New Coug Finds Her Way Home

The new Coug on the Palouse was an instant game changer for the Cougar women's soccer team when she joined the team in July 2021.

Sydney Studer earned Second Team All-Region honors, Third Team All-Pac-12 honors and had a team-high six assists in her first year as a member of the Washington State University soccer team.

The Los Angeles native said she has embraced becoming a Coug and she loves Pullman and the people for many different reasons.

"My favorite part of the Cougar community is definitely all of the people that are here," Studer said. "As soon as I got here, I felt super welcomed and didn't feel like an outsider at all. Being a Coug is so unique. I feel like we all understand that…