Eastern Oregon's Kelsea Hurliman poured in a season-high 25 points Saturday, as No. 9 Eastern Oregon cruised to its eighth straight CCC win over Corban.
Hurliman Scores Season-High 25 in Helping Lead Eastern Oregon Past Corban
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SALEM, Ore. – Kelsea Hurliman scored a game-high 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field that included a 7-of-10 clip from three-point range, as Eastern Oregon captured its eighth Cascade Collegiate Conference victory Saturday over Corban, 73-57, inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
Three other Mountaineers finished in double digits, as Korrie Bourn and Brooke Randall scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, to go along with a 10-point effort by Nicole Redd.
Corban was led in scoring by Tess Bennett with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Emily Tsugawa and Tara Vanweerdhuizen finished with 13 and eight points, respectively.
The host Warriors would jump out to an early 4-0 lead before a three pointer by Randall put Eastern on the scoreboard. The two teams then exchanged baskets until a couple of threes by Hurliman and a lay-in by Taylor Riley gave EOU a seven-point lead midway through the half. The Mountaineers then went on a 14-0 run with 5:25 left to play to extend their lead before Corban hit a couple of quick jumpers just before the end of the half sending Eastern Oregon to the locker room up, 42-32.
As a team, Eastern Oregon shot 48% (15-of-31) from the field for the half and an outstanding 61% (8-of-13) from downtown. Meanwhile, Corban shot 31% (12-of-38) from the field and 36% (4-of-11) from the three point line.
A quick basket by Corban to start the second half cut Eastern Oregon's lead to just eight. EOU responded with a couple of quick baskets and never looked back, as the Mountaineers held Corban scoreless for four minutes midway through the half giving the visitors their largest lead of the game, 63-40, after a three pointer by Hurliman.
EOU finished the game shooting 39% (25-of-64) from the field and 42% (11-of-26) from behind the arc. Corban shot 33% (21-of-63) from the field and 30% (6-of-20) from the three point line.
Both teams will return to action on Friday, January 11th, as No. 9-ranked Eastern Oregon travels to No. 22-ranked The College of Idaho and Corban visits the Knights of Warner Pacific in Portland. Each game is scheduled to tip-off at 5:30 p.m.