Eastern Oregon Women’s Basketball Named Team of the Week
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team has been named the “Team of the Week” for January 15-21, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced.
The No. 7 ranked team in the NAIA hit the road seeking to remain perfect in CCC play as they took on Corban University and No. 15 Northwest Christian.
On Friday against the Warriors Payton Parrish led a bevy of EOU scorers with 19 points on a 7-for-12 shooting performance. Stormee Van Belle notched 18 points while Mariah Swanson and Maya Ah You-Dias finished in double-figures with 14 and 12 points in the 77-53 victory.
In the much anticipated matchup with No. 15 NCU, The Mountaineers needed an overtime period to finally put away the upset minded Beacons 69-61. Parrish again led EOU with 16 points followed by Van Belle with 15 points. Swanson added 12 points and seven rebounds.
EOU (20-2, 13-0 CCC) will travel down I-84 to take on rival The College of Idaho on January 24.