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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 25 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team welcomes sixth-seeded Northwest University in the first round of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Tuesday.
Game 30: 3rd-seed Eastern Oregon vs. 6th-seed Northwest
When: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.
Where: La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7 FM
Series: Eastern is 29-8 all-time versus Northwest University
GAME COVERAGE
Tuesday's game is at 7 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 29 of the 37 all-time meetings against Northwest.
* The teams meet for the second straight season in the first round of the conference tournament. EOU eased to a 90-65 win at Northwest last season in the quarterfinals.
* The Mountaineers and Eagles met in the 2007 CCC Tournament quarterfinals in La Grande and Eastern won 77-57.
* Eastern swept NU this season with an overtime win in Kirkland and a 76-74 win at home.
* The past six regular season games have been decided by a combined 26 points.
* 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.
* The Mountaineers won eight of the last 10 in La Grande over Northwest. The past four meetings in Quinn Coliseum have been decided by single digits.
* Eastern is 21-5 under Weissenfluh against the Eagles.
POSTSEASON NOTES
• EOU is in its 11th straight Cascade Conference tournament.
• Eastern is 13-10 all-time in the Cascade Conference tournament.
QUICK HITS
• EOU has clinched its eighth 20-win season in the past 11 years.
• The Mountaineers are two conference wins shy of 200 in the program's history.
• The Mountaineers' bench has not been outscored by an opponent's bench th9s season.
• EOU is ninth in NAIA Div. 2 in scoring defense (56.3) and turnover margin (+4.6), 13th in rebound margin (6.4), and 15th in scoring margin at 13.5.
• The Mountaineers are 7-2 this season in games decided by five or less points.
• Eastern Oregon is 17-2 when leading at halftime, but 4-5 when trailing.
• When leading with 10:00 left in regulation, EOU is 19-1.
• The Mountaineers are 18-2 when opponents are held under 70 points.
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Northwest enters the postseason as the sixth seed in the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament. The Eagles are 11-15 overall and ended conference play 7-11. NU is led by All-Conference performer, Jessalyn Jackson. The senior is averaging 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game. Her rebound and block averages lead NAIA Div. 2. Jackson scored 24 points in the first game this season against EOU, but was held to five points on 2-of-11 shooting in game two. Domi Mendzona's 5.2 assists per game is seventh in the country. Ebany Herd is 16th in the nation in steals per game with 2.6. As a team NU is fifth in the country in blocks per game averaging 5.3. Northwest has won seven of its 13 games at home, but just four of its 13 road games. The Eagles have won three of its past 10 games.
ABOUT THE CCC TOURNAMENT
Corban earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament with its outright regular season conference title. The Warriors, by earning the top seed, secured one of the CCC's two automatic bids to next month's NAIA Div. 2 Championships in Sioux City, Iowa. College of Idaho received the second seed, Eastern Oregon University is seeded third and Warner Pacific College is fourth. The top four seeds will host CCC quarterfinal playoff games Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Semifinals are set for Friday, Feb. 24, with the championship game slated for Monday, Feb. 27. Oregon Tech earned the tournament's No. 5 seed. Northwest is seeded sixth, Southern Oregon seventh, and Evergreen is eighth. Corban earned its third CCC title in program history after sharing the conference crown with Concordia last season.
