PORTLAND – Eastern Oregon University Women's Basketball picked up win No. 7 of the year Friday afternoon with an 82-48 road win over Multnomah University. The win improves the Mountaineers record to 7-2 overall and has them off to a 1-0 start in Cascade Collegiate Conference play.
 
How it Happened
• Helping Eastern secure the road win was 50 rebounds overall, while limiting Multnomah (0-8, 0-1 CCC) to just 35. The Mountaineers' defense also held the Lions to just 29.2% shooting, while they finished at 43.5%.
• EOU also managed to limit its turnovers to single digits with nine, while forcing 16 against Multnomah. The 16 turnovers also led to 14 points for the Mounties. EOU also had help from its reserves who outscored the Lions bench 42-12.
• The first seven minutes of the opening quarter were not fast by any means as it was just a 7-7 tie. The final three minutes saw the Mountaineers offense come to life as they outscored the Lions 13-0 to close out the frame and lead 20-7.
• Adyson Harris was the go to option for the Mountaineers in the final 2:57 as she scored eight of the team's 13 points. Helping her out was Macie Elliott who accounted for the other five. The duo's surge was the difference maker as EOU never allowed the Lions to get within single digits the rest of the afternoon.
• The closest the Lions got after the first quarter was early on in the second when they cut the EOU lead to 10, 22-12, with 8:33 on the clock. The effort by Multnomah made little difference as the Mountaineers outscored them 15-6 to close out the first half with a 37-18 lead.
• Part of the 15-6 surge by Eastern included a 12-2 run that opened up the lead to as much as 20 points. Beverly Slater and Jillian Albright led the offensive charge scoring a combined 10 points. Each had five to lead the way. Maddy Juul capped the run with a jumper to give EOU a commanding 34-14 lead.
• Coming out of the break, EOU kept its foot on the gas pedal and jumped out to a 22-point lead, 42-20, on a triple from Slater. The Lions looked to keep pace but the Mountaineers had an answer each time. Another deep ball from Slater had Eastern ahead 49-27 at the midway point of the quarter.
• The third quarter lead grew to as much as 28 for the Mountaineers when a late three-pointer with under a minute to play in the frame from Harris pushed the lead to 55-27. Multnomah managed to score 12 in the quarter but 18 by EOU had them in front 55-30 after three.
• The fourth quarter was once again dominated by the Mountaineers who outscored the Lions 27-17. Eastern managed to lead by as much as 40 multiple times in the final 10 minutes of play as the team cruised to a 35-point road win over the Lions.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Beverly Slater led all scorers with 17 points on 5-11 shooting. She posted a double-double as she also grabbed a game best 14 rebounds and had a pair of blocks.
• Adyson Harris scored a career-high 15 points in the win in 21 minutes of play off the bench. She shot 6-13 overall and was 3-5 from deep.
• Macie Elliott rounded out the double figure scoring with 11 on 4-9 made shots. She also tied a game-high in assists with seven.
 
For the Lions
• Alaygza Portis led the Lions with 14 points on 6-11 made shots and had a team best eight rebounds.
• Maddie Hill was the only other double-digit scorer with 11 on 4-15 shooting.
• Payton Wangler chipped in nine points and grabbed five boards.
 
By the Numbers
15 – The 15 points from Adyson Harris is a new career-high.
9 – The nine turnovers by EOU is the lowest this season and the first game with single-digit turnovers.
3 – The Mountaineers have held opponents to less than 40 points in three games this season, with each one coming against the Lions.
2 – EOU has now grabbed at least 50 rebounds in two games this season.
5 – The five blocks by the Mountaineers in Friday's win is the most in a single game this year.
 
Up Next
• Eastern Oregon and Multnomah will square off one more time tomorrow (Saturday) in another CCC matchup. Tip-off between the Mountaineers and Lions is set for 1 p.m. PT in Portland.

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