Allie Miller scored 20 points, and Alli VanKooten had 17 points and 17 rebounds as The Master's University women's basketball team beat Eastern Oregon 67-48 on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Mustangs (3-3) led from start to finish and pushed the lead as high as 26 points. The win closes out a two-game trip to Idaho with a split.
Miller shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three, and made all four of her free throws. VanKooten went 7-of-12 from the floor, grabbed 13 defensive rebounds and blocked three shots. Chloe Auble hit 5-of-8 from three-point range for 15 points.
Izabella Forker had five points, a team-high five assists and four blocks. Ella Hoover added five points, four rebounds and two steals off the bench.
TMU's defense set the tone. Eastern Oregon went 2-of-22 from the field and 0-of-12 from three in the first quarter, and the Lady Mustangs led 16-6 after one. TMU stretched the lead to 21 points late in the second quarter and took a 33-16 lead into halftime.
The Lady Mustangs kept control after halftime. Auble's shooting helped TMU take a 51-31 lead into the fourth quarter, and the lead reached 59-33 with 8:18 left.
"Amazing game tonight. The team came ready to play," TMU Head Coach Fonda Wilson said. "These types of wins are so fun because the girls really earned it. Our defense was incredible and full of high energy and aggression."
TMU shot 44.4 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three (8-of-18) and blocked nine shots. Eastern Oregon shot 29.4 percent overall and 3-of-24 from deep. The Lady Mustangs scored 17 points off 17 Eastern Oregon turnovers.
Kali Kast led Eastern Oregon with 12 points.
The Lady Mustangs open GSAC play against Arizona Christian on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at The MacArthur Center.