16-14 with two star seniors graduating and a new class of eight freshmen coming in. That is the scenario that Coach Jeff Judkins was looking at around this point last season as his team was coming off one of the worst seasons in recent history.
365 days later and we are seeing a team that is advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament following a 73-64 win over the No. 10 seed Auburn.
The beginning of the game saw the Cougars fall behind 11-5 early in the game before a 7-0 run by the Cougars to finish out the first quarter behind good defense and hot shooting by Brenna Chase.