GAME NOTES

CHENEY, Wash. – After three-straight home games, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team is headed on a quick trip to face Montana State in Bozeman, Mont., on Feb. 8. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. Pacific time inside Worthington Arena.
 
The game will be streamed for free on Pluto TV Ch. 538 and WatchBigSky.com with live stats available at EWUStats.com. Live, in-game updates and video highlights can also be found by following @EWUWBB on Twitter.
 
A LOOK AT THE EAGLES: Eastern Washington opened the second half of Big Sky Conference play on Thursday (Feb. 6) with a 77-56 loss to Montana at Reese Court. After the defeat, the Eagles dropped to 2-18 overall and 1-10 in conference action.
 
This is the fourth game in seven days for the Eagles, who have had four of their last seven games decided by 10 points or less.
 
Freshman Jenna Dick paces the Eagles with 10.1 points per game, 12.1 in conference play, and ranks 22nd in the nation and first in the Big Sky in three-point field goal percentage, draining 42.9 percent of her shots from deep. She has made 48 three-pointers, just four away from setting a freshman record at Eastern Washington – which is currently occupied by Grace Kirscher and Jessica McDowell-White who made 54 each last season.
 
Kirscher and Kennedy Dickie each average 9.8 points per game.
 
McDowell-White has totaled 99 assists this season to rank 58^th in the nation. That averages to 5.2 per game, which is 31^st. Fellow sophomore Bella Cravens is 65^th in Division I with 1.72 blocks per game and is second in the conference with 8.0 rebounds per contest.
 
Eastern Washington ranks in the top-100 in three-pointers per game (20^th, 8.4), three-pointers made (45^th, 168), three-pointers attempted (54^th, 504), and three-point field goal percentage (80^th, 33.3). They average 56.25 points and 35.1 rebounds per game.
 
A LOOK AT THE BOBCATS: Montana State is the top team in the conference with a 14-6 overall record and a 10-1 mark in Big Sky Conference play. The Bobcats are currently riding a six-game winning streak after beating Idaho 62-56 on Thursday night (Feb. 6) in Moscow.
 
MSU is solid defensively – ranking in the top the conference in field-goal defense (36.7%), rebounds (42.8) and steals (10.5). Although the Eagles drained a program-record 17 three-pointers against the Bobcats back on Jan. 18, Montana State is fourth in the league in three-point field goal defense, holding opponents to 30.7 percent from deep.
 
Montana State also gets it done offensively, leading the Big Sky with 72.6 points per game, draining 42.0 percent of their shots. The Bobcats are led in scoring by Fallyn Freije (13.3 ppg), Darian White (11.5 ppg) and Martha Kuederer (11.0 ppg).
 
SERIES HISTORY: Eastern Washington trails the all-time series with the Bobcats, 35-43.
 
The Bobcats beat the Eagles in double overtime by a score of 89-85 on Jan. 18 in Cheney. EWU led the Bobcats for over 30 minutes of the game and led 58-49 going into the fourth, but MSU outscored the Eagles 23-14 during the fourth quarter en route to the win. In the loss, Eastern made a program record 17 three-pointers.
 
Last season in Bozeman, the Eagles were down by 14 before they scored 33 points in the fourth quarter to top Montana State in overtime on the road, 89-87. Three out of the last 10 matchups between the two have gone to overtime.
 
The Eagles have won just three out of the last 10 meetings with Montana State, with six of those matchups decided by 10 points or less.
 
In Bozeman, the Eagles are 14-22 overall and are looking for their second-straight win in Worthington Arena.
 
UP NEXT: Eastern Washington returns home for a pair of games next week. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Eagles host Idaho at 5:35 p.m., with the Vandal and Eagle men to follow at approximately 7:45 p.m.
 
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Eastern Washington takes on Portland State at 2:05 p.m. Tickets are available at GoEags.com/tickets.