Eastern agrees to new four-year radio deal
Citadel Broadcasting and Eastern Washington University announced Wednesday that they have mutually agreed to a four-year contract to broadcast EWU football and basketball games on Citadel-owned radio stations.
Eastern Washington University basketball games will continue to be heard on 1050-AM The Key, while football broadcasts can be heard on 1510-AM KGA.
“We are thrilled to continue building our partnership with the sports community in the area and give our listeners more local radio,” Citadel broadcasting general manager Dave Tester said. “We thank EWU for offering us this relationship and look forward to adding more elements to it in the future.”
Mike Allen, EWU associate athletic director for marketing and sponsorships, commented on the new deal as well, “Citadel Broadcasting has been a great partner of Eastern Athletics this fall and we are excited about expanding this relationship over the next four years. This relationship allows Eagle fans to count on our Citadel partners to bring them the most up to date Eagle news, games, and interviews.”
Volleyball
Gonzaga University sophomore outside hitter Becky Jones was named an honorable mention selection as the West Coast Conference announced its annual awards this week.
Santa Clara University won the WCC regular-season title and won three of the WCC yearly awards. Jon Wallace was named coach of the year while Cassie Perret was player of the year and Brittany Lowe was freshman of the year.
Gonzaga completed its season with a 10-21 record overall and a 2-12 mark in West Coast Conference play. The 10 wins were the most for a Gonzaga team since 1996.
Women’s basketball
Sara Dennehy and Ash Gilmore scored 14 points apiece to lead North Idaho College to a 68-57 non-conference victory over Casper College at Christianson Gym at Coeur d’Alene.
Caitlin Courchaine and Linsdsey Koppen added 10 points apiece while Paige McGowan chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds.
Justyna Podziemska led all scorers with 20 points for Casper.