Sac State storms past EWU women in WNIT game

The Eastern Washington women’s basketball team’s longest postseason run came to a definite halt March 23 at the Hornet’s Nest in Sacramento, Calif.

After cold starts in both halves the Eagles were hammered 84-49 by their Big Sky Conference rivals in a round-two game in the Women’s NIT. Eastern advanced to the round following a 67-65 victory over Washington State March 18 in Pullman.

“We did not handle their pressure,” EWU head coach Wendy Schuller said. “We knew what to expect for sure, but we didn’t handle it as well as we have in the past.”

That led to a disastrous season-high 33 turnovers a...