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Eagles Host Fresno State in Final Home Non-Conference Game on Sunday

Eastern Washington welcomes the Bulldogs to town for a 1:05 p.m. tip

CHENEY, Wash. – For the final time during the non-conference season, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team will take to Reese Court this Sunday (Dec. 2) as the Eagles host Fresno State at 1:05 p.m.
 
HOW TO WATCH: The contest will be streamed for free on WatchBigSky.com or on the Pluto TV app on channel 234. Live stats will be made available on EWUStats.com, and live in-game updates including video highlights can be found by following @EWUWBB on Twitter.

PROMOTIONS: Fans can take their picture with "Santa Swoop" during halftime and are encouraged to bring a new or gently used toy to donate for Toys for Tots. Santa Swoop will also be available for the men's basketball games on Dec. 18 and 21 and toy donations will also be accepted on Dec. 18.
 
A LOOK AT THE EAGLES: Eastern Washington is 1-4 on the season and look to bounce back after a four-point loss at Cal Poly on Wednesday (Nov. 28).
 
Offensively, Violet Kapri Morrow paces the Eagles with 17.8 points per game and has scored in double figures in each contest this season. Her 17.8 points per game ranks fifth in the Big Sky Conference and 84th in the nation. Morrow also leads the Eagles with 6.8 rebounds per game which is 10th in the Big Sky.
 
Alissa Sealby averages 1.6 blocks per game which is 89th across Division I and third in the conference. Her eight total blocked shots through five contests leads the Big Sky. Sealby also leads the Eagles with 1.4 steals per game. Bella Cravens is ranked sixth in the Big Sky with 1.0 swats per game.
 
Freshman Jessica McDowell-White has knocked down 12 three-point field goals so far this season. She is shooting 42.9 percent from behind the arc which ranks 87th in the country while adding 8.0 points per game. Fellow freshman Grace Kirscher is second on the team with 9.0 points per contest.  
 
As a team, the Eagles are shooting 34.3 percent from the field and averaging 57.6 points and 36.0 rebounds per game. They rank 78th in the nation with 4.0 blocked shots per game, 83rd with 7.4 three-pointers per game and 99th with an average of 18.8 forced turnovers per contest.
 
LAST TIME OUT: In a game that saw four ties and five lead changes, Eastern Washington fell to Cal Poly by a score of 59-55 on Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
 
Senior Violet Kapri Morrow led the Eagles with a season-high 26 points, just two shy from a career-best. Morrow was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and shot 44.4 percent from the field on 8-for-18 shooting. Uriah Howard was the other Eagle in double figures, adding 10 points after going 2-for-5 from behind the arc and 4-for-5 from the line.
 
Eastern shot a season-low 28.1 percent from the field on 16-of-57 shooting. They also struggled from behind the arc, shooting 21.4 percent (6-28) but were 17-of-20 from the free throw line.
 
Cal Poly shot 41.7 percent from the field (20-48) and were 3-for-11 behind the arc and 16-for-21 from the line. Eastern had 18 turnovers but forced 19 against the Mustangs. Both teams were even with 37 rebounds each and Cal Poly had 14 assists to EWU's 11.
 
A LOOK AT THE BULLDOGS: Fresno State is 3-2 on the season, most recently falling by one point at USC, 62-61, on Wednesday (Nov. 28). The Bulldogs are 0-2 on the road so far this year.
 
The Bulldogs have three players who average double figures, led by Candice White with 16.8 points per game, followed by Maddi Utti (13.8) and Kristina Cavey (10.4).
 
Utti and White rank 83rd in the nation with 2.6 steals per game and Utti also leads the team with 6.2 rebounds per contest.
 
As a team, Fresno State shoots 40.8 percent from the field and averages 69.0 points per game. They rank 18th in the nation with 13.0 steals per game and 34th with 22.0 forced turnovers per contest. Additionally, they have only turned the ball over 73 times this season which is also 34th across Division I. They shoot 76.8 percent from the charity stripe which is 27th in the nation.
 
SERIES HISTORY: Sunday marks the fifth time the two teams will meet dating back to 1984. Fresno State owns the all-time series, 3-1. Last year, the two foes opened up the 2018-19 campaign against each other in Fresno, where Eastern fell by a score of 81-56. Fresno State and Eastern Washington have never met in Reese Court. Eastern's lone win came on Nov. 25, 1984 with a 73-57 victory at a neutral site.
 
KAPRI'S QUEST FOR 1,000: Senior Violet Kapri Morrow is on the road to joining one of the most exclusive clubs in college basketball, the 1,000-point club. With 26 points at Cal Poly, Morrow now has 889 career points, needing just 111 more to become the 18th player in Eastern Washington women's basketball history to eclipse 1,000 points.
 
With her performance, Morrow now moves into 24th on Eastern's all-time scoring list. Prior to Wednesday's game, she was 28th all time and passed Kyla Evans, (2008-11), Tisha Phillips (2013-17) and Felice Moore (2003-06). She now just needs 47 more points to pass Tatjana Sparavalo (2008-11) for 23rd all-time with 936 points.
 
UP NEXT: The Eagles now hit the road for six-straight games to end non-conference play and begin Big Sky play. The road stretch begins on Friday, Dec. 7 at Boise State for a 6 p.m. Pacific time matchup. Eastern returns to Reese Court on Jan. 7 to host Northern Colorado.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Uriah Howard

#2 Uriah Howard

F
5' 11"
Junior
Violet Kapri Morrow

#12 Violet Kapri Morrow

G
5' 8"
Senior
Alissa Sealby

#30 Alissa Sealby

F
6' 0"
Senior
Jessica McDowell-White

#4 Jessica McDowell-White

PG
5' 6"
Freshman
Bella Cravens

#14 Bella Cravens

C
6' 3"
Freshman
Grace Kirscher

#33 Grace Kirscher

G
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Uriah Howard

#2 Uriah Howard

5' 11"
Junior
F
Violet Kapri Morrow

#12 Violet Kapri Morrow

5' 8"
Senior
G
Alissa Sealby

#30 Alissa Sealby

6' 0"
Senior
F
Jessica McDowell-White

#4 Jessica McDowell-White

5' 6"
Freshman
PG
Bella Cravens

#14 Bella Cravens

6' 3"
Freshman
C
Grace Kirscher

#33 Grace Kirscher

6' 0"
Freshman
G