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LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team ended its losing streak with a 69-60 over Oregon Tech Friday.
The Mountaineers (12-7) (4-6) were led by a 16-point performance from Vintea Georges. The junior was 4 for 9 from the field, and added a career-high nine rebounds. Kelsea Hurliman finished with 14 points and Nicole Redd had 12 points. Kyle Miller grabbed nine rebounds and threw four assists.
EOU finished 37 percent from the field and 6 of 20 from behind the perimeter. Eastern won for the ninth time out of the last 10 meetings against OIT, despite committing 17 turnovers to Tech’s 16, and throwing 12 assists to the Owls’ 16. The Mountaineers improved to 8-2 when they outrebound their opponent. Friday EOU won the rebound battle, 41-31.
The game featured three ties and a pair of lead changes. A Kassi Conditt jumper with 11:17 left in the first half gave Tech its largest lead of the game, 12-6. The Lady Owls led from the 14:09 mark in the first half until 5:18 remaining left in the half. A Redd three-pointer finished a fastbreak and gave EOU the lead with 5:17 left until halftime, 21-19.
The Mountaineers led 33-25 at halftime, and spread their lead to the largest of the game, 43-32, with 14:18 remaining in regulation. Tech responded with a 9-0 run over the next 2:20 to cut the lead to two points. OIT’s Brittany Cherry tied the game at 54 with a jumper with a 5:21 left in regulation. Eastern Oregon answered with an 8-2 run that gave it the cushion needed for the victory.
Cherry finished with a game-high 18 points. Aundrea Albright added 13 points and eight rebounds. Karissa Dixon and Morgan Hofman each had four assists. Tech (10-12) (2-8) was 40 percent from the field, 4 for 9 from behind the arc, and 8 of 11 from the free-throw line.
Eastern hosts Southern Oregon Saturday in Quinn Coliseum. The Raiders (13-9) (6-4) enter the game after falling at The College of Idaho Friday, 54-48. SOU defeated the Mountaineers on Dec. 17 earlier this season. The game will have live video and live stats on EOUSports.com. Oregon Tech will travel to The College of Idaho Saturday for a 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time tipoff.
EASTERN OREGON – OREGON TECH POSTGAME NOTES
- The Mountaineers are 30-12 all-time versus Oregon Tech.
- It was the seventh time EOU has allowed 60-69 points in its 10 conference games.
- The Owls last won in La Grande on Jan. 12, 2007, 71-68.
- Eastern has now won five straight over Oregon Tech in Quinn Coliseum.
- EOU is 12-1 this season when leading at halftime.
- It was the first game Eastern Oregon has played in this season that was decided by 6-10 points.
- The Mountaineers are now 1-3 in January and 3-5 on Fridays.