Women’s basketball & the Walter brothers
It's time to prepare you for the first full weekend of women's basketball conference games, but I'm going to take a detour first.
What a great morning to wake up to the first installment of the Fabulous (not) Baker Boys trip Frisco, Texas, as they follow the Eagles for the FCS champions game. I'm thrilled for the Eastern Washington football team and can't wait for the championship game - the only downside is that is no longer my beat. The upside is I get to enjoy it through the eyes of EWU alumns and my good friends Ralph and Jess Walter. You can read the first installment of their roadtrip and keeping checking to read their updates on the Road to Frisco. That also gives you the opportunity to go back in time for their trip to Kansas City when the Eagles made the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004. You'll know why Jess is a great author and wonder what Ralph does for a living besides caddy for Jess. Enjoy
Now, back to basketball. Keep reading.
Washington State is at Oregon tonight and Oregon State for the second weekend of Pac-10 play. Idaho opens WAC play at red-hot Nevada tonight (game on ESPNU at 8) and then meets Fresno State at home on Monday. Gonzaga heads to Portland on Saturday to start WCC action. All the league games are important but the biggest matchup is at Cheney, where defending regular-season Big Sky champion Eastern Washington meets tournament champion Portland State and all the Vikings' local connections, former WSU coach Sherri Murrell and GSL alums Kelli Valentine (Mead) and Lexi Bishop (Shadle Park). I'll be at EWU and you can get updates on Twitter at SRtrim.