LAKE WALES, Fla. – The No. 17 EOU women's basketball team concluded its Florida road swing Saturday afternoon, shooting 50 percent as the Blue and Gold rolled past Warner, 85-57.
 
Senior guard Donniesha Webber led the way offensively for EOU (4-0) scoring 20 points, while junior guard Payton Parrish racked up 13 points and six boards among four Mountaineers that reached double figures in scoring.

Junior guard Maya Ah You and junior guard Reece Bauer both scored 11 points apiece as Bauer buried three shots from beyond the arc.

EOU cleaned up on the glass, outrebounding Warner (3-3) 36-22.

Leading 21-13 after the first period, a pair of three's from senior guard Darian Gasseling and Bauer ignited a 12-2 run for that Mountaineers giving them a 33-15 advantage. The EOU defense held the Royals to eight points over the next six minutes to head into the locker room leading 47-23.

The Royals would outscore the Mountaineers in the third period 18-12 but EOU responded in the fourth with junior forward Stormee Van Belle picking up six rebounds finishing with eight and Webber adding seven points for the 85-57 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
20 – Points for Webber.
4 –  Players in double figures for EOU.
 
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EOU takes on Whitman College Wednesday in Walla Walla, Wash at 7 p.m.