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A few days after clinching the program’s first Big Sky Conference Tournament title, the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team is still basking in the glow.

For the second consecutive year, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball season ended in a quarterfinal exit from the Big Sky Conference Tournament, hardly the conclusion the top-seeded Eagles desired.

Jacinta Buckley posted a double-double and Eastern Washington regrouped on defense after a shaky first quarter to beat Northern Arizona 73-64 in the Big Sky Tournament Championship. The win secured Eastern Washington's first berth in the NCAA Tournament since 1987.

The Eagles could hardly have been more dialed in than they were in their semifinal at the Big Sky Conference Basketball Championships, mowing down Montana State 56-39 in a game that set new standards for bump, grind and slap.

BOISE – During a third-quarter timeout Sunday, an Eastern Washington cheerleader appeared to fumble a catch of his female partner and she tumbled to the floor as a few spectators gasped. No harm, no foul – she picked herself up and was back to waving her pompom immediately.

BOISE – Once is traumatic, twice is ... a trend?

Three of LeJuan Watts’ siblings sat in the stands at Reese Court in February sharing a rare opportunity to see their younger brother play basketball in person.

Eastern Washington finds itself in a familiar spot entering this weekend’s Big Sky Tournament as the No. 1 seed – so familiar that David Riley is choosing not to shy away from talking about last season’s first-round exit.

Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona are the clear-cut No. 1 and No. 2 women’s teams in the Big Sky Tournament bracket, and they have the advantage of playing on the second, fourth and fifth days of the event if all goes to seed.

Four Eastern Washington men’s basketball players and head coach David Riley received All-Big Sky recognition Thursday when the conference announced awards for the 2023-24 season.

A season flush with victories just became one flush with individual awards for the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team.