WSU Women’s Basketball faces Illinois in WBIT semifinals today

By RJ Wolcott, WSU News & Media Relations

The WSU Women’s Basketball team is playing in the semifinals of the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament this afternoon

The No. 1-seeded Cougars will contend for a spot in the WBIT finals against the No. 4-seeded University of Illinois. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game is being broadcast on ESPNU.

With a win, WSU would secure a spot in the WBIT finals on April 3 against the winner of Villanova vs. Penn State.

For more information about the team’s run in the WBIT as well as highlights from their 2023–24, visit the WSU Athletics website.

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