KIRKLAND, Wash. – Senior guard Jordan Klebaum became the second Mountaineer to nail nine three's in a game this season, and the Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team raced past Northwest, 81-64, on Saturday night. The Mountaineers have now won 14-straight contests against the Eagles.

KEY PERFORMANCES
Klebaum posted 22 of her career-high 31 points in the second half to carry EOU. Junior forward Ashley Knight tallied 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting, while senior guard Maloree Moss netted 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 effort from the field. On the interior, senior forward Nikki Osborne pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. 

Charmaine Bradford led Northwest (11-14, 6-9 CCC) with 19 points. 

THE STORYLINE
Three's from Klebaum and Moss helped EOU to an early 13-2 advantage with 3:26 left in the opening quarter. Miranda Langenhorst tallied five points amidst an 8-0 Northwest run to make it a 13-11 game, but Moss closed the first stanza with another triple to give the Mountaineers some space. 

Osborne swooshed a three and Knight scored inside to give EOU a 36-18 advantage with 4:23 left in the second frame, and the Mountaineers ultimately took a 42-27 lead into the locker room. 

EOU shot 50 percent (9-for-18) from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes and held Northwest to a 33.3 percent (9-for-27) clip from the field. 

Northwest opened the third quarter with an 11-5 run to cut EOU's lead to single digits (47-38), but Klebaum responded with a pair at the line, and then sophomore forward Mariah Swanson converted a three-point play the old fashioned way to spark a 17-8 run capped by three's from both Klebaum and Swanson.

The Mountaineers shot 50 percent (6-for-12) in the fourth quarter to keep the Eagles at bay and seal the 17-point triumph.    

STATS OF THE GAME
31 – Klebaum notched game-ball honors after registering a career-high 31 points. 
12 – EOU knocked down 12 or more three's for the sixth time this season. 
14 – The Navy and Gold extended its winning streak to 14 games against Northwest. EOU's last loss to the Eagles came on Feb. 19, 2010. 

UP NEXT
EOU hosts Multnomah and Warner Pacific on Feb. 5-6. Tipoff on Friday against the Lions is set for 5:30 p.m.