CHENEY, Wash. – They fought and clawed their way back into things to force overtime, but the Vandals (4-4-2, 1-1-0) eventually ran out of gas, losing to Eastern Washington (8-1-1, 2-0-0), 2-1, on Sunday.
"First off, I feel like this was a great match between two of the top teams in the Big Sky," said head coach Derek Pittman. "Credit to Eastern, they're playing with a lot of confidence right now. They caused us a lot of problems and ultimately got the winner that finished us off.
"But I'm really proud of our players in their responses in the second half.