Washington State and Eastern Washington both were selected Monday to participate in the NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament.
The Cougars (9-7-3) were one of seven Pac-12 teams selected. WSU made waves with a 1-0 victory over UCLA in October, handing the Bruins their first defeat. It was one of the 10 shutouts this season for goalkeeper Ella Dederick. The Bruins are the No. 2 seed in the tournament with Stanford at No. 1.
WSU opens Saturday at Central Florida (13-1-3). It’s the eighth time in the past 10 years WSU has qualified for nationals.
Eastern Washington (16-5-1) won the Big Sky title and faces USC (14-3-1), the defending champion and the No.