Preview: Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona Women’s Basketball

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Interstat) — Two Big Sky Conference teams looking to steady their seasons will meet Thursday when the Eastern Washington Eagles visit the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game.

Eastern Washington (10-10) enters at .500 overall after a 54-61 road loss at Sacramento State on Saturday. The Eagles have alternated wins and losses over their last six contests. Northern Arizona (7-14) seeks to end a two-game skid following a 59-72 defeat at Northern Colorado, also on Saturday.

The matchup features two of the conference’s standout performers. Eastern Washington will rely on forward Kourtney Grossman, who is coming off a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Sacramento State. Over her last eight games, Grossman has averaged 12.8 points and has scored in double figures seven times.

For Northern Arizona, guard Naomi White has been a prolific scorer, averaging 22.5 points over her last eight games. She poured in a season-high 37 points in a win at Weber State on Jan. 8 and followed with 29 points at Montana on Jan. 19. White has logged 40 minutes in four of her last five outings, including a 26-point performance in the loss to Northern Colorado.

In their most recent game, the Eagles saw Grossman, Ella Gallatin (17 points) and Elyn Bowers (14 points) lead the effort in the loss to Sacramento State. The Lumberjacks were led by White’s 26 points and 14 points from Madison Watts in their defeat.

The teams will meet again in Cheney on Feb. 28 to conclude the regular-season series. Eastern Washington visits Northern Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 31. Northern Arizona continues its homestand against Idaho on Saturday, Jan. 31.

Tip-off is set for Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome.