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The Eastern Washington men’s basketball team will use an important road victory over the University of Denver Pioneers Dec. 20 to hopefully propel them into the Big Sky Conference season, which also starts away from home. Behind a trio of big offensive performances, the Eagles collected a 74-58 nonconference victory over the Pioneers at Magness Arena in Denver, Colo. beating a team that had three wins over Big Sky teams in their 8-4 record. Earlier, Denver defeated Northern Colorado, Weber State and Idaho State. Felix Von Hof...
Despite shooting over 50 percent, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team fell to visiting Boise State, 84-79, Dec. 21 at Reese Court. Hayley Hodgins led Eastern in scoring with 27 points. Ashli Payne scored 19 and Delaney Hodgins 18 points. EWU fell for the second straight time at home after a 72-60 Dec. 18 loss to Abilene Christian and is 6-6 with the loss. Boise State improved to 7-4 with the win. Following a Christmas break, the Eagles begin conference play against Northern Colorado on New Year’s Eve...
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team used a balanced scoring effort to defeat Wichita State 67-62 on the road, in a game that was decided in the final minutes, on Tuesday night. EWU improves to 6-4 with the win, while Wichita State falls to 1-7. Hayley Hodgins led the team in scoring with 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 from three. She also sunk 6-of-8 free throws. Sophomore Delaney Hodgins recorded her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Tisha P...
It will be Eagles versus Eagles in a much-needed home game for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team. After a difficult and winless three-game East Coast road swing, the 5-6 Eastern Eagles return home to face the 5-3 Morehead State Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference on Thursday (Dec. 17) at 6 p.m. It will be “Santa Swoop Night” on Thursday, with EWU’s mascot dressed in a Santa Claus suit and available to pose for photos with fans at halftime. This will be one of only two home games for the Eagles in an 1...
If Indiana is the holy grail of hoops, North Carolina can't be far behind. A year after playing and winning at college basketball legend Indiana, the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team will make its first-ever trip to play twice in another mecca of basketball - the state of North Carolina - in the Gotham Classic presented by the Gazelle Group. Eastern will play three games in six nights on its East Coast swing that started Wednesday (Dec. 9) when Eastern met...
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team goes on the road for two games, taking on Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, Dec. 13 and Wichita State on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The Eagles (4-4) are coming off a close home victory against Utah Valley, 68-64 on Thursday, Dec. 3. Junior Ashli Payne recorded her first double-double of the season, scoring 16 points on 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range, while collecting 14 rebounds. Senior Hayley Hodgins led the team in scoring with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting, while a...
In a game delayed 18 hours due to a furious windstorm that ravaged the region and darkened all of Cheney last Tuesday, junior forward Felix Von Hofe, lit up Reese Court with a career-high 25 points to lead Eastern Washington to a 76-70 nonconference men's basketball victory Nov. 18 over Seattle University. Originally scheduled for Nov. 17, the game was played the following afternoon in front of a crowd of over 2,100 who watched Von Hofe hit 7 of 12 from the 3-point line, and...
The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team exploded for 25 first-quarter points and never looked back, using stifling defense to defeat visiting Air Force, 65-44, Nov. 15 at Reese Court. This victory marked the 200th career win for head coach Wendy Schuller. The Eagles opened their regular season with a 64-40 victory over visiting Eastern Oregon Friday afternoon, Nov. 13. Against the Falcons, senior Hayley Hodgins led the Eagles with 20 points, her second straight game of at least 20 or more. She shot 8 of 1...
There’s nothing like jumping headfirst into a busy November schedule. The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team opens the 2015-16 season with three games in five nights, starting on Friday (Nov. 13) versus Mississippi State of the Southeastern Conference. That game tips off at 6 p.m. Pacific time and is televised live on the SEC Network. Fans can also listen to the game on 700-AM ESPN and via the web at www.700espn.com, with pre-game coverage starting a half-hour prior to tipoff. Sean Widmer will call the pla...
Coming off of a runner-up finish at the Big Sky Championships, the Eastern Washington University women’s cross country team remains ranked sixth this week in the West Region. The Eagles rank just behind No. 5 Gonzaga, which is also 30th in the National rankings. Previously, Eastern ranked ahead of the West Coast Conference school in the regional rankings. The Eagles had a best ever second-place finish Oct. 31, in Cedar City, Utah....
After a successful home weekend that extended its winning streak to eight straight games, and improve its Big Sky Conference record to 4-0, the Eastern Washington University soccer team will head to Missoula, Mont., Friday, Oct. 9, to take on Montana. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. During last week’s games against Sacramento State and Portland State, the Eagles came out victorious, finishing on top of each team 3-1 and 1-0, respectively. After the two victories, the Eagles improved their overall season record to 10-1-1. This is t...
If there’s a better receiver at any level of college football, Cooper Kupp’s coach would like to see him. The sensational Eastern Washington University junior wide receiver has been named by the Big Sky Conference as this week’s ROOT Sports co-Offensive Player of the Week after finishing with career highs of 15 catches for 246 yards — both Autzen Stadium records — in a 61-42 loss to Oregon on Sept. 5. He shared the offensive award with Northern Arizona receiver Emmanuel Butler. With three touchdown receptions against t...
An exciting schedule of activities will greet the nearly 2,100 students expected to move into campus housing at Eastern Washington University this month. Critical to the success of each student, Welcome Week is designed to familiarize the newest members of the EWU community with all aspects of campus life. Things begin Sept. 18 with Move-in Day, as the doors to Eastern's residence halls will open to more than 1,600 freshmen - an expected record class. Activities are planned...
Off to its best start in school history, the Eastern Washington University soccer team will play its first home game of the 2015 regular season this Friday, Aug. 28, against California State-Bakersfield at 4 p.m. The Eagles earned a pair of road wins, 2-1 over the University of Texas El Paso, Aug. 21 and in double overtime, 2-1 against New Mexico State, Aug. 23. In the opener against UTEP, Eastern got goals from sophomore Chloe Williams in the 33rd minute and the winner from freshman Devan Talley in the 81st minute. “We used...
Eastern Washington's first football scrimmage of fall camp last Saturday seemed to bring out the best on both sides of the ball. On offense the Eagles racked up 329 yards through the air, but the defense surrendered just 361 yards of total offense, allowing a net 32 yards on the ground in 33 rushing plays. "I thought there were plays being made on both sides of the ball," Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin said. Most notable on the offensive side was the effort of redshirt...
A trip to the Lone Star State and tilts against six teams that appeared in last year’s NCAA Championship highlight the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball 2015-16 schedule, as announced by head coach Wendy Schuller on Aug. 18. EWU’s 2015-16 slate boasts nine contests against programs that won at least 20 games a season ago, and four meetings versus teams that claimed their respective conference’s regular season title last year. Schuller, who is entering her 15th season on the sideline in Cheney, has never b...
Eastern Washington’s first football scrimmage of fall camp last Saturday seemed to bring out the best on both sides of the ball. On offense the Eagles racked up 329 yards through the air, but the defense surrendered just 361 yards of total offense, allowing a net 32 yards on the ground in 33 rushing plays. “I thought there were plays being made on both sides of the ball,” Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin said. Most notable on the offensive side was the effort of redshirt freshman wide receiver Simba Webster whose 55-yard touch...
Cheney High School German language teacher Kathy Brainard took seven CHS students and one parent to Europe for a 15-day sightseeing and education opportunity this past June. The group visited seven countries along with the cities of Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Verona, Lucerne, Colmar, Munster, Paris and London. The group went with EF Educational Tours, a company that Brainard said she regularly uses to set up these trips. This was Brainard's eighth trip...
Fall camp for the Eastern Washington University football team got down to business last Saturday. After two days of workouts to open practices in advance of their Sept. 5 season opener at the Pac-12's University of Oregon, the Eagles added pads and ramped up the effort last Saturday at the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields. "They are sponges – that's a good term to use with this team," EWU head coach Beau Baldwin said. "They want to be coached and they want to g...
The Eastern Washington University volleyball team has been tabbed to finish eighth in the 2015 Big Sky Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the league office announced, Aug. 11. EWU received 52 points in a vote by the conference’s coaches, finishing just one point behind seventh-ranked Montana and 18 ahead of ninth-placed Southern Utah. Idaho State, last season’s Big Sky regular season champion, was once again atop the poll, receiving 108 points and four first-place votes. Northern Arizona received 106 points and three first-p...
Fresh off one of the best seasons in program history, the Eastern Washington University women’s soccer team has been picked to finish seventh in the 2015 Big Sky Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the league office announced Aug. 6. EWU’s predicted finish is the program’s highest since the conference’s coaches tabbed the Eagles to finish sixth in the Big Sky prior to the 2010 season. Eastern returns 10 letter winners and five starters from last year’s squad that won eight matches and returned the program to the Big Sky Tou...
The Eastern Washington University football team will begin practices for the 2015 season on Wednesday, Aug. 12 on the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields. Players will report on Aug. 10 and 11, then the team will practice together on Aug. 12 at 9:15 a.m. Eastern will practice in pads for the first time on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9:15 a.m., followed by its first of five days of two-a-day practices on Aug. 17. The Eagles are expected to exclusively use the practice fields through Aug. 20, after which Roos Field will be...
Eastern Washington University will have a new student voice on its board of trustees. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed EWU senior Mariana Garcia as the student representative to the board, replacing the graduating Francisco “Frank” Navarro. Garcia officially joined the board July 1, took part in the recent vote to approve the 2016 fiscal year operating budget and will continue serving through June 30, 2016. A 2011 graduate of Granger High School in the Yakima Valley, Garcia has been very active in promoting div...
For the first time in nine years, the Eastern Washington University track and field program is set to host the 2015 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 13-16 at Roos Field. All 12 Big Sky teams and over 400 athletes will compete for team and individual titles, the largest Big Sky outdoor championship meet in history since Idaho rejoined the conference this season. Action begins Wednesday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. for the first day of the men’s decathlon and heptathlon competitions. The regular p...
The Eastern Washington University track and field team competed at the Al Manuel meet in Missoula, March 27-28 and grabbed four conference qualifying marks and won 15 different events. Senior Phil Puccino was Eastern’s top performer of the day as he qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the high jump and triple jump – winning each event with marks of 6 feet, 8 3/4 inches and 47 feet, 5 inches, respectively. Kelsie Forcier placed second in the discus with a conference qualifying mark of 153 feet, 3 inches. The sop...
