PULLMAN – Washington State no doubt cleared a major hurdle Thursday night, beating Cal by a healthy margin to snatch its first Pac-12 Conference win and put a six-game losing streak to rest.
One down, 14 to go.
The Cougars beat the worst team in the conference on their home floor in what many would’ve considered the most winnable game on their Pac-12 slate. WSU will see 10 teams that should push them more than the Golden Bears, including the one making a visit to Beasley Coliseum on Saturday at noon (Pac-12 Networks).
But Stanford (8-9, 1-4), under third-year coach Jerod Haase, has encountered many of the same problems Cal has – and for that matter, many of the ones the Cougars experienced before making a long-awaited return to the Palouse this week.