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POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State women's basketball team faces Eastern Washington Saturday, Feb. 25 in its final home game of the season. The Bengals and Eagles are fighting for fourth place in the Big Sky and a first-round bye in the conference tournament as both share a 10-5 conference record.
SCOUTING EASTERN WASHINGTON
LAST TIME OUT: The Bengals fell 58-41 at Eastern Jan. 12 and struggled to get any sort of offensive rhythm as they committed a season-high 26 turnovers that led to 24 Eastern Washington points. ISU limited Delaney Hodgins, the Big Sky scoring leader, to just seven points, but the Bengals turnovers and inability to score opened the door for the Eagles win. Idaho State shot 29.3 percent from the floor and 46.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Eastern carries a 15-11 overall record with a 10-5 mark in conference play. The Eagles average 67.4 points per game and 36.4 rebounds per game while shooting 42.5 percent from the floor and 32.5 percent from long range. EWU is led by Delaney Hodgins who averages a league-best 17.6 points per game. Tisha Phillips and Ashli Payne also average double figures at 14.1 and 11.8 respectively. Payne leads the rebounding effort at an even 7.0 per game.
Eastern Washington is led by Head Coach Wendy Schuller who is in her 16th season.
SERIES REVIEW
Eastern Washington leads the series 39-36 and the teams have split an even 3-3 in the last six games. In the last meeting, EWU bested the Bengals 58-41 in Cheney, Wash. on Jan. 12, 2017.
BENGAL BITES
- Idaho State keeps rolling as the Bengals bested Idaho 80-69 Thursday night with its best offensive output this season. ISU recorded season highs in points (80), field goal percentage (53.7) and 3-point field goal percentage (66.7) to sweep Idaho in regular-season games for the first time ever.
- PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME: Senior Freya Newton has had a solid career, averaging an even 6.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in her two years at Idaho State. But recently she has picked up her scoring efforts, recording career-highs in points in the last two games. At Northern Colorado on Feb. 18, Newton netted a then career-high 16 points off 6-of-9 from the floor. On Feb. 23, she followed up that performance with another career-high, this time 21 points off 7-of-10 from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond-the-arc.
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Saturday's game will be broadcast live on KISU 91.1 FM. Fans are also able to watch, listen and follow live stats.
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