WSU takes on Big West power UCSB
Washington State gets its toughest test of the early season on Monday when it hosts UC Santa Barbara in Pullman, Wash.
The Cougars already have nonconference victories over Alcorn State and Seattle, but they will be hard pressed to match last season's 8-0 start with a matchup ahead against the Gauchos of the Big West Conference.
UCSB has only played once, and it was against Division II San Francisco State, but it was a