CHENEY, Wash. — The calendar is changing from 2025 to 2026, and Eastern Washington's basketball teams are switching to conference matchups. Women's basketball has one final non-conference game tonight before opening up Big Sky play on Saturday against Idaho. Men's basketball is rested and begins its Big Sky schedule at Idaho on Saturday as well.
Women's Basketball - vs. Bushnell (Monday, Dec. 29 at 6 PM), vs. Idaho (Saturday, Jan. 3 at 2 PM) - Get Tickets
Eastern Washington has two games this week after the holiday break, starting with a matchup against Bushnell tonight at 6 p.m., the team's final non-conference game of its 2025-26 schedule. On Saturday, EWU begins Big Sky competition, hosting rival Idaho on Saturday, and tipping off at 2 p.m. Both games are streamed live on ESPN+.
Prior to the holiday break, Eastern had two games in California, facing UC Santa Barbara and CSU Bakersfield. The Eagles went 0-2 on the road trip, falling to the Gauchos, 89-63 and the
Roadrunners 85-72. Against Santa Barbara, EWU led after the first quarter but was outscored 67 to 39 for the rest of the game. The Gauchos shot 47.0 for the game, while Eastern managed a 30.9 shooting mark. The Eagles were competitive against CSUB but could not put together enough defensive stops to take the lead. The Roadrunners held a 45 to 38 rebounding advantage over Eastern.
Kourtney Grossman led EWU at both ends of the court on the road trip, averaging 19.0 points and 14.5 rebounds. She was efficient at scoring the ball, shooting 54.5 overall and 44.4 from three-point range. Grossman had double-doubles in both games, including a career-best 21 points against the Roadrunners. The Billings, Mont. native now has six double-doubles this season, leading the Big Sky and ranking ninth in the NCAA. Grossman is averaging 12.3 rebounds a game, leading the conference and ranking third in the nation. Her 13.6 points per game leads the team and ranks 12th in the league.
EWU has been successful at protecting the rim, averaging 2.9 blocks per game - 35 total this season. Leading the effort is Jaecy Eggers with 1.4 blocks per game. The Woodinville, Wash. native leads the Big Sky with 17 total blocks while ranking 85th in the NCAA. Eggers is second on the team with 6.2 rebounds per game, while adding 13.3 points, tying for second. The figures are tied for 13th and 11th in the conference respectively.
Men's Basketball - at Idaho (Saturday, Jan. 3 at 2:00 PM)
Eastern Washington looks to bounce back from a 109–81 road loss at No. 10 BYU as the Eagles open Big Sky Conference play at Idaho on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 2 p.m.
Isaiah Moses ranks third in the Big Sky in scoring at 17.6 points per game and sits second in free-throw percentage at 86 percent. Kiree Huie is third in the league in blocked shots, averaging 1.08 per game, while Alton Hamilton IV and Straton Rogers are tied for eighth in offensive rebounding.
Eastern battled BYU through a competitive first half before a strong second-half surge by the Cougars pulled the game out of reach. Huie led the Eagles with 17 points, while Jojo Anderson, Hamilton IV, and Moses also scored in double figures. Moses added seven rebounds and Hamilton IV recorded six assists. The Eagles shot 46 percent from the field and held a 24–16 advantage in bench points, but BYU finished at 54 percent shooting.
The Eagles matched BYU's tempo early and trailed just 53–48 at halftime despite turnover and foul trouble. BYU took control after the break with defensive pressure, offensive rebounding, and transition scoring, building a double-digit lead and closing strong as Eastern continued to compete to the final buzzer.
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