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Auburn Riverside alumni Katie Grad and Mercedes Wetmore to square off at UW

Published 2:38 pm Thursday, February 23, 2012

Mercedes Wetmore in action with the University of Washington Husky women's basketball team.
Mercedes Wetmore in action with the University of Washington Husky women's basketball team.

It will be reunion for Cougar Katie Grad and Husky Mercedes Wetmore as the former Ravens square of Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle as the UW women host WSU.

Grad and Wetmore grew up together on the same street on Tapps Island and were integral parts of the Auburn Riverside program.

Grad (pictured below), a redshirt junior, is currently averaging 1.8 points per game as a backup guard for the 10-17 Cougars.

Wetmore (pictured above), a sophomore starting guard, is averaging 8.0 points and 3.0 assists per game for the 14-11 Huskies.

Tipoff is at noon.

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