BASKETBALL
Defense keys road win over Vandals
MOSCOW — The streak continues to grow for Eastern Washington men’s basketball after the team defeated Idaho, 79-59. Eastern has now won five-straight games and is 3-0 in the Big Sky and 9-7 overall.
Eastern had five players score in double figures to showcase its balanced offensive approach. Casey Jones led the team with 14 points, while Ethan Price and LeJuan Watts each scored 13. Cedric Coward and Mason Williams added 11 points apiece.
The first half saw 12 lead changes and six ties between Eastern and Idaho. Neither team had a sizable lead, with the Eagles largest being four. Price was EWU’s top scorer in the first half with seven points on 3-of-5(60.0%) shooting.
Back-to-back 3-point shots midway through the second half by Dane Erikstrup provided separation after Idaho had cut the Eagles lead to four points.
Eastern plays Weber State Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. in Ogden, Utah and then in Pocatello vs. Idaho State on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 5 p.m.
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Eagle women win seventh-straight
MOSCOW — Braving the cold, Eastern Washington women’s basketball stayed hot with their seventh-straight win on Saturday. Eastern defeated Idaho, 67-44, as the team’s defense proved difficult for the Vandals to figure out. EWU improves to 3-0 in the Big Sky and 13-3 overall.
Aaliyah Alexander had the hot-hand today, matching her career-high with 27 points on 11-of-16(68.8%) shooting and 3-of-3 on three-point shots.
With the win, Eastern matched the program record for consecutive wins. There have been five previous, seven-game winning streaks, with the most recent between Dec. 31, 2015 to Jan. 23, 2016.
Eastern returns home for Weber State on Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. Eastern next takes on Idaho State on Jan. 20 at 2 p.m.
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TRACK
Knight, Klobutcher set new records
SPOKANE — Eastern Washington Track and Field had a memorable weekend at the Spokane Sports Showcase and Spokane Indoor Challenge meets held at The Podium on Jan. 12-13.
Eastern senior Madelyn Knight broke the school record for the 60-meter hurdles and Zach Klobutcher set a new mark in the pole vault.
Klobutcher broke his own school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.22 meters to win the event. Continuing Eastern’s long tradition of standout pole vaulters, he set the previous record of 5.21 last season.
Last month, in Eastern’s first competition of the season, Knight moved into second in program history in the 60-meter hurdles. On Saturday, she took it to the next level, beating the previous school record of 8.51 — set by Seville Broussard in 1999.
Eastern will compete in the Lauren McCluskey Memorial hosted by the University of Idaho starting on Jan. 19.
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