Lady Griz, now 5-3 in conference play, hold fourth place in the Big Sky.
Thursday, January 26, Eastern Washington defeated Montana 67-57 in Missoula. Even with the loss, four Lady Griz players scored in double figures. Alyssa Smith put in 16 points, Torry Hill had 14, Kenzie De Boer added 12 and Katie Baker finished with 11. Baker and Jordan Sullivan grabbed seven rebounds each. The Lady Griz shot 35 percent for the game. This was the second meeting for these teams with the Lady Griz winning in Cheney 53-46 on January 2.
Chene Cooper, the shortest player in the Big Sky, led Eastern Washington with 18 points and nine assists. Carrie Ojeda added 16 points and 8 rebounds; Breanne Ryan totaled in 15 points. The Eagles shot 45 percent for the game.
Saturday, January 28, Montana defeated Portland State 78-56. UM was led by Torry Hill who putt up 18 points and Katie Baker with 14. Alyssa Smith led on the boards with seven rebounds for the second game in a row. This time, the Lady Griz shot 49 percent for the game.
PSU’s high scorer was Eryn Jones with 12 points and she was the only Viking to score double-digit points. Kate Lanz led on the boards with seven. They Lady Griz held PSU to 28 percent shooting from the field.
Points of interest in Big Sky women’s basketball:
Weber State and Idaho State woke up last Saturday with records of 0-7 (last in conference) and 7-0 (first in conference) respectively. In the Saturday matchup with 6:29 left in the game, Weber State took the lead. Then they faltered but tied the game again with 16 seconds left. Idaho State ultimately won the game 54-52 but not without a big scare. The Bengals are still first and the Wildcats still last in the conference but Big Sky teams might want to watch out for Weber State as they are finding their stride.
For the first time since the 1983-84 season, the EWU Eagles swept their Montana road trip by beating Montana State in Bozeman on Saturday 66-52 after winning at the University of Montana on Thursday. The Eagles currently hold second place in the conference.
Women’s basketball is back on the court Thursday, February 2.
All four games are available for free on Big Sky TV.
Games tipping off at 7:05 p.m. MST:
Northern Arizona (2-7) at Eastern Washington ( 7-2), and Idaho State (8-0) hosting Montana State (6-3).
Games tipping off at 7:05 p.m. PST:
Portland State (3-5) hosting Weber State (0-8) and Northern Colorado (4-4) at Sacramento State (3-6).
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