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2 p.m. - Walla Walla U.
vs. College of Idaho
6 p.m. - Montana Western
vs. Eastern Oregon
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4 p.m. - College of Idaho
vs. Montana Western
7:30 p.m. - Walla Walla U.
vs. Eastern Oregon
2010 Aramark Holiday Classic PreviewBarrett Henderson, EOU Assistant Athletic Director
The Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team welcomes threeschools to La Grande for the sixth annual Aramark Holiday Classic.
The yearly event that began in 2004 is a showcase some of the area’s finestwomen’s basketball programs at the small college level. This year TheCollege of Idaho, Montana Western, and Walla Walla University come toQuinn Coliseum.
The College of Idaho is making its fifth appearance at the classic. The Yotesentered the 2010-11 season with high expectations. C of I began the seasonas the preseason favorite for the Cascade Collegiate Conference title and aNo. 19 national ranking in NAIA Div. 2.
The Lady Yotes are led by Cascade Collegiate Conference PreseasonPlayer of the Year, Nicole Gall. The senior has lived up to the hype so farthis year. She enters the weekend leading the team in points per game(19.0), rebounds per game (6.25), assists per game (4.75), and blocks pergame (2.75). The 5-10 guard averaged 17.9 points per game last seasonand was named to the All-Conference team.
Head Coach Reagan Rossi was named CCC Coach of the Year after leading the C of I to the NAIA National Tournament and aconference title. It’s been a tough start for the Yotes in 2010-11. The College of Idaho comes to the classic with a 2-2 recordand a difficult schedule to open the season. All four of the Yotes’ first games have been against NAIA Div. 1 FrontierConference opponents.
C of I opened with an 88-70 win at the University of Great Falls in Montana. The Yotes then traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah fora tournament at Westminster College. An opening 79-69 loss to Carroll College and then a 78-56 loss to the host,Westminster, put The College of Idaho at 1-2. The Yotes would close the tournament with a 72-62 win over Montana Western.
Montana Western and The College of Idaho will meet again Saturday in La Grande. The Nov. 13 decision for the Yotes markedonly the third time C of I has knocked off Western in the 15 meetings all-time between the programs.
The Bulldogs come to La Grande with a 2-3 record, but have exhibited very unselfish play averaging 22 assists per game.Laura Geis leads UMW with an average of 12 points per game, shooting 66 percent from the field. Chloe Mosey leadsWestern on the boards averaging 7.4 rebounds a game. Nicole Tams enters the classic averaging 4.6 assists and 2.2 stealsper game.
Western opened the season with a 72-61 loss at home to Minot State. The Bulldogs rebounded with back-to-back wins overDickinson State and Pacific Union. Both wins were by wide margins. UMW slides into La Grande on a two-game losing streakafter losses to California Baptist and The College of Idaho in Salt Lake City.
Montana Western boasts the best record of any school in the history of the Aramark Holiday Classic. The Bulldogs are makingtheir fourth appearance at the classic and have gone 5-1 in their gamesduring the tournament. UMW had a five-game winning streak in the classicuntil Eastern Oregon beat them in 2008, 65-60.
Walla Walla University returns to the classic for only the second time afterbeing one of the four teams in the inaugural classic in 2004. The Wolveswere actually Walla Walla College at the time of the 2004 tournament; ithas since expanded to a University.
WWU enters the weekend 1-5 overall after a 62-23 loss at Warner PacificCollege. The Wolves opened the season with an 89-44 loss at home toMontana Tech. Three straight losses on the road would follow to EasternOregon, Lewis-Clark State, and Northwest University. Walla Walla thenwon a 58-53 decision over the Northwest Indian College on the road.
Nicke Parks, a native of Joseph, Ore. native, leads the Wolves averaging14.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game. Parks transferred toWWU after playing last season at NCAA Div. 1 Weber State University inOgden, Utah. Sierra King averages a team-high 2.5 assists per game.
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown Previous School)3 Shaylee Nielsen G 5-6 SR Delta, Utah (Snow Community College)5 Alyssa Garro G 5-6 SR Pullman, Wash. (Pullman HS)10 Jessica Kramer G 5-9 FR Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston HS)12 Colby Patton G 5-8 SO Joseph, Ore. (Western Oregon University)14 Taylor Stewart G 5-9 FR Priest River, Idaho (Lamanna HS)20 Kyle Miiller G 5-7 JR Cheney, Wash. (Cheney HS )21 Nicole Redd G 5-5 FR Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston HS)22 Dominique Johnson G 5-7 FR Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)23 Kelsea Hurliman G 5-4 SO Cloverdale, Ore. (Nestucca HS)24 Samantha Flett G 5-6 SR Wellpinit, Wash. (Peninsula Comminuty College)32 Vintea Georges F 5-9 JR Vacaville, Calif. (Delta Junior College)33 Stevie Isaac C 6-3 JR Grangeville, Idaho (Centralia Community College)34 Rosebud Guthrie F 6-0 SO Zillah, Wash. (Zillah HS)44 Nyseha Joseph F 5-10 FR Spokane, Wash. (University HS)RS Halie Boyce G 5-4 RS Cathlamet, Wash. (Wahkiakum HS)Head Coach: Anji Weissenfluh (11th Season)Assistant Coaches: Mike Weissenfluh, Tiffanie Ulmer, and Teren Humphrey
Eastern Oregon University MountaineersCascade Collegiate Conference - La Grande, Oregon
The Mounties (3-00)# Name FG% 3PT% PPG R/G AST. TO STL.3 Shaylee Nielsen .524 .364 14.5 7.5 6 4 05 Alyssa Garro .500 .333 2.50 1.0 8 1 010 Jessica Kramer .571 .000 4.00 1.5 0 2 012 Colby Patton .500 .667 5.50 3.0 5 2 020 Kyle Miller .667 1.00 11.0 6.5 4 2 321 Nicole Redd .235 .000 5.50 4.5 7 5 623 Kelsea Hurliman .538 .556 9.50 6.0 3 3 324 Samantha Flett .571 .500 6.00 2.5 3 5 132 Vintea Georges .158 .000 4.00 4.5 2 3 033 Stevie Isaac .333 .000 4.00 4.0 0 0 034 Rosebud Guthrie .231 .000 3.00 4.0 0 4 144 Nyseha Joseph .750 .000 10.0 3.0 0 0 1
Totals .434 .471 77.50 50.0 38 31 15Opponents .256 .156 40.50 37.5 18 46 14
Kelsea Hurliman
No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School)3 Katelin Shannon G 5-4 SO Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS)10 Meghan Hughes G 5-9 JR Eagle, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS)11 Diamond Mitchell G 5-3 FR San Diego , Calif. (Eastlake HS)13 Marquina Gilliam-Hicks G 5-8 SR Wichita Falls, Texas (Salt Lake CC)14 Dayna Drager G 5-9 FR Hayden, Idaho (Coeur d'Alene HS)22 Kathryn Beus F 6-0 SR Boise, Idaho (Mount Hood CC)23 Tyra Rickman F 5-11 SR Burns, Ore. (Burns HS)24 Acura Holt G 5-4 JR Denver, Colo. (Hesston CC)25 Christine Babij F 5-11 SO Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS)31 Nicole Gall G 5-10 SR Boise, Idaho (Santa Clara U.)33 Nicole Bruce F 6-0 SR Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS)34 Lexi Kappel F 5-10 FR Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS)42 Brianna Hansen F 5-10 SR Kuna, Idaho (Kuna HS)44 Rachel Rasmussen F 6-0 SR Cleveland, Utah (Eastern Utah CC)Head Coach: Reagan Rossi (10th Season)Assistant Coaches: Michelle Hessing-Takagi and Denise Matheson
The College of IdahoCascade Collegiate Conference - Caldwell, Idaho
The Yotes (2-22)# Name FG% 3PT% PPG R/G AST. TO STL.3 Katelin Shannon .522 .500 12.00 4.5 11 7 1910 Meghan Hughes .429 .000 9.00 4.0 3 4 311 Diamond Mitchell .375 .333 2.50 0.5 0 2 413 Marquina Gilliam .280 .000 5.33 3.3 7 2 314 Dayna Drager .556 .533 12.75 2.8 3 14 722 Kathryn Beus .600 .000 2.00 1.5 0 1 123 Tyra Rickman .333 .000 3.75 2.8 2 4 824 Acura Holt .250 .000 2.00 0.5 6 7 531 Nicole Gall .349 .333 19.00 6.3 19 22 1733 Nicole Bruce .200 1.00 5.25 3.8 5 8 142 Brianna Hansen .000 .000 0.5 2.0 0 1 044 Rachel Rasmussen .286 .500 3.25 1.0 3 5 3
Totals .385 .375 71.25 132 59 78 71Opponents .441 .434 72.25 162 47 113 45
Nicole Gall
No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School)10 Kassi Kerbs G 5'6 SO Burley, Idaho12 Morgen Thacker G 5'6 FR Winnemucca, Nev.20 Rheanna Padden G 5'9 SO Thompson Falls, Mont.22 Brooke Zeiler F 5'11 SO Florence, Mont.24 Nicole Tams G 5'9 JR Lincoln Mont.30 Roxanne Thurman G 5'9 FR Big Fork, Mont.32 Alecia Wilson G 5'11 SO Helena, Mont.34 Alyssa Ladenburg G 5'4 FR Columbia Falls, Mont.40 Laura Geis F/C 6'2 SO Frenchtown, Mont.42 Sammi Bignell G 5'10 FR Avon, Mont.50 Hayley Pettit F/C 6'3 SO Dillon, Mont.52 Chloe Mosey P 6'0 SR Bremerton, Wash.RS Brittany Belker F 5'11 FR Frenchtown, Mont.Head Coach: Cara CocchiarellaAssistant Coaches: Brett Morehouse, Kayla Olsen, and Lauryn Lynch
Montana Western BulldogsFrontier Conference - Dillon, Montana
The Bulldogs (2-33)# Name FG% 3PT% PPG R/G AST. TO STL.10 Kassi Kerbs .444 .417 4.40 2.6 8 19 512 Morgan Thacker .211 .182 7.00 4.5 3 13 320 Rhenna Padden .371 .357 8.20 3.4 10 15 322 Brooke Zeiler .440 .500 5.80 2.0 12 7 424 Nicole Tams .489 .556 10.20 3.6 23 17 1130 Roxanne Thurman .457 .364 11.40 6.6 16 22 632 Alecia Wilson .333 .000 3.50 4.0 19 15 334 Alyssa Ladenburg .250 .250 3.50 1.5 0 2 240 Laura Geis .659 .000 12.00 7.4 3 6 342 Sammi Bignell .488 .111 8.60 3.4 11 9 752 Chole Mosey .538 .000 10.80 7.4 5 6 3
Totals .469 .333 77.00 47.2 110 133 50Opponents .382 .371 75.80 34.8 74 94 80
Laura Geis
No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School)11 Sierra King G 5-8 SO Portland, Ore. (Portland Adventist Academy)12 Megan Moore G 5-6 JR Canton, Ohio (Columbia Union College)13 Heather McFadden G 5-5 SR Cupertino, Calif. (San Jose State University)15 Chelsea Sims G 5-7 FR Rosalia, Wash. (Rosalia HS)21 Sierra Burchell P 6-0 FR Miilton-Freewater, Ore. (McLoughlin HS)25 Megan Tan G 5-4 JR Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Adventist Academy)32 Kayla Chevalier G 5-9 FR Buckley, Wash. (Auburn Adventist Academy)33 Allison Wyman P 5-9 SR Portland, Ore. (Portland Adventist Academy)35 Nicke Parks P 6-3 SO Joseph, Ore. (Weber State University)40 Lisa Blackley P 5-9 FR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Campion Academy)RS Leisha Trani G 5-4 FR Sitka, Alaska (Southwestern Oregon CC)Head Coach: Bill Clancy (4th year)Assistant Coach: Matt Cantrell and Dennis Anderson
Walla Walla UniversityPacific Coast Athletic Conference - College Place, Washington
The Wolves (1-66)# Name FG% 3PT% PPG R/G AST. TO STL.11 Sierra King .182 .000 9.75 2.0 1 2 112 Megan Moore .000 .000 0.00 2.0 0 0 013 Heather McFadden .255 .000 6.80 4.8 4 27 915 Chelsea Sims .120 .000 2.50 3.3 2 12 221Sierra Burchell .148 .000 2.00 3.0 1 15 525 Megan Tan .250 .000 1.20 1.8 1 25 332 Kayla Chevalier .200 .000 0.75 0.8 0 5 233 Allison Wyman .000 .000 0.00 1.0 1 1 035 Nicki Parks .313 .000 14.80 8.0 8 13 440 Lisa Blackley 1.00 .000 0.50 0.8 4 6 0
Totals .265 .000 36.80 31.4 30 126 33Opponents .479 .416 87.00 50.4 108 67 76
Nicke Parks
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Aramark Holiday Classic RecordsINDIVIDUAL RECORDS
POINTS Year G Pts Pts/G
Tiffany Speer- WHIT 2004 2 52 26.0
Jamie Jo Cant- EOU 2004 2 45 22.5
Jori Grady- COI 2005 2 45 22.5
Heidi Horbiowski- EOU 2005 2 43 21.5
Sarah Shogren-WHIT 2004 2 42 21.0
FG % (min. 8 made) Year FG ATT Pct
Katherine Sunwall- UMW 2006 13 17 .764
Crystal Kain- UMW 2006 8 12 .666
Christie Weaver- EOU 2004 13 20 .650
Becky O'Neil- UMW 2006 15 24 .625
Becky O'Neil- UMW 2005 15 24 .625
3-PT FG % (min. 3 made)Year 3FG ATT Pct
Christie Weaver-EOU 2004 7 9 .777
Ashley Jones- EOU 2004 3 4 .750
Crystal Kain- UMW 2006 6 9 .666
Nicole Tams- UMW 2008 4 6 .666
Jill Dana- UMW 2006 5 8 .625
3-POINT FGS MADE Year G Made Made/G
Megan Schmitz- UMW 2005 2 8 4.0
Christie Weaver- EOU 2004 2 7 3.5
Jamie Jo Cant- EOU 2004 2 5 2.5
Jori Grady- COI 2005 2 5 2.5
Stephanie Neubauer-RMC 2005 2 5 2.5
FREE THROWS MADE Year G Made Made/G
Tiffany Speer- WHIT 2004 2 16 8.0
Sheena Henderson- EOU 2005 2 11 5.5
Kim Strunk- COI 2005 2 10 5.0
Becky O'Neil- UMW 2005 2 10 5.0
Stephanie Neubauer-RMC 2005 2 10 5.0
REBOUND AVERAGE Year G Reb Avg/G
Kasey Hooter- COI 2004 2 25 12.5
Katherine Sunwall- UMW 2006 2 23 11.5
Desirae Boudreaux- COI 2004 2 23 11.5
Bridgette Presley- WWC 2004 2 20 10.0
ASSISTS Year G No. A/G
Wenchi Liu- WHIT 2004 2 19 9.5
Jenny Fiso- EOU 2008 2 17 9.5
Jamie Lake- UMW 2008 2 12 6.0
STEALS Year G No. S/G
Valissa Sneck- COI 2004 2 8 4.0
Jori Grady- COI 2006 2 7 3.5
Katherine Sunwall- UMW 2005 2 6 3.0
BLOCKED SHOTS Year G No. Blk/G
Katherine Sunwall- UMW 2006 2 11 5.5
Becky O'Neil- UMW 2006 2 8 4.0
Kristie Coppin- WHIT 2004 2 5 2.5
TEAM RECORDSSCORING OFFENSE Year G Pts Avg/G
Eastern Oregon University 2004 2 181 90.5
Rocky Mountain College 2005 2 163 81.5
Albertson College 2004 2 150 75.0
FIELD GOAL PCT Year FG ATT Pct
Montana Western 2006 55 110 .500
Eastern Oregon University 2004 69 148 .466
Montana Western 2005 50 109 .459
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT Year 3FG ATT Pct
Eastern Oregon University 2004 18 35 .514
Montana Western 2006 16 37 .432
Eastern Oregon University 2005 9 22 .409
FREE THROW PCT Year FT ATT Pct
Whitworth College 2004 26 33 .788
Rocky Mountain College 2005 32 41 .780
Whitworth College 2006 17 22 .773
REBOUND AVERAGE Year G Reb Avg/G
Eastern Oregon University 2004 2 100 50.0
Albertson College 2004 2 97 48.5
Montana Western 2006 2 83 41.5
ASSISTS Year G No. A/G
Eastern Oregon University 2004 2 48 24.0
Montana Western 2006 2 42 21.0
Eastern Oregon University 2006 2 40 20.0
STEALS Year G No. S/G
Albertson College 2004 2 23 11.5
Eastern Oregon University 2004 2 21 10.5
Albertson College 2006 2 19 9.5
SCORING DEFENSE Year G Pts Avg/G
Albertson College 2004 2 97 48.5
Montana Western 2006 2 110 55.0
Eastern Oregon University 2004 2 113 56.5
FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Year FG ATT Pct
Montana Western 2006 43 132 .326
Montana Western 2008 43 121 .355
Eastern Oregon University 2004 40 111 .360
TEAM STANDINGSTeam App. W L Pct. Strk.
U. of Montana Western 3 5 1 .833 L-1
The College of Idaho 4 4 3 .571 W-2
Whitworth College 2 2 2 .500 L-2
Rocky Mountain College 1 1 1 .500 L-1
Pacific University 1 1 1 .500 L-1
Eastern Oregon U. 5 4 5 .444 W-2
Walla Walla University 1 0 2 .000 L-2
Willamette University 1 0 2 .000 L-2
Aramark Holiday Classic RecordsALL-TIME RESULTS
2009
College of Idaho def. Willamette, 68-47
Eastern Oregon def. Willamette, 69-39
2008
Pacific def. Eastern Oregon, 76-62
Montana Western def. Pacific, 62-50
Eastern Oregon def. Montana Western, 65-60
2006
Montana Western def. Albertson, 71-54
Eastern Oregon def. Whitworth, 70-53
Albertson def. Whitworth, 83-66
Montana Western def. Eastern Oregon, 69-56
2005
Rocky Mountain def. Eastern Oregon, 83-77
Montana Western def. Albertson, 66-53
Albertson def. Rocky Mountain, 81-80
Montana Western def. Eastern Oregon, 65-64
2004
Albertson def. Walla Walla, 84-53
Whitworth def. Eastern Oregon, 81-80
Whitworth def. Albertson, 64-53
Eastern Oregon def. Walla Walla, 101-32
2009 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMTOURNAMENT MVP - Nicole Gall (College of Idaho)
* 21 points and 12 rebounds vs. Willamette University
Nicole Bruce (College of Idaho)
* 15 points and 7 rebounds vs. Willamette University
Alyssa Garro (Eastern Oregon)
* 18 points and 4 for 9 from behind the perimeter vs. Willamette
Katie Strunk (College of Idaho)
* 6 points and 13 rebounds vs. Willamette University
Alex Zennan (Willamette University)
* 20 points in two games
2009 BOX SCORES
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2010-11 EOU Women’s Basketball Season PreviewBarrett Henderson, EOU Assistant Athletic Director
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University women’s bas-ketball team tips off its 2010-11 regular season Saturday in QuinnColiseum against Montana Tech.
The Mountaineers return to the court this season after achievingtheir seventh 20-win season in the past 10 years last season. Headcoach Anji Weissenfluh cracked the 200-win plateau last year. Afterbeing picked fifth in the Cascade Collegiate Conference preseasonpoll, EOU finished the season in its fifth national tournament berthin the last seven seasons.
It was the Mountaineers’ ninth straight winning season, and sev-enth straight season that featured a home postseason game.Eastern was four points shy of its seventh Cascade CollegiateConference title in the past 10 years, after falling at The College ofIdaho in the conference championship game.
This season, Eastern Oregon begins the year as the conference’sfourth place team. The league coaches slotted the Mountaineers inthe fourth position in the CCC preseason poll. Weissenfluh, now inher 11th season, will lead a group of experienced players and anexcellent incoming class into the 2010-11 season.
Back Court
If theirs is one thing that Eastern has a lot of … its guards. TheMountaineers have 10 of its 14 players on the roster listed asguards. Weissenfluh is stressing speed and consistency withEastern Oregon this season. Fans can expect a frenetic pace ofplay, up-and-down the court, with shots coming early in the shotclock and often.
The Mountaineers have 10 players under 5-10 and the team hasan average height of 5-8. So, speed and quickness on the courtwill be a necessity for Eastern in 2010-11. EOU shot _ times in itsannual Alumni game last week, and made _. The Mountaineersmade _ three pointers in the game.
Kyle Miller was named to the All-Conference preseason team afteraveraging 9.2 points per game and shooting 40 percent from thefield last season. The 5-7 junior, is one of five players that sawplenty of minutes in 2009-10.
Samantha Flett provided six points and four rebounds an outinglast year. The Wellpinit, Wash. native is one of three seniors on theroster. She averaged 23.4 minutes per game in 2009-10. Fellowsenior, Alyssa Garro, started in 18 of the 23 games a year ago, andproduced 5.3 points per game. Shaylee Nielsen will also be playingin her senior season this year. The 5-6 Delta, Utah native shot 42percent from the floor and made 41 three-pointers last season.Colby Patton also returns for the Mountaineers. The 5-8 sopho-more appeared in 14 games last year.
Kelsea Hurliman had a breakout year as a freshman in 2009-10.The now sophomore from Cloverdale, Ore. shot a conference best46 percent from behind the perimeter last season. In one of thebest first year’s any freshman has ever had at EOU, she made 40of her 87 three-point attempts. As a team the Mountaineers werefirst in the league in three-point percentage, and second in fieldgoal percentage.
Eastern was 12th in the country from behind the arc with its per-centage, and 14th in the NAIA in three-point percentage on thedefensive side of the ball as well. The Mountaineers held offensesto 28 percent from behind the arc. EOU was 16-1 last year when ithad a better field goal percentage than its opponent. Eastern wasatop the CCC in scoring defense giving up an average of 56.6points per game, which was also eighth-best in the NAIA.
Dominique Johnson makes her debut as a Mountaineer this sea-
son after a stellar career at powerhouse, Southridge High School inBeaverton, Ore. The 5-7 freshman, was named Class 6A first teamall-state last year. She helped Southridge overcome a 10-pointhalftime deficit with a team-high 11 points in the state champi-onship game victory over Jesuit.
Nicole Redd and Jessica Kramer were best friends on and off ofthe court at Lewiston High School, and are now bringing their 1-2punch to Eastern. The Lewiston, Idaho duo helped lead theBengals to the Idaho Class 5A state championships game last sea-son. Kramer scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in thestate final, while Redd finished with 13 points.
Front Court
The Mountaineers will have to replace All-Conference selections,Ashlee Michelson and Tana Stickney, this season. Stickney wasEastern’s leading scorer and rebounder a year ago averaging11.93 points and 6.18 rebounds per game.
Rosebud Guthrie returns as the only current Mountaineer who sawminutes in the paint last season. The 6-0 sophomore appeared in20 games in 2009-10, averaging 2.3 points and rebounding pergame, while shooting 41 percent from the field.
Vintea Georges will have an immediate impact for EOU this sea-son. The 5-9 junior transfer from Delta Junior College comes to LaGrande after helping lead Delta to the CCCAA Northern Regionalfinals. Delta finished 20-7 overall and second in the Big 8Conference in 2009-10.
Spokane, Wash. native, Nyesha Joseph, makes her debut atEastern this season. The 5-10 freshman forward played her highschool career at University High School. Stevie Isaac will also seeminutes this season for the Mountaineers. Isaac, the tallest playeron the roster at 6-3, transfers to EOU after playing at CentraliaCommunity College.
Eastern was first in the conference in rebounding defense a yearago, and 15th in the NAIA in total rebound margin. TheMountaineers averaged 6.5 more rebounds than their opponents ingames last season.
Schedule
The Cascade Collegiate Conference looks to be as tough as it hasbeen in league play the past few years. Nicole Gall returns to TheCollege of Idaho for her senior season and helped put the Yotesatop the conference preseason poll. She was also named the pre-season league player of the year. C of I is looking to advance tothe NAIA Tournament for a third consecutive season.
Southern Oregon is expected to be led by senior guard WhitneyScott, who returns to the Raiders’ lineup after missing last seasonwith an injury. Two years ago, Scott was a first team All-CCCchoice after averaging 13.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
Corban, one of the CCC’s hottest teams down the stretch last sea-son, returns its top five scorers and top four rebounders from ayear ago, including junior forward Katie Steigleman who averaged16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Warner Pacific and Concordia each made appearances in theNAIA Top 25 last season and should battle for the top half of theconference. Oregon Tech met EOU in the conference quarterfinalsin 2009-10 and will try to make another trip to the postseason thisyear. Northwest, Evergreen State, and Northwest Christian roundout a very difficult conference schedule.
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ATTENTIONThe Eastern Oregon Athletic Department has
new programs in 2010-11
* Cheer and Dance return to Eastern Oregon University this
year. The two programs are under advisor Janet Camp.
Students interested may contact Janet at [email protected]
* The drumline makes its debut this year under the direction of
Teun Fetz. Students interested may contact Teun at
To learn more about these programs
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At each home basketball game (men's & women's), an EOU student ticket will be drawn with that lucky holder getting their shot atfree Winter term books!
The four shots are lay-up, free throw, three-point shot and half-court shot. If the lucky contestant makes all four shots in the aboveorder, the EOU Bookstore will buy their books (or reimburse the previous term's purchase) up to $200.00.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Date Opponent Location TimeOct. 13 Midnight Madness # La Grande 9 p.m.Oct. 16 Alumni # La Grande W, 84-72Oct. 23 Montana Tech La Grande W, 61-45Oct. 30 Walla Walla University La Grande W, 94-34Nov. 7 Yakima Valley Community College# La Grande No scoreNov. 13 University of Idaho # Moscow, Idaho L, 55-72Nov. 17 Walla Walla University College Place, Wash. W, 102-49
Aramark Holiday ClassicNov. 19 University of Montana Western La Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 20 Walla Walla University La Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 22 Willamette University Salem, Ore. 7 p.m.Nov. 26 Warner University (Fla.) Lake Wales, Fla. 6 p.m. ETNov. 27 Webber International University (Fla.)Babson Park, Fla. 6 p.m. ETDec. 3 The Evergreen State College * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Dec. 4 Northwest University * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Dec. 11 Northwest Nazarene University # Nampa, Idaho 3:30 p.m. MTDec. 12 Linfield College La Grande 1 p.m.Dec. 17 Southern Oregon University * Ashland, Ore. 7:30 p.m.Dec. 18 Oregon Institute of Technology * Klamath Falls, Ore. 7:30 p.m.Dec. 30 Concordia University * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Dec. 31 Warner Pacific College * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Jan. 7 College of Idaho * Caldwell, Idaho 7:30 p.m. MTJan. 14 Northwest Christian University * Eugene, Ore. 7:30 p.m.Jan. 15 Corban University * Salem, Ore. 7:30 p.m.Jan. 21 Oregon Institute of Technology * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Jan. 22 Southern Oregon University * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Jan. 28 Warner Pacific College * Portland. Ore. 5:30 p.m.Jan. 29 Concordia University * Portland. Ore. 5:30 p.m.Feb. 4 College of Idaho * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Feb. 11 Corban University * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Feb. 12 Northwest Christian University * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Feb. 18 Northwest University * Kirkland, Wash. 5:30 p.m.Feb. 19 The Evergreen State College * Olympia, Wash. 5:30 p.m.Feb. 22-28 Cascade Conference Tournament Campus SitesMarch 9-15 NAIA Division II National Tournament Sioux City, Iowa
# Exhibition/Non-Counting Contest * Cascade Collegiate Conference GameHome Games in Bold
Men’s Basketball
Date Opponent Location TimeOct. 13 Midnight Madness # La Grande 9 p.m.Oct. 16 Alumni # La Grande W, 101-33Oct. 29 Portland Bible College Portland, Ore. W, 102-66Oct. 30 Multnomah University Portland, Ore. W, 146-63
Aramark Quinn ClassicNov. 5 Montana Tech La Grande W, 86-66Nov. 6 Walla Walla University La Grande W, 88-45Nov. 13 University of Idaho # Moscow, Idaho L, 74-86Nov. 17 Walla Walla University College Place, Wash. W, 65-50
Carroll College ClassicNov. 19 Rocky Mountain College Helena, Mont. 5:30 p.m.Nov. 20 Carroll College Helena, Mont. 7:30 p.m.
Vineyard Inn ClassicNov. 26 Whitman College Walla Walla, Wash. 8 p.mNov. 27 Pacific Lutheran University Walla Walla, Wash. 6 p.mDec. 3 The Evergreen State College * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Dec. 4 Northwest University * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Dec. 17 Southern Oregon University * Ashland, Ore. 5:30 p.m.Dec. 18 Oregon Institute of Technology * Klamath Falls, Ore. 5:30 p.m.Dec. 30 Concordia University * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Dec. 31 Warner Pacific College * La Grande 5:30 p.m.Jan. 7 College of Idaho * Caldwell, Idaho 5:30 p.m. MTJan. 14 Northwest Christian University * Eugene, Ore. 5:30 p.m.Jan. 15 Corban University * Salem, Ore. 5:30 p.m.Jan. 21 Oregon Institute of Technology * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Jan. 22 Southern Oregon University * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Jan. 28 Warner Pacific College * Portland. Ore. 7:30 p.m.Jan. 29 Concordia University * Portland. Ore. 7:30 p.m.Feb. 2 Walla Walla University La Grande 7:30 p.m.Feb. 4 College of Idaho * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Feb. 11 Corban University * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Feb. 12 Northwest Christian University * La Grande 7:30 p.m.Feb. 18 Northwest University * Kirkland, Wash. 7:30 p.m.Feb. 19 The Evergreen State College * Olympia, Wash. 7:30 p.m.Feb. 23-28 Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Campus SitesMarch 9-15 NAIA Division II National Tournament Point Lookout, Mo.
# Exhibition/Non-Counting Contest * Cascade Collegiate Conference Game Home Games in Bold