CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team has been named the Under Armour Team of the Week for Jan. 17-23 the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
The Mountaineers moved into sole possession of first-place with hard fought wins over Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University.
On Friday, fans were treated to an extra frame of action as EOU needed an overtime period to take down the Lady Owls 79-75. Taylor Stricklin led the way 21-points and six rebounds. Sailor Liefke added 20-points, six- boards and four-assists. Defensively, the Mountaineers held OIT to 36.8% from the field and 22% from beyond the arc.
Against SOU, Liefke exploded for 32-points to lead all scorers. Trailing for a large portion of the game, the Mountaineers used a 19-point fourth quarter to propel them to the 68-65 come-from-behind victory. The win avenged an early season loss to the Raiders in Ashland, Ore.
Eastern (14-7, 11-2 CCC) will next be in action on Tuesday hosting the College of Idaho before welcoming Bushnell and Corban to Quinn Coliseum Jan. 28-29.
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