LOS ANGELES - The Cougars had a chance to win it at the end, but a deep 3-point attempt from sophomore guard April Cook just missed and Washington State fell 62-60 to Arizona in the opening round of the State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. With 57 seconds left in the game, sophomore forward Rosie Tarnowski hit a 3-pointer, trimming what was a 14-point deficit to just two. The WSU defense prevented the Wildcats from getting a shot off on the ensuing possession, and the Cougars got the ball back with 27 seconds remaining. Freshman guard KiKi Moore's attempt with nine seconds left went in and out, but WSU would get one more chance. Arizona's Ashley Frazier missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity, and Moore grabbed the rebound and called timeout. The Cougars had to go the length of the floor in 3.5 seconds, and Cook's heave from just inside midcourt was narrowly off the mark, catching both the left side of the backboard and the rim. "This was an extremely hard-fought game," WSU Head Coach June Daugherty said. "We had a chance to win it there at the end, but it wasn't meant to be tonight. I'm very excited about where this program is headed, and April will definitely make a few of those shots before her career at WSU is over." Sophomore guard Danielle LeNoir recorded a team-high four assists, and freshman center Carly Noyes and sophomore guard Jazmine Perkins led the Cougars with seven rebounds each.
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