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EOU ready for St. Francis
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Mounties open national tournament in Iowa today against Cougs
The Eastern Oregon women’s basket-
ball team could be looking in the prover-
the NAIA Division II tournament against
St. Francis, Indiana.
“It’s going to be a great matchup,”
of today’s contest against the Cougars.
“They’re a lot like us. They shoot the three,
they have a perimeter game (and) they
have an all-American post player.”
The biggest similarity is the high volume
of 3-pointers shot — and made — by both
teams. The Mountaineers are 272-for-733
(37.1 percent) from deep, while the Cou-
gars are 253-for-760 (33.3 percent) from
beyond the arc. Lauren McBryar (78-for-
223) and Savannah Buck (51-for-170) are
the two who have connected the most
from deep for St. Francis.
“They have some versatility,” Weissen-
transition.”
EOU also has to shoot well, the coach
said.
“That’s the part that isn’t always easy
shoot well do well. and then you have to
stay out of foul trouble.”
If they do get in a rhythm, a higher
scoring game may play into the Moun-
taineers’ hands. The Mountaineers have
played in — and won — 20 games in which
they have scored 75 points or more. The
Cougars have played in just seven games
where they broke that plateau, but are 6-1
in such contests.
Overall, St. Francis averages 69.2 points
per game, a touch lower than EOU’s 78.3.
Individually, EOU will have to try to
slow down Kara Gerka, who leads the
Cougars in scoring with 14.9 points and
5.3 rebounds per game. McBryar (13.3
points per game), Lindley Kistler (11.3)
and Emma Applegate (11.1) are the other
three top scorers for St. Francis.
The Cougars, conversely, will have to
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Leading the way in the CCC
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Ah You-Dias named player of
the year, Weissenfluh coach of
The Eastern Oregon women’s basket-
cade Collegiate Conference postseason
awards last week.
The Mountaineers, who won the regular
season and tournament titles in the CCC,
saw four players and a coach honored,
with Maya Ah You-Dias leading the way
as the player of the year and Anji Weis-
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Successful road trip ends on sour note as Blazers lose to Memphis
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check out the
on the
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conference (the Crossroads League)’ so
they’re prepared. We’re going to have to
the boards.”
The Cougars enter with a record of 20-
12 and were 11-7 in the Crossroads. The
record, though, may be misleading as they
have also played — and defeated — some
high-ranked schools. St. Francis is 1-6
against top-10 competition, but has a win
over then-No. 6 Marian. The Cougars also
have a victory over Campbellsville, which
at the time was ranked No. 5 in NAIA
Division I.
are two areas that St. Francis might have
an advantage against her Mountaineers.
For EOU, the edge has to come on the
boards.
“We have to rebound well and we have
to run,” she said. “We (have to get in)
ished with 23.7 points and 9.5 rebounds
per game to lead EOU, which enters the
game with a 28-3 record. Maren Her-
rud (12.5 points game) is the only other
ers averaging between 5.1 and 9.7 points
per game.
said. “We’re relaxed. I think our confer-
ence tournament will help us for this
stage.”
A win by the Mountaineers would send
them to a third straight berth in the second
round, which would take place Friday.
three occasions, but has yet to get to the
Memphis erased a nine-point
Mike Conley went scoreless
stretch against a team jockeying
ern Conference.
Conley scored 19 of his career-
high 40 points in the fourth
120-111 victory Tuesday night.
Conley made six of his seven
shots in the fourth, including
all three 3-point attempts, as
with a 38-25 scoring advantage
in the period.
“It was a lot of fun,” Conley
said. “It was a weird game, be-
cause I felt like I didn’t play well
at the beginning of the game.
The whole team really didn’t
start well, and to end it the way
that we did and for me to play
like that in the second half was
special.”
looked as if Portland would end
its season-longest seven-game
team and how they led our team.”
Ah You-Dias made an immediate im-
pact on the Mountaineers when she re-
turned to the lineup in December. All told,
she averaged 23.7 points and 9.5 rebounds
per game. She also averaged 3.3 assists
and two steals per contest, shot 45.3 per-
cent from 3-point range and eclipsed 30
points in a game six times.
“Maya is, if not the absolute best that
has ever put an EOU women’s basketball
jersey on, she’s right up there,” Weissen-
“We’ve had a lot of great players, but she’s
elevated her game to a whole new level.”
team by Maren Herrud and Jane Nelson.
Herrud, another senior, was second on
the team in scoring with 12.5 points per
game. She added 3.1 rebounds per contest
hitting at a 42 percent clip. She also led
the team with 19 blocks.
from Southern Idaho was third in scoring at
9.7 points per game and often impacted the
game with her defense and energy.
“Maren is one of the best shooters in the
conference (and) Jane is very versatile,”
and (plays) with a motor.”
Madison Crews rounded out the hon-
orees amongst the players as honorable
Nelson, Crews averaged 6.6 points and
3.0 rebounds per game. Her main impact
on the game was with her passing, as she
led the team in assists with 4.9 per game.
The transfer from Lower Columbia Com-
munity College also had a 1.92-to-1 assist-
to-turnover ratio, best on the team among
the regular players.
being named CCC coach of the year, and
See CCC / Page 7A
trip on a successful note. The
ed to closing the trek with a 6-1
record because they held an 86-
82 lead entering the fourth and
stretched it to nine points with
eight minutes left.
But Conley started his
19-point push with a 3-pointer.
That began an 11-2 rally that
pulled Memphis even at 96-all.
After a couple of ties and trio of
lead changes, Memphis pulled
away down the stretch, a key
basket coming on a 4-point play
by Conley with 1:38 left.
Delon Wright matched his ca-
reer high with 25 points and Jo-
CJ McCollum led Portland
with 27 points, while Damian
Lillard added 24. Maurice Hark-
“We had a 16-point lead, and
they just kept playing and de-
fending,” Portland coach Terry
Conley was outstanding. He had
his shot going and was directing
defensively.”
While Conley was scoring, the
While Portland was 9 of 18 from
all six of its shots from beyond
the arc. Coupled with six turn-
Memphis was able to overtake
Portland.
The loss, along with Oklahoma
City losing to Minnesota, plus the
Houston defeating the Toronto
Thunder and Rockets all tied
for the Western Conference’s
See Blazers / Page 7A
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