Preview:
WSU has never before beaten Stanford, and for years we have wondered when it might happen. This year may be their best chance. Not only do they have a vastly improved team, but due to the dislocation of COVID they get us at home twice in three days. This is similar to how an inferior Cal team beat us a couple of years ago--playing us twice in less than a week.
WSU is, however, not hard to predict. They are led by 5'10" guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, from New Zealand. She has been freshman-of-the-week five times already, and seemed destined to have something like a Kelsey Plum career. She plays practically all of every game, hits threes at 31%, and scores 20 ppg. Her big sister Krystal--a senior--hits treys at 39% and is second in scoring at 12ppg. Bella Murekatete, a 6'3" sophomore from Rwanda, plays center and is third in scoring at 10 ppg and leads in rebounding.
WSU is 8-4 but all four losses have been close--two in overtime, the other two to Oregon by 4 and by 8 points. They have not had a single bad defeat and have been in every game to the end.
Tara has her work cut out for her. WSU is just balanced enough that shutting down CLW--even if possible--is not enough.
WSU has never before beaten Stanford, and for years we have wondered when it might happen. This year may be their best chance. Not only do they have a vastly improved team, but due to the dislocation of COVID they get us at home twice in three days. This is similar to how an inferior Cal team beat us a couple of years ago--playing us twice in less than a week.
WSU is, however, not hard to predict. They are led by 5'10" guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, from New Zealand. She has been freshman-of-the-week five times already, and seemed destined to have something like a Kelsey Plum career. She plays practically all of every game, hits threes at 31%, and scores 20 ppg. Her big sister Krystal--a senior--hits treys at 39% and is second in scoring at 12ppg. Bella Murekatete, a 6'3" sophomore from Rwanda, plays center and is third in scoring at 10 ppg and leads in rebounding.
WSU is 8-4 but all four losses have been close--two in overtime, the other two to Oregon by 4 and by 8 points. They have not had a single bad defeat and have been in every game to the end.
Tara has her work cut out for her. WSU is just balanced enough that shutting down CLW--even if possible--is not enough.
