Tune in as the No. 6 seed Washington State Cougars (19-13, 8-10 WCC) square off in the WCC Tournament against the No. 3 seed San Francisco Dons (23-8, 13-5 WCC) on Sunday at Orleans Arena,

A wide smile washed over Nate Calmese’s face as he looked to the sideline. Washington State’s starting point guard locked eyes with teammate ND Okafor, who was waiting on the bench, so as the Orleans Arena crescendoed with the Cougars making up a deficit against San Francisco,

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The disparity between USF and the Cougars was clear from the start. WSU was outrebounded 7-1 in the first four minutes. By half, USF’s ownership of the glass was a staggering 31-14, as the Dons retrieved more offensive boards (15) than WSU’s total.

That was true in 2023 when the Cougar women won four games in five days to claim the Pac-12 Conference Tournament championship, last season when WSU made it to the semifinals of the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament and appears to be transpiring again as WSU has won eight of its last 10 games to reach the WCC semifinals.

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The Washington State Cougars season likely came to a close on Sunday night after losing to the San Francisco Dons 86-75 in the WCC quarterfinals. Despite a 26-point performance from Ethan Price, 20 from LeJuan Watts,