The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics, presented by BECU

Good Morning, Cougar Nation. Our guy is up to his old tricks again!

Can’t wait to watch what Manzo does this season!

What all do we have in today’s Brew? Check it out below.

🏀 Three Of A Kind
👟 Three’s Company
⚾️ Going Global
🙌 And much more!

Huddle up with fellow Cougs in Las Vegas for the WCC Tournament!

The WSU Alumni Association and our Las Vegas WSU Alumni Chapter Cougs are your official hosts for Coug Meet-Ups. Whether you’re cheering on the men, the women, or both; there’s a place for you to connect, celebrate, and show your Cougar pride.

🔼 Three Of A Kind. Even before heading to Vegas for the WCC Tournament, a trio of Cougar Hoops standouts have already collected hardware.

This week, Ace Glass, ND Okafor and Eleonora Villa were all recognized with postseason accolades from the WCC.

Glass was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team and the All-WCC Second Team, while Okafor picked up All-WCC Honorable Mention. For Villa, it marks her second straight All-WCC Second Team nod, after earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors following the 2023-24 season.

🏀 More On The Men’s Awards
🏀 Recapping Villa’s Award-Winning Season

Calling all Cougs: You could earn $150 when you join BECU. Offer ends April 30.

🔼 Three’s Company. All good things come in threes, right?

A trio of Coug track & field standouts highlighted Wazzu’s trip to the MPSF Championships with individual victories.

Zenah Cheptoo (women’s mile), Rosemary Longisa (women’s 800m) and Solomon Kipchoge (men’s 3000m) all claimed the top spots in their events for the Cougs.

Overall, the men finished in fourth with 72 points on the weekend, while the women finished in fifth in a very competitive field and 61 points on the weekend. 

👟 The Full Recap

🔼 Going Global. Last June, Will Cresswell became the first Wazzu catcher drafted since 2015.

Now, he’s adding another line to his baseball resume as he’s set to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic with Great Britain this weekend.

The former Coug was taken in the 18th round of last June’s MLB Amateur Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays after appearing in 132 games in his four-year career at WSU. He piled up 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 66 RBIs with the Cougs.

Today, Great Britain plays its final exhibition game against the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Ariz. before heading to Houston to play in the first round of the WBC.

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With the regular season all wrapped up, it’s Tourney Time for Cougar Hoops.

This week, both Wazzu squads head to Vegas to take on the WCC Tournament gauntlet.

The WSU women’s squad will open up the action on Thursday as the ninth-seed. They will take on #12 Seattle in the opening round for the right to play Pacific in Friday’s second round action. Tip time is set for 12 pm PT.

In the men’s bracket, the Cougs earned a first-round bye and will await the winner of ninth-seeded Portland and 12th-seeded Pacific. They will face that winner on Friday at 6 pm PT.

As we mentioned Will Cresswell is the first Cougar catcher to be drafted into the MLB since 2015.

Prior to Cresswell, who was the last catcher drafted out of Wazzu?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

*all times PT

Thursday, March 5th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #12 Seattle @ 12pm l ESPN+
(First Round - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)
⚾️ Baseball at Texas State @ 4pm

Friday, March 6th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #8 Pacific @ 12pm l ESPN+
(with first round win - Second Round - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)
⚾️ Baseball at Texas State @ 4pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #9 Portland/#12 Pepperdine Winner @ 6pm l ESPN+
(Second Round - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)

Saturday, March 7th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #5 Portland @ 12pm l ESPN+
(with second round win - Third Round - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)
⚾️ Baseball at Texas State @ 12:30pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #5 San Francisco @ 6pm l ESPN+
(with second round win - Third Round - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)

Sunday, March 8th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #4 Oregon State @ 11:30am l ESPN+
(with third round win - Quarterfinals - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)
⚾️ Baseball at Texas State @ 12:30pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #4 Oregon State @ 6pm l ESPN2
(with third round win - Quarterfinals - WCC Tournament - Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Answer: P.J. Jones (19th round by Seattle Mariners)

👏 Have a great one!