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Eagles beat Pirates, fall to Wildcats

Eagles beat Pirates, fall to Wildcats

By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor March 2, 2016

Women’s tennis dropped their first conference match of the season to the Weber State Wildcats, losing, 3-4, in a tightly contested affair at home on Feb. 26. The Eagles grabbed the doubles point after...

EWU women's basketball wins at home

EWU women’s basketball wins at home

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer March 2, 2016

The EWU women’s basketball team improved to 19-9 overall, 13-3 in league, in their last home game of the season, beating the University of Idaho, 84-70. The Eagles started off strong, converting five...

Track and Field Bozeman preview

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer February 26, 2016

The EWU track and field team is heading to Bozeman, Montana, for the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 25-26. This year there are 21 qualifiers, 14 women and seven men, with 26 qualifying...

Women's basketball split at home

Women’s basketball split at home

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer February 25, 2016

The Eastern women’s basketball team had a win and a loss at home this past week, dropping to Sacramento State, 94-91, on a buzzer-beater winning shot by Sacramento, and beating Portland State University,...

Quarterbacks coach hired for upcoming football season

By Riley Baker, Staff Writer February 25, 2016

After having a tough time finding consistency at the quarterback position last year, head coach Beau Baldwin announced Troy Taylor has been hired as the new quarterback’s coach and passing game coordinator. "We're...

Eagles remain in 3rd place after splitting pair of road games

Eagles remain in 3rd place after splitting pair of road games

By Riley Baker, Staff Writer February 25, 2016

The Eagles played a pair of road games over the weekend as they look to add to their six-game winning streak and make a push in the standings over the final few games of the season. They took on Sacramento...

Men and women's tennis keep rolling

Men and women’s tennis keep rolling

By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor February 24, 2016

Another week, another handful of wins collected by the women’s tennis team who defeated the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the Northern Colorado Bears to improve to 3-0 in Big Sky play. The Eagles...

Women’s basketball splits on the road

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer February 18, 2016

The women’s basketball team split on the road with a loss to the University of North Dakota, 72-69, and a win over University of Northern Colorado, 66-57. The Eagles improved to 17-8 and 11-2 in...

Track and field makes its mark

Track and field makes its mark

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer February 18, 2016

The EWU track and field team finished its regular season with 26 Big Sky Conference qualifiers at the UW Husky Classic in Seattle on Feb. 12 and 13. Senior Kaytlyn Coleman finished first in the weight...

Men’s tennis open conference play with two close wins

By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor February 17, 2016

EWU men’s tennis team returns to Cheney 2-0 in conference play after a couple of tight 4-3 wins over Northern Colorado on Feb. 12 and North Dakota on Feb. 14, improving their overall record to 5-2. Against...

Women's tennis splits weekend matches, move to 6-3

Women’s tennis splits weekend matches, move to 6-3

By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor February 17, 2016

The EWU women’s tennis team won five of its last six matches after splitting a pair of weekend matches, as the team gears up for two conference road matches on Feb. 19 and 21. Coming off a tight 4-3...

Eagles win sixth straight game

Eagles win sixth straight game

By Riley Baker, Staff Writer February 17, 2016

It is coming down to the last few games of the season as the Eagles try to make a push in the standings to finish with one of four first-round byes in the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Going into the...

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