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75
Winner IDAHO IDAHO 14-9 (11-3)
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Eastern Washington EWU 7-16 (6-8)
Winner
IDAHO IDAHO
14-9 (11-3)
75
Final
74
Eastern Washington EWU
7-16 (6-8)
Score By Periods
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IDAHO IDAHO 18 20 19 18 75
Eastern Washington EWU 16 16 17 25 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Eagles Drop Heartbreaker to Idaho on Last Second Shot

Once trailing by nine in the fourth, Eastern led with 1.6 seconds remaining when Idaho made a three-pointer as time expired

CHENEY, Wash. – In a heartbreaking finish at Reese Court on Monday afternoon (Feb. 18), the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team fell to Idaho by a final score of 75-74.
 
The Eagles trailed 72-69 with 18 seconds remaining when Uriah Howard drained a three-pointer to tie the game, 72-72. With two seconds left, Brittany Klaman fed Grace Kirscher an inbound pass and she made the layup, giving Eastern a 74-72 lead with 1.6 seconds to go.
 
As time expired and on the inbound pass, Idaho's Lizzy Klinker found teammate Mikayla Ferenz down court and she turned and made the three-pointer in transition as the backboard lit up and the clock hit zero. Upon official review by the referees, Idaho was rewarded the three-pointer and the game was finished, giving the Vandals a 75-74 victory.
 
"I'm really proud of our team and their execution, especially in the last minute. They were doing everything that we asked them to do and better. It was a great basketball game, but that was the hardest way to lose," said head coach Wendy Schuller. "I thought the call would stay in our favor because timing wise, it didn't seem like enough to get an inbound pass in and then to catch it, turn and shoot, but it was. Idaho deserves a ton of credit, it was great execution and a great shot."
 
The Eagles had three in double figures, led by Kirscher who had 19 points. Violet Kapri Morrow turned in her third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Uriah Howard was the third Eagle in double digits with 13 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
 
Eastern shot over 42% in each quarter, making 27 of its 59 shot attempts with nine three-pointers. They were also an unblemished 11-for-11 at the free throw line.
 
Idaho used an 8-0 run to take an early 10-4 lead as the Eagles fell scoreless for nearly three minutes. Howard snapped the scoring drought with back-to-back three-point field goals to put Eastern within one point, 13-12. Despite the Eagles shooting 46.7 percent in the first quarter, they trailed by just two after the first 10 minutes, 18-16.
 
The Vandals opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run, but Kirscher went on an 8-0 run all by herself to give the Eagles their first lead since the start of the game, 24-23. Idaho would outscore the Eagles 20 to 16 in the second quarter en route to a 38-32 lead at the half.
 
Unable to make a field goal for nearly half of the third quarter, the Eagles relied heavily on their solid free throw shooting and found themselves in a 41-41 tie midway through. Despite shooting 45.5 percent from the field, the Eagles trailed 57-49 after three.
 
Idaho built its biggest lead of the entire game of nine points during the fourth, 61-52, when the Eagles used an 8-0 run to tie it following an Alissa Sealby three-pointer. The fourth quarter was chippy with both sides trading basket for basket. It was the Eagles that outscored the Vandals 25-18 in the fourth quarter on 47.4 percent from the field, but the final second didn't fall EWU's way in the 75-74 defeat.
 
WIN-LOSS RECORDS: With the defeat, the Eagles fall to 7-16 overall and 6-8 in conference play. The Vandals improve to 14-9 and 11-3 in the Big Sky.
 
Eastern has dropped three-straight to Idaho and narrowly trail the all-time series, 32-37.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES: Grace Kirscher led the Eagles with 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field, including a trio of three-pointers.
 
Violet Kapri Morrow turned in her third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. She also led the Eagles with three steals, had three assists and extended her double-digit scoring streak to 24-straight games dating back to last season.
 
Uriah Howard was the other Eagle in double figures with 13 points. She was 5-for-9 from the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range.
 
Brittany Klaman also paced the Eagles with three assists and three steals. Bella Cravens led the way with a career-best four blocks and had eight points. Jessica McDowell-White led the team with a career-high six assists.
 
KEY STATISTICS: Eastern shot 45.8 percent from the field, making 27-of-59. They were also solid from three-point range, shooting 9-for-19 and were a perfect 11-for-11 from free throw range.
 
The Vandals made 13 three pointers and shot 42.2 percent from the field (27-64). Eastern was outrebounded 39 to 30, but the bench outscored Idaho's 20 to seven. Each team had 16 turnovers with Eastern grabbing 12 steals, five blocks and 16 assists.
 
1,000-POINTS AND COUNTING: After becoming the newest and 18th member of Eastern Washington's 1,000-point club at Montana on Jan. 10, 2019, Violet Kapri Morrow continues to climb EWU's all-time scoring list.
 
After scoring 17 points today against Idaho, Morrow improves eighth all-time with 1,207 career points. She is now just 83 points from seventh.
 
UP NEXT: Eastern Washington continues its longest home stand of the season as they host Southern Utah on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6:05 p.m. before taking on Northern Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2:05 p.m. The Eagles will look to avenge a loss to Southern Utah earlier this month and will go for the season sweep of the Lumberjacks. For tickets and more information, visit GoEags.com/tickets.
 
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