Eastern Women’s Comeback Falls Short

Thu., Dec. 19, 1996

Despite the 14 points and 13 rebounds of Eastern Washington sophomore Shana Ray, the Eagles lost to Southern Utah 60-54 Wednesday in a non-conference women’s basketball game at Reese Court.

Eastern (2-4) trailed by 11 early in the second half, but a 10-0 run pulled the Eagles within one with 15:36 to play. The Thunderbirds (4-6) never allowed Eastern to tie or take the lead as SUU opened a six-point lead with 31 seconds left on a pair of free throws by Krista Smith.

Ray had eight points and nine rebounds in the second half as she fueled Eastern’s comeback. Rachel Ferguson chipped in a career-high 12 points for the Eagles, who were 0 of 12 from 3-point range and made just 32.8 percent of their shots.

Southern Utah had 27 turnovers as Eastern’s Jennifer Sutter finished with three steals to go along with six assists.

Southern Utah 60, EWU 54

Southern Utah (4-6) - King 1-4 0-0 2, Littlefield 2-9 0-0 5, Doman 4-8 3-3 11, Smith 6-8 2-3 14, Shaheen 4-11 3-5 11, Elison 1-1 0-0 3, Mortensen 1-1 0-0 2, Hines 3-9 3-4 9, Torres 0-3 0-0 0, Wornell 1-3 0-0 3, Totals 23-57 11-15 60.

Eastern Washington (2-4) - Kirk 4-14 0-1 8, Sloan 1-5 0-0 2, Ferguson 5-10 2-2 12, Sutter 0-2 0-0 0, Ray 5-14 4-7 14, Bartleson 0-2 0-0 0, Schmick 1-4 4-4 6, Ford 2-7 0-0 4, Olson 0-0 0-2 0, Moore 3-6 2-2 8, Totals 21-64 12-18 54.

Halftime - SUU 33, EWU 24. 3-point goals - SUU 3-13 (Littlefield 1-7, Smith 0-1, Shaheen 0-1, Elison 1-1, Wornell 1-3), EWU 0-12 (Kirk 0-5, Sloan 0-2, Sutter 0-1, Ray 0-1, Bartleson 0-1, Ford 0-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - SUU 44 (Shaheen 10), EWU 38 (Ray 13). Assists - SUU 16 (Littlefield 4), EWU 14 (Sutter 6). Total fouls - SUU 16, EWU 15. Technicals - None. A - 586.

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