EWU women at Texas State

FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS

The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team opens the 2017 Women’s Basketball Invitational today (Thursday, March 16) at Texas State University in San Marcos. Tip-off against the Bobcats is set for 3 p.m.

The Eagles earned their first-ever bid to the WBI on March 13 after going 18-13 in the regular season. This year’s appearance is the third time in the last five seasons that EWU has qualified for a national postseason tournament. They played in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) in 2013 and 2015.

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