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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 8 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team travels to No. 13 Corban University Friday in a battle for the top of the conference, followed by a trip to Northwest Christian University Saturday.

Games 24-25: No. 8 Eastern Oregon at No. 14 Corban and Northwest Christian
When: Friday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m. * Saturday, Feb. 4, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Salem, Ore. (C.E. Jeffers Gymnasium) * Eugene, Ore. (Morse Events Center)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7
Series: The Mountaineers are 30-17 against CU and 8-1 versus NCU all-time.

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
* Corban and Eastern met in the CCC tournament in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010.
* Eastern Oregon was 3-1 in those games and 30-17 all-time over the Warriors.
* The Mountaineers are 11-6 against Corban since 2000.
* EOU won seven straight over the Warriors before being swept by CU last season.
* Under Weissenfluh, Eastern is 15-11 against Corban.
* Eastern has won four of the past five in Salem, but lost last there last year, 75-64.
* EOU fell to Northwest Christian for the first time last year, but is 8-1 in the all-time series.
* The average score in the eight Eastern wins has been 71-55 in the Mountaineers' favor.
* Only three games have been decided by under 10 points in the all-time series.

QUICK HITS
• EOU is one win away from its eighth 20-win season in the past 11 years.
• The Mountaineers are four conference wins shy of 200 in the program's history.
• Eastern clinched its 11th straight postseason berth with wins last weekend. It is one win shy of home postseason game.
• Eastern Oregon remained No. 8 in the latest Top 25 poll, the highest in program history.
• The Mountaineers' bench has not been outscored by an opponent's bench this season.
• EOU is seventh in NAIA Div. 2 in scoring defense (55.8), eighth in rebound margin (7.1), and ninth in scoring margin at 14.3.
• EOU had its best start in 2007-08 at 15-1. They were 17-2 at this point of the season.
• The Mountaineers were 14-8 at this point of the season last year, 6-7 in conference play.
• Eastern is first in the conference in scoring offense and second in scoring defense.
• EOU's 6.17 three-pointers made per game is first in the conference.
• The Mountaineers are 7-1 this season in games decided by five or less points.
• Eastern Oregon 14-1 when leading at halftime, but 4-3 when trailing.
• When leading with 10:00 left in regulation, EOU is 16-0.
• The Mountaineers are 15-1 when opponents are held under 70 points.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Corban University enters the game with a 16-5 overall record and a 10-2 Cascade Collegiate Conference record. The No. 13 Warriors have won six straight games, and 12 of the past 13 games. Corban leads NAIA Div. 2 in blocks per game (7.9), defensive rebounds per game (33.2) and total blocks (167). The Warriors are also second in the country in field goal percentage defense (0.325), third in total rebounds per game (47.1) and assists per game (18.4). Emily Tsugawa leads the nation in total assists (140) and assists per game (6.7). Tara Vanweerdhuizen broke the school record in blocks in a single season. The freshman is second in the country in blocks (87) and blocks per game (4.1). She is also third in the country total rebounds per game (11.6). Katie Steigleman averages 20.0 points per outing.

ABOUT THE BEACONS
Northwest Christian University comes into the weekend 9-15 overall and 1-11 in conferene play. The Beacons are led by Lindsey Shearer's 13.79 points, 9.38 rebounds, 3.88 assists, and 2.96 steals per game. Her steals average leads the conference. She is fourth in NAIA Div. 2 in defensive rebounds per outing (7.6), sixth in total steals (71) and ninth in total rebounds (225). Jess Anderson is adding 10.65 points per game and Aly Bruns is averaging 9.75 points per game. NCU is eighth in the nation three-point field goal percentage defense (0.257). The Beacons are 2-5 inside the Morse Events Center this season. Northwest Christian has lost nine of its last 10 games. NCU went 1-3 last week with a win at Evergreen, and losses against Northwest and Corban.