The Lady Eagles began their weekend at the Bruin Classic in Taylorsville, Utah on Friday November 25. They started off with a 72-66 win against Eastern Wyoming.
Despite a slow start, the Lady Eagles were able to fight back and gain a 9 point lead going into halftime. The Eagles stretched that lead in the third quarter. Eastern Wyoming showed hope in the fourth quarter, but not enough to close the gap. The Lady Eagles pulled away with the 6 point win.
Three players scored double digits for the eagles. Brooklyn Palmer led with 25 points, followed by Kacelyn Toomer with 11 points. Annie Stinar added 10 points and 3 assists. Janel Blazzard had 9 points and Maci Wall added 8 points and 4 assists. Hailey Meek had 3 assists.
USU Eastern dominated the boards, grabbing 52 rebounds to Eastern Wyoming's 28 rebounds. Maci Wall led the Eagles in rebounding with 15 rebounds. Brooklyn Palmer and Brinlee McRae each grabbed 9 boards. Olivia Nielson had 4 rebounds while Annie Stinar and Kacelyn Toomer each had 3.
USU Eastern will face off against Odessa Community College at 1:00 p.m. at SLCC in Taylorsville, Utah in hopes to go 2-0 for the weekend. The game can be watched live on the Scenic West Digital Network.