game) tied for fourth in offensive rebounding (2.50/game), and seventh in minutes played (32.68) additionally, Benz is 17th in scoring (10.6 ppg). recorded fifth and sixth double-doubles of season at the Oregon schools, Jan. 13 & 15 tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds at Oregon, Jan. 15 recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds at Oregon State, Jan posted fourth double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds vs. USC, Jan. 9 recorded double-digits in rebounds in four consecutive games from Dec averaged 12.5 rebounds over the four-game stretch had 10 rebounds against Arizona, Dec. 29 tallied her third consecutive doubledigit rebounding game with 13 boards against Arizona State, Dec recorded two consecutive doubledoubles prior to ASU tallied 21 points and 15 rebounds against Valparaiso, Dec. 21 totals were second-best career effort in each category tallied second double-double of season, with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Eastern Washington, Dec. 18 posted a double-double with a career-high 23 points along with 11 rebounds in the win over Boise State, Nov. 19 achieved her point total on 10-of-14 shooting with 15 of her points coming in the second half of her 11 rebounds, nine were on the offensive end. No. 41 Keisha Moore: Begins first season with WSU averaging 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds a game just missed double-double at UCLA with nine points and a season-high 11 boards tied a season-high with 12 points at USC, Feb. 3 barely missed a double-double against UW with a season-high 12 points and nine boards also just missed a double-double at Cal, Jan. 4 with nine points and eight rebounds scored nine points against Arizona, Dec. 29 recorded seven rebounds versus Valparaiso, Dec. 21 in her debut with the Cougars, scored 11 points, including 10 in the second half, against Eastern Washington, Dec. 18 in the second half shot 5-of-8 from the field during a 15-0 WSU second half run, scored six straight points to bring the Cougars from a deficit to within one at transferred to WSU from the University of Idaho because of NCAA Division I transfer rules, was not eligible to play until the day after the conclusion of the 2004 fall semester, which was Saturday, Dec. 18 in two seasons at Idaho averaged 12.4 points and 7.4 rebounds a game. Coaching Staff: Sherri Murrell, who coached the University of the Pacific to four consecutive winning seasons, is in her third season as head coach of the Cougars while at Pacific, Murrell coached the Tigers to a record including a mark in Big West Conference play the Tigers 19 wins in 2002 were the most wins by the program since 1995 Murrell has a mark of in her nine-year coaching career assistant Mark Lewis brings 19 years of coaching experience to the program Lewis, who is in his third season at WSU, spent five years ( ) as an assistant at Arizona State assistants Lisa Fisher and Christopher Holland also return for their third season as Cougars both served as assistants on Murrell s staff at the University of the Pacific during the season prior to coming to Pacific, Fisher coached at Northeastern in Boston, Mass., where she was an assistant during the season preceding her coaching at Northeastern, Fisher was at Portland State from , where she also worked with Murrell from 1996 to 1998 before his year at Pacific, Holland was at Arizona State, where he was a women s basketball team manager for five years Sarah Holland is in her second year as director of basketball operations Holland (formerly Allen) played two seasons for the Dayton Flyers after transferring from Arizona State while at ASU, Holland was selected to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team after the 2000 campaign. 12

13 13 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Washington State Season Box Score (as of Feb 06, 2005) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (5-17) (3-8) (2-8) (0-1) CONFERENCE... (1-12) (1-6) (0-6) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (4-5) (2-2) (2-2) (0-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Ferguson, Adriane Conference-Only Benz, Kate Conference-Only Jones, Charmaine Conference-Only Moore, Keisha Conference-Only Joneby, Emma Conference-Only Scales, Ariana Conference-Only Perry, Jessica Conference-Only Montgomery, Dani Conference-Only McCormick, Jordan Conference-Only Singer, Stephanie Conference-Only Blue, Crystal Conference-Only Bemis, Brynn Conference-Only TEAM Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Washington State Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Washington State Opponents

14 Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent Date Score WL MCCORMICK PERRY,JES SCALES,AR SINGER,ST BLUE,CRYS BEMIS,BRY JONEBY,EM MONTGOMER JONES,CHA BOISE STATE 11/19/ W DNP DNP at Nebraska 11/22/ L DNP DNP at Saint Mary's (CA) 11/26/ W DNP DNP vs Tennessee-Chattanoog11/27/ L DNP PORTLAND STATE 12/3/ W at Fresno State 12/9/ L DNP at San Diego State W DNP EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/ L DNP VALPARAISO 12/21/ L DNP DNP ARIZONA STATE 12/27/ L DNP DNP ARIZONA 12/29/ L DNP DNP at Stanford 1/2/ L DNP DNP DNP at California 1/4/ L DNP DNP UCLA 1/7/ L DNP DNP USC 1/9/ OL DNP DNP DNP at Oregon State 1/13/ L DNP DNP DNP at Oregon 01/15/ L DNP DNP DNP WASHINGTON 1/22/ L DNP DNP DNP CALIFORNIA 1/27/ W DNP DNP DNP STANFORD 1/29/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP at USC L DNP DNP DNP at UCLA 2/6/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL FERGUSON, BENZ,KATE MOORE,KEI BOISE STATE 11/19/ W DNP DNP at Nebraska 11/22/ L DNP at Saint Mary's (CA) 11/26/ W DNP vs Tennessee-Chattanoog11/27/ L DNP PORTLAND STATE 12/3/ W DNP at Fresno State 12/9/ L DNP at San Diego State W DNP EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/18/ L VALPARAISO 12/21/ L ARIZONA STATE 12/27/ L ARIZONA 12/29/ L at Stanford 1/2/ L at California 1/4/ L UCLA 1/7/ L USC 1/9/ OL at Oregon State 1/13/ L at Oregon 01/15/ L WASHINGTON 1/22/ L CALIFORNIA 1/27/ W STANFORD 1/29/ L at USC L at UCLA 2/6/ L Comparison Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist TOver Block Steal Fouls /-- --/-- ---/ / / / / / / / /--- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- BOISE STATE... 22/26 39/ / / / / / / / /13 22/26 2/5 17/10 15/13 Nebraska... 38/39 23/ (17) 20-55/ / / / / / / /18 20/11 2/3 6/7 21/15 Saint Mary's (CA)... 28/28 42/ / / / / / / /38 (5) 15/9 21/19 1/4 9/5 17/24 Tennessee-Chattanooga... 14/40 22/ (48) 13-49/ / / / / / /48 (18) 7/18 19/8 1/4 5/8 12/13 PORTLAND STATE... 41/16 28/ / / / / / / / /11 19/16 3/2 10/5 13/16 Fresno State... 19/30 42/ (4) 23-59/ / / / / / /49 (20) 13/20 13/19 3/5 10/9 15/13 San Diego State... 23/26 32/ / / / / / / /41 (6) 9/13 13/14 0/4 6/9 16/15 EASTERN WASHINGTON... 17/26 36/ (1) 17-57/ / / / / / / /12 18/19 6/2 7/8 16/21 VALPARAISO... 23/27 27/ (6) 19-60/ / / / / / / /10 20/12 2/4 6/7 15/11 ARIZONA STATE... 15/32 24/ (28) 15-51/ / / / / / /42 (7) 6/17 22/15 5/1 8/12 19/15 ARIZONA... 19/25 32/ (3) 16-60/ / / / / / / /9 24/19 4/6 9/13 19/15 Stanford... 17/40 22/ (33) 14-48/ / / / / / /41 (12) 9/12 24/15 1/5 5/14 15/12 California... 27/34 29/ (8) 22-52/ / / / / / /32 (1) 14/16 23/22 1/3 12/12 17/15 UCLA... 34/37 35/ (20) 20-67/ / / / / / /44 (9) 15/19 19/21 5/2 9/11 12/22 USC... 37/42 30/ (2) 24-62/ / / / / / /51 (6) 15/7 20/18 6/8 9/11 20/22 Oregon State... 27/37 28/ (28) 18-54/ / / / / / /42 (9) 10/16 22/15 2/2 5/13 22/20 Oregon... 23/28 27/ (19) 18-62/ / / / / / /45 (6) 11/18 14/14 1/9 7/8 15/12 WASHINGTON... 26/29 35/ (7) 23-59/ / / / / / /52 (13) 15/12 20/18 2/3 9/13 22/19 CALIFORNIA... 39/42 40/ / / / / / / / /13 18/22 0/2 13/10 19/26 STANFORD... 26/35 30/ (13) 21-60/ / / / / / /40 (1) 11/21 13/14 0/2 7/9 9/18 USC... 23/28 39/ (7) 20-57/ / / / / / /41 (3) 8/19 18/14 0/3 6/10 18/24 UCLA... 35/29 28/ (5) 25-68/ / / / / / / /15 24/13 3/7 8/16 20/9 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

15 No. 32 Kate Benz MIN: 40 at Saint Mary s, 11/26/04 FGM: 10 vs. Boise St., 11/19/04 FGA: 14 (Twice) vs. Cal, 1/27/05* 3 vs. USC, 1/9/05 3FGA: 5 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 FTM: 7 at Oregon State, 1/13/05 FTA: 8 at Oregon State, 1/13/05 REB: 15 (Twice) vs. Calfornia, 1/29/05* ASST: 3 (3 Times) at UCLA, 2/6/05* BLKS: 3 vs. Arizona State, 12/27/04 STLS: 3 (Twice) vs. Portland St., 12/3/04 PTS: 23 vs. Boise St., 11/19/04 Career Highs MIN: 40 at Saint Mary s, 11/26/04 FGM: 10 vs. Boise St., 11/19/04 FGA: 19 vs UCLA, 2/7/04 3 (3 Times) vs. USC, 1/9/05* 3FGA: 5 (Twice) vs. UCLA, 1/7/05* FTM: 9 vs. Oregon, 1/17/04 FTA: 12 vs. Oregon, 1/17/04 REB: 19 vs. San Diego State, 12/22/03 ASST: 4 vs. Fresno State, 11/21/03 BLKS: 3 vs. Arizona State, 12/27/04 STLS: 3 (4 Times) vs. Portland St., 12/3/04* PTS: 23 vs. Boise St., 11/19/ Season/Career Highs (BOLD indicates home game, *indicates most recent occurrence) No. 11 Crystal Blue MIN: 19 vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04 FGM: 1 (Twice) vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04* FGA: 2 vs. Arizona State, 12/27/04 3FGA: FTM: 2 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 FTA: 1 (3 Times) vs. Portland St., 12/3/04* REB: 4 vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04 ASST: 4 vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04 BLKS: STLS: 1 (6 Times) vs. Arizona State, 12/27/04* PTS: 2 (Twice) vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04* Career Highs (same as season highs) MIN: FGM: FGA: 3FGA: FTM: FTA: REB: ASST: BLKS: STLS: PTS: 15 No. 24 Adriane Ferguson MIN: 37 (Twice) vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04* FGM: 8 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 FGA: 18 at UCLA, 2/6/05 6 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 3FGA: 10 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 FTM: 5 vs. EWU, 12/18/04 FTA: 8 vs. Cal, 1/27/05 REB: 9 at UCLA, 2/6/05 ASST: 3 at Oregon, 1/15/05 BLKS: 2 (Twice) vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04* STLS: 2 at Oregon State, 1/13/05 PTS: 26 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 Career Highs MIN: 37 (Twice) vs. Valparaiso, 12/21/04* FGM: 8 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 FGA: 18 at UCLA, 2/6/05 6 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 3FGA: 10 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 FTM: 8 at USC, 1/11/04 FTA: 10 at USC, 1/11/04 REB: 9 at UCLA, 2/6/05 ASST: 3 (Twice) at Oregon, 1/15/05* BLKS: 3 vs UCLA, 2/7/04 STLS: 3 at Utah, 12/13/03 PTS: 26 at Nebraska, 11/22/04 No. 15 Emma Joneby MIN: 43 vs. USC, 1/9/05 FGM: 9 vs. USC, 1/9/05 FGA: 14 vs. USC, 1/9/05 3FGA: FTM: 8 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 FTA: 12 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 REB: 12 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 ASST: 5 vs. Boise St., 11/19/04 BLKS: 1 (7 Times) at Oregon, 1/15/05* STLS: 2 (4 Times) vs. USC, 1/9/05* PTS: 25 vs. USC, 1/9/05 Career Highs MIN: 43 vs. USC, 1/9/05 FGM: 9 vs. USC, 1/9/05 FGA: 14 vs. USC, 1/9/05 1 (Twice) at Idaho, 12/5/01* 3FGA: 1 (4 Times) at Montana State, 11/25/02* FTM: 8 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 FTA: 12 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 REB: 12 vs. UCLA, 1/7/05 ASST: 5 vs. Boise St., 11/19/04 BLKS: 2 (3 Times) at Gonzaga 12/11/02* STLS: 5 vs. Fresno State, 11/21/03 PTS: 25 vs. USC, 1/9/05