SACRAMENTO -- The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team continues on the Road to Reno this weekend with a pair of away contests at Sacramento State and Portland State. The trip begins on Thursday (Feb. 2) against the Hornets at 7:05 p.m. PT, then concludes with a Saturday (Feb. 4) afternoon matchup against the Vikings at 2:05 p.m. PT.

Eastern will look to get back into the win column this week after suffering a 72-61 setback at home against Montana State.  The Eagles are currently 11-9 overall and sits in fourth place in the Big Sky Conference standings at 6-3. Despite the loss to the Bobcats, EWU has been piling up the wins lately, as they've won five of its last seven games.

Both Sacramento State and Portland State sit in a three-way tie with Idaho State for sixth place in the conference standings. Both teams are 4-4 at the midway point of the season. Eastern will face a Hornet team that has won two-straight coming into Thursday, while the Vikings will look to rebound from last week's 0-2 road trip.

How to Watch
Both games this week will be streamed live on WatchBigSky.com and on the Watch Big Sky App.

Last Time Out
Junior Delaney Hodgins collected her second-straight double-double on Saturday, but it would not be enough to help the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team overcome a Montana State squad that shot lights out from behind the arc, as the Eagles, 72-61, in Big Sky action.

Only 0.5 percent separated the Bobcats and Eagles in field goal percentage on Saturday, but the difference in the game was the 3-point shooting, as Montana State drilled 12 shots from behind the arc, while Eastern managed just six 3-pointers for the afternoon. Hannah Caudill did most of the damage against the Eagles, as she hit seven of her team's shots from three-point land en route to a game-high 23 points.

Double Down
Junior Delaney Hodgins collected back-to-back double-doubles last week at home against Montana and Montana State. The Pasco, Washington native opened the week with an 18-point, 10-rebound effort against the Grizzlies and followed that up with a 10-point, 13-board performance against the Bobcats.

Hodgins now has 10 career double-doubles, while the 13 caroms are a new season high for the forward.

Didn't Miss a Beat
Redshirt senior Tisha Phillips just continues to roll in her final season as an Eagle. The point guard sat out the Northern Arizona game due to injury, but has stormed back and continued to play a huge role for Eastern.

Since returning three games ago, Phillips as averaged 18.0 points per game. She enjoyed a career outing last Thursday against Montana, where she scored a personal-best 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field.

Back On Top
After spending a week in the No. 2 slot, junior Delaney Hodgins has reclaimed the Big Sky lead in scoring at 17.7 points per game. The forward has tallied 353 points through 20 games this season, and has recorded double-digit points in all but one game this season.

Winning with Defense
Eastern has been causing fits on the defensive end all season for opponents, and it reflects in the conference statistics, as they are giving up the fourth-fewest points in the Big Sky at 65.0 points per game.

The Eagles have been particularly stingy behind the arc, as teams are shooting 30.3 percent against them from deep. That mark is the second-lowest 3-point field goal percentage allowed by a Big Sky team.

Knowing Your Opponent: Sacramento State
The Hornets have been on a roll of late, as they've picked up back-to-back road wins at Montana and at Portland State to pull to an even .500 in the Big Sky at 4-4. Sacramento State has won four of its last five games to push its overall record to 8-11 on the year.

SSU is the top scoring team in the Big Sky, as they are averaging 84.2 points per game, exactly 11 points more than second place North Dakota (73.2 ppg). However, despite leading the league in scoring, the Hornets rank 10th in the Big Sky in field goal percentage at 37.7 percent. Maranne Johnson leads a trio of double-digit scorers for Sacramento State at 16.4 points per game.

Defensively, the Hornets are allowing a league-high 87.7 points per game. Teams are shooting over 50 percent from the field against Sacramento State at 50.7 percent per contest. SSU has had a tough time stopping teams from behind the arc, as they are giving up a team-high 35 percent 3-point field goal percentage.

Knowing Your Opponent: Portland State
Like Sacramento State, the Vikings are an even 4-4 through eight Big Sky Conference games. However, PSU comes into the week suffering back-to-back losses at Montana State and Portland State, which snapped their four-game winning streak. Overall on the year, Portland State is an even 10-10.

The Vikings are in the middle of the pack of the Big Sky offensively this season, putting up 70.5 point per game. PSU has been efficient in its shot selection this season, as they are leading the conference in field goal percentage at 45.8 percent. Sidney Rielly leads the team in scoring, and ranks fourth in the Big Sky, at 16.6 point per game.

Portland State ranks second-to-last in the conference in points allowed, as they are giving up an average of 73.9 point per game this season. The Vikings are also giving up a 39.9 field goal percentage to their opposition.

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