NAU Men Fall To Big Sky Leading Eastern Washington, The NAU Women Beat The Eagles At Home Thursday

The NAU Lumberjacks struggled from the start and just couldn’t get it going as they fell to the Big Sky unbeaten Eastern Washington Eagles, 72-55, Thursday in Cheney, Washington. Carson Towt and Jalen Cone led the Jacks with 12 points. NAU shot 39-percent, while the Eagles shot 53-percent from the field. The Jacks were outrebounded 40-23 in the game. NAU will take on the Idaho Vandals Saturday. Tip time is at 1 p.m. The NAU women used a 7-0 run over the final 3:08 to play to beat Eastern Washington 61-55. Regan Schenck led the Jacks with 20 points and Fatoumata Jaiteh had a double double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win. NAU remains a game-and-a-half behind Montana State for the top spot in the conference. The Jacks will host Idaho Saturday in the Skydome, tip time is at 1 p.m.