January 2012
Dear Eagle Family,
During this time of year, there seems to always be lists reflecting back on the year that was. So with that in mind, here are my Top 10 Moments (my criteria was actually victories on the field/court, etc) in EWU Athletics during the 2011 calendar year.
10.
October 9
Women’s Golf places 11th at Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate
9.
October 15
Soccer upsets Weber State
T8.
January 23
Women’s Tennis opens the year with three victories in two days highlighted by a 7-0 win over Seattle…
T8. (Link 1, Link2)
February 2 and March 29
Men’s Tennis registers season sweep over Gonzaga
7.
December 3
Track & Field sweeps Montana in the Candy Cane
6.
November 12
Football wins triple overtime thriller at Cal Poly, 53-51
5.
August 27
Volleyball defeats Washington State in five
T4. (Link 1, Link 2)
November 22
M. Basketball registers 89-72 win at Hawaii – Hawaii is currently 5-2 at home
with wins over Xavier and Clemson – their only other loss is to Auburn
February 26
Men’s Basketball beats Montana 59-55 in overtime, keeping the Griz from winning the Big Sky regular season title
3.
March 10
Women’s Basketball upsets Montana State in Big Sky Tournament, 77-68
2.
February 26
Women’s Basketball snaps 27-game losing streak in Missoula with 71-63 win over Griz
1.
January 7
Football wins Division I National Title over Delaware, 20-19!!
I am sure I may have missed a moment or two and my apologies if I did - special thanks to Cara Schlinger, Dave Cook and Dustin Toms who provided the recap links for each moment. I look forward to more tremendous Eastern moments in 2012 . . . until next month…Happy New Year!!
Best,
Bill |