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Women's Basketball Barrett Henderson, Assistant Athletic Director

Women's Basketball: Game Notes Thirteen

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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 15 Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team travels to its rival Friday, The College of Idaho, and welcomes Walla Walla University Saturday.

Games 26-27: No. 15 Eastern Oregon at RV College of Idaho and Walla Walla University
When: Friday, Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m. MT * Saturday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m.
Where: Caldwell, Idaho (J.A. Albertson Center) * La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7 FM
Series: The Mountaineers are 16-20 against COI and 18-0 versus WWU all-time.

GAME COVERAGE
Friday's game will tipoff at 5:30 p.m and tipoff Saturday is scheduled for 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
* The College of Idaho has won 20 of the 36 all-time meetings over Eastern Oregon.
* Eastern ended a six-game skid to the Yotes with two straight wins 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 16-9.
* The Mountaineers have already won a pair of games against Walla Walla this season.
* Eastern Oregon has won all 18 meetings all-time against Walla Walla University.
* All 18 victories have been under Anji Weissenfluh.

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. It is a win shy of home playoff game.
• The Mountaineers' bench has not been outscored by an opponent's bench this season.
• EOU is 11th in NAIA Div. 2 in scoring defense (57.3), 11th in rebound margin (6.5), and 17th in scoring margin at 12.0.
• The Mountaineers were 15-8 at this point of the season last year, 7-7 in conference play.
• Eastern is second in the conference in scoring offense and in scoring defense.
• EOU's 6.1 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 14-2 when leading at halftime, but 4-4 when trailing.
• When leading with 10:00 left in regulation, EOU is 16-1.
• The Mountaineers are 15-1 when opponents are held under 70 points.

ABOUT THE LADY YOTES
The College of Idaho enters the game with a 16-8 overall record and an 11-4 Cascade Collegiate Conference record. The Yotes had their five game wins streak snapped last weekend at Corban. C of I is 8-1 inside the J.A. Albertson Center this season. The College of Idaho has one of the nation's best defenses as it holding opponents to 35 percent shooting, which is 14th in NAIA Div. 2, and 58.5 points per game, 17th in the nation. The Lady Yotes are pulling down 43 rebounds a game, five more than their opponent. Laura Geis averages 2.4 blocks per outing, which is fifth in the country. Geis adds a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game as well. Felicity Jones is averaging 12.75 points and 2.21 steals per game. Tina Fakahafua throws an average of 2.46 assists per contest.

ABOUT THE WOLVES
Walla Walla University opened the season 0-17, but it is 3-3 in its last six games. The Wolves have three wins this season over the Northwest Indian College. Johanna Uribe leads WWU with an average of just under 10 points per game. She adds three asissts per outing. Katelynn Taggart averages a team-high 5.65 rebounds per game. Dani Carlman has a steal average of 2.56 steals per game. As a team, the Wolves are being outscored by an average of 83.1-49.3 this season.
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