EASTERN WASHINGTON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Primary Contact: Monica Jaenicke, Asst. Director of Communications • Work: (509) 359-6333 • Cell: (509) 559-2254 • [email protected] SCHEDULE / RESULTS Game #25 • Feb. 22, 2020 • 1 PM PT Overall: 4-20 Big Sky: 3-12 Home: 3-8 Away: 1-11 Neutral: 0-1 RPI: 299 Streak: W-2 October 30 Northwest (Exh.) W, 78-44 at November (0-4) 5 at No. 3 Stanford L, 27-92 8 at San Jose State L, 66-84 EASTERN WASHINGTON NORTHERN ARIZONA 18 at Utah L, 49-87 EAGLES LUMBERJACKS 22 at No. 23 Gonzaga L, 44-84 4-20 / 3-12 14-11 / 11-5 Walkup Skydome | Flagstaff, Ariz. December (1-5) Series Record: EWU Leads, 40-27 | Streak: EWU, Lost-1 1 Pepperdine L, 52-53 Last Meeting: EWU Lost 70-62 on 2/3/20 in Cheney 8 Northwest Christian W, 81-62 15 Boise State L, 61-63 TIPPING OFF 20 at Kansas City ^ L, 55-66 • After erasing a 19-point deficit and earning a 78-73 win at Sacramento State on Thursday, 21 vs. Bradley ^ L, 46-66 the Eagles are looking for their third-straight win when they take on Northern Arizona in 28 Weber State * W, 63-53 Flagstaff on Saturday. 30 Idaho State * L, 47-67 • Jenna Dick (10.5) and Grace Kirscher (10.3) each average double figures per game, followed January (0-6) by Kennedy Dickie and Bella Cravens who each add 9.1. 4 at Portland State * L, 58-75 • As a team, Eastern Washington is dangerous behind the three-point line. They make 8.3 9 at Montana * L, 54-92 three-pointers per game to rank 28th in the nation, draining 34.4 percent of their attempts 16 at Idaho * L, 60-69 to rank 59th. The Eagles have made 198 to rank 38th. 18 Montana State * L, 85-89 (2OT) • Several Eagles also rank in the top-100 nationally in various statistical categories. Dick is 25 at Southern Utah * L, 50-71 3rd in the nation in three-point field goal percentage and McDowell-White dishes 5.5 assists 27 at Northern Colorado * L, 42-63 per game to rank 15th in the nation and first in the conference. Bella Cravens racks up 1.82 blocked shots per game to rank 50th. February (2-4) 1 Sacramento State * L, 67-74 3 Northern Arizona * L, 62-70 6 Montana * L, 56-77 PROJECTED STARTERS 8 at Montana State * L, 47-79 13 Idaho * L, 46-75 15 Portland State * W, 79-75 20 at Sacramento State * W, 78-73 22 at Northern Arizona * 1 p.m. 27 Southern Utah * 6:05 p.m. 29 Northern Colo. * 12:05 p.m. March (0-0) Jenna Bella Jessica Kennedy Grace 4 at Idaho State * 6 p.m. Dick Cravens McDowell-White Dickie Kirscher 6 at Weber State * 6 p.m. #5 / PG / 5-7 / Fr. #14 / C / 6-3 / So. #4 / PG / 5-6 / So. #12 / W / 6-0 / Fr. #33 / G / 6-0 / So. 9-13 Big Sky Conference Tournament Langley, B.C. Laie, Hawaii Brisbane, Aust. Kelowna, B.C. Sandpoint, Idaho Points: 10.5 Points: 9.1 Points: 8.0 Points: 9.1 Points: 10.3 Home Games in Bold | All Times Pacific Rebounds: 1.7 Rebounds: 8.1 Rebounds: 4.0 Rebounds: 4.9 Rebounds: 3.6 * --> Big Sky Conference Game Assists: 1.9 Assists: 1.0 Assists: 5.5 Assists: 1.3 Assists: 1.3 Blocks: 0.0 Blocks: 1.8 Blocks: 0.3 Blocks: 0.4 Blocks: 0.3 Steals: 1.1 Steals: 0.9 Steals: 1.3 Steals: 0.9 Steals: 1.2 Games: 24-15 Games: 22-20 Games: 23-23 Games: 20-18 Games: 24-22 COMPARISONS OFF THE BENCH PLAYER PPG RPG APG FG % 3FG % FT % MIN. EWU NAU F Alexyss Newman (6-1, Fr.) 5.4 4.0 0.6 29.9 23.1 60.7 19.6 Points Per Game 57.3 73.6 C Leya DePriest (6-3, Sr.) 3.7 3.4 0.8 41.9 -- 53.1 14.9 Field Goal Percentage 36.3 42.3 C Cailyn Francis (6-3, Jr.) 2.1 1.8 0.2 38.6 -- 50.0 8.5 G Tatiana Reese (5-5, R-Fr.) 2.2 0.8 1.2 28.6 26.3 66.7 9.6 3-Point FG Pct. 34.4 36.0 PF Milly Knowles (6-1, R-Fr.) 1.5 2.5 0.3 34.4 -- 1.000 13.9 Free Throw Pct. 62.5 75.5 Rebounds Per Game 34.5 40.0 GET TO KNOW THE EAGS LAST TIME OUT: Once down by 19 points, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team com- Assists Per Game 13.6 16.0 pleted a comeback victory over Sacramento State on Thursday evening (Feb. 20) by a final score of 78-73 in Blocks Per Game 3.5 2.2 Sacramento for their second-straight win. Steals Per Game 7.1 7.4 The Eagles trailed 46-28 at the half after being outscored 34-15 in the second quarter. After chipping away at their deficit during the third quarter, outscoring the Hornets 16-13, the Eagles still trailed 59-44 heading into the Turnovers Per Game 15.5 15.5 final frame. Eastern Washington did not attempt a free throw until the fourth quarter after Tatiana Reese completed a three- QUICK FACTS point play to open the final 10 minutes of play. The Eagles were a solid 11-for-14 from the line during the fourth, while the Hornets were just 6-for-14 for the entirety of the game. THE UNIVERSITY Location ............................................................. Cheney, Wash. The Eagles outscored the Hornets 34-14 during the fourth quarter and held the Hornets to just 25 points during Founded ............................................................................... 1882 the second half. On the night, Eastern Washington out-shot Sacramento State 54 percent (28-52) to 43 percent Enrollment ........................................................................12,635 (29-67), making 11 three-pointers to SAC’s nine. President .......................................................Dr. Mary Cullinan Eastern had four in double figures, led by Bella Cravens who had 17 points and seven rebounds before fouling Nickname .......................................................................... Eagles out. She was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field and 1-for-1 from the free throw line. Jenna Dick followed with 16 Colors ..................................................................Red and White points and five three-pointers. Grace Kirscher also added 16 points with four triples, while Kennedy Dickie added Affiliation .........................................................NCAA Division I 10 points and seven rebounds. Conference.......................................................................Big Sky BELLA ON THE BOARDS: Cravens is currently second in the Big Sky Conference and ranks 109th in the nation Facility (Capacity).................................. Reese Court (5,000) with 8.1 rebounds per game. She has grabbed double-digit rebounds in seven games this season and nine in Director of Athletics ............................................Lynn Hickey three. Her career and season-high is 15 against Northwest Christian and Portland State. Senior Woman Administrator .......................Sarah Adams DOUBLE TROUBLE: As a team, the Eagles have nine double-doubles this season. Cravens has collected four (17pts, 12rebs vs. Pepperdine / 16pts 15rebs vs. Northwest Christian / 11pts, 10rebs vs. Montana / 18pts, 15rebs COACHING STAFF vs. Portland State). She has five total in her young career. Head Coach .............. Wendy Schuller (Fresno Pacific ‘92) Career Record (Yrs/Pct.) .........................271-297 (19, .477) Jessica McDowell-White earned a double-double of 13 points and 12 assists, also against Northwest Christian, Record at EWU ..................................................................Same for her first double-double of her career. It was the first time since 12/14/13 that an Eagle had a double-double with points and assists (Aubrey Ashenfelter, 20pts, 10asts). She followed up on 1/18/20 against Montana State Assistant Coach ....................................................Bryce Currie with 18 points and 12 assists and on 2/15/20 against Portland State with 18 points and 13 assists. Assistant Coach .................................................... Cody Bench Assistant Coach ..............................................Nakia Arquette Alexyss Newman collected her first (13pts, 11rebs) at Portland State on Jan. 4 while Kennedy Dickie earned hers Graduate Manager .........................................Jessica Thoens (16pts, 14rebs) against Northern Arizona on Feb. 3. DISHING UP: Jessica McDowell-White is currently 15th in the nation in assists per game (5.5) and 35th in total 2018-19 SEASON REVIEW assists (127), both of which lead the Big Sky. She is also 69th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.92). She has Overall Record ...................................................................13-20 at least four assists in 17 out of the 23 games she has played in this season and over five in 12. Home ...................................................................................... 4-10 Away ...........................................................................................6-7 Her career-high is 13 against Portland State on 2/15, which is 5th all-time in program history for assists in a single game. She also dished out 12 against Northwest Christian and Montana State , which is 9th all-time, and 11 Neutral .......................................................................................3-3 against Sacramento State. An Eagle has not totaled more than 10 assists since Jan. 22, 2011 when Chene Cooper Big Sky Record (Finish) ...........................................9-11 (6th) dished out 14. Postseason Play .................. Big Sky Championship Game Players Returning/Lost .....................................................10/6 CANADIAN SENSATIONS: True freshmen Kennedy Dickie and Jenna Dick have added quite the spark to the Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................3/2 EWU offense. Together, they average 9.84 points per game and have a combined 23 double-digit scoring games and 33 starts. They have also accounted for 96 of the team’s 198 three-pointers this season (48%). Newcomers ..................................................................................4 SPLISH SPLASH: As a team, the Eagles are a major threat behind the arc. They rank 28th in the nation and EWU BASKETBALL HISTORY second in the Big Sky with 8.3 three-pointers per game.