The wait is over and Eastern Washington women’s basketball knows who and when they are playing in the NCAA Tournament. Eastern earns a No. 14 seed and plays the No. 3 seed Oregon State on Friday (March 22) at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. The Beavers are hosting the first two rounds in Corvallis, Ore.
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Eastern is making its second ever appearance in the national tournament, previously clinching a bid in 1987.
The Beavers finished 16-2 in the Pac-12 and 24-7 overall this season. OSU advanced to the Pac-12 tournament semifinals, but lost to the No. 2 seed Stanford, 66-57. The team’s success runs through sophomore forward Reagan Beers, who leads the Beavers with 17.7 points per game and 10.4 rebounds per game.
The Eagles claimed the Big Sky regular and tournament titles this season, going 16-2 in conference and 29-5 overall record. They defeated No. 2 Northern Arizona (73-64) in the tournament finals to clinch the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament this past week. EWU set program records for overall and conference wins, along with posting the two longest winning streaks, including its active 13-game streak.
Graduate student Jamie Loera was named the Big Sky MVP and defensive MVP, adding first team all-conference and all-defensive team honors. The Moses Lake, Wash. native added Big Sky Tournament MVP last week. Aaliyah Alexander joined Loera on the All-Conference first team and Jaleesa Lawrence landed on the second team.
