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Sad news has hit the Washington State community as the university has announced the sudden passing of its Director of Strength and Conditioning, David Lang. Lang worked with a plethora of student-athletes at Washington State, however, spent the majority of his time with women’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf programs.
Due to his passing, the women’s basketball game against Stanford on Sunday, Feb. 25 has been canceled.
Due to this heartbreaking news, and in consultation with both Stanford University and the Pac-12 Conference, Sunday’s women’s basketball game against Stanford has been cancelled.
Per the university’s press release.
It is with the heaviest of hearts tonight that we mourn the sudden passing of our beloved strength coach Dave Lang. Due to the tragedy, tomorrow's game against Stanford has been cancelled.https://t.co/ES0kLmp6iZ
— WSU Women's Hoops (@WSUWomensHoops) February 25, 2018
Our hearts ache at the lose of David Lang. He has inspired, influenced and impacted every person he worked with. His career was his passion. He will be missed dearly and deeply. https://t.co/254WEWtzgM
— June Daugherty (@CoachJuneD) February 25, 2018