Box Score La Grande, Ore. – The No. 6 Eastern Oregon women's basketball team (20-2, 10-0 CCC) defeated Oregon Tech (14-6, 8-2 CCC) for the second time this season by a score of, 91-49.
Senior
Brooke Randall led all scorers with 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Kelsea Hurliman and
Chayla Jones finished with 12 and 11 points respectively.
Oregon Tech was led by Maria Ramirez with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Kiana Caban ended the game with 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist.
In the first half Eastern jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after back-to-back threes by Hurliman and Randall. Midway through the half the Owls cut the Mountaineers' lead to just 5, 15-10. EOU would then go on a run and take an 11 point lead into the half, 38-27.
The Mountaineers shot 11-of-25 (44%) from the field and 4-of-7 (57%) from behind the arc. Oregon Tech shot 8-of-29 (27%) from the field and 5-of-15 from behind the arc.
Eastern would come out of the locker room and go on a 9-2 run to extend their lead to 20, 49-29. With 9:00 left on the clock, the Mountaineers increased their lead to 30 from a basket by
Jessica Kramer. EOU would eventually clear their bench and cruise to a 91-49 victory, as all of the Mountaineers would see playing time.
The Mountaineers would finish shooting 55% (30-of-54) from the field and a high 61% (11-of-18) from behind the arc. The Owls shot 22% (14-of-62) from the field and 28% (7-of-25) from behind the three point line.
EOU will play at home again tomorrow against Southern Oregon University, game time is set for 5:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at EOUsports.com.