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Women's Basketball Barrett Henderson, Assistant Athletic Director

Women's Basketball: Game Notes Nine

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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 11 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team hosts Walla Walla University Tuesday in a non-conference matchup and The College of Idaho on Whtie Out Night Friday.

Games 18-19: No. 9 Eastern Oregon vs. Walla Walla University and The College of Idaho
When: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 5:30 p.m. * Friday, Jan. 13, 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 17-0 against WWU all-time and 15-20 against C of I.

GAME COVERAGE
Tuesday and Friday 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
* Eastern Oregon has won all 17 meetings all-time against Walla Walla University.
* All 18 victories have been under Anji Weissenfluh.
* The Mountaineers won earlier this season against Walla Walla, 108-42, in Caldwell, Idaho.
* The College of Idaho has won 20 of the 35 all-time meetings over Eastern Oregon.
* Eastern ended a six-game skid to the Yotes in the last meeting with a win in La Grande.
* The teams split the season series last year, with both home teams winning.
* From 1995 to 1999, C of I won eight straight games over the Mountaineers.
* Eastern owns the longest winning streak in the series, nine straight in the early 2000's.
* Under Weissenfluh, the Mountaineers are 15-9.

QUICK HITS
• Eastern Oregon moved from No. 9 to No. 11 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 12th in the country.
• Eastern Oregon's scoring offense is 25th (72.2) in the nation, and it's defense is 11th (57.2).
Kyle Miller is seventh in the country in free throw percentage (0.870).
• EOU had its best start to a season in 2007-08 when it was 15-1.
• The Mountaineers were 11-5 at this point of the season last year, 3-4 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 WOLVES
Walla Walla University enters the matchup with Eastern Oregon without a win this season. The Wolves have dropped their first 15 games. The closest game WWU has had so far this season was a 76-57 loss to Warner University (Fla.) at home. The average score of games for Walla Walla so far this season is 87-39, in favor of opponents. Walla Walla has played a difficult schedule including six losses to Cascade Collegiate Conference opponents. Johanna Uribe leads WWU in points averaging 8.64 per game. The junior has scored over 20 points twice this season. Uribe also averages 2.07 assists and 1.29 steals per game. Katelynn Taggart leads the Wolves with a 4.6 rebound average per contest. Walla Walla is shooting 27 percent from the field so far this season, while its opponents are shooting 46 percent.

ABOUT THE LADY YOTES
The College of Idaho enters the weekend as one of the hottest teams in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The Lady Yotes are 11-6 overall and 6-2 in conference play. C of I has won five of its last six games with a three-point setback at Evergreen. The Yotes are coming off a weekend sweep over Corban and Northwest Christian. College of Idaho is 6-1 at home, but 5-5 away from the J.A. Albertson Center. The Lady Yotes and EOU are two of five teams tied atop the conference standings with two CCC losses. College of Idaho is holding opponents to 34 percent shooting from the field and 25 percent from three-point range. Felecity Jones leads C of I with 12.6 points per game. Tina Fakahafua is averaging 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per outing. Montana Western transfer, Laura Geis, averages 2.4 blocks a game.
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