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The Easterner
The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

The Easterner
The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

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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...

Washington state Senate Bill 5875 calls into question unfair practices involving compensation of athletes in higher education. The bill would make student athletes able to receive payment for their name, image or likeness.

WA state bill questions NCAA student athlete compensation

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor • February 27, 2019

Washington state 1st District Sen. Guy Palumbo proposed a bill on Feb. 8, that if passed, would put the state in the forefront of the national conversation about a compensation for student athletes beyond...

The Eagles' defense gets ready for a third down play in the FCS national championship game in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 5. EWU athletics spent $169,802 on travel expenses to the game according to a presentation given by Athletic Director Lynn Hickey at the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 22.

EWU Board of Trustees focus on football playoff budget during meeting

By Drew Lawson, Reporter • February 27, 2019

EWU’s athletics director Lynn Hickey, along with other staff members, presented an athletics budget update focused around the football team’s January appearance in the FCS National Championship to...

Junior Keshun McGee competes in the long jump at the 47th Pelluer Invitational on April 14, 2018. McGee won his third career Big Sky long jump championship at the BSC indoor championships in Bozeman, Montana, last weekend, to go along with his first career BSC championship in the triple jump.

McGee doubles up on Big Sky indoor championships

By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor • February 27, 2019

Fifty EWU track and field athletes competed across 30 events at the Big Sky Conference indoor championships in Bozeman, Montana, last weekend. The team came away with two first place medals, both worn...

Senior Dominique Butler competes in the triple jump during the Candy Cane XI Invitational at the EWU Fieldhouse on Nov. 30. Butler set two records at the Big Sky indoor championships last weekend in the pentathlon and triple jump. Her 39-foot-7-inch effort in the triple jump earned her third place in the competition.

Butler serves up EWU records at indoor championships

By Drew Lawson, Reporter • February 27, 2019

Senior Dominique Butler broke two EWU records at the Big Sky Indoor Championships in Bozeman, Montana, on Feb. 21-22, stepping onto the podium with a third place finish in the triple jump. Her 3,597...

Junior forward Leya DePriest celebrates a 3-pointer in the Eagles' 81-76 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday. EWU made a season high 13 3-pointers in the victory.

Eagles’ 3-point scoring lifts them over Lumberjacks

By Drew Lawson, Reporter • February 23, 2019

The EWU women’s basketball team were lights out from behind the 3-point line on Saturday, scoring a season-high 13 3-pointers, topping Northern Arizona on Reese Court. The Eagles (8-8, 9-16) have...

Senior guard Karpi Morrow guides the offense in EWU's 80-66 win over Southern Utah on Thursday. Morrow had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Bench and back-court boost Eagles over Thunderbirds

By Drew Lawson, Reporter • February 21, 2019

Five members of the EWU women’s basketball team scored in double figures as the Eagles (7-8, 8-16) defeated Southern Utah (3-13, 6-19) Thursday by a score of 80-66. EWU was led by freshman guards...

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