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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 10 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team travels to Southern Oregon University and Oregon Tech for key Cascade Conference matchups this weekend.

Games 20-21: No. 11 Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon and RV Oregon Tech
When: Saturday, Jan. 21, 5:30 p.m. * Sunday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m.
Where: Ashland, Ore. (McNeal Pavilon) * Klamath Falls, Ore. (Danny Miles Court)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7
Series: The Mountaineers are 31-37 against SOU and 30-11 versus Oregon Tech.

GAME COVERAGE
Saturday will tipoff at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday tips off at 2 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on EOUSports.com. Live radio can be heard on KUBQ 98.7 FM.

THE SERIES
* Southern Oregon leads the all-time series 37-31 over Eastern Oregon.
* The Raiders and EOU split the season series in 2010-11.
* Since the 2000-01 season, the Mountaineers have won 13 out of the 20 meetings. Eastern is 5-6 over that same time span in Ashland.
* Eastern Oregon has won eight of the last 10 over Oregon Tech.
* EOU has won 30 of the 41 all-time meetings against the Lady Owls.
* The Mountaineers are 15-7 under Anji Weissenfluh versus Tech.
* OIT ended a four-game skid in La Grande this season, but EOU has won five straight at Danny Miles Court dating back to Jan. 13, 2006.

QUICK HITS
• Eastern Oregon moved from No. 9 to No. 10 in the latest Top 25 poll.
• The Mountaineers' bench has not been outscored by an opponent's bench this season.
• EOU is eighth in NAIA Div. 2 in turnover margin.
• Eastern's total rebound margin (7.29) is 11th in the country.
• Eastern Oregon's scoring offense is 21st (72.6) in the nation, and it's defense is 7th (56.4).
• EOU had its best start to a season in 2007-08 when it was 15-1.
• The Mountaineers were 11-7 at this point of the season last year, 3-6 in conference play.
• Eastern is first in the conference in scoring offense and second in scoring defense.
• EOU's 6.35 three-pointers made per game is first in the conference.

ABOUT THE LADY OWLS
Oregon Tech enters the game with an 18-3 overall record and is tied with Eastern Oregon and Corban atop the Cascade Conference standings with a 7-2 CCC record. The Lady Owls came into the season picked seventh in the conference preseason poll. OIT is second in NAIA Div. 2 in total rebound margin, fourth in field goal percentage defense and scoring defense, and fifth in defensive rebounds per game. Tech is one spot out of the Top 25 for the second straight week. Oregon Tech is two wins shy of its first 20-win season in four years. The Owls are 9-0 at home this season, while EOU is 8-2 on the road, the best marks of their kind in the Cascade Conference. Aundrea Albright is ninth in the nation in field goal percentage at .559.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Southern Oregon has 12-8 overall record and a 3-6 conference record entering the weekend. The Raiders 46.7 rebounds per game is second in NAIA Div. 2. SOU is third in offensive rebounds per game with an 18 a contest. Haley Newell averages 11.75 points per game to lead Southern. Josi McDermott is adding 10 points a contest. Nalani Hernandez leads SOU in rebounding with 7.2 a game. RaTayna Newsome is throwing 3.6 assists per game. The Raiders have won six of their 10 games at home this season. Southern Oregon began the season by winning nine of its first 10 games, but it has won only three of its last 10 games.