PULLMAN, Wash. – Rosie Schweizer scored a career-high 23 points and tied her career high with 13 rebounds, and Idaho dominated the boards, fell to Washington State 71-60 in a hard-fought battle Sunday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman.
 
The Vandals started 0-6 from the field, allowing WSU to build a 6-0 lead. The Vandals battled back to take a 7-6 lead. The two teams traded leads for the rest of the first quarter before WSU took a 17-13 lead on buzzer beater three-pointer at the end of the frame.
 
The second quarter was much of the same. The Cougars led 31-30 late in the half before closing on a 4-0 run to take a five-point lead into the break.
 
Washington State opened up a 17-point lead in the third quarter. The Vandals were able to cut the lead to seven late in the game, but that would be as close as they would come as the Cougars went 8-8 from the free throw line down the stretch to ice the game away.
 
Schweizer was outstanding all game, going 9-17 from the field and 3-4 from the three-point line while grabbing 13 boards, including seven offensive boards.
 
Olivia Nelson added 10 points while Jennifer Aadland grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to lead an outstanding effort on the boards. Idaho outrebounded the taller WSU team 52-36.
 
Despite playing two teams with significant height advantages, the Vandals have outrebounded their opponents 93-75 and are averaging 46.5 rebounds per game.
 
The Vandals were 21-63 (33.3%) from the field while Washington State was 23-63 (36.5%).
 
Idaho falls to 0-2 on the season, but is back in action Wednesday against NAIA opponent Walla Walla U. The game is set to tip at 6 p.m. tickets are available at govandals.com/tickets.