A year after seeing their NCAA tournament streak snapped due to the vagaries of Covid, the No. 18 Washington State Cougars have returned to the 64-team field, it was announced on Monday.
WSU will host Montana on Saturday in the opening round game at 5 p.m. at Lower Soccer Field.
If the Cougs defeat the Grizzlies, the second round will take place on Nov. 19.
The Cougars finished third in the Pac-12 — their highest finish since placing third in 2015 — and they ended just three points off the pace of conference champion UCLA after dismantling Washington 4-2 in the season finale on Friday in Seattle.