PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — The Portland Pilots used a dominant first quarter to build an early lead and never looked back, defeating the Eastern Washington Eagles 73-58 in a nonconference women’s basketball game Sunday at Chiles Center.

Portland opened with a 24-point first quarter and maintained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way. Ella Gallatin led all scorers with 19 points for Eastern Washington. Kourtney Grossman added 15 points and Elyn Bowers scored 12 for the Eagles. Rhyan Mogel paced Portland with 10 points and eight assists as the Pilots improved to .500 on the season. Eastern Washington fell to 3-4. Attendance was 421.