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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 9 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team returns home to host Northwest Christian University and No. 22 Corban University this weekend.

Games 16-17: No. 9 Eastern Oregon vs. Northwest Christian and No. 22 Corban
When: Friday, Jan. 6, 5:30 p.m. * Saturday, Jan. 7, 5:30 p.m.
Where: La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7
Series: The Mountaineers are 7-1 against NCU all-time and 30-16 against CU.

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

THE SERIES
* EOU fell to Northwest Christian for the first time last year, but is 7-1 in the all-time series.
* The average score in the seven Eastern wins has been 71-53 in the Mountaineers' favor.
* Only three games have been decided by under 10 points in the all-time series.
* Eastern is 12-3 versus the Willamette Valley conference schools in the last 15 games.
* The Mountaineers are 7-1 against NCU under Anji Weissenfluh.
* Corban and Eastern met in the CCC tournament in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010.
* Eastern Oregon was 3-1 in those games and 30-16 all-time over the Warriors.
* The Mountaineers are 11-5 against Corban since 2000.
* EOU won seven straight over the Warriors before being swept by CU last season.
* Under Weissenfluh, Eastern is 15-10 against Corban.

QUICK HITS
• Eastern Oregon moved from No. 10 to No. 9 in the latest Top 25 poll.
• It is the highest ranking the Mountaineers have ever been ranked in women's basketball.
• EOU is eighth in NAIA Div. 2 in turnover margin and free-throw percentage (.749).
• Eastern's total rebound defense (33.5) is 10th in the country.
• Eastern Oregon's scoring offense is 20th (73.2) in the nation, and it's defense is ninth (56.0).
• Kyle Miller is ninth in the country in free throw percentage (0.872).
• EOU had its best start to a season in 2007-08 when it was 15-1.
• The Mountaineers were 11-4 at this point of the season last year, 3-3 in conference play.
• Eastern is first in the conference in scoring offense and second in scoring defense.
• EOU's 6.73 three-pointers made per game is first in the conference.

ABOUT THE BEACONS
Northwest Christian enters the weekend with an 8-9 overall record and 0-5 Cascade Collegiate Conference record. The Beacons have lost three straight games with their last victory coming at home over William Jessup, 83-73, on Dec. 9. Lindsey Shearer leads NCU. The junior transfer from Western Oregon University averages team-highs of 14.06 points, 9.29 rebounds, 4.35 assists, 3.1 steals and 0.41 blocks per game. Her 53 total steals is third in NAIA Div. 2, and her teammate Aly Bruns is sixth in the country in total steals as well. Shearer is fourth in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (7.7) and total rebounds (158). She is seventh in the country in total assists. As a team, the Beacons are seventh in NAIA Div. 2 in three-point field goal percentage defense holding opponents to 25 percent.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Corban University, the preseason favorite to win the conference, began the season 4-4 but have reeled off six straight wins. The Warriors are one of three teams in the conference with only one loss. Corban opened league play with a loss at Oregon Tech. Preseason conference preseason Player of the Year, Katie Steigleman, has been sidelined with an injury and may not participate this weekend. She is averaging a team-high 21.75 points per game, which is third in NAIA Div. 2. The Warriors are getting an incredible freshman season from Tara Vanweerdhuizen, who is averaging 11.43 rebounds and 10.36 points per contest. Corban is first in the country in total blocks (100) and blocks per game (7.10). The No. 22 Warriors are second in the nation in rebounds (46.6) and assists (19.2) per game as well.