Eagles open with home loss to Portland
Eastern Washington opened its men's basketball season on Saturday by losing at home to Portland 64-58. An unedited version of the game story that will run in Sunday morning's S-R can be found below, and you can read the gamer supplied by Eastern's sports information department here.
It is obvious the Eagles have upgraded their athleticism with some outstanding young guards, but they once again struggled to score against the Pilots.
Read on for more details, and feel free to leave any comments you might have about this year's team here.
Also, check back tomorrow for more postgame comments and thoughts, along with links to related stories.