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Eastern Washington Sets Program Record with 80-Point Rout of Walla Walla
By Megan McCarthy
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CHENEY, Washington — Eastern Washington never trailed and set a program record for margin of victory, defeating Walla Walla 101-21 at Reese Court.
The Eagles improved to 2-2 after opening the game with 13 consecutive points and taking a 25-7 lead through one quarter. Eastern Washington extended that advantage to 51-13 by halftime and continued to pull away in the second half.
The 80-point margin was the largest in program history, while Eastern Washington’s 101 points tied for the fourth-most in program history.
Jada Davis led all scorers with 17 points off the bench, adding six rebounds and three steals. Martina Gelabert Blanco scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in her Eastern Washington debut.
Elyn Bowers added 15 points, while Emily McElmurry scored 12. Madeline Gibbs finished with a career-best 11 points as five Eagles reached double figures.
Eastern Washington received scoring throughout its lineup. All 12 players who entered the game scored, and the Eagles’ bench produced 67 points.
The Eagles controlled the game inside as well, holding a 54-8 advantage in points in the paint and outrebounding Walla Walla 48-23. Walla Walla shot 16.3% from the field.
Sidney Folkenberg led Walla Walla with four points and seven rebounds. Abigail Howington and Jorgianna Rogers also scored four points each.
Eastern Washington’s 25-7 first quarter established the game’s direction after the Eagles scored the opening 13 points. Walla Walla, an NAIA program for which the game counted as an exhibition, never led.
The Eagles followed with quarters of 26, 23 and 27 points while limiting Walla Walla to six points in the second quarter, four in the third and four in the fourth.
Eastern Washington’s final total combined a program-record margin with one of the highest scoring outputs in its history.
Megan McCarthy
Women’s College Basketball, The Library Media
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