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Mountaineers
Comeback again; Defeat Oaks, 72-63
November 29, 2003
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ATHERTON, Calif. - For the second night
in row, Eastern Oregon (3-0) used a second-half comeback to win their
third game in a row to start the 2003-04 season, 72-63, over Menlo
College at the Lady Oaks Invitational.
Eastern scored 65 points in the second
half to rally from 18 points down against the University of
California-Santa Cruz the previous night.
The Mountaineers trailed Menlo by one
at the half, 32-31, then outscored the Lady Oaks 41-31 in the final
stanza for the victory.
Jamie Jo Cant led Eastern Oregon
with 18 points, on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 4-of-4 shooting
from the line.
Christie Weaver and Tricia
Haddock also scored in double-figures with 15 and 14 points,
respectively.
Michelle Kinley, who leading the
team in scoring coming into the game with an 18.5 point per game
average, was held to just 7 points in 25 minutes.
The Mountaineers will prepare for
another tournament, as they travel to Walla Walla next weekend to
participate in the Whitman College Wildhorse Resort Classic. EOU
will face host Whitman College on Friday at 5 PM, then meet up with
Walla Walla College on Saturday at 4 PM.
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