Eastern Oregon University Athletics

CALDWELL, Idaho -- The Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team had its upset bid at No. 16 The College of Idaho fall short Friday, 73-59.

The Mountaineers (15-9) (9-5) got 20 points from Kyle Miller. The sophomore had a game-high point total on 7 of 16 shooting from the field. It marked the second time Miller has scored 20 points this season, the Cheney, Wash., native scored 25 points at Hope International this season. It marked the third time Miller scored 20 points in her career, and the fifth time this season she has led EOU in scoring in a game.

The lead changed four times between the Cascade Collegiate Conference rivals and was tied once. Eastern had its last lead with 9:01 remaining in the first half, but never led by more than one point. C of I led by 16 points with 8:21 left in regulation.

The Lady Yotes (16-5) (12-2) forced 20 Mountaineer turnovers, while committing 12 themselves. EOU shot 39 percent from the field, and 27 percent from behind the perimeter. College of Idaho was 49 percent from the field and made 4 of its 16 three-point attempts. C of I outscored Eastern 31-8 off of bench points. The Mountaineers are now 13-5 when they out-rebound their opponents.

Preseason CCC Player of the Year, Nicole Gall, scored all 14 of her points in the second half for The College of Idaho. Katie Strunk also scored 14 points, and Katelin Shannon added 11 for the Yotes. C of I swept the season series for the second straight year and have now won four straight over Eastern Oregon. College of Idaho defeated EOU on Jan. 8, in La Grande, 47-43.

The Mountaineers have four games left in the regular season, beginning with a trip to Corban College (10-16) (5-9) next Friday and Northwest Christian (10-13) (4-9) the following night. The Warriors and Beacons currently sit in eighth and 10th place in the conference standings.