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Wazzu keeps points in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Jaylen Harrell drops 15 a game, Cougs still hungry for that first W”, “Cougs open season cold in Berkeley with 80-58 loss to Cal”, and “Second-half avalanche buries Duquesne as Cougs roll 48-7”. Jaylen Harrell is putting up numbers. Eighty to 58 stings. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every points story on Wazzu, newest first.
Jaylen Harrell drops 15 a game, Cougs still hungry for that first W
Jaylen Harrell is putting up numbers. Fifteen and a half a game, shooting 91% from two-point range. That's not a typo. The redshirt freshman wing from Boston earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, and he earned it the old-fashioned way: by being the best thing on the floor for a winless Cougar team. Washington State is 0-2. That stings. But Harrell's emergence is the kind of small victory you grab onto in November. He came over from Providence, played six games last year before an injury shut him down, and now he's the guy making the offense go. Two-way acumen, the release says. That's coach-speak for a kid who plays hard on both ends and doesn't take plays off. The Cougars are on the road again Tuesday at Duquesne. Then they host Division II Northwest on Saturday. That second one is a game you're supposed to win. But the first one? That's a chance to see if Harrell can keep this going against a real test. If you're looking for more on the Cougar week ahead, our piece on the Colorado State matchup, "Saturday night under the lights in Pullman with nothing left to lose", is worth your time. For now, the record says 0-2. The tape says Harrell is real. Go Cougs.
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Cougs open season cold in Berkeley with 80-58 loss to Cal
Eighty to 58 stings. The Cougs opened the season cold in Berkeley and Cal made them pay for it. WSU hung around through the first quarter, but that second quarter buzzer-beater from Lulu Twidale, her sixth three-pointer of the night, broke things open. She finished with 26. That's a tough number to answer. Eleonora Villa did her part. Twenty points and seven assists is a stat line you can hang a hat on. She kept pushing. WSU cut the lead to eight in the third, which is the kind of moment that makes you believe. Then Cal answered with a 12-2 run. That's the kind of punch that decides a season opener. It's one game. November basketball is ugly. The Cougs have time to find a rhythm, but the defense has to tighten up. You can't spot a team like Cal that kind of lead and expect to claw it back. If you need something warmer to think about, go read about the fall rowing wrap at Head of the Lake. That crew finished strong. It's a good reminder that not every Coug team started the season cold. Go Cougs.
Second-half avalanche buries Duquesne as Cougs roll 48-7
That first half felt like a team still shaking off the bus. The Cougs looked tight, a little sloppy, and Duquesne hung around long enough to make you wonder. Then the second half started and the avalanche buried them. 48-7 is the kind of score that looks routine on paper but was earned in a flood of explosive plays and defensive pressure that simply would not let up. The Dukes came to Pullman ready to scrap. The Cougs took their best shot, adjusted at the break, and then just steamrolled. This is the kind of win that tells you more about the second half than the first. When a team can flip a switch that cleanly, it means the coaching staff found the right words and the players locked in. If you want to hear how that adjustment happened straight from the guy calling the plays, our piece with Kirby Moore breaks down exactly what it took to get there. It pairs well with this one. The Cougs handled business. No drama, no excuses, just a second-half beatdown that left no doubt. That is the standard in Pullman. Go Cougs.