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Sophomore guard Jacob Davison admires a shot in EWU's 88-78 win over Northern Colorado on Feb. 16. Davison suffered a high ankle sprain in the game against the Bears and is doubtful to return for the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

EWU men’s hoops on a roll, enter Big Sky Tournament as No. 3 seed

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor March 13, 2019

The Eagles are one of the hottest teams heading into the Big Sky Conference Tournament,  coming off their first road sweep of the season. EWU holds the conference’s longest win streak at three...

EWU's women athletes discuss gender equality and their experience playing sports

EWU’s women athletes discuss gender equality and their experience playing sports

By Drew Lawson, Reporter March 13, 2019

In the weeks leading up to International Women’s Day on March 8, athletes and coaches from four of  the seven women’s sports at EWU, along with athletic director Lynn Hickey shared their stories and...

Saftey Dehonta Hayes poses in front of the PUB food pantry as part of a promotional campaign led by Hayes to sponsor the program. The football team is holding a canned food drive to help fill the pantries through April.

EWU football fuels food pantry awareness on campus

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor March 13, 2019

There are seven food pantries across  campus and EWU safety Dehonta Hayes, who will be a redshirt senior next season, wants you to know about every one of them. Hayes, who is a communications studies...

Eagles fall to Weber State on senior day, face rematch against Wildcats to open Big Sky Tournament

By Drew Lawson, Reporter March 9, 2019

The emotions of Senior Day were not able to propel the EWU women’s basketball team to a victory on Saturday, as the Eagles (9-11, 10-19) fell to last-place Weber State (3-17, 6-25) 70-66 in the final...

Sophomore guard Jacob Davison shoots a free throw against Montana  on Feb. 9. Davison sat down with The Easterner in February to discuss his journey to EWU.

Video interview—EWU sophomore guard Jacob Davison

By Richard N. Clark IV and Taylor Newquist March 9, 2019

In this candid interview we cover topics ranging from his all-time favorite dunk, to overcoming injuries and what it was like moving from Southern California to Cheney.

Junior forward Uriah Howard pushes off on an Idaho State defender in EWU's 74-45 loss on Thursday. The loss guaranteed the Eagles the No. 6 seed in the upcoming Big Sky Conference Tournament.

EWU women’s hoops tie season low in defeat to Idaho State

By Drew Lawson, Reporter March 7, 2019

The EWU women’s basketball team struggled offensively Thursday night, falling to Idaho State 74-45. The scoring output tied a season low for EWU (9-10, 10-18). “We have to get more locked in and...

Former EWU guard Tyler Harvey shoots over a Georgetown University defender in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. In EWU's second-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament they lost 84-74 to the No. 4 seed Hoyas.

EWU basketball aims to play in a postseason tournament for the fifth straight year

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor March 6, 2019

Men’s basketball has played in a postseason tournament the past four years, with a total of six appearances in the program's history. The last three seasons have been more forgettable with EWU playing...

The 1987 EWU women's basketball team poses for a team photo. The team was coached by Bill Smithpeters (back left), who was inducted into the EWU Hall of Fame in 2010. The team as a whole was inducted into the EWU Hall of Fame in 2013, and are the only EWU women's basketball team to make the NCAA Tournament.

EWU’s 1987 women’s basketball team set the mark for the program’s success

By Drew Lawson, Reporter March 6, 2019

In 1987, the EWU women’s basketball team traveled to Missoula for the Mountain West Athletic Conference Tournament and beat Montana in the championship to become the first team to make the NCAA Tournament...

Former EWU forward Felix Von Hofe is boxed out by Georgetown University's Bradley Hayes in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The No. 4 seed Hoyas beat the No. 13 seed Eagles 84-74 in the game.

Opinion: Don’t pick the Big Sky at the Big Dance

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor March 6, 2019

Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner's editorial board. Every year the...

Junior guard Tyler Kidd organizes the offense in EWU's 59-56 loss to Sacramento State on Feb. 28. EWU is 9-5 overall with Kidd in the starting lineup. As a starter, Kidd averages 13.9 points, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Kidd carves a path from community college to EWU starting point guard

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor March 6, 2019

Junior guard Tyler Kidd’s path to the EWU roster is unlike any of his teammates. Kidd is the only Eagle to not make the jump to Division I basketball straight out of high school. The Seattle native...

Juniors Mason Peatling and Tyler Kidd swarm freshman Kim Aiken, after Aiken made a buzzer beating 3-pointer to give EWU a 68-66 win on Saturday. Aiken led the Eagles with 19 points in the game.

Aiken’s 3-pointer steals win at the buzzer

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor March 2, 2019

Trailing by one point with just over nine seconds remaining in the game, it took a freshman to save senior night. Kim Aiken pulled up and hit a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Eagles (12-17,...

Head coach Shantay Legans yells at a call made during EWU's 59-56 loss to Sacramento State. EWU committed 18 turnovers in the game.

Sac State snaps EWU’s seven-game home win streak

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor February 28, 2019

Sacramento State snapped a seven-game EWU home win streak on Thursday, topping the Eagles 59-56 in a sloppy, tightly contested contest at Reese Court. EWU (11-17, 9-8) shot 33.3 percent from the field...

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