<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://wildcatsports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Central Washington University Athletics</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for Central Washington University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://wildcatsports.com/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Bowman Returns to CWU Women's Basketball as the New Assistant Coach</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/5/15/bowman-returns-to-cwu-womens-basketball-as-the-new-assistant-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/5/15/bowman-returns-to-cwu-womens-basketball-as-the-new-assistant-coach.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sam Back WBB" 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/><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:58:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10198</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cai Earns First Team CSC Academic All-American</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/4/15/womens-basketball-cai-earns-first-team-csc-academic-all-american.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/4/15/womens-basketball-cai-earns-first-team-csc-academic-all-american.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Asher Cai" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/Asher_Large.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington University Women's Basketball senior guard Asher Cai was named to the College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American team the CSC announced Wednesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Asher Cai" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/25/Asher_Large.png" /><br /><br />ATLANTA – Central Washington University Women's Basketball senior guard Asher Cai earned her second All-American honor in as many days the WBCA announced Wednesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/Asher_Large.png" /><media:content url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/Asher_Large.png"><media:title>Asher Cai</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/Asher_Large.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:23:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10131</s:story_id></item><item><title>Four Wildcats Garner CSC Academic All-District</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-four-wildcats-garner-csc-academic-all-district.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-four-wildcats-garner-csc-academic-all-district.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSC Basketball Academic All-District" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/24/CSC_Academic_All-District.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Four Central Washington University Basketball standouts were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the CSCS announced Tuesday. Asher Cai, Capri Sims, and Fiona Snashall represent the Women's Basketball Team while Jordan Clark was the sole representative from the Men's Basketball Team with Cai and Clark eligible to move on to the CSC Academic All-American voting that will be announced on April 14 for the women and April 15 for the men.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/CSC_Academic_All-District.png" /><media:content url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/CSC_Academic_All-District.png"><media:title>CSC Basketball Academic All-District</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/CSC_Academic_All-District.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:39:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10129</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cai Tabbed First Team All-American by the D2CCA</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-cai-tabbed-first-team-all-american-by-the-d2cca.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-cai-tabbed-first-team-all-american-by-the-d2cca.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Asher Cai" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/24/Asher_Large.png" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Women's Basketball senior guard Asher Cai has been honored with her first All-American distinction in her career the Division II College Conference Commissioners Association announced Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="team" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/17/Team_Large.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team concluded their season in the sweet 16 in front of an outstanding crowd Monday evening against Cal Poly Pomona.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/Team_Large.png" /><media:content url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/Team_Large.png"><media:title>team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/Team_Large.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:15:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10114</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wildcat Women's Basketball Garners Athletic Solutions GNAC Team of the Week</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/16/wildcat-womens-basketball-garners-athletic-solutions-gnac-team-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/16/wildcat-womens-basketball-garners-athletic-solutions-gnac-team-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Team" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Team_Large.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team has been named the Athletic Solutions GNAC Team of the Week for the first time this season after finding themselves in their second-straight Sweet 16.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Vanguard</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/14/womens-basketball-wildcats-head-back-to-the-sweet-16-after-knocking-off-vanguard.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/14/womens-basketball-wildcats-head-back-to-the-sweet-16-after-knocking-off-vanguard.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Randi Richardson" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Randi_large.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team is headed back to their second-straight Sweet 16 after downing Vanguard in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in front of another phenomenal crowd.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Randi_large.png" /><media:content 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src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Team_Large.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – For the second-straight season and the third time in program history, the Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team is headed to the round of 32 after a dismantling of eighth-seeded Montana State Billings in front of an electric crowd Friday evening. CWU junior forward notched her 1,000th career point in the win.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Team_Large.png" /><media:content url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Team_Large.png"><media:title>Team Celly</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Team_Large.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:56:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10109</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wildcats Look Toward Rematch with MSUB in First Round of the NCAA Tournament</title><link>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-basketball-wildcats-look-toward-rematch-with-msub-in-first-round-of-the-ncaa-tournament.aspx</link><guid>https://wildcatsports.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-basketball-wildcats-look-toward-rematch-with-msub-in-first-round-of-the-ncaa-tournament.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Team" src="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Team_Large.png" /><br /><br />ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team prepares to host the NCAA Division II West Region Tournament for the first time in program history and will square off with a familiar foe in the eighth-seeded Montana State Billings Yellowjackets (20-14) on Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Team_Large.png" /><media:content url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Team_Large.png"><media:title>Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wildcatsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Team_Large.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:20:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10107</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>