LA GRANDE, Ore. – Beverly Slater hit a historic milestone in No. 14 Eastern Oregon's Friday night win over the Beacons. The junior scored point No. 1,000 in a 74-58 victory for the Mounties to push EOU's win streak to 13. With the win Eastern moves to 23-2 on the year and 18-1 in CCC play. The loss pushes Bushnell to 16-8 overall and 13-6 in conference action.
Eastern outscored the Beacons in three of the four quarters with Bushnell matching EOU's 18 in the second quarter. The Mounties didn't waste time getting out to a lead going ahead 10 in the first quarter with just under four minutes to go when
Adyson Harris-Shaw knocked down her second three of the evening. Slater put up four in the first quarter then finally broke out of the triple digits with a free-throw in the second quarter. At the half EOU led 41-33.
EOU put on the pressure in the second half to run away with the game. The Mounties outscored the Beacons 15-9 in the third thanks to the combo of
Sailor Liefke,
Shaelie Burgess, and
Brie Holecek who scored all 15 points. With a comfortable lead Eastern cruised to a 74-58 victory.
The Mounties will wrap up regular-season home action tomorrow afternoon when they take on Corban University in Quinn Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.
BY THE NUMBERS
- 1,000 – Slater earned career point 1,000 tonight, but Sailor Liefke isn't far behind just 16 points away after tonight's performance
- It was an even matchup inside with both teams scoring 34 points in the paint
- EOU returned to form from deep shooting 60% from three
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES
- EOU
- Sailor Liefke: 18 PTS, 7-10 FG, 2-2 3PT, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
- Adyson Harris-Shaw: 16 PTS, 6-7 FG, 4-4 3PT, 1 REB, 2 AST
- BU
- Kalina Rojas: 16 PTS, 7-10 FG, 5 REB
