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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 8 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team hosts Northwest University and The Evergreen State College Friday and Saturday on Retro Weekend in Quinn Coliseum.

Games 22-23: No. 8 Eastern Oregon vs. Northwest and The Evergreen State
When: Friday, Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m. * Saturday, Jan. 28, 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 31-37 against SOU and 30-11 versus Oregon Tech.

GAME COVERAGE
Friday and Saturday games 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 has won 28 of the 36 all-time meetings against Northwest.
* The Eagles swept the series two years ago by a combined 13 points.
* The Mountaineers swept the regular season series last season by a combined seven points.
* EOU is 7-1 in its last eight games in NU Pavilion.
* Eastern is 20-5 under Weissenfluh against the Eagles.
* Eastern is 26-2 against Evergreen State in the all-time meetings.
* TESC last beat the Mountaineers on Feb. 16, 2008, in Olympia, 67-63. Eastern was No. 23 at that time.
* The Geoducks are 0-14 all-time in La Grande.
* Eastern has won seven straight games against TESC.
* Under Anji Weissenfluh, the Mountaineers are 22-1 against Evergreen.

QUICK HITS
• Eastern Oregon moved from No. 10 to No. 8 in the latest Top 25 poll.
• The Mountaineers' bench has not been outscored by an opponent's bench this season.
• EOU is fourth in NAIA Div. 2 in scoring defense (55.1).
• Eastern's total rebound margin (7.3) is ninth in the country.
• Eastern Oregon's 15.5 scoring margin is ninth in the nation.
• EOU had its best start to a season in 2007-08 when it was 15-1.
• The Mountaineers were 13-7 at this point of the season last year, 5-6 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 EAGLES
Northwest is 8-10 overall and 5-6 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play entering the weekend. The Eagles are led by all-around phenom, Jessalyn Jackson. The senior is putting together a conference player of the year type of season. She leads the CCC in points (20.65), rebounds (12.0) and blocks (5.0) per game. Jackson is first in NAIA Div. 2 in blocks per game, total blocks, and rebounds per game. She is also third in the country in defensive rebounds per game and seventh in offensive rebounds per game. As a team, NU is third in the nation in blocks per game averaging 6.3. Their 114 total blocks is fifth in the country. Domi Mendezona is seventh in NAIA Div. 2 in assists per game with 5.3. Northwest is first in the CCC in scoring offense (71.1), but last in scoring defense (69.7).

ABOUT THE GEODUCKS
The Evergreen State College has won four of its 20 games this season, and is 2-9 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. TESC is one-game behind Northwest Christian just over the halfway mark of the conference schedule for eighth place and the final spot in the CCC Tournament. The Geoducks are 1-7 away from the College Recreation Center on the Evergreen campus this season. TESC has lost seven straight games. Evergreen is 16th in NAIA Div. 2 in offensive rebounds per game (16.2) and field goal percentage defense (.358). Danielle Swain powers the Geoducks with an average of 14.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game. Sami Clark is throwing an average of 3.5 assists and coming up with an average of 2.9 steals per game, which is 10th in the country.