St. Louis hands EWU first loss of season

Hasahn French scored 19 points and host Saint Louis beat Eastern Washington 82-60 on Wednesday night.

French shot 9 for 11 from the floor. Fred Thatch Jr. had 11 points and seven rebounds for Saint Louis (3-0). Jordan Goodwin added seven rebounds, and Yuri Collins distributed 11 assists.

Kim Aiken Jr. had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Eagles (2-1). Tyler Kidd and Mason Peatling each scored 10 points.

Jacob Davison, the Eagles’ leading scorer entering the contest at 20 points per game, made just 1-of-6 shot attempts.

Saint Louis plays Seton Hall at home on Sunday.

Eastern Washington plays Boston College on the road next Wednesday.