MEN’S BASKETBALL
Eastern men fall to Idaho in defensive contest
The Eastern Eagles were lighting up the Reese Court scoreboard early, but preseason Big Sky Conference favorite Idaho was able to dim the glow.
Despite a 20-6 start and a defensive effort that equaled its season best, the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team fell 58-51 to the Vandals on Jan. 12 at Reese Court.
The Eagles held Idaho to 58 points, equaling the fewest EWU has allowed an opponent this season. Idaho sank just 40.8 percent of its shots, including only 2-of-9 3-pointers in the second half (22.2 percent). But defense wasn’t EWU’s problem as it lost for the first time in six games at home this season while having its Reese Court winning streak snapped at 12.
Bogdan Bliznyuk had a team-high 14 points, and also contributed six rebounds for Eastern.
The Eagles are now 8-10 on the season and 3-2 in the Big Sky and head back on the road for a pair of games, taking on Northern Arizona tonight (Jan. 18) at 5:30 p.m., followed by a game at Southern Utah on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 11:30 a.m.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Eagle women top Idaho in first of three home games
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team played host to Idaho in a Big Sky Conference matchup on Friday, Jan. 12 and picked up a 71-64 victory. The Eagles had four players in double figures and only committed four turnovers en route to their third BSC win of the season.
Delaney Hodgins led the way with 19 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. Violet Kapri Morrow (15), Symone Starks (11) and Uriah Howard (10) also scored in double figures. Eastern’s bench contributed 21 points.
Eastern improves to 8-9 overall and 3-2 in conference play and returns to Reese Court to host Northern Arizona on Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. The home stand concludes on Saturday, Jan. 20 against Southern Utah at 2 p.m. in head coach Wendy Schuller’s 500th game.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Snow to be inducted into EWU Hall of Fame
Alvin Snow, the groundbreaking former Eastern Washington University men’s basketball player will become a member of the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame.
Eastern’s first basketball All-American at the NCAA Division I level – and the school’s first Big Sky Conference MVP in the sport – Snow has been invited back for the 18th induction taking place on Sept. 22.
Snow played at EWU from 2000-2004. He helped Eastern win 69 games with a NIT appearance in 2003 followed by the school’s first Big Sky Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth in 2004.
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