One comeback was averted, and another fell short as the Eastern Washington women split games during their Big Sky Conference road trip last week.
The Eagles earned a 57-53 win at Northern Colorado on Feb. 18 in a game where they never trailed and used resilient defense, along with balanced scoring to end its three-game losing streak. Thursday in Flagstaff a comeback fell just short as they dropped a game to Northern Arizona, 61-55.
Eastern had three players score in double figures, led by Jamie Loera’s game-high 14. Aaliyah Alexander had 13 and Jaleesa Lawrence added 11 in the win.
The Eagles would close the half well, putting together a 5-0 stretch for a 30-20 lead at Greeley. The Bears managed to close the gap to 51-47 with 1:18 to play. Loera would come up clutch in fourth, getting two layups with under a minute to play.
Alexander led Eastern with 13 points at Northern Arizona where the Eagles trailed 33-32 at the half. They stayed close the rest of the way, leading 55-54 with 3:55 remaining and trailing 59-55 with 16 seconds left.
The Eagles are now 8-7 in the Big Sky and 15-10 overall and are home for their final two games at Reese Court with Weber State on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. and Idaho State Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.
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