LA GRANDE, Ore. – Despite a 27-12 first quarter, the No. 16 Eastern Oregon Mountaineers forced overtime to battle back and snap No. 9 LC State Women’s Basketball’s winning streak. EOU took control in the extra period to earn an 85-79 victory.
Hannah Broyles tallied a career-high 24 points to lead all scorers.
The two teams are now tied for first place in the Cascade Conference standings with 14-1 CCC records. LC State’s 19-game winning streak ends as the fourth-longest in program history.
Callie Stevens started the scoring with a 3 before Maddie Holm tallied an and-one play to give LC a 6-3 edge. Hannah Broyles added a step-back jumper to make it an 8-3 LC State lead less than four minutes in. Ellie Sander knocked down back-to-back 3s and Holm put back an offensive board to push the Warrior run to 13. LC State led 16-3 at 4:08.
Payton Hymas hit a 3 before Broyles took a steal back to the basket to push the advantage to 23-8 at 2:11. Sitara Byrd and Hymas struck for two straight buckets as the high-scoring first frame wrapped with LC ahead 27-12.
EOU tallied a pair of 3s to open the second quarter before Hymas snapped the run with a layup. Sara Muehlhausen kept the lead in double-digits, 33-20, with a pair of baskets three minutes into the frame. Stevens gave LC a 15-point lead with free throws midway through the period.
The Mounties pulled within 10 in the final three minutes of the half before Broyles added a 3-pointer to kick the lead out to 40-27 at 1:54. EOU rallied for four to cut the LC lead to 40-31 at the break.
Stevens matched an EOU 3 with two of her own to, but the Mounties responded to cut the margin to three, 48-45, by 4:18. Muehlhausen made good on a free throw before Byrd notched back-to-back baskets to increase LC’s lead to 53-45. Free throws by Sander had the Warrior advantage at 55-48 to close the third frame.
Two jumpers by Broyles kept LC State in front in the fourth quarter, but EOU maintained its pressure to cut the difference to four at 8:27. The Mounties inched closer to make it a one-point game before Broyles banked in a 3 at 6:38 to give the Warriors a 64-60 advantage.
EOU did not back down and cut the difference to two once more, and a pair of free throws by Sander made it 68-64 with 3:40 to play.
The back-and-forth raged on as the Mounties tied the game 70-70 to force overtime.
EOU scored the first seven points to take control in the extra period. Broyles converted on three free throws with 2:47 on the clock, but Eastern maintained its momentum to close out the contest 85-79.
Broyles led the contest with a career-high 24 points. She was 8-for-17 from the field and 5-for-5 at the free throw line. Stevens added 14 points and Sander scored 12. Holm led the defense with nine rebounds and Sander grabbed eight.
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