# 2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represent Washington State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Kamie Ethridge, play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The 2018-2019 edition of the WSU Courgars women's basketball team finished with a record of 9 wins and 21 losses. The Cougars finished Pac-12 Conference play with a record of 4 wins and 14 losses. This resulted in a 10th place finish in the regular season conference standings. In the 2019 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament the cougars were defeated by the Cal Bears in the tournament's first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2019* 5:30 p.m. | | Beijing Normal | W 71–63 | | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/05/2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Pepperdine | W 85–48 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (612) Pullman, WA |
| 11/09/2019* 1:00 p.m. | | BYU | W 67–50 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (717) Pullman, WA |
| 11/20/2019* 4:00 p.m. | | at Boise State | W 86–60 | 3–0 | ExtraMile Arena (1,257) Boise, ID |
| 11/24/2019* 12:00 p.m. | | Cal State Northridge | W 71–61 | 4–0 | Beasley Coliseum (493) Pullman, WA |
| 11/28/2019* 2:45 p.m. | | vs. No. 2 Baylor Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division | L 66–89 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, V.I. |
| 11/29/2019* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 5 South Carolina Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 53–68 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,806) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/30/2019* 2:45 p.m. | | vs. No. 18 Indiana Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 44–78 | 4–3 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| 12/04/2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 85–56 | 5–3 | Beasley Coliseum (425) Pullman, WA |
| 12/08/2019* 2:00 p.m. | | No. 18 Gonzaga | L 53–76 | 5–4 | Beasley Coliseum (1,332) Pullman, WA |
| 12/15/2019* 4:30 p.m., P12N | | UC Irvine | W 87–59 | 6–4 | Beasley Coliseum (472) Pullman, WA |
| 12/20/2019* 9:00 a.m. | | vs. Southern Miami Holiday Classic semifinals | W 69–54 | 7–4 | Watsco Center (733) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/21/2019* 8:00 a.m., ACCNX | | at No. 16 Miami (FL) Miami Holiday Classic championship | L 68–74 | 7–5 | Watsco Center (782) Coral Gables, FL |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2019 2:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington | L 56–65 | 7–6 (0–1) | Beasley Coliseum (503) Pullman, WA |
| 01/03/2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 5 Stanford | L 58–77 | 7–7 (0–2) | Maples Pavilion (2,643) Stanford, CA |
| 01/05/2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | W 96–75 | 8–7 (1–2) | Haas Pavilion (1,318) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/11/2020 12:30 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | W 66–59 | 9–7 (2–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,374) Seattle, WA |
| 01/17/2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 21 Arizona | L 67–74 | 9–8 (2–3) | Beasley Coliseum (704) Pullman, WA |
| 01/19/2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 18 Arizona State | L 56–65 | 9–9 (2–4) | Beasley Coliseum (808) Pullman, WA |
| 01/24/2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at USC | L 63–74 | 9–10 (2–5) | Galen Center (467) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/26/2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at UCLA | L 50–66 | 9–11 (2–6) | Pauley Pavilion (2,501) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/31/2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | California | W 92–66 | 10–11 (3–6) | Beasley Coliseum (1,024) Pullman, WA |
| 02/02/2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 6 Stanford | L 49–71 | 10–12 (3–7) | Beasley Coliseum (709) Pullman, WA |
| 02/07/2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Colorado | W 69–59 | 11–12 (4–7) | Beasley Coliseum (747) Pullman, WA |
| 02/09/2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah | L 66–78 | 11–13 (4–8) | Beasley Coliseum (757) Pullman, WA |
| 02/14/2020 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 22 Arizona State | L 59–62 | 11–14 (4–9) | Desert Financial Arena (2,742) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/16/2020 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at No. 12 Arizona | L 57–72 | 11–15 (4–10) | McKale Center (5,658) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/21/2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 8 UCLA | L 62–70 | 11–16 (4–11) | Beasley Coliseum (467) Pullman, WA |
| 02/23/2020 11:30 a.m., P12N | | USC | L 60–66 | 11–17 (4–12) | Beasley Coliseum (1,073) Pullman, WA |
| 02/28/2020 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 3 Oregon | L 57–88 | 11–18 (4–13) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| 03/01/2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 17 Oregon State | L 58–73 | 11–19 (4–14) | Gill Coliseum (5,739) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2020 8:30 p.m., P12N | (11) | vs. (6) No. 14 Oregon State First Round | L 55–82 | 11–20 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (4,387) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |