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ROCKLIN, Calif. – The No. 23 Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team open the season with a 69-48 win at William Jessup University Saturday.
The Mountaineers (1-0) won their sixth straight season opener dating back to 78-56 loss to Montana Western on Oct. 28, 2005. Korrie Bourn led EOU with 18 points. The transfer from Spokane Falls Community College was 5 for 10 from the field in her debut as a Mountaineer.
Bourn was one of four Mountaineers that finished with six rebounds. Fellow newcomers Chayla Jones, Brooke Randall and Jorie Freeman each finished with six rebounds as well. Nicole Redd led Eastern with three assists. Randall added three steals.
The game was tied only once at 2-2, after that EOU went on a 14-2 run capped by a jumper from Dominique Johnson with 14:44 remaining in the first half. A pair of Bourn free throws with 7:15 remaining in the half gave Eastern its largest lead of the half, 27-13. The Mountaineers had a 40-28 advantage at halftime.
William Jessup actually outshot EOU in the first half, 47 percent to 37 percent. The differences were Eastern’s four committed turnovers to the Warriors 15. The Mountaineers also made 17 of their 21 free throw attempts in the half.
A jumpshot in the paint by Vintea Georges three minutes into the second half, gave Eastern Oregon a 50-30 lead. A Tina Miller two-pointer with under a minute to play in regulation gave EOU its largest lead of the game, 69-46.
The Mountaineers shot 37 percent from the field in the game. Eastern was held to 4 of 15 from behind the perimeter, but made 23 of its 31 free throw attempts. The Warriors finished shooting 33 percent from the field. WJU was 3 for 12 from three-point range and 11 of 13 from the free throw line.
William Jessup (1-1) was led by Nicole Aboumrad’s 17 points. She was 5 for 9 from the field, including 2 of 3 from behind the perimeter. Maria Viola finished with a game-high eight rebounds.
Eastern Oregon travels to Vallejo, Calif., for a game at Cal Maritime Sunday at 1 p.m. There is no live coverage from the game. Updates will be available on EOUSports.com.