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Jan 12, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 25-ranked Washington State women s basketball team has been named the team of the week by both the NCAA and U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday, Jan. 12, while freshman Charlisse Leger-Walker was selected as the USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week.
The Cougars were named the NCAA and USBWA women s team of the week after collecting a 71-69 overtime win over then-No. 7/10 Arizona this past Sunday, Jan. 10. The win over the Wildcats propelled Washington State to its first ranking in the Associated Press top 25 poll in program history, coming in at No. 25 in this week s poll. The victory over Arizona also marked the first win over a top-10 team for the Cougs since knocking off No. 9/7 UCLA back on Jan. 6, 2017. Washington State is just the second team to be named the USBWA team of the week, as the organization debuted its weekly NCAA Division I women s basketball team award just last week.