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State colleges: Weber State drops close decision to Eastern Washington, will be No. 4 seed in Big Sky tourney

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weber State Wildcats forward Brekkott Chapman (23) celebrates after sinking a 3-point shot giving the Wildcats a 13 point lead in the second half, in basketball action between Brigham Young Cougars and Weber State Wildcats, at the Dee Event Center in Ogden, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weber State Wildcats forward Brekkott Chapman (23) celebrates after sinking a 3-point shot giving the Wildcats a 13 point lead in the second half, in basketball action between Brigham Young Cougars and Weber State Wildcats, at the Dee Event Center in Ogden, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

By Staff and wire
  | March 10, 2019, 6:28 a.m.

Ogden • Mason Peatling had 23 points and Jesse Hunt added 22 with 12 rebounds as Eastern Washington held off Weber State 80-77 in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday night.

EWU (14-17, 12-8 Big Sky Conference) led throughout most of the second half but could not pull away from Weber State as the Wildcats took the lead 77-76 with 1:09 remaining after Jerrick Harding made two free throws.

Hunt and Kim Aiken Jr. made four free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Weber State’s Cody John launched a 3 at the buzzer but missed.

EWU claimed the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Conference tourney to start Wednesday in Boise, Idaho.

Cody John and Jerrick Harding posted 24 points apiece for Weber State (17-13, 11-9), which will be the No. 4 seed.

Utah Valley 76, CS Bakersfield 61 • In Orem, Conner Toolson had 22 points as Utah Valley won its seventh consecutive game.

Jake Toolson had 13 points and seven rebounds for Utah Valley (23-8, 12-4 Western Athletic Conference). Ben Nakwaasah added 11 points. Richard Harward had 11 rebounds and three blocks for the hosts.

Rickey Holden had 15 points for the Roadrunners (16-14, 7-9).

Lacrosse

Utah 10, Bellarmine 9 • Josh Stout scored three goals for his sixth hat trick of the season and also had an assist to lead the Utes (4-3) over the Knights for their third straight victory.

James Sexton and Aaron Fjeldsted each scored twice for Utah, and Samuel Cambere, Nick Hapney and Jake Cantlon also added goals.

Baseball

BYU 5, Milwaukee 3 • In Provo, DJ McNew went 2 for 2 with a sacrifice fly and four RBIs to lead the Cougars (11-3) over the Panthers for a sweep of their series. Justin Sterner (3-1) pitched 51⁄3 innings with six strikeouts for the win.

Utah schedule changes • Due to inclement weather, the Utes will play a doubleheader against Niagara Sunday, starting at 1 p.m., as well as a third game at noon Monday.

Softball

Utah wins two in Hawaii • In Honolulu, the Utes smashed their first two opponents in the Spring Fling Tournament, pounding St. Bonaventure 14-1 and Niagara 10-1.

Alyssa Barrera went 3 for 4, scoring three times and driving in seven, while Katie Faulk, Julia Noskin, and Hailey Hilburn had four hits apiece.

UCLA 8, BYU 2 • In Los Angeles, the Cougars (10-11) scored a run in the top of the fifth to tie the score at 2-2, but the No. 2 Bruins (19-1) responded with six runs in the bottom of the inning in the final game of the UCLA/Long Beach Invitational. Libby Sugg had a solo homer for BYU in the second inning, and Rylee Jensen was 2 for 4 with a run scored.

By Staff and wire