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34 2015-16 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE // TEAMS WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS QUICK FACTS Location .......................................... Pullman, Wash. Founded .......................................................... 1890 Enrollment ................................................... 19,446 Colors .............................................. Crimson & Gray Home Court .................... Beasley Coliseum (11,671) Press Row Phone .............................(509) 335-2684 Interim President ........................Daniel J. Bernardo Faculty Rep ........................................ Ken Casavant Director of Athletics .................................. Bill Moos Associate AD/SWA ................................Anne McCoy Head Coach ..................................... June Daugherty Sports Information Director ....................Bill Stevens Asst. Dir./WBB SID .............................. Jim Crawford Office/Fax ....................... (509) 335-5785/335-0267 Cell ..................................................(951) 452-6129 Email .........................................j.crawford@wsu.edu Website ..................................www.wsucougars.com YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (since 1981-82) Year Conf. Place Overall Postseason 81-82 8-7 T2 15-14 82-83 1-11 9 5-22 83-84 2-10 T8 7-18 84-85 3-8 6 9-17 85-86 4-8 5 11-17 86-87 2-16 10 10-18 87-88 6-12 T6 11-17 88-89 6-12 T8 13-15 89-90 9-9 T4 17-11 90-91 10-8 T4 18-11 NCAA 1st 91-92 5-13 8 12-15 92-93 3-15 T9 7-20 93-94 3-15 8 8-19 94-95 9-9 6 16-11 95-96 8-10 T6 17-12 96-97 4-14 8 10-17 97-98 6-12 T7 12-15 98-99 5-13 8 11-16 99-00 1-17 10 4-24 00-01 6-12 9 11-17 01-02 0-18 10 2-27 02-03 1-17 10 2-26 03-04 2-16 10 6-22 04-05 2-16 9 6-22 05-06 2-16 10 8-20 06-07 1-17 10 5-24 07-08 2-16 10 5-25 08-09 4-14 T8 11-19 09-10 2-16 9 8-22 10-11 6-12 T7 8-23 11-12 5-13 11 13-20 12-13 6-12 8 11-20 13-14 9-9 7 17-17 WNIT 1st 14-15 7-11 T7 17-15 WNIT 1st NWBL member from 1977-1982 NorPac member from 1982-1986 Pac-12 member since1986 No. Name POS HT YR Hometown/High School (Last School) 1 Caila Hailey G 5-10 SO Inglewood, Calif./Serra HS 2 Krystle McKenzie G 5-8 RS FR Gold Coast, Australia 4 Louise Brown F 6-2 SO Melbourne, Australia 10 Alexas Williamson G 5-9 SR Chino Hills, Calif./Mater Dei HS 11 Dawnyelle Awa G 5-9 SR Kealakekua, Hawai'i/Konawaena HS 12 Taylor Edmondson G 5-11 SR Carlsbad, N.M./Carlsbad HS 15 Ivana Kmetovska F 6-3 JR Skopeje, Macedonia/Orce Nikolov 20 Maria Kostourkova C 6-4 FR Lisbon, Portugal/E.S.P.J.A.L 21 Nike McClure F 6-3 RS FR Tenino, Wash./W.F. West HS 22 Pinelopi Pavlopoulou G 5-8 SO Athens, Greece/ACS Athens 23 Alexys Swedlund G 5-11 FR Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS 24 Bianca Blanaru C 6-5 SO Timisoara, Romania 34 Mariah Cooks F 6-1 SR Santa Maria, Calif./Ernest Righetti HS 45 Borislava Hristova F 6-0 FR Varna, Bulgaria/Georgi Benkovski Head Coach: June Daugherty (Ohio State, 1978), 9th year Letterwinners R/L: 8/4 Associate Head Coach: Mike Daugherty (Ohio State, 1977), 9th year Starters returning in bold Assistant Coach: Ashley Gill (Washington State, 2009), 4th year Assistant Coach: Rod Jensen (Redlands, 1975), 1st year DAUGHERTY'S RECORD Year School Overall Conf. Place/Conf 89-90 Boise State 19-12 11-5 T2/Big Sky 90-91 Boise State 11-16 8-8 5/Big Sky 91-92 Boise State 22-7 14-2 1/Big Sky 92-93 Boise State 19-8 9-5 3/Big Sky 93-94 Boise State 23-6 12-2 T1/Big Sky 94-95 Boise State 16-11 10-4 2/Big Sky 95-96 Boise State 12-15 9-5 2/Big Sky 96-97 Washington 17-11 12-6 T4/Pac-10 97-98 Washington 18-10 9-9 5/Pac-10 98-99 Washington 16-13 11-7 5/Pac-10 99-00 Washington 8-22 4-14 9/Pac-10 00-01 Washington 22-10 12-6 T1/Pac-10 01-02 Washington 19-12 12-6 T2/Pac-10 02-03 Washington 22-8 13-5 T2/Pac-10 03-04 Washington 18-13 9-9 6/Pac-10 04-05 Washington 14-16 9-9 7/Pac-10 05-06 Washington 19-11 11-7 T4/Pac-10 06-07 Washington 18-13 11-7 4/Pac-10 07-08 Washington State 5-25 2-16 10/Pac-10 08-09 Washington State 11-19 4-14 T8/Pac-10 09-10 Washington State 8-22 3-15 9/Pac-10 10-11 Washington State 8-23 6-12 T7/Pac-10 11-12 Washington State 13-20 5-13 11/Pac-12 12-13 Washington State 11-20 6-12 8/Pac-12 13-14 Washington State 17-17 9-9 7/Pac-12 14-15 Washington State 17-15 7-11 T7/Pac-12 WSU Total (8 yrs) 90-160 42-102 Career Total (26 yrs) 404-374 228-219 (156-184, 18 yrs in Pac-12) COOKS DAUGHERTY HAILEY TEAM OUTLOOK • Washington State notched four wins over ranked NCAA RPI top-50 teams, including one of the biggest wins in program history, a 70-64 victory over No. 10/8 Maryland, an eventual No. 1 seed and NCAA Women's Final Four particpant. Though WSU made a back-to-back postseason appearances, a first in the history of the program, earning a spot in the WNIT, the Cougs found themselves on the outside-looking-in on NCAA Selection Monday last year. • Washington State will look to new leadership with the exits of All-Pac-12 performers Tia Presley and Lia Gal- deira. WSU has a balanced squad, with a good mix of veterans and newcomers, but will look to senior F Mariah Cooks to step into a leadership role. Senior guard Dawnyelle Awa started every game last season, along with Cooks. She will have to take on a bigger role to help WSU make another postseason run. • WSU boast a lot of international flair with seven players hailing from six different countries. Two incoming Cougars competed with their respective national teams, including center Maria Kostourkova for Portugal and forward Borislava Hristova for Bulgaria. • The Cougars ranked near the bottom of the Conference in every rebounding category last year. With seven players on the roster measuring at under 6-feet, they will have to find a way to battle under the boards if they want to make it to the postseason. • WSU takes on another tough schedule in 2015-16, facing three NCAA Tournament teams in non-confer- ence play, including NCAA Sweet Sixteen participant Gonzaga. 2015-16 WASHINGTON STATE ROSTER JUNE DAUGHERTY Head Coach • 9th Year at Washington State Alma Mater: Ohio State, 1978 90-160 (.360) at Washington State • Overall: 404-374 (.519, 25 Years) Entering her ninth season, she continues to lead the charge toward a new era in WSU women's basketball ... Led the Cougs to their first-ever back-to-back postseason appearances last year ... WSU won nine league games in 2014, the most since 1994-95, and its 17 overall wins the last two years were the most in program history since 1995-96 ... Spent 12 seasons at Washington where she posted nearly 200 victories and led the Huskies to six NCAA Tournament appearances.