Eastern women get gut-check wins to close season

Reese Court sweep earns Eagles No. 4 seed in Big Sky tournament

A pair of hold-your-breath victories moved the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team into the Big Sky Conference tournament with both momentum and lessons to possibly carry them.

The Eagles got a game winning pull-up jumper from junior Hayley Hodgins with three seconds remaining in overtime to beat Weber State 64-62 last Saturday on Senior Day at Reese Court.

That win, coupled with Eastern's 62-58 victory Thursday evening, also won in dramatic fashion when senior Melissa Williams hit a turnaround jumper with 27 seconds to play, gave the Eagles insurance points.

The Eagles concl...

 

Reader Comments(0)