February 25, 2021
Members of the WSU Men s Basketball Team wear shirts with the names of pioneering African Americans from the university s history as part of Black History Month.
By RJ Wolcott, WSU News
Cassandra Overby flourished with the support of her teammates in the early 1980s, earning accolades and setting WSU women’s basketball records.
Overby’s 875 career rebounds set her atop school history as well as placing second all-time for career points and blocks. In 2015, she entered the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame alongside former track and field standout Pam Qualls as the first female African American inductees.
WEEK PREVIEW
The Cougs remain at No. 17 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll after the series sweep of Colorado at home, and the cancellation of the series at Stanford this past weekend. WSU will now host the Golden Bears of California (1-9, 1-9 Pac-12) this coming weekend inside Bohler Gym, with match one slated for Friday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.
Washington State s matches at No. 23 Stanford, scheduled previously for Friday, Feb. 19, and Sunday, Feb. 21, was canceled due to recent COVID-19 protocol developments within the Stanford Volleyball program, which resulted in less than the minimum number of required student-athletes being available for competition for the Cardinal.