CHENEY, Wash. — Eastern Washington's fall sports teams are in the home stretch, and its basketball teams are ready for week two of their seasons. Men's basketball faces a Pac-12 foe tonight, but gets to play at Reese Court on Friday. Football travels to play Utah Tech on Saturday for the team's final road trip of the 2026 season. Women's basketball plays two games at home this week. Volleyball closes out its '26 home schedule with matches against the Grizzlies and Bobcats. Cross country is in Sacramento for the NCAA Regionals on Friday.
Football – at Utah Tech (Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time)
Eastern Washington will complete its road schedule this week as they fly to St. George, Utah, for a matchup against Utah Tech. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 14) and is streamed on ESPN+. Fans can listen to every play live on 700 ESPN and The Varsity App with the voices of the Eagles, Larry Weir and Paul Sorensen.
EWU had a short road trip this past week, driving south to play Idaho in Moscow on Saturday. The Vandals won in a commanding effort, 62-31, to drop the Eagles' record to 2-8 overall and 1-8 in the Big Sky. Idaho led 14-3 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 35-10 at halftime. Eastern scored 21 points in the second half, but the Vandals' offense produced 27 points to outpace any comeback effort.
Nate Bell passed for 174 yards and one touchdown on 17-of-24(70.8%) passing. He added one rushing score in the game as well.
Jake Schakel added 74 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, and
Jaxon Bell had two touchdowns and 42 receiving yards on three receptions.
LJ Roberts registered a career-best as an Eagle with nine tackles, while the defense tallied 3 sacks.
The Eagles average 275.3 passing yards per game to rank fourth in the conference. They have thrown 22 touchdown passes to rank third in the league. Bell sits third in the Big Sky with 2656 passing yards and 20 touchdowns to tie for second. He completes 64.1 percent of his passes to rank fifth. Bell is also the team's leading rusher with 397 yards and has nine rushing touchdowns.
Myles Mayovsky leads EWU with 89 tackles, good for second in the Big Sky. The senior recorded seven total tackles against Idaho this past week. Mayovsky averages nine tackles per game.
Jaxon Branch returned to the lineup and has helped solidify the team's receiving core. Branch has 11 catches for 168 yards in the last two games. The redshirt-sophomore is third on the team with 284 yards and fifth with 20 receptions.
Men's Basketball - at Oregon State (Monday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 PM); vs Corban (Friday, Nov. 13 at 6:00 PM) - TicketsEastern Washington men's basketball continues its 2026–27 nonconference schedule with two matchups this week, traveling to Oregon State on Monday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. before returning to Cheney for its home opener against Corban on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m.
The Eagles opened the season with a competitive 74-65 loss at Stanford before falling to Oregon, 98-71. Against Stanford, Alton Hamilton IV led Eastern with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Cole Scherer added 11 points. The Eagles held a 13-point lead in the first half and regained a 65-64 advantage late in the second before the Cardinal closed the game on a 10-0 run. Eastern also held a 32-26 advantage on the glass, including 13 offensive rebounds.
Eastern continued its road trip against Oregon, where freshman Malachi Richmond led the Eagles with 14 points, followed by Jamil Miller with 13 and Hamilton IV with 10. The Eagles shot 44.8 percent from the field and received 37 points from their bench, showcasing their developing depth early in the season. Despite the loss, Eastern found offensive contributions throughout its lineup as the team continues to build chemistry.
The Eagles enter the week looking for their first win of the season as they face Oregon State in Corvallis before returning to Reese Court for Friday's home opener against Corban. The matchup will mark Eastern's first opportunity to play in front of its home crowd during the 2026–27 campaign.
Women's Basketball – vs. Walla Walla (Friday, Nov. 13 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time) - Tickets, vs. UC Irvine (Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ) - Tickets despite a late push from the team. The Eagles trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter, but a 6-0 run brought the score down to single digits late. The Utes held on for the home win.
Jaecy Eggers led the team with 19 points and 11 rebounds, with
Elyn Bowers adding 15 points.
For EWU's home opener, the team faced UC Davis, defeating the Aggies 76-72. Eastern built a 10-point lead at halftime, but Davis surged in the second half to make the fourth quarter competitive. Bowers made key free throws down the stretch and finished with a career-best 30 points in the game.
Closing out the first week, the Eagles traveled to Corvallis, Ore., to play Oregon State. The Beavers controlled the game from the start and won 85-64. Eggers led the effort again with 21 points and eight rebounds, while
Emily McElmurry matched her career-best with 16 points.
Through the first three games, Eggers is showing up as a two-way threat, averaging 19.3 points and 10.0 rebounds to lead the team in scoring. Bowers is averaging 17.7 points on 34.7 shooting and 34.7 percent from three-point field goals. McElmurry is showing her development with 12.0 points per game and shooting threes at a 40 percent clip. Kourtney Grossman is averaging a double-double as well, with 10.5 points and a team-leading 11.0 rebounds.
Volleyball – vs Montana State (Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:00 PM); vs Montana (Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 PM)- Tickets
The Eagles enter the week with a 10-16 overall record and a 4-10 mark in Big Sky play after splitting last week's matches. Eastern fell to Northern Colorado in three sets on Friday before bouncing back with a four-set victory over Idaho on Saturday. Aspyn Reed led the Eagles against Idaho with 16 kills, while Carlyn Rapozo-Kamoku added 15 kills and 10 digs. Bria Carlisle contributed 11 kills on a .417 hitting percentage, while Eastern's defense totaled 13 team blocks in the victory.
Eastern will look to carry that momentum into its final home weekend of the season. The Eagles previously defeated Montana in four sets on Oct. 1 and will look to complete the season sweep of the Grizzlies on Saturday. With Senior Day and the final opportunity to compete in front of the home crowd this season, the weekend holds added significance as Eastern looks to finish its home schedule on a high note before closing out the remainder of Big Sky play on the road.
Cross Country – at NCAA West Regional (Friday, Nov. 13 at 9:00 AM)
Eastern Washington cross country heads to Sacramento, Calif., this week to compete at the NCAA West Regional on Friday, Nov. 13. The women's race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., followed by the men's race at 10 a.m. The Eagles will compete against some of the top programs in the West Region as they look to close out their postseason competition with strong performances.
Eastern is coming off the Big Sky Conference Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz., where the women finished eighth with 228 points and the men placed ninth with 254 points. Sara Sanders led the women's team with a 26th-place finish, crossing the line in 17:24.1. Rhiannon Davies followed in 45th, while Ifechi Okoye, Lexi Meyer and Hannah Lee rounded out Eastern's top five. On the men's side, Owen Higgins led the Eagles with a 49th-place finish in 25:49.4, followed by Charlie Ledwith in 56th and Trajn Swalstad in 61st.
The Eagles will look to build on their conference championship performances as they return to lower elevation after competing at approximately 7,000 feet in Flagstaff. Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Erin Tucker praised the teams' ability to compete together at the Big Sky Championships and expressed confidence heading into regionals. With another opportunity to race against high-level competition, Eastern will look to finish the season strong in Sacramento.
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