CHENEY, Wash. — March is on the horizon and the post season is closer to a reality for Eastern Washington's teams. Track and Field travels to Pocatello for the Big Sky Indoor Championships this week. Men's basketball returns home, now with a six-game winning streak and looking to solidify a top-seed in the Big Sky Tournament. Women's basketball has a road and home game this week, looking to solidify its spot in the postseason bracket. Men's golf resumes its season with the first competition of 2026, traveling to California for three days. Women's tennis is close to home this week with a neutral match against another Mountain West foe.
Men's Basketball - vs Northern Colorado (Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.), vs Northern Arizona (Saturday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m.)
The Eagles stretched their winning streak to six with a pair of road victories, defeating Sacramento State 102–94 and Portland State
67–55. Eastern now returns home for its final regular-season homestand, hosting Northern Colorado on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. and Northern Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.
Eastern holds a 21–18 all-time edge over the Bears and a 45–42 advantage over the Lumberjacks but dropped both matchups earlier this season on the road. In the Big Sky, Isaiah Moses continues to lead in free-throw percentage (93%), ranking fifth in scoring and seventh in assists, and sits atop the NCAA in free-throw accuracy. Kiree Huie is second in the conference in both blocked shots and field-goal percentage, while Alton Hamilton IV ranks sixth in offensive rebounds.
Eastern capped its road swing with contrasting but equally effective performances. The Eagles overwhelmed Sacramento State behind a 57–39 halftime lead and 56 percent shooting, including 14 made threes. Moses powered the offense with 26 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds, Tyler Powell's early threes fueled a 25–4 opening burst, and Cole Scherer added a career-high scoring effort as Eastern maintained control throughout.
Two days later, the Eagles relied on defense and poise to pull away at Portland State, turning a one-point halftime edge into a 12-point win by limiting the Vikings to 25 second-half points. Moses scored 22 with perfect free-throw shooting, Huie added 14 points and seven boards, and Eastern's interior defense produced seven blocks. Together, the Eagles paired explosive offense in Sacramento with lockdown defense in Portland to secure consecutive road wins and solidify their Big Sky positioning entering the final week.
Track and Field - at Big Sky Indoor Championships (Thursday, Feb. 26 - Saturday, Feb. 28 All Day)
The Eagles now turn their focus to the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships, set for Thursday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, Feb. 28. Combined-event athletes Ella Seelhoff and Pry'nce Millman will open the meet Thursday in the pentathlon and heptathlon, respectively. Eastern enters the championships with several conference leaders and top contenders, including pole vault leader Suzi Woodall, Judith Koumedzina (second in the 200m, fifth in the 60m), Seelhoff (fourth in the pentathlon), and Jordyn Grady (fifth in the 60m hurdles). On the men's side, Maddy Shekhawat leads the Big Sky in the 60m hurdles, Merci Migani ranks first in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump, and Alex Blecha sits fifth in the pole vault.
Eastern closed the regular season with strong momentum after splitting squads between the Whitworth Indoor Invite in Spokane and the Husky Classic in Seattle. The Eagles recorded more than 10 personal or season bests and saw two long-standing school records fall at Whitworth, as Diana Fernandez broke a 52-year-old 400m record (55.99) and Judith Koumedzina shattered a 31-year-old 200m mark (23.70). Koumedzina also placed second in the 60m, while Jordyn Grady moved onto the all-time list in the 200m and finished runner-up in the 60m hurdles. Eastern dominated the women's 800m with three top-four finishes and capped the meet with a winning 4x400m relay that moved to No. 2 all-time in program history. On the men's side, Shekhawat won the 60m hurdles and posted a personal-best 200m, while Marcus Lemon, Enoch Okoh, Modou Kinteh, and the 4x400m relay added podium finishes.
At the Husky Classic, Eastern continued to post high-level marks against national competition. Sara Sanders moved to No. 4 all-time in the mile, and Suzi Woodall placed second in the pole vault. The jumps group produced multiple top-eight finishes, and Jason Nwaka delivered a personal best in the weight throw. Merci Migani led the men with a triple-jump victory and runner-up finish in the long jump, while Alex Blecha placed second in the pole vault. With the regular season complete, the Eagles head to Pocatello with confidence and depth across events as they chase Big Sky titles.
Men's Golf - Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 23-25, All Day)
EWU begins its 2026 spring schedule today, playing in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. The tournament runs from today through Wednesday at The Classic Club Golf Course in Palm Desert, Calif. The Eagles are one of 22 teams competing at the Intercollegiate, with conference foe Sacramento State among the field.
Eastern begins its '26 campaign after competing in four tournaments in fall. In the fall, the Eagles competed at the Palouse Collegiate, The Tindall, the Mark Simpson Invitational and the Beaver Invitational. The final competition of the fall was the Beaver Invitational, where Eastern finished 11th on the team leaderboard.
Cal Anderson and
Hogan Park tied for 27th on the individual leaderboard, shooting 222 (+6) for the tournament.
Women's Basketball - at Northern Colorado (Thursday, Feb. 26 at 5 pm PT), vs. Northern Arizona (Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3:30 pm) – Get Tickets
Eastern splits its games between road and home again this week, starting with a road matchup against Northern Colorado on Thursday. The Eagles return home on Saturday to host Northern Arizona, part of a double header with the men's basketball game against the Lumberjacks. The game is also the team's final home game of the season and will be senior day for EWU. Eastern has five seniors they will honor postgame including Ella Gallatin, Bella Hays, Paris Kirk, Addison Hall and Camille Jetzsch.
The Eagles enter the week 6-9 in the Big Sky and 13-15 overall, sitting in tie for fifth in the conference. Last week, EWU went 1-1 in its homestand, starting with a 69-60 defeat against Sacramento State. In defensive battle, the Hornet took the lead into halftime with Eastern struggling to score. EWU rallied in the second half to close the deficit, but could not take the lead.
Kourtney Grossman scored 20 points, adding eight rebounds in the effort. On Saturday, Eastern delivered an
87-78 victory over Portland State to sweep the season series against the Vikings. The Eagles tallied 24 assists on 32 made field goals in the game. Grossman was against a force, registering her 17th double-double of the season by way of a career-best 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Ella Gallatin was all over the court with a game-high 25 points, adding a career-best 10 assists and six rebounds.
Gallatin is eighth in the Big Sky with 3.4 assists per game, totaling 95 this season. She moves into fourth in the conference and continues to lead the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game. Her 42.1 shooting percentage is ninth on the conference leaderboard.
On the boards, Grossman remains on top of the Big Sky with 12.8 per game. She averages 13.9 points per game, good for 12th in the Big Sky. Grossman is shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line, ranking 10th in the conference.
Eastern is second in the league with 41.8 rebounds per game, averaging 29.1 defensively and 12.6 offensively. They carry a plus-five rebounding margin, fourth in the Big Sky.
Women's Tennis - vs. Boise State (Saturday, Feb. 28 at 5 pm PT)
Eastern Washington has a neutral match this week, returning to the Stevens Center in Spokane to play Boise State on Friday. First serve for the match will be on at 5 p.m. EWU is 6-3 this season, currently on a five-match winning streak.
This past Saturday, the Eagles extended their winning streak with a 7-0 sweep of Seattle U at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse. After securing the doubles point with two wins at No. 1 and No. 2, the Eagles dominated singles to secure the match win. EWU did not drop a set across the six matches.
Leandra Nizetic cruised to her eighth-consecutive match win, winning 6-4 in both sets. Aneliss Zamifirescu dominated at No. 5 with two, 6-0 set wins.
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