highlights
highlights at Wazzu is a file of 5 stories. The newest of them: “Duquesne came to Pullman. The Cougs handled business. Go Cougs”, “Cougs soccer bags a result against Oregon State in Pullman”, and “Tough test on the road for Cougs at Cal State Fullerton”. Duquesne came to Pullman, and the Cougs took care of what was in front of them. Todd selected a ball from the sideline, stepped to the spot, and buried it. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every highlights story on Wazzu, newest first.
Duquesne came to Pullman. The Cougs handled business. Go Cougs
Duquesne came to Pullman, and the Cougs took care of what was in front of them. That is the kind of weekend you want. No drama. No letting a non-conference opponent hang around long enough to get ideas. The Dukes left town with an L, and the Cougs left the weekend with a clean sheet and a little more belief in what they are building. It is early, sure. But there is something to be said for handling business the way you are supposed to. You do not get style points for beating a team you should beat, but you can lose a lot of ground by tripping over one. The Cougs did not trip. They showed up, did the work, and moved on. For a deeper look at how it all came together, go check out "Chris King called it and the Cougs made it happen twice." That piece walks through the kind of execution that turns a routine win into a statement. And if you want the finer details from the scout's notebook, "A few things stood out in the notes from Duquesne" is worth your time. The Barb Chandler Classic is in the books. The Cougs closed it out. Now you know what to tell your friend when they ask how the weekend went: the Cougs handled business. Go Cougs.
Cougs soccer bags a result against Oregon State in Pullman
Todd selected a ball from the sideline, stepped to the spot, and buried it. That penalty kick in the 52nd minute was all Cougs soccer needed to bag a result against Oregon State back in Pullman. One-nil. Clean. No drama, just execution. That is the kind of afternoon that makes the trip up the hill worth it for everyone who packed the stands. Soccer is grinding through a tough conference slate, so taking three points at home against a Beavers side that does not give much away is a solid piece of work. The defense held firm, the midfield did the dirty stuff, and Todd made the moment count when it mattered. That is how you keep momentum rolling through October in the Palouse. If you like seeing Coug research solve real problems the way the team solved that OSU backline, go read "AI Scans the Wild in Days, Not Months, and Pullman Helped Build It." Same institution, different kind of precision. Both are worth your time. For now, enjoy the win. The ball went in, the crowd went up, and Cougs soccer is moving forward. Go Cougs.
Tough test on the road for Cougs at Cal State Fullerton
Cougs went to Cal State Fullerton and got a draw. 1-1 on the road. That's not a headline that jumps off the page, but it's the kind of result that tells you something about this team. On the road, in a non-conference game that doesn't owe you anything, you take a point and you learn something. This group grinded it out. That matters. Fullerton isn't Pullman. The weather is different, the crowd is different, and the pitch is different. None of that is an excuse. It's just the reality of a midweek trip to Southern California. Coming back with a tie instead of a loss means the Cougs found a way to stay in it when things got choppy. That's the kind of stuff that carries into conference play. If you want the full breakdown of how it played out, we've got you covered in "Cougs grind out a 1-1 draw on the road at Fullerton." It's right there on the site. Worth a read if you want to know who stepped up and how the match actually unfolded. For now, a road draw is a road draw. It's not a trophy. But it's also not a loss. And for a program still finding its footing early in the season, that's something to build on. Go Cougs.
Cougs clean up the pitch in a Seattle U tune-up
Four goals. A clean sheet. And a crisp tune-up against Seattle U that felt more like a statement than a scrimmage. The Cougs handled business on the pitch, and they did it without a lot of drama. That's the kind of afternoon you want when the schedule starts stacking up. You come in, you do the work, you leave with a zero in the opponent's column. Nothing flashy. Just solid. And honestly? That's the kind of Cougar soccer that travels well. It's not always about the highlight reel. Sometimes it's about making the other team run out of answers before halftime. If you want to dig into how the coaching staff is seeing things beyond the scoreboard, we've got you covered. Our piece on **Kirby Moore breaking down the Cougar win and what it took to get there** gets into the kind of detail you don't catch from the bleachers. But for now, take the win. Take the shutout. And take a breath before the next one. Go Cougs.
Fresno State couldn't slow the Cougs in a clean road win
Fresno State came to Pullman and found out the hard way: this Cougar team is not messing around. The road win was clean, controlled, and exactly what you want to see when the lights are on and the other side is supposed to be a test. It wasn't flashy in a way that makes a highlight reel, but it was steady. That matters. The defense did its job. The offense did enough. And the whole operation looked like a group that has been through the grinder before and knows how to close. For a program that spent years trying to find its footing in the late hours of close games, this kind of win feels different. It feels like the Cougs are learning how to win, not just hoping to. If you want the deeper look at how the offensive mind is working right now, go read "Kirby Moore Breaks Down the Offense After Arizona." It fits right alongside this one. Moore has been quietly putting together a unit that doesn't panic, and that showed again on Saturday. This is the kind of Saturday that makes you glad you stayed up. Or got up early. Or checked your phone in the middle of something you should have been paying attention to. The Cougs took care of business on the road. That is all you can ask. Go Cougs.