Washington State Cougars at Massachusetts Minutewomen
· Cancun Challenge - Mayan Tournament
Villa has 15 points to lead balanced No. 23 Washington State women past UMass 90-48 in Cancun
The Cougars (7-0) shot 54% (35 of 65), outrebounded UMass, which shot 33%, 42-28 and had 27 assists on 35 baskets.
Bella Murekatete scored 13 points for WSU. Alex Covill added 12 points and Charlisse Leger-Walker and Beyonce Bea both had 11. Another Cougar had nine points and two had eight. Astera Tuhina, who did not score, had a career-high 10 assists and Leger-Walker, who had her first triple-double in a win over Maryland a day earlier, had nine rebounds.
The 10 WSU players played between 16 and 24 minutes.
Stefanie Kulesza had 20 points and 11 rebounds for UMass (1-6).
Murekatete had seven points as Washington State reeled off 18 straight points in the first quarter, hitting 7 of 8 shots while UMass missed six shots and had three turnovers. It was 24-11 after one quarter and 48-24 at the half.
The Cougars cooled off in the third quarter, making 5 of 14 shots, but held UMass to 3 of 15 and pushed the lead to 62-30. WSU heated up again in the final quarter and pulled away.
The Cougars wrap up the round robin tournament against Green Bay on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 90 - 48 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Washington State Turnover. | 90 - 48 |
| 4th 0:22 | |
Cia Eklof Offensive Rebound. | 90 - 48 |
| 4th 0:28 | |
Jenna Villa missed Three Point Jumper. | 90 - 48 |
| 4th 0:41 |  |
Tori Hyduke made Layup. Assisted by Lilly Taulelei. | 90 - 48 |
Statistics
 WSU |
MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 35-65 | FG | 19-58 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 11-13 | FT | 5-8 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 44 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Cancun, Mexico
Attendance: 71 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
| Gonzaga | 2-0 | - | 10-5 |
| Oregon State | 2-0 | - | 10-5 |
| Pacific | 2-0 | - | 7-6 |
| San Francisco | 1-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Loyola Marymount | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Portland | 1-1 | 1 | 7-7 |
| Washington State | 1-1 | 1 | 2-13 |
| Pepperdine | 0-2 | 2 | 9-5 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-2 | 2 | 9-6 |
| San Diego | 0-2 | 2 | 6-9 |
| Seattle U | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 1-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Central Michigan | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Bowling Green | 1-1 | 0.5 | 8-5 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1-1 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Massachusetts | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Miami (OH) | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
| Ohio | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Toledo | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
| Western Michigan | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Akron | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-9 |
| Buffalo | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-9 |
| Kent State | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 2-10 |