http://goeags.com en-us en-us http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbJune30AsstSteveLoweRelease It seems almost like fate. After coaching for more than seven years under two former Eastern assistants, Steve Lowe follows suit as the new assistant women’s basketball coach at Eastern Washington University, announced Friday (July 1) by head coach Wendy Schuller. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbJune30AsstSteveLoweRelease 2011-07-05T04:00:00Z http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11genathJune20BigSkyScholarAthletes Julie Piper of the women’s basketball team and Matt Martin from the football squad were selected as Eastern Washington University’s recipients of the Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2010-11 school year. The Scholar-Athlete Award honors the "best of the best" of the conference's nearly 3,000 student-athletes. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11genathJune20BigSkyScholarAthletes 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMay12SpecialOlympicsSpringGames The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team recently enjoyed a weekend full of Olympic activity right here in Cheney, Wash. The Eagles volunteered at the Special Olympics Spring Games May 6-7. The Spring Games is an annual event that serves Special Olympians from 20 different counties throughout Central and Eastern Washington. Fri, 13 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMay12SpecialOlympicsSpringGames 2011-05-13T04:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMay12EvansPostGradGrant Senior Kyla Evans of the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball squad has had her sights set on graduate school for quite some time. She completed her undergraduate degree from Eastern in just three years, and then enrolled in business classes while competing in her final season for the red and white. This dedication and commitment to academics, as well as her contributions on the court and throughout campus, were recently recognized by the NCAA. Thu, 12 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMay12EvansPostGradGrant 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11April27ALLACWINTER A total of 40 Eastern Washington University student-athletes have been honored on the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for winter quarter 2011. Of the total, 14 were from the men's track and field team, 14 came from the women's squad, seven were from women's basketball and five men's basketball players were honored. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11April27ALLACWINTER 2011-04-26T04:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbApril15SigneeUpdate The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team will welcome four new members to its squad next season, all of whom have impressive resumes from successful prep careers in the state of Washington. Recently, Kylie Huerta from Kentwood High School and Hayley Hodgins out of Chiawana High School added several more honors to their cache. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbApril15SigneeUpdate 2011-04-15T04:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch11PSU_Tourney_Loss A second-half scoring barrage by No. 1 seeded Portland State sunk the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team on Friday (March 11) in the semifinals of the 2011 Big Sky Conference Championship. The Vikings scored 47 points in the second half – nearly double its point total from the first – to defeat Eastern, 73-62 at the Peter W. Stott Center in Portland, Ore. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch11PSU_Tourney_Loss 2011-03-11T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch10MSU_Tourney_Recap Third time’s the charm for the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team. Meeting for the third-straight Thursday, the Eagles defeated Montana State, 77-68, in the quarterfinal round of the Big Sky Conference Championships in Portland, Ore. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch10MSU_Tourney_Recap 2011-03-10T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch8BigSkyTourneyPreview Although there are many components that go into preparing for a conference tournament, there is a certain undeniable emotion surrounding this quarterfinal matchup between the Eastern Washington Eagles and the Montana State Bobcats. That sentiment… is payback. For the third-straight Thursday, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team will face off against Montana State in the quarterfinal round of the Big Sky Conference Championship. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch8BigSkyTourneyPreview 2011-03-08T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11athFebSA_Sanchez_Cooper Junior Julian Sanchez of the Eastern Washington University men’s tennis team and junior Chene Cooper from the women’s basketball squad were selected as EWU’s Scholar-Athletes of the Month for February. Sanchez, an international student from Ciudad Real, Spain, holds a 3.51 cumulative grade point average in business administration/economics. Cooper, a 2008 graduate of Lakes High School in Puyallup, Wash., has a 3.28 GPA in criminal justice. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11athFebSA_Sanchez_Cooper 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch7AllBigSky Three members of the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team were recognized by the league’s head coaches as All-Big Sky selections for the 2010-11 season, it was announced Monday (March 7) by the league office. Junior guard Brianne Ryan was honored on the All-Big Sky first team, while junior Chene Cooper and senior Julie Piper were part of the honorable mention squad. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch7AllBigSky 2011-03-07T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch5UM_Recap Turnaround is fair play.The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team had its own Senior Day spoiled by Montana Saturday (March 5), as the Lady Griz beat EWU 66-60 in the Big Sky Conference regular season finale for both teams at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash.The Eagles finish as the sixth seed among the six teams in the Big Sky Conference Tournament, which will be held March 10-12 at the site of regular-season champion Portland State. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch5UM_Recap 2011-03-05T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch3MSU_Recap Unlike the Big Sky Conference race, this one didn’t come down to the wire. With its postseason berth secured, but its seeding still up in the air, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team fell to Montana State 62-46 Thursday (March 3) in a crucial league game for both teams at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch3MSU_Recap 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch1MSU_UM_SeniorDay_Preview The field for the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament has finally been set, but the seeding for the event is still completely up in the air. Northern Colorado has clinched at least a share of the Big Sky title, but Portland State, and Eastern Washington University’s first nemesis on the week, Montana State are also contenders. The Big Sky Conference tournament will be held March 10-12 at the site of the regular-season champion. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbMarch1MSU_UM_SeniorDay_Preview 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb26UM_Road_Win It’s happened only three times in the history of Eastern Washington women’s basketball. On Saturday (Feb. 26), the Eastern Washington University Eagles beat the University of Montana in Missoula, 71-63, marking the first road victory over the Lady Griz in 24 years! Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb26UM_Road_Win 2011-02-26T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb24MSU_Loss The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team had plenty of opportunities on Thursday in Bozeman, Mont., but Eagles could not get their shots to fall, resulting in a 70-56 loss to the Bobcats of Montana State. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb24MSU_Loss 2011-02-24T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb22UM_MSU_Preview Although heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, Eastern has yet to face two teams in the Big Sky. For the first time this year, the Eagles will take on their foes from the Treasure State in the upcoming week. EWU heads to Bozeman on Thursday (Feb. 24) to play Montana State at Worthington Arena, and then faces Montana on Saturday (Feb. 24) at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb22UM_MSU_Preview 2011-02-22T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb21CooperPOW Chene Cooper of the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team was selected as the Big Sky Conference Play of the Week for games played Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, it was announced Monday by the league office. This is the first weekly honor for the junior point guard, and the first for Eastern Washington in the 2010-11 season. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb21CooperPOW 2011-02-21T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb19WSU_Recap The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team raced to a 15-0 lead and went on to defeat Weber State 65-52 Saturday (Feb. 19) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The win clinched a postseason berth for the Eagles for the second-straight season, and seventh time under head coach Wendy Schuller. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb19WSU_Recap 2011-02-19T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb17NAU_Recap Senior Julie Piper and junior Chene Cooper combined for 39 points, as Eastern Washington University went on to defeat Northern Arizona 59-54 in a Big Sky Conference women’s basketball game Thursday (Feb. 17) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb17NAU_Recap 2011-02-17T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb15NAU_WSU_Preview The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns home this week for an important pair of Big Sky Conference games against Northern Arizona and Weber State. The Eagles have a leg up on both opponents, having already defeated the Jacks and Wildcats on the road. But at this point in the season, nothing can be taken for granted. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb15NAU_WSU_Preview 2011-02-15T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb12WSURoadWin.doc In another tight Big Sky Conference battle, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team held on in the final seconds to beat Weber State, 73-67 on Saturday (Feb. 12) evening in Ogden, Utah. With the win, Eastern snapped a five-game losing skid and evened its conference record to 5-5. Eastern also earned its fifth-straight win against the Wildcats. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb12WSURoadWin.doc 2011-02-12T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb8Seattle_Recap After being sidelined for more than three weeks due to injury, senior Kyla Evans made her return to the Eastern lineup on Tuesday (Feb. 8), and she did it with a record-breaking performance. The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team fell to Seattle 74-53, but Evans hit five three pointers in the game to break the EWU school record for career three pointers made. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb8Seattle_Recap 2011-02-08T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb8Seattle_WSU_Preview The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team is desperate for a win. After going 4-1 to start the Big Sky season, the Eagles have lost the last four in a row, including a heartbreaking overtime loss to Idaho State in its most recent outing. Eastern takes on Seattle tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 8) at the Connolly Center Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb8Seattle_WSU_Preview 2011-02-08T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11genJanScholarAthletes Sophomore Fernando Mussolini of the Eastern Washington University men’s tennis team and Brianne Ryan from the women’s basketball squad were selected by the EWU athletic department as the Scholar-Athlete Award recipients for the month of January. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/genrel/releases/11genJanScholarAthletes 2011-02-07T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb5ISUovertimeloss Playing in its first overtime game of the 2011 season, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team could not find a way to finish, as if fell to the Bengals of Idaho State, 76-73 on Saturday (Feb. 5) afternoon at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb5ISUovertimeloss 2011-02-05T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb3UNCLossatHome The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team put forth a stringent defensive effort against the Big Sky’s current leader, Northern Colorado, but a bleak performance on the other end of the floor kept EWU from recording an important conference victory. The Eagles fell to UNC 69-59 on Thursday (Feb. 3) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb3UNCLossatHome 2011-02-03T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/SparavaloQandA Senior Tatjana Sparavalo has helped make a name for the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team. During her freshman season, Sparavalo and the Eagles won only four games. Over the next two years, they transformed themselves into a championship team, laying claim to the school’s first-ever BSC regular season title in 2010. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/SparavaloQandA 2011-02-03T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb1UNC_ISU_Preview After playing five of its last six games on the road, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team returns to Reese Court this week to face the Big Sky’s current leader Northern Colorado and its most recent foe, Idaho State. Eastern will play UNC on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. and ISU on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbFeb1UNC_ISU_Preview 2011-02-01T05:00:00Z http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbJan29ISURoadLoss Playing on the road for the sixth time in the last seven games, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team could not come up with a win on Saturday (Jan. 29) in Pocatello, Idaho. The Eagles fell to Idaho State, 75-69, which marked the team’s eighth-straight loss at Reed Gymnasium. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://goeags.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/11wbbJan29ISURoadLoss 2011-01-29T05:00:00Z