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LA GRANDE, Ore. – The No. 9 Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team eased past Southern Oregon University Friday, 80-51.
The Mountaineers (10-2, 3-0 Cascade Collegiate Conference) outscored SOU, 47-27, in the second half and pulled away for the win. Eastern is now 9-3 against the Raiders in La Grande since 2000.
Dominique Johnson led EOU with 18 points, six assists, and four assists. The redshirt freshman was 7-of-13 from the field. Vintea Georges and Brooke Randall each had eight rebounds.
Eastern Oregon got out to a 14-7 advantage to begin the game. The Raiders closed the lead to 17-14 after a Krysten Copeland jump-shot in the paint with 6:48 remaining in the first half. EOU responded with a 10-3 run and began to stretch its margin. The Mountaineers led 33-24 at halftime.
Eastern opened the second half on a 21-7 run to take a 54-31 lead with 12:18 left in regulation. A pair of Nicole Redd free throws with 2:45 remaining in the contest gave EOU its largest lead of the game, 76-46.
The Mountaineers’ bench outscored Southern’s bench, 45-25. Eastern Oregon also had a 30-14 points in the paint advantage. EOU outrebounded Southern, 56-28.
Eastern held the Raiders to 27 percent shooting from the field, and 6-of-23 shooting from behind the arc. SOU was 13-for-23 from the free-throw line. The Mountaineers were 48 percent from the field, 30 percent from three-point range, and 73 percent from the free-throw line.
Copeland had a team-high 12 points to lead SOU (10-4, 1-2). She was 5-for-10 from the field. Nalani Hernandez grabbed eight rebounds.
Eastern welcomes Oregon Tech (11-2, 2-1) to Quinn Coliseum Saturday. The Lady Owls fell at The College of Idaho Friday, 68-42. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in La Grande. Live video and stats will be available on EOUSports.com. Live radio will be on KUBQ 98.7 FM.