WSU (21-15) overcame the loss of senior standout Charlisse Leger-Walker to advance to the inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals, where the Cougars' season ended in an 81-58 setback to Illinois.
Leger-Walker could have returned to WSU for another season but elected to enter the transfer portal, landing at UCLA.
WSU returns seven players, including three starters.
OSU (27-8) advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight, where it lost to eventual national champ South Carolina 70-58.
But the Beavers will be a shell of the team a year ago, with seven players transferring out.
