Eastern Washington

[oldtimewomen's hoopcoach]

Jade Redmon, a 5-7 So guard, scored the 1st triple-double in EWU history against the Shocks with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

6-1 Sr F Mellissa Williams grabbed a game high 16 rebounds for EWU. As a team the Shocks were outrebounded 47-35 by a team that was about the same size as the Shocks.

We knew coming into the season that we would miss Michelle Price's strength, energy and toughness inside. Last nigh was a prime example. Of course, that was compounded by a poor defensive performance overall. Thank goodness Michaela had a very good offensive performance and was able to grab 10 rebounds or it may have been quite a bit uglier as hard as that is to imagine.

I have to give EWU some credit however as they played extremely well. They were certainly the far superior team on the court against the Shocks.

EWU ran a very efficient motion offense. I couldn't believe how the wings would merely hedge toward half court then run a backdoor cut for a layup. This is so basic. I'm sure the team will be working hard in practice.

[1972Shocker]

The Valley drops two more games on Wednesday:

Ball State 76 - Evansville 70

Northern Kentucky 59 - Illinois State 48

The Valley falls to 5-14 in D-1 games. Not looking good early on for the Valley women.