10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Eastern Wash. Eagles. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/eai <p> <p>There is reason for optimism as honors candidates Benny Valentine and Brandon Moore are among five lettermen who return.</p> <p>Valentine was selected second-team all-Big Sky a year ago after transferring from Texas Tech. He averaged 15.1 points per game, which ranked third in the league, and also ranked among the conference leaders in assists (3.07 average) and steals (1.47).</p> <p>Moore is a 6-9, 260-pounder who uses that wide body to his advantage. He averaged 6.8 rebounds per game last season, which ranked second in the league. Moore is a reliable performer who started 29 of Eastern Washington's 30 games last year and scored in double digits 19 times while averaging 11.2 per game.</p> <p>The Eagles were 12-18 last season and this is Year Three of the Kirk Earlywine era, so... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:26:42 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-eai:1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:26:42 PDT