Dec. 3, 2007

PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State women's basketball 2008 recruiting class received more national recognition Monday, as it was ranked in the HoopGurlz.com top 25.

Head Coach June Daugherty's inaugural recruiting class is ranked 24th by HoopGurlz.com. The Cougars' class was also ranked No. 16 by Blue Star Basketball last month.

Joining the Cougars next season will be Katie Grad (Auburn, Wash.), Jessica Oestreicher (Redding, Calif.), April Cook (Long Beach, Calif.), Danielle Lenoir (Los Angeles), Lexie Pettersen (Spokane, Wash.), Rosie Tarnowski (Philadelphia) and Jazmine Perkins (Berkeley, Calif.).

Five of WSU's recruits are high school All-Americans, and five were nationally-ranked by various publications.