2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	11–20 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kamie Ethridge (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Laurie Koehn Jason Chainey Camille Williams
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 April 8, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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

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 Kamie Ethridge (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Laurie Koehn (Kansas State) Jason Chainey (Yeronga Institute of TAFE) Camille Williams (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

References

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