Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Eastern Washington
Wildcats fall 69-55 in Big Sky opener to EWU
1/2/2015 4:41:00 AM | Women's Basketball
OGDEN, Utah – A strong start by Eastern Washington boosted the Eagles to a 69-55 win over Weber State in the Big Sky Conference opener Thursday night at the Dee Events Center.
Weber State had a slow start to the game and dug themselves in a 26 point deficit early in the second half. The Wildcats went on an 11-0 run with 8:47 remaining in the game but the late push wasn't enough and the Wildcats fell 69-55.
“The first half was not the team that we've been,” Head Coach Bethann Ord said. “We weren't aggressive offensively and we dug ourselves into too big of a hole and that hurt us.”
Junior Jalen Carpenter and senior Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin both had double doubles for the Wildcats. Carpenter with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Shahid-Martin added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Kailie Quinn had 12 points and Junior Regina Okoye added 11 points and five steals.
Weber State shot 32.3 percent from the field, 50 percent from beyond the arc and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. Weber State out rebounded Eastern Washington 39-30.
The Eagles had five players in double figures with Lexie Nelson's game high of 16 points. Hayley Hodgins had 14 points, Jade Redmon and Delaney Hodgins contributed 13 each and Melissa Williams had 10. Eastern Washington shot 56.3 percent from the field, 57.1 percent from beyond the arc and 63.6 percent from the free throw line.
“We are going to have clean it up and get back to the basics,” Ord said. “We need to take care of the basketball and convert the little opportunities before we play Idaho.”
The Wildcats will continue Big Sky play Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. where they will go up against the Idaho Vandals at the Dee Events Center.
