Washington State women’s basketball defeated Idaho 76-53 on Monday afternoon, leading wire-to-wire in the team’s home opener at Beasley Coliseum.

The Cougars (1-2) forced 18 turnovers on Idaho, turning those chances into a 31-6 advantage on the scoreboard. WSU also totaled 21 assists to Idaho’s eight on 29 made field goals.

The Cougars paired two 13-0 runs with stretches of eight- and 11-straight scoreless Idaho possessions, and finished with advantages in paint points, fast-break points and bench scoring.

Kenzie Chatfield scored 18 points, made three three-pointers and added three steals.

Alex Covill finished with 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting and recorded two blocks.

Eleonora Villa had 16 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals.

Tanja Valancic posted 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

Idaho was held to 28% from the field, including 2 of 20 in the second quarter.…