LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University Women's Basketball picked up its fifth win of the season Sunday afternoon inside Quinn Coliseum as the Mountaineers took down George Fox University 81-64. The Mountaineers went 2-0 against the Bruins also winning 68-55 on Saturday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• The Mountaineers shot 30-55 from the floor in the win to finish at 54.5%. They were 12-23 from deep and went over 50% at 52.2%. Defensively, they held the Bruins to 42.9% overall on 24-56 shooting and allowed just five triples on 24 attempts for 20.8%.
• Eastern was quick out the gates scoring the game's first 10 points before the Bruins got on the board. George Fox responded after getting down and pieced together a 13-2 run to grab its first lead of the game at 13-12. From that point, the two teams traded buckets until the end of the first as George Fox held a slim 17-16 lead after one.
• The Bruins managed to push the lead to 22-18 in the early going of the second quarter before EOU went on an 8-3 run to regain the lead. Beverly Slater was the go-to option in the run scoring four of the team's eight points to help the Mountaineers get back in front 26-25 with 6:54 to play in the first half.
• The defense for the Mountaineers picked it up in the final 6:54 of play as they held the Bruins to just five points in that span. Offensively, EOU scored 15 more points in that same timeframe to take a 41-30 into the break.
• Playing a big role in the Mountaineers offensive surge in the final 6:54 of play was Adyson Harris who scored seven of the team's 15 points. Of her seven points, six came on a pair of deep triples to help pace the offense for EOU. The surge was enough to put EOU in front by 11 going into halftime.
• Coming out of the break, Eastern managed to hold a double-digit lead for much of the third quarter. The Bruins got within 10, 49-39, with 6:01 to play but the Mountaineers then went on a 15-0 run that lasted till the final 23 seconds of the third.
• A three-pointer from Harris got the run started, while Taylor Stricklin scored five of the team's 15 points. The Bruins managed to end the run with a jumper before the quarter ended but was in a 64-41 hole going into the final 10 minutes of play.
• The Bruins managed to outscore the Mounties 23-17 in the final frame, but the 15-0 surge from EOU in the late stretch of the third was too much to overcome. George Fox managed to cut its deficit to 16 a handful of times in the fourth but never threatened a comeback at any point as EOU held on for the 17-point win.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Four players scored in double figures led by Taylor Stricklin who had a game-high 20 on 8-14 shooting. She shot 50% from deep going 4-8 and had eight rebounds for the near double-double performance. Stricklin also had a game-high three steals.
• Sailor Liefke added 14 points in the win on 5-11 made shots. She was also a perfect 2-2 from the free throw line.
• Beverly Slater put 13 points on 5-7 shooting for the game. She was two rebounds of a double-double with eight boards. She led the team in assists with four and tied a game-high in steals with three.
• Adyson Harris chipped in 10 points on 3-5 made shots, all of which coming from three-point range.
 
For the Bruins
• Ella Roberts led the Bruins in scoring with 14 points on 5-9 made shots.
• Rachel Parks had 13 points on 6-15 shooting and grabbed a team best five rebounds.
• Cassidy Posey was the only other double figure scorer with 12 points. She was just 2-4 from the field but went 8-10 at the free throw line.
 
By the Numbers
5 – After dropping the season opener, EOU has now won each of its last five games to improve to 5-1.
4 – Of the five wins for the Mountaineers, four have been by at least 10 points or more.
12 – The 12 made three pointers by EOU on Sunday are the most this season.
50 – Eastern shots over 50% in Sunday's win (52.2%). It is the team's first game over 50% and is a new season high.
6 – Dating back to last year, the Mountaineers have now won six consecutive regular season games inside Quinn Coliseum.
 
Up Next
• The next schedules games for EOU will be its Cascade Collegiate Conference Opener. EOU will travel to Portland for a two-game series at Multnomah. March 19 and 20. Tip-off times for the two games are set for 4 p.m. and 1 p.m. PT, respectively.

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