Northwest Notes Dec. 17, 2021

WSU football to play five conference games at home in 2022, seven home games overall

The Pac-12 Conference released its 2022 football schedule and Washington State will play seven home games at Gesa Field, highlighted by the Apple Cup returning to Pullman for the first time since the 2018 season — and scheduled for a Saturday next year.

The Cougars open the 2022 campaign hosting Idaho Sept. 3, the first meeting in the series since 2016. The game will mark the 93rd meeting in the series, with the Cougars holding a 72-17-3 advantage and riding a nine-game winning streak.

The first road contest comes at Wisconsin, Sept. 10. The Cougars and Badgers have played twice before, 1976 and 2007, with Wisconsin winning both.

WSU closes out the nonconference schedule the following week when it hosts Colorado State on Sept. 17. The two teams have met only once prior, in the 2013 New Mexico Bowl.

The Cougars begin Pac-12 Conference play Sept. 24 when they host Oregon.

The following week California comes to Gesa Field for an Oct. 1 matchup.

The first road conference tilt comes at USC, Oct. 8 followed by a trip to Corvallis the next week, Oct. 15, against the Beavers.

WSU has its only bye of the season the weekend of Oct. 22 before returning to Gesa Field to host Utah, Oct. 29.

The Cougars next head to Stanford Nov. 5 for a meeting with the Cardinal. rizona State comes to Gesa Field Nov. 12.

The final regular season road contest comes Nov. 19 when WSU travels to Arizona to face the Wildcats.

The Cougars close out their 2021 regular season by hosting Washington in the Apple Cup on Saturday, Nov. 26. It marks the first time the game will be played on a Saturday since 2017, as the past four seasons the game was scheduled for the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Game times and TV information will be announced later. Also, games could be moved to Thursday or Friday for TV purposes.

WSU women's basketball team adds game at Stony Brook

The Washington State women's basketball team has added a non-conference road game for this Sunday at Stony Brook in Long Island, N.Y.

Tip-off against the Seawolves is set for 11 a.m. PT and will stream live on ESPN+.

The contest against Stony Brook was added to WSU's schedule after Sunday's originally-scheduled game at Cornell was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols at Cornell University.

WSU takes on No. 20 BYU on Saturday in Provo at 11 a.m. PT. WSU will then fly cross-country overnight to New York to take on Stony Brook the following day.