Eastern women score road sweep

CHENEY — Winning on the road is a vital ingredient in success in the Big Sky Conference and the Eastern Washington women returned home with two critical victories.

On Dec. 28, the Eagles took 68-58 win at Portland State and capped the road trip with a 60-33 dismantling of Sacramento State, Dec. 30.

The Eagles held Sacramento St. to a 23.7 field goal percentage and 6.3 percent from three-point range. This despite starting in an 8-0 hole to the Hornets and finishing the first quarter tied at 10-10.

Behind the game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds from Aaliyah Alexander — her second consecutive double figures game — Eastern poured in the points, particularly after halftime where they had a 36-17 edge in the third and fourth quarters.

Jaydia Martin scored 13 points and was the other Eagle in double figures.

Portland State presented more of a challenge throughout with Eastern’s solid second half the difference where the Eagles rallied from 35-32 halftime deficit.

The Eagles had a pair of scorers to lead the effort with Alexander posting a game-high 21 points and Jacinta Buckley following with 18.

EWU opens 2-0 in the Big Sky and is 10-3 overall this season and on a four-game win streak with non-conference contests in the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge upcoming. They hosted Omaha on Jan. 3 and travel to face North Dakota, Jan. 6.