The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics, presented by BECU
Good Morning, Wazzu Fam. There’s no other place to be tonight than right here!
What all do we have in today’s Brew? Check it out below.
🏆 Crown ‘Em
🏀 Showtime
🏈 The Magic Man
👏 And much more!
The 509 rivalry is back! The Cougs take on Eastern Washington on December 22 at Spokane Arena for the 2026 509 Classic. Bragging rights to the 509 are on the line, so come cheer on Washington State in Spokane!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Crown ‘Em. The hardware is coming home for the No. 13 WSU women’s cross country sqaud who captured the Pac-12 Championship this past weekend.
The Cougs swept the individual titles with Nelly Jemeli and Solomon Kipchoge taking the top spots in both races.
On the women’s side, Jemeli was named Pac-12 Women’s Runner of the Year, and Millie Bii earned Freshman of the Year. Both received first-team All-Pac-12 honors, while Lauren Hoyt earned second-team honors.
Kipchoge earned Pac-12 Men’s Runner of the Year. He and Evans Kurui received first-team All-Pac-12 honors, while Stevens earned second-team honors.
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🔼 Showtime. The time has come. It’s officially showtime for the WSU basketball programs.
The Cougs tip off their 2026-27 seasons tonight with challenging nonconference matchups, as the men host Davidson at Beasley Coliseum at 6 p.m. PT and the women travel to face former Pac-12 rival California at 7 p.m. PT.
The men's program enters its third season under head coach David Riley with a dramatically revamped roster featuring 14 newcomers and just two returning players.
Meanwhile, the women's team begins its ninth season under head coach Kamie Ethridge, led by veteran center Alex Covill, who earned a spot on the preseason Lisa Leslie Award Watchlist.
🗓️ The 2026-27 WSU Women’s Hoops Schedule
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🗓️ The 2026-27 WSU Men’s Hoops Schedule
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🔼 The Magic Man. He did it again.
With his team down 17-3 in Dallas, the Arizona Cardinals turned to Coug legend Gardner Minshew and he delivered magic once again.
Since 2000, Arizona was previously was 1-147-1 when trailing by 14+ points in the fourth quarter. Minshew earned a second win for the Cardinals in that situation with his thrilling performance.
*all times PT
Monday, November 2nd
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Davidson @ 6 pm l Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Cal @ 7 pm l Watch
Thursday, November 5th
⚽️ Soccer at Boise State @ 6 pm l Watch
Friday, November 6th
🏊 Swimming vs. Fresno State @ 5 pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Oregon @ 7 pm l Watch
Saturday, November 7th
🏐 Volleyball at Gonzaga @ 11 am l Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball at High Point @ 2 pm l Watch
👏 Have a great one, Cougs!
