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The Washington State women were given a first-round bye in the 48-team Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

PULLMAN – Washington State’s season isn’t over just yet.

Postseason play remains a legitimate aspiration for the Gonzaga and Washington State women’s basketball teams.

Maisie Burnham led the second-seeded Portland Pilots to a 72-57 win over the Washington State Cougars on Monday in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals at Orleans Arena.

LAS VEGAS – In a quiet locker room tucked away in the bowels of Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena, where Washington State tumbled out of the WCC tournament with a quarterfinal loss to San Francisco Sunday evening, three Cougars were open about their plans for the future.

LAS VEGAS – These Cougars may not be boarders, but they definitely are battlers.

LAS VEGAS — A wide smile washed over Nate Calmese’s face as he looked to the sideline. Washington State’s starting point guard locked eyes with teammate ND Okafor, who was waiting on the bench, so as the Orleans Arena crescendoed with the Cougars making up a deficit against San Francisco, they leaped into the air and collided in celebration.

LAS VEGAS – Good basketball teams benefit from many things.

LAS VEGAS — On almost too many occasions to count, Washington State watched some of its worst habits creep to the surface in Saturday’s WCC Tournament third-round affair with LMU.

LAS VEGAS – When Eleonora Villa was recruited by Washington State coach Kamie Ethridge, she was the second-best player in her family.

LAS VEGAS – With his back turned to practice, Washington State coach David Riley began to talk about his team’s challenge this weekend, a date with three potential teams in the West Coast Conference Tournament.