CHENEY, Wash. – The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team hosted Idaho tonight (Feb. 13) at Reese Court where they lost by a score of 75-46.
 
Both Bella Cravens and Jenna Dick led the team with 12 points. Cravens also added eight rebounds and three blocks.
 
"We had a disappointing second half. In the first half, we played hard and did the things that were necessary to be in a position to be successful. We came out in the third quarter, they came out on a run, but I was pleased with us answering that run," said head coach Wendy Schuller. "We got the ball inside and got some transition baskets, but when (Idaho's) Gina Marxen went down that threw a wrench in things. There's no excuse to let something like that end our run and I have to do a better job of finding ways for us to get refocused quickly in those moments and continue fighting and pressing on."
 
There were four lead changes within the first five minutes before Eastern fell scoreless for 3:42 and Idaho pulled ahead 12-8. Kennedy Dickie snapped the cold spell with a triple from the corner to put EWU back within one, 12-11. From there, Idaho responded with a 9-0 run over 1:08 to take a 21-11 lead into the second quarter.
 
The Eagles used 12-1 run during the second quarter and held the Vandals without a field goal for 3:57, coming within a point, 24-23. Idaho put a stop to the run with 1:40 left in the half to retake a 26-23 lead, but it didn't last long after a Jenna Dick three-pointer tied the game, 26-26. UI would get the final say, closing the half on a quick 5-0 run to lead 31-26.
 
Idaho came out and used an 8-2 run to retake a 41-28 advantage. A 6-0 run by the Eagles forced a Vandal timeout, as EWU cut their deficit back down to single digits, 41-34. With less than five minutes to play in the third, Idaho found momentum after they made two free throws following a technical foul and began to pull away, outscoring the Eagles 11-5 in the final minutes to take a 54-39 lead with a quarter to go.
 
Despite keeping the Vandals scoreless for the final 3:51 of play, Idaho outscored Eastern Washington 21-7 in the fourth quarter en route to the 75-46 victory.
 
WIN-LOSS RECORDS: Eastern Washington falls to 2-20 overall and 1-12 in Big Sky play, while Idaho improves to 14-8 and 9-4.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES: Bella Cravens was 4-12 from the field and scored 12 points to go with three blocks and eight rebounds to lead the team. Jenna Dick scored 12 points as well, going 5-7 from the field and a perfect 2-2 from three-point range.
 
Jessica McDowell-White added eight points to go with six assists and a block. Grace Kirscher finished with nine points and four rebounds.
 
KEY STATISTICS: Eastern Washington shot 36.4 percent from the field (20-55) and were held to just four three-pointers in addition to a 2-6 mark at the free throw line.
 
Idaho shot 43.9 percent (29-66) from the field, made 11 three-pointers and were 6-8 from the charity stripe.
 
Eastern Washington was out-rebounded 43-to-30, but outscored Idaho in the pain 26-to-22. The Eagles committed 16 turnovers to Idaho's 12, but the Vandals turned their turnovers into 20 points while EWU only turned theirs into six. Eastern's bench was also outscored, 25-to-2.
 
UP NEXT: Eastern Washington welcomes Portland State to town on Saturday, Feb. 15, for a 2:05 p.m. tip inside Reese Court. Visit GoEags.com/tickets for tickets.