Leger Walker News Today

Washington State guard Charlisse Leger-Walker will miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury in the Cougars’ upset of then-No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. School officials announced Wednesday that Leger-Walker would be out for the season to recover from reconstructive surgery. Leger-Walker was averaging 13.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Cougars (15-6, 4-4 Pac-12) this season.

Bella Murekatete and Eleonora Villa helped lead Washington State to one of the biggest wins in program history Sunday afternoon. The Cougars 85-82 victory over No. 2 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion though came at a cost. All-Pac-12 guard Charlisse Leger-Walker suffered a knee injury during the second half.

VILLANOVA, Penn. — The Washington State womens basketball teams NCAA Tournament journey came to an end Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 15 points, Bella Murekatete added 13 points and 12 rebounds, and seventh-seeded Washington State beat No. seed Utah 57-48 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Washington State (12-10) will play No.

Jack Ellis/CougCenter The Washington State Cougars took another step on Wednesday toward their first NCAA tournament selection in 30 years when they beat the Utah Utes for the third time this season, a 57-48 victory in the opening game of the Pac-12 tournament. The Cougs (12-10 overall, 9-10 in the Pac-12) have another chance to bolster their resume today when they take on third-seeded Arizona in the quarterfinals tonight at 5 p.m. on Pac-12 Network. WSU beat the 11th-ranked Wildcats earlier th...

Charlisse Leger-Walker has had an outstanding first season of college basketball in the United States. Washington State Cougars women’s basketball coach Kamie Ethridge had a fair idea Kiwi hoops phenom Charlisse Leger-Walker was something special from the day she started scouting her. You don’t, after all, make a trip to Mongolia to watch any old run-of-the-mill scrub. But even Ethridge, a collegiate all-American at Texas, 1988 Olympic gold medallist and now highly respected coach, has bee...