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CHENEY, Wash. – The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team looks to get back on track on Friday (Dec. 8) against Multnomah. The Eagles will play alongside over 2,500 elementary students from local schools as a part of Kid's Day for the 11 a.m. matinee inside Reese Court.
 
Admission to Friday's contest is complimentary to the public. Seating will be limited to the mezzanine level behind the East and West baskets and in Section A.
 
Eastern (2-5) is looking to pick up its third win of the season after dropping contests to Gonzaga and Boise State last week. Multnomah, out of the NAIA, is still in search of its first win of 2017-18 as they are 0-11 overall. The contest serves as an exhibition game for the Lions.
 
A LOOK AT YOUR EAGLES: As a team, the Eagles are shooting 37.2 percent from field goal range and average 56.1 points per contest. They rank second in the Big Sky in both blocked shots (4.9) and steals per game (11.7).
 
Senior Delaney Hodgins leads the way with 18.9 points per game, which ranks fourth among her Big Sky peers. Violet Kapri Morrow is the other Eagle that averages double figures with 10.9. Hodgins also leads the team with 7.6 rebounds per contest and 17 blocks. Sophomore Symone Starks leads the Big Sky with 3.4 steals per game and also leads the team with 13 assists.
 
SCOUTING THE LIONS: Multnomah, a member of the NAIA out of Portland, Ore., is 0-11 overall. They are recently coming off of a 75-53 loss at home against conference foe Warner Pacific College.
 
The Lions average 46.9 points and 35.4 rebounds per game. They are led by Bethany George who averages 10.3 points per game, she is the lone MU player in double-digits.
 
Multnomah's opposition is averaging 72.8 points per game and shooting 43.2 percent from the field.
 
SERIES HISTORY: This is the second straight season that the two teams have met, with EWU holding a 1-0 all-time advantage. Last season on Nov. 27, the Eagles defeated the Lions by a score of 88-30 at Reese Court. Delaney Hodgins scored a game-high 24 points on 11 for 13 shooting.
 
SOARING TO THE TOP: After scoring 26 points against Boise State on Sunday (Dec. 3), Delaney Hodgins now has 1,560 career points to rank third all-time on EWU's all-time career scoring list. The Preseason Big Sky MVP is just 174 points away from moving into sole possession of second place and is 306 away from breaking her older sister Haley Hodgins' all-time record of 1,865 points. Hodgins' double-digit performance was the 83rd of her career and fifth of the season.
 
STRAIGHT ROBBERY: Sophomore guard Symone Starks leads the team with 24 steals and ranks second in the Big Sky with 3.4 per game. She has grabbed at least three steals in three straight contests, including a career-high six at Gonzaga.
 
Starks, along with Hodgins who ranks second in the conference with three steals a game, have helped the Eagles force 19.3 turnovers per game and 11.7 steals per game, which ranks 25th in the nation.
 
LAST TIME OUT: Eastern Washington dropped a close 61-57 decision to Boise State on Sunday afternoon. After leading 13-11 after the first quarter, the Eagles went cold during the second quarter as the Broncos went on a 13-2 run to take a 26-19 lead into the locker room. EWU shot 46.2 percent from the field and held BSU scoreless for over three minutes in the third quarter, and outscored the Broncos 25-17 in the fourth but couldn't catch up and fell 61-57.
 
NEXT TIME UP: The Eagles play host to Cal Poly on Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. to close a three-game home stand. Eastern Washington heads to Indiana for the Traveler's Invitational on Dec. 17-20. Big Sky Conference play begins on Dec. 28 against Northern Colorado at Reese Court.