COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. – Eastern Oregon Women's Basketball picked up its third straight road win Friday afternoon, taking down Walla Walla University 60-50. The Mountaineers are now 7-3 in true road games this season and improve to 17-8 overall with a 14-3 mark in CCC play.

How it Happened
• The Mountaineers shot 31.3% in the win, while the Wolves (1-22, 0-16 CCC) kept themselves in the contest shooting 36.4%. The difference came from three-point range and points off turnovers.
• Eastern shot 12-38 from deep for 31.6% and scored 12 points off 16 WWU turnovers. The Wolves were just 6-20 from deep and had just nine points off 15 EOU turnovers.
• Providing a spark in what was a close game for much of the afternoon was bench scoring for EOU. The Mountaineers' reserves scored 13 points compared to just two by WWU.
• Rebounding once again went in EOU's favor with a44-37 advantage. The Mountaineers also had 18 offensive boards, leading to 14 second chance points.
• In the first five minutes of the opening quarter, Eastern nailed four triples to help them hold a 14-7 lead. The Wolves managed to claw their way back into the game and trailed 14-11 with 1:29 to play.
• The Mountaineers closed out the final 89 seconds with an 8-0 run to lead by 11. Aliann Schmidt sparked the run with a short jumper as they held a 22-11 edge going into the second quarter.
• The second quarter was a low scoring affair as the two teams scored a combined 18 points. WWU had a slight edge at 10-8, but trailed by nine at the break.
• A layup by Sailor Liefke in the first two minutes put EOU up 13, 24-11. The Wolves responded, going ona 7-0 run to cut their deficit to just three, 24-21, with 4:59 to play in the half.
• Eastern closed out the second quarter with a 6-0 run to lead 30-21 at the break. Scoring all six points was Brandy Smith who nailed a pair of triples to give EOU the nine-point advantage.
• In the third quarter, offensive tempo picked up as the Mountaineers scored 22 points. The Wolves kept pace scoring 18, but trailed by 13 going into the fourth.
• WWU scored the first four points of the quarter to get within five, 30-25, but the effort was short lived. EOU went on a 10-0 run to lead 40-25 with 4:57 to play in the frame. 
• The Mountaineers led by as much as 17 in the third when Taylor Stricklin nailed a three with 3:28 to play. Despite the 18-point frame, the Wolves never got within single digits the rest of the third.
• The fourth quarter was another low scoring bout with the Wolves barely outscoring Eastern 11-8. WWU got within single digits a handful of times but never managed to mount a full comeback.
• The closest the Wolves got was seven points a pair of times. A late three cut EOU's lead to 57-50 in the final minute, but the Mounties closed the game going 3-4 at the free throw line to secure the win.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Taylor Stricklin scored 15 points and grabbed 10 boards for a double-double.
• Sailor Liefke added 14 points to go along with four assists and four steals.
• Adyson Harris chipped in nine points in the win and grabbed seven rebounds.
• Off the bench, Brandy Smith put up eight points to go along with seven boards and three assists. 

For the Wolves
• Carolina Montes led all scorers with 16 points on 7-14 shooting. She also grabbed seven rebounds.
• Isabella Robles had a team best eight rebounds and added 11 points.
• Jaliyah Casem scored 10 points in the loss and dished out three assists to go align with three steals.

By the Numbers
29 - EOU has won 29 straight contests against Walla Walla.
60 - The Mountaineers 60 points is the lowest amount scored in the 29 wins over the Wolves.
31.3 - EOU's 31.3 field goal percentage is the team's lowest in a game this season.
12 - The Mountaineers 12 made three pointers tie for the most made in a game this year.
18 - EOU's 18 offensive rebounds are the most in a game this season.
5 - EOU has grabbed 10-plus offensive boards in five consecutive games.
7 - Eastern has outrebounded their opponents in seven straight games now.

Up Next
• The Mountaineers are back in action tomorrow, Feb. 5, against Lewis-Clark State College. Tip-off against the Warriors is set for 3 p.m. PT.

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