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UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: GREG S TEINER E-MAIL: [email protected] SPORTS INFORMATION WEBSITE: WWW.EMUEAGLES.COM

WOMEN’S B ASKETBALL RELEASE C URRENT AS OF J AN. 30, 2006 2005-06 EMU BASKETBALL 2005-2006 EAGLES BASKETBALL (13-5, 7-0 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (13-5, 7-0 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER Feb. 1, 2006, 7 p.m. • Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio 13 OHIO LEGENDS (Exhib.) ...... W, 88-67 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (DH) ... W, 58-49 at Bowling Green State University (16-2; 7-0 MAC East) 22 MASSACHUSETTS...... W, 63-45 2005-06 EMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER 25 vs. #17/17 DePaul % ...... L, 49-64 Probable Starters 26 vs. Cal State Northridge % .... L, 59-69 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 27 vs. Idaho State % ...... L, 61-78 24 Sarah VanMetre F 6-0 Jr. Noblesville, Ind. 9.8 6.8 1.2 30 Nikki Knapp F 6-0 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 14.1 6.2 0.6 DECEMBER 1 Patrice McKinney G 5-9 So. Lansing, Mich. 7.7 7.4 2.6 7 INDIANA (DH) ...... L, 64-60 23 Ryan Coleman G 5-8 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 17.2 5.8 4.2 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ...... W, 69-48 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 Fr. Lowell, Mich. 1.9 1.4 2.2 13 SAINT LOUIS ...... W, 67-59 Reserves 21 #21/22 UTAH ...... L, 67-72 3 Amber Land F 6-2 Fr. Kulm, N.D. 0.6 0.7 0.0 30 CANISIUS ...... W, 70-44 11 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 So. Antalya, Turkey 2.3 0.9 1.1 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 So. Mansfield, Ohio 9.6 4.6 2.6 JANUARY 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 0.8 0.7 0.2 4 at Oakland ...... W, 73-48 33 Annie Malatinsky G 5-8 Jr. Holt, Mich. 4.6 1.6 0.8 34 Melis Ulker C 6-4 Sr. Istanbul, Turkey 4.4 2.6 0.6 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ...... W, 73-59 44 Amy Freidenberger G 6-1 Jr. Butler, Ind. 1.0 1.8 0.3 10 TOLEDO* ...... W, 68-40 50 Kiemetha Randle F 6-2 Fr. Saginaw, Mich. 1.7 1.0 0.0 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) ....W, 71-55 52 Colleen Russell C 6-5 So. Windsor, Ontario 3.1 1.6 0.1

18 at Ball State* (Comcast Local) ...... W, 66-58 Head Coach Suzy Merchant (Central Mich., `91) - 135-87 eighth season at EMU; 189-116 overall 21 at Central Michigan* ...... W, 58-45 Assistant Coaches: Lisa Rathbun-Savoury, Shane Clipfell, Mahogany Green Director of Basketball Operations: Emily Steinmetz 25 KENT STATE* (Comcast Local) ...... W, 65-55 28 at Buffalo* ...... W, 56-41 TONIGHT’S M ATCHUP FEBRUARY CLASH OF THE UNBEATENS SET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT: The EMU 1 at Bowling Green* ...... 7 p.m. women’s basketball team puts its unblemished conference record and a school- 4 AKRON*...... 7 p.m. record nine game winning streak on the line Wednesday night, Feb. 1, when it 8 at Ohio* ...... 7 p.m. travels to Anderson Arena to face off with Bowling Green State University. 11 MIAMI* (MAC-TV) ...... 2 p.m. The game is a match up of Mid-American Conference division leaders, as the 15 at Northern Illinois* ...... 7:05 p.m. Falcons are the only other unbeaten team in league play, boasting a 16-2 overall 18 at Toledo* ...... 7 p.m. record (7-0 MAC). The contest is also rematch of the 2005 Kraft MAC 22 at Western Michigan* ...... 7 p.m. Tournament’s semifinal game, which saw BGSU eliminate EMU with a 77-57 decision. 25 BALL STATE* ...... 7 p.m. MARCH EMU LOOKING TO END BGSU HOME WINNING STREAK: When the Eagles 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...... 7 p.m. take the court Wednesday night at Anderson Arena they will be looking to snap 4 MAC Tournament-First Round ...... TBA the Falcon’s 14-game home court winning streak, which is the eighth-longest 8 MAC Quarterfinals #...... TBA in the nation. Bowling Green has won 14 in a row at home and 17 of the last 18 10 MAC Semifinals # ...... TBA in “The House That Roars” dating to late in the 2003-04 campaign. 11 MAC Championship # ...... 1 p.m. Ironically, Eastern Michigan is the last team to team to leave Bowling Green 18-21 NCAA Tournament First Round ...... TBA with a victory capturing a hard fought 51-48 decision, Jan. 12, 2005. Historically, BGSU’s Anderson Arena has been a building that has caused EMU All times are local to site and subject to change. coaches to have nightmares, as the Green and White have posted an all-time % Rainbow Wahine Classic - Honolulu, Hawai’i * Mid-American Conference Game record of 4-20 in the venerable building. Prior to last year’s three-point victory, # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio the most recent EMU victory in Bowling Green was, Feb. 12, 2000, when (DH) Denotes men’s/women’s doubleheader Eastern took home a 92-69 victory. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 2

QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE TALE OF THE TAPE Location ...... Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded ...... 1849 EMU (13-5) BGSU (16-2) Enrollment ...... 24,500 93 ...... CollegeRPI.com Ranking ...... 57 Nickname ...... Eagles 64.3 ...... Scoring Offense ...... 69.3 Colors ...... Green (PMS 349) and White 55.5 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 55.8 Conference ...... Mid-American (MAC) +8.8 ...... Scoring Margin ...... +13.6 Home Court ...... Convocation Center Capacity ...... 8,824 .410 ...... Field Goal Percentage ...... 411 President ...... Dr. John A. Fallon, III .354 ...... Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 386 Athletics Director (Interim) .. Bob England .297 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ...... 296 Assoc. AD/SWA (Interim) . Suzy Merchant .268 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 296 Assoc. AD-External ...... Steve Watson 5.3 ...... 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 6.2 Assoc. AD-Internal ...... Mike Malach .658 ...... Free Throw Percentage ...... 731 Asst. AD-Marketing. ... Stephannnie Harvey 40.2 ...... Rebounding Offense ...... 37.9 Dir. of Compliance ..... Melody Reifel Werner 34.8 ...... Rebounding Defense ...... 35.8 Asst. Dir. SASS ...... Erin Burdis Convocation Center Dir.... Cheryl Swanson +5.4 ...... Rebounding Margin ...... +2.1 Ticket Manager...... Ron Reid 12.9 ...... Assists ...... 14.4 Ticket Phone Number ...... 734.487.2282 8.7 ...... Steals ...... 10.8 Athletics Website ...... www.emueagles.com 2.7 ...... Blocked Shots ...... 4.0 +0.7 ...... Turnover Margin ...... +6.2 BASKETBALL HISTORY 0.8 ...... Assist/Turnover Ratio ...... 1.0 First Year of Basketball ...... 1976-77 13.1 ...... Offensive Rebounds ...... 12.5 All-time Record/Seasons ...... 347-416/29 27.1 ...... Defensive Rebounds ...... 25.4 MAC Record/Seasons ...... 157-243/24 MAC Tournament Record ...... 10-12 No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last .. 1/2004 THE SERIES WITH BOWLING GREEN: Wednesday night’s contest marks the 52nd NCAA Record ...... 0-1 meeting between the Falcons and Eagles, who first met during the 1976-1977 WNIT Appearances/Last ...... 1/2005 season. BGSU leads the series 37-14, but the Eagles have won five of the last six WNIT Record ...... 0-1 meetings between the two schools by an average of less than two points per game (59.5 to 57.7). BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach ...... Suzy Merchant The teams met twice during the 2004-05 regular season with EMU claiming a 51- Alma Mater, Year ...... Central Michigan, ’91 48 decision in Bowling Green, Jan. 12, and a 57-52 victory at the EMU Convocation Office Phone Number ...... 734.487.0481 Center, Feb. 19. The Falcons got the final battle and ended the Eagles’ MAC Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) Tournament run with a 77-57 setback in the semifinal round at Gund Arena, Mar. 11. ... Lisa Rathbun-Savoury (Brigham Young, ’92) ...... Shane Clipfell ...... Mahogany Green (Cleveland State, ’02) OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: EMU rolled off a school-record ninth consecutive victory Dir. of Basketball Ops ...... Emily Steinmetz Saturday night versus Buffalo at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. During the steak, the ...... Eastern Michigan, ’00 Eagles are winning games by an average of more than 17 points (66.7 to 49.4) and Staff Athletic Trainer ...... Melissa Pohorence out-rebounding opponents by eight rebounds per game (38.3 to 30.0). Hot-shooting TEAM INFORMATION has been another key as Eastern is shooting 46.6 percent from the floor while the 2004-05 Overall Record...... 23-8 defense is holding the opposition to just 33.4 percent. MAC Finish/Record ...... 2nd West/11-5 2004-05 Final Ranking ...... N/A PERFECT VERSUS THE MAC WEST: Eastern Michigan opened the 2006 Mid- 2004-05 Postseason ...... WNIT First Round Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 American Conference campaign by sweeping its five West Division rivals to jump off Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 10/2 to a quick two-game lead in the chase for the division title. During the span, the Newcomers ...... 6 Eagles are winning games by an average of more than 15 points (67.2 to 51.4) and out-rebounding opponents by eight boards (37.2 to 29.0). MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Info. Director ...... Jim Streeter Asst. SID/WBB Contact ...... Greg Steiner MCKINNEY BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS: Sophomore Patrice McKinney Steiner’s Cellular Phone...... 734.845.1132 has been making heads turn throughout the Mid-American Conference this season. EMU Sports Info. Phone ...... 734.487.0317 After struggling to begin the season, the Lansing native is averaging 12.0 points and EMU Sports Info. Fax ...... 734.485.3840 9.6 rebounds per game during the Eagles nine-game winning streak. Press Row Phone ...... 734.484.0612/0637 McKinney is playing only her second season of college basketball in four years and RADIO STATION INFORMATION her first in an Eastern Michigan uniform. A Nike All-American finalist in high school, Radio Station ...... WEMU Radio 89.1 FM she redshirted the 2002-03 season at Michigan State after suffering a torn ACL Radio Contact Person ...... Clark Smith before the season started. McKinney returned in 2003-04 to play in all 30 games for Phone ...... 734.487.2229 Play-by-Play Announcer..... John Fountain the Spartans, as MSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since Analyst/Statistics ...... Brian Nemerovski 1997. Following the season she elected to transfer to EMU and due to NCAA transfer rules, had to sit out the 2004-05 campaign. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 3

INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: In its 13 victories this season, EMU is averaging 65.9 points while the opposition is posting just 49.7 points. In those games, opponents are shooting 32.6 percent from the field compared to 43.5 percent for the Eagles. In defeats, the Eagles are only scoring 60.0 points, while giving up 70.6. Another factor in the Eagles’ success has been the ability to control the glass. EMU is grabbing 41.8 rebounds to just 31.7 for the opponents in the wins, while in setbacks EMU is being out-rebounded by nearly seven boards (36.0 to 42.8).

THE ROAD WARRIORS ARE COMING BACK: The Eagles have been a good road team under Head Coach Suzy Merchant. In eight years under Merchant, EMU is 51-44 in road contests and 14-14 in neutral site games. This trend continues in the THE SUZY MERCHANT FILE MAC, as the Eagles are 32-27 in conference road games. YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR OVERALL MAC MAC PCT. 95-96 15-11 -- -- DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE FOR EMU: Eastern has held eight opponents to less 96-97 19-11 -- -- than 50 points this season. Last year the Eagles’ defense accomplished that feat six 97-98 20-7 -- -- times, while the 2003-04 squad set the school-record at nine. EMU has given up 70 98-99 14-13 8-8 .500 or more points just three times this season and tops the league in field-goal 99-00 16-14 8-8 .500 percentage defense (35.4). 00-01 16-12 9-7 .563 01-02 18-11 10-6 .625 EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 25th season competing in the Mid-American 02-03 13-16 9-7 .563 Conference. The Eagles hold a 164-243 record against current conference foes and 03-04 22-8 12-4 .750 04-05 23-8 11-5 .688 are looking for their sixth straight winning season in the MAC. EMU has had the most 05-06 13-5 7-0 1.000 success against Northern Illinois, going 17-7, and the least versus Miami, 9-33. Western Michigan has been the Green and White’s most frequent opponent with 58 AT EMU MONTH-BY-MONTH meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of the fewest conference games against YEAR NOV.DEC.JAN.FEB.MAR. the Eagles with 11. 98-99 1-3 5-2 5-3 3-5 0-0 99-00 1-3 5-2 4-6 5-2 1-1 COLEMAN - THE BEST EVER?: Senior Ryan Coleman has already made a place 00-01 4-2 3-2 4-4 5-3 0-1 as one of the best ever to play at Eastern Michigan University. She became the 12th 01-02 4-0 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 02-03 1-2 2-5 4-4 4-3 2-2 member of EMU’s 1,000-Point Club last season and now stands second in scoring 03-04 3-1 4-2 5-3 6-1 4-1 at 1,594 points and also is in the top 10 in three-pointers made (3rd, 162), three- 04-05 4-0 5-1 5-3 7-1 2-3 pointers attempted (3rd, 419), field goals made (5th, 572), blocks (5th, 59), steals 05-06 2-3 3-2 8-0 -- -- (5th, 243), assists (6th, 327) and rebounds (7th, 677). Coleman is just the second player in MAC history to record 1,500 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 BY THE DIVISION steals in their career, Toledo’s Kim Knuth (1995-99) is the only other player with YEAR EAST WEST MAC OVERALL 2,509 points, 779 rebounds, 484 assists and 368 steals. 98-99 6-4 2-4 8-8 Having started all 103 games in her career, she has averaged 15.5 points on 43.3 99-00 3-3 5-5 8-8 00-01 4-2 5-5 9-7 percent shooting from the field and 38.8 percent from the three-point arc, adding 6.6 01-02 5-2 5-4 10-6 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.4 steals a game. 02-03 2-4 7-3 9-7 03-04 4-2 8-2 12-4 HOME SWEET HOME: The Eagles’ win over Kent State moved the team’s record to 04-05 4-2 7-3 11-5 9-2 at the Convocation Center this winter, and continued the team’s recent success 05-06 2-0 5-0 7-0 at home. Last season, EMU posted a record of 11-1 in the “Nest” and have won 47 of the last 59 home games dating to the 2001-02 campaign. EMU outscored the VERSUS THE MAC opponents by 23.5 points per game at the Convo last season. This year, the Eagles TEAM RECORD STREAK AKRON 6-1 W-5 have outscored foes by an average of 12.6 points through 10 home games. BALL STATE 9-6 W-6 BOWLING GREEN 8-4 L-1 BUFFALO 7-3 W-4 How Do You Say... CENTRAL MICHIGAN 12-3 W-11 Melis - mel-EESE Ülker - OOL-kersh KENT STATE 2-7 W-1 MIAMI 3-4 L-4 Kivilcim - ka-VIL-gem Yamanoglu - yah-MON-glue NORTHERN ILLINOIS 9-3 W-2 Freidenberger - FRIED-en-burger OHIO 5-3 W-1 Malatinsky - mal-uh-TIN-skee TOLEDO 6-9 W-1 VanMetre - van-METER WESTERN MICHIGAN 9-6 W-2 INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: For the Eagles, getting EMU CAREER RECORDS WATCH PAGE 5 a good start in the game was a key last season. When leading at halftime, Eastern was 19-2, while it was 22-1 when leading SCORING with five minutes to play in the game. EMU was also 19-1 1. 1,899 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 2. 1,594 Ryan Coleman (103 games) 2002-pres. when it had a better field goal percentage than its opponents. 3. 1,459 Sharon Brown (99 games) 1982-86 The trend has continued this season, as Eastern is now 10-0 4. 1,454 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 when leading at halftime and 13-0 when leading with five 5. 1,422 Kelly Hebler (106 games) 1986-90 minutes to play in the game. 6. 1,401 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 7. 1,381 Nikki Knapp (108 games) 2002-pres. 8. 1,321 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 DEEP THOUGHTS, PART DEUX: As the season progressed, 9. 1,296 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 some more stats showed the success of the 2004-05 Eagles. 10. 1,228 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 11. 1,224 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 Last season, when EMU scored 70 or more, it was 13-1 and 12. 1,158 Reeshema Wood (108 games) 1989-93 when they hit on 45 percent or better from the field, EMU was 13. 1,049 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 12-0. This season, Eastern has reached 70 points just four 14. 968 Dru Bishop (114 games) 1999-03 15. 937 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 times and has only shot better than 45 percent from the floor 16. 912 Donna Travis (62 games) 1976-79 six times. 17. 894 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 18. 784 Patti Limb (99 games) 1979-83 19. 782 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 COLEMAN NAMED MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 20. 770 Jessica Henry (56 games) 1997-98,’99-00 Senior guard Ryan Coleman was named the Mid-American 26. 744 Sarah VanMetre (78 games) 2003-pres. Conference West Division Player of the Week for the period 39. 620 Melis Ulker (108 games) 2002-pres. ending Jan. 8. The award marks the first time this season that REBOUNDS she has won the award and the eighth time in her career she 1. 784 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 2. 756 Suzanne Huff (97 games) 1979-83 has garnered the honor. 3. 725 Nikki Knapp (108 games) 2002-pres. In wins over Oakland and Northern Illinois, Coleman aver- 4. 684 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 aged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 5. 683 Kristin Staples (107 games) 1988-92 6. 679 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 1.0 blocks per game. In EMU’s conference opener, Coleman 7. 677 Ryan Coleman (103 games) 2002-pres. paced EMU’s 73-59 triumph over NIU with 19 points, seven 8. 674 Felicia Hines (68 games) 1982-85 9. 642 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 rebounds, six assists, one blocked shot and one steal. She 10. 598 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-2003 scored 13 of her points in the second half to help EMU break 11. 582 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 from a 29-29 halftime tie. Earlier in the week, Coleman had 25 12. 573 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 points in a 73-48 win at Oakland. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (50 fgm per season) 1. .546 Felicia Hines (278-509) 1982-85 THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2005-06 EMU women’s 2. .527 Shani Charles (254-482) 1997-99,’00-02 3. .525 Eszter Biro (158-301) 1991-92 basketball player stands 5-feet-11 tall and is 20.26 years old. 4. .511 Holly Mitchell (328-642) 1997-99 The youngest Eagle is Amanda Compton, who turned 18, 5. .509 Abby Wiseman (462-907) 1999-03 Oct. 21, 2005. Ryan Coleman is the oldest Eagle having 6. .506 Nikki Knapp (490-969) 2002-pres. turned 22, Aug. 2, 2005. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .848 Kelly Hebler (279-329) 1986-90 COLEMAN MOVES INTO TO SECOND PLACE ON THE 2. .794 Kelly Moorman (251-316) 1992-96 3. .782 Bobby Morse (133-170) 1983-85 SCORING CHARTS: Senior guard Ryan Coleman moved 4. .780 Ryan Coleman (288-369) 2002-pres. into second place on the EMU career scoring list when she 5. .780 Jessica Henry (206-264) 1997-98, `99-00 scored 25 points in the 73-48 win over Oakland, Jan. 4. BLOCKS Coleman began the season in sixth place in the record books 1. 144 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 and has surpassed EMU greats Stephanie Smiley (1,401), 2. 103 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 Kelly Hebler (1,422), Traci Parsons (1,454) and Sharon 3. 71 Melis Ulker (108 games) 2002-pres. 4. 60 Eszter Biro (28 games) 1991-92 Brown (1,459). Coleman still has a ways to go to reach the 5. 59 Ryan Coleman (103 games) 2002-pres. all-time leader Laurie Byrd with 1,899, who set the standard in just 99 games. ASSISTS 1. 577 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 Since the Detroit native missed the first five games of the 2. 534 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-pres. 2005-06 season, Coleman has not played in enough games 3. 446 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 to qualify for ranking in the MAC statistical categories. If she 4. 395 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 5. 376 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 would have appeared in 75 percent of the games, Coleman 6. 327 Ryan Coleman (103 games) 2002-pres. would tied for the conference lead in scoring with Kent State’s 7. 271 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 Lindsay Shearer. FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS 1. 591 Nikki Knapp (108 games) 2002-pres. 2. 496 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03

Bold indicates players on the 2005-06 roster. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 5

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS: The Eagles have recorded one of the most successful non-league stretches in school history. Since the beginning of the 2002- EMU SPORTS INFORMATION PRESS CREDENTIALS 03 season, EMU has posted 32 victories in non-league games, the second-best of Requests for working press space should be made any MAC school. Bowling Green leads the conference in non-conference winning in writing at least one week before the date of the percentage at 68.8 (33-15), while the Eagles are a close second at 60.4 (32-21). home contest to the Eastern Michigan Sports Information Office. The request should be made by the sports director of the newspaper, magazine, HITTING FROM LONG RANGE: EMU’s women’s basketball team has shown it can radio or television outlet wishing to send a reporter(s) to the game. Outlets that have made hit from long range and has for quite a while now. Eastern has made at least one proper credential requests are entitled to receive three-pointer in the last 119 games, dating back to Jan. 31, 2002. The last time copies of the final game statistics, play-by-play the Eagles did not make one was on Jan. 26, 2002 in a 52-43 road victory over and a scoring summary, as well as any press information provided by the competing institutions. Central Michigan. Confirmation of the request will be made by EMU Sports Information personnel. Press credentials WILL NOT be issued to spouses, friends or CONTRIBUTIONS OFF THE BENCH: Eastern Michigan’s bench is averaging 17.3 children. The press row is a working area and points and 14.3 rebounds per game. The Eagle reserves have outscored 12 of cheering will be grounds for removal. their 17 opponents this season, including Idaho State by a 38-14 count, Nov. 27. PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers are issued similar credentials to EMU is 8-3 this season when its reserves outscore the opposition, and conversely press row media. Photographers are allowed to 4-2 when it does not. shoot from outside the court boundary line on each end of the floor. The two biggest contributors off the bench are Melis Ulker and Annie ENTERING THE CONVOCATION CENTER Malatinsky, who have accounted for 110 of Eastern’s 298 total bench points (36.9 Press credentials can be picked up in the Eastern %). Michigan Sports Information Office during the week of a home contest. If credentials are requested and approved, they will only be mailed AMONG THE BEST THE LEAGUE HAS TO OFFER: Eastern Michigan has been if the request is granted at least two weeks prior to game. Any credentials not picked up will be left at one of the most successful teams in the Mid-American Conference over the last five Will Call at the Convocation Center. years (2000-05) winning 92 games. Ball State is second with 93 victories while RADIO Kent State leads the way with 97 victories. Selected Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball can be heardlive on 89.1 FM, WEMU and on the Internet at www.EMUEagles.com. KNAPP NAMED MAC WEST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior forward VISITING RADIO Visiting radio stations receive reciprocal phone lines Nikki Knapp was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Women’s for their game broadcasts. The visiting radio area Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 25, 2005. This marks the is on the press row side of the Convocation Center second time in her career she has won the weekly honor. across from the visitor’s bench. Should more lines be needed, please contact Greg Steiner for The senior co-captain from Blue Springs, Mo poured in 21 points and grabbed six arrangements. rebounds as the Eagles had a near upset before dropping a 72-67 contest to No. 21/ MEDIA INFORMATION The Eastern Michigan Sports Information staff will 22 ranked Utah. Knapp added two assists in the contest that had 11 lead changes provide flip cards, game notes and cumulative and had the score tied eight times. Knapp’s performance included making 11-of-14 statistics for both teams to credentialed media prior (78.6 percent) from the free throw line. to all games. Statistical summaries and play-by- play sheets will be distributed throughout the game and will be available at the conclusion of the WNIT BANNER UNVEILED NOV. 18: The EMU women’s basketball team celebrated contest. Two telephones are available to the media on a first-come, first-served basis. its 2004-05 WNIT Postseason appearance as it unveiled a banner at halftime of the INTERVIEW POLICY (GAME DAY) men’s basketball game versus California, Nov. 18. Both head coaches will be available to the media after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Individual players may be available for interviews at the EMU women's basketball can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this season, as well as on conclusion of the game. Please see a member of the athletic media relations/sports information staff the internet at www.wemu.org. The station will broadcast at least 15 games during from either EMU or the visiting institution about the 2005-06 season, with John Fountain performing play-by-play duties and Brian player interviews. Nemerovski handling the stats and engineering. The upcoming schedule, with all WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS For those with laptop computers that can times listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: automatically select an IP address, there is a wireless Tues., Jan. 10 TOLEDO* 6:45 p.m. Internet connection available in the Convocation Center. Sat., Jan. 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4:45 p.m. INTERVIEW POLICY (MID-WEEK) Wed., Jan. 25 KENT STATE* 6:45 p.m. Head Coach Suzy Merchant is available to speak Sat., Jan. 28 at Buffalo* 6:45 p.m. to the media via phone Monday-Friday mornings. Wed., Feb. 8 at Ohio* 6:45 p.m. Individual players are available for interviews **Wed. Feb. 1 at Bowling Green* 6:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday. All player and coach interviews Sat., Feb. 11 MIAMI* 1:45 p.m. must be cleared through the EMU Sports ** Sat., Feb. 18 at Toledo* 6:45 p.m. Information Office, so please call to the office to ** Wed., Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* 6:45 p.m. arrange all interviews. One note to the media: Sat., Feb. 25 BALL STATE* 6:45 p.m. Home phone numbers for players and coaches ** Tues., Mar. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. WILL NOT be given out by the Eastern Michigan Sports Information Office. ** Indicates that WEMU will choose the “more compelling” game to broadcast since the men’s and women’s teams will be playing on the same day. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 6

TOP-25 OPPOSITION AND THE EAGLES: For the second EMU INKS FOUR IN THE EARLY SIGNING PERIOD: Head time this season, Eastern Michigan squared off with a team Coach Suzy Merchant announced that Emily Hanley, a 6-foot ranked in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA coaches’ poll. The forward from Normal Community High School in Bloomington Eagles held close versus No. 21 Utah before coming up short, Ind., Alyssa Pittman, a 5-foot-8 guard from Elkhardt Memorial 72-67, at the Convocation Center, Dec. 21. Earlier this season High School in Elkhardt, Ind., Carla Warren, a 5-9 guard from DePaul, ranked 17th at the time, defeated the Eagles 64-49 Elida High School in Lima, Ohio, and Kelly Watts, a 6-foot in the opening round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, guard/forward from East Chicago Central, have signed na- Hawai’i, Nov. 25. tional letters of intent to play for the Eagles next season. In the program’s 30 years, EMU has never knocked off a ranked opponent. Prior to the DePaul meeting the Eagles last EMU HOOP LUNCHEONS SET: There will be seven basket- top-25 matchup came against #19 Boston College in the first ball luncheons during the 2005-06 season. EMU men’s round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, March 20, 2004. EMU basketball Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey and EMU women’s nearly ousted third-seeded BC, 58-56, at St. John’s Arena in basketball Head Coach Suzy Merchant will be the main Columbus, Ohio. The last ranked team to visit the Convocation speakers at the Thursday luncheons. The luncheons will take Center came Dec. 28, 2001 against 15th ranked Colorado place at the Cottage Inn Restaurant on Washtenaw Avenue in State. The Rams left Ypsilanti with a hard-fought 66-56 victory. Ypsilanti. The dates for the luncheons are Nov. 17, Dec. 22, Jan. 5, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16 and March 2. KNAPP SETS FREE THROWS RECORD: With 9:34 remaining in the first half of the contest versus Youngstown EAGLES TABBED TO WIN MAC WEST DIVISION: For the State, Dec. 10, senior forward Nikki Knapp attempted her second consecutive season the EMU women’s basketball team 497th career free throw. The toss broke the EMU record for has been picked to capture the Mid-American Conference’s the most trips to the charity stripe, surpassing Abby Wiseman West Division championship by the voting members of the who set the standard with 496 free throws from 1999 to 2003. MAC News Media Association. The announcement was made in Cleveland, Oct. 26, 2005, as part of the conference’s VANMETRE SELECTED MAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE Women’s Basketball Media Day. WEEK: Junior forward Sarah VanMetre was named the Mid- The Green and White received 20 of 23 first-place votes in American Conference women’s Scholar Athlete of the Week accumulating 132 total points. Western Michigan University for the period ending Dec. 11. The honor marked the first was picked to finish second with 99. Rounding out the West time in her career and the third time in school history that a Division were Ball State University (86 points), the University women’s basketball player has won the weekly honor. of Toledo (83 points), Northern Illinois University (44) and VanMetre, who boasts a 3.96 GPA with a major in journalism, Central Michigan University (39). Bowling Green State led Eastern Michigan University to a 69-48 victory over Young- University was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the East stown State posting a double-double with 14 points and 11 with 132 points. rebounds in the victory. Her performance included 4-for-8 The Eagles’ lofty pick comes off a 2004-05 season that shooting from the field, a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe, saw the Eagles post a 23-8 overall record and an 11-5 MAC six offensive rebounds and five defensive caroms. VanMetre mark. The Green and White’s 23 wins were the most in program also added a blocked shot. history and marked EMU’s first-ever back-to-back 20-win The MAC Scholar Athlete Award is presented weekly to a seasons. The Eagles also made their second consecutive MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative national postseason tournament appearance, with a berth in GPA of 3.0 or better and performs well during the week’s the 2005 Postseason Sportsview.tv Women’s National Invitation competition. Tournament (WNIT). SUZY MERCHANT RADIO SHOW SET: The weekly Suzy WILLIAMS TO MISS REMAINDER OF THE SEASON: Sopho- Merchant Coaches Show will be held weekly during the more guard Canea Williams will miss the remainder of the season at Smoke House Blues Restaurant on Washtenaw 2005-06 season. The decision was made after further exami- Avenue in Ypsilanti. The shows will be broadcast live on nation of an MRI revealed damage in her right knee. The injury WAAM-AM (1600) with Al Fellhauer and Jim Stark as the was suffered in the finale of the Wahine Classic versus Idaho show’s co-hosts. Following is a list of the 2006 shows. State, Nov. 27. The Mansfield, Ohio native was averaging 9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists through five contests as Day/Date Time the team’s starting point guard. Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 7 p.m. Williams was granted a medical hardship for the 2004-05 Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 7 p.m. season after suffering a left knee injury during the UMKC game Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 7 p.m. at the Missouri Tiger Classic, Dec. 3, 2004. Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 7 p.m. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 7

20+ POINT G AMES T HIS SEASON CAREER Player Pts. Game Result GAMES P LAYED/ Patrice McKinney 20 vs. Kent State W, 65-55 Patrice McKinney 20 vs. Toledo W, 68-40 GAMES S TARTED Ryan Coleman 25 at Oakland W, 73-48 Player GP GS Ryan Coleman 20 vs. Canisius W, 70-44 Nikki Knapp 108 92 Nikki Knapp 21 vs. #21 Utah L, 67-72 Melis Ulker 108 66 Ryan Coleman 20 vs. Saint Louis W, 67-59 Ryan Coleman 103 103 Nikki Knapp 25 vs. Youngstown State W, 69-48 Sarah VanMetre 79 34 Ryan Coleman 20 vs. Indiana L, 64-70 Amy Freidenberger 67 3 Annie Malatinsky 67 1 Patrice McKinney 48 27 Canea Williams 40 8 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 35 1 Colleen Russell 34 2 Kendra Gallert 18 14 Amber Land 7 0 Kiemetha Randle 7 0 Amanda Compton 6 0 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result DOUBLE F IGURE Patrice McKinney 20 13 vs. Kent State W, 65-55 CORING AMES Patrice McKinney 20 11 vs. Toledo W, 68-40 S G Nikki Knapp 17 10 vs. Toledo W, 68-40 Patrice McKinney 14 13 vs. Canisius W, 70-44 Player Career Season Sarah VanMetre 14 11 vs. Youngstown State W, 69-48 Ryan Coleman 87 13 Patrice McKinney 10 11 vs. Central Connecticut State W, 58-49 Nikki Knapp 78 15 Sarah VanMetre 12 11 vs. Central Connecticut State W, 58-49 Sarah VanMetre 36 10 Melis Ulker 20 2 Canea Williams 10 2 Patrice McKinney 8 7 Annie Malatinsky 4 2 Amy Freidenberger 2 -- Colleen Russell 2 1 Kendra Gallert 1 1 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 1 1 Amanda Compton -- -- Amber Land -- -- Kiemetha Randle -- --

STARTING C OMBINATIONS Staters Record Van-Metre-Knapp-McKinney-Colman-Gallert 9-0 Van-Metre-Knapp-Ulker-Colman-Malatinsky 0-1 Van-Metre-Knapp-Ulker-Colman-Gallert 1-0 Knapp-Ulker-Colman-Gallert-Freidenberger 1-0 Knapp-Ulker-Coleman-McKinney-Yamanoglu 0-1 Knapp-Ulker-McKinney-Williams-Gallert 1-2 Freidenberger-Knapp-Ulker-McKinney-Williams 1-0 VanMetre-Freidenberger-Russell-McKinney-Williams 0-1 EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 8

Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... Eagles Approaching Milestones Overall Mid-American Milestone Who/How Close? When the Eagles lead at halftime ...... 10-0 ...... 5-0 200 victories ...... Head Coach Suzy Merchant When the Eagles trail at halftime ...... 1-5 ...... 0-0 needs 11 more When the Eagles are tied at halftime ...... 2-0 ...... 2-0 School-record 146 wins ...... HC Suzy Mechant needs 11 more

Leading with 5 minutes left in the game ...... 13-0 ...... 7-0 School-record 1,899 points ...... Ryan Coleman Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-5 ...... 0-0 needs 305 more Tied with 5 minutes left in the game ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 MAC-record 899 rebounds ...... Nikki Knapp needs 174 more Scoring 70 points or more ...... 4-0 ...... 2-0 Scoring less than 70 points ...... 9-5 ...... 5-0 School-record 785 rebounds...... Nikki Knapp needs 60 more

Holding opponents to less than 70 points ...... 13-2 ...... 7-0 100 games played ...... Nikki Knapp Opponents scoring 70 points or more ...... 0-3 ...... 0-0 milestone reached - 12-30-05 100 games played ...... Melis Ulker When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field ...... 6-0 ...... 5-0 milestone reached - 12-30-05 When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field ...... 7-5 ...... 2-0 100 games played ...... Ryan Coleman milestone reached - 1-18-06 When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field ...... 0-2 ...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field ...... 13-3 ...... 7-0 1,500 points ...... Ryan Coleman milestone reached - 1-7-06

Having better field goal percentage than opponents ...... 13-0 ...... 7-0 600 points ...... Melis Ulker Having worse field goal percentage than opponents ...... 0-5 ...... 0-0 milestone reached - 12-30-05 Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 200 points ...... Annie Malatinsky milestone reached - 1-25-06 When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line ...... 5-3 ...... 3-0 100 points ...... Colleen Russell When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line .. 8-2 ...... 4-0 needs seven more

Shooting more free throws ...... 7-1 ...... 2-0 200 3-pointers ...... Ryan Coleman Shooting fewer free throws ...... 6-4 ...... 5-0 needs 38 more Shooting same number of free throws ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 300 assists ...... Ryan Coleman milestone reached - 1-7-06 When the Eagles outrebound the opponent ...... 11-1 ...... 6-0 When the Eagles are outrebounded ...... 1-4 ...... 1-0 CollegeRPI.com Rankings Same number of rebounds ...... 1-0 ...... 0-0 Rank Record Eastern Michigan 93 13-5 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers ...... 4-3 ...... 1-0 Central Connecticut St. 290 4-14 Massachusetts 158 6-14 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers ...... 9-2 ...... 6-0 DePaul 16 18-4 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers ...... 12-4 ...... 6-0 CSU-Northridge 272 5-14 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers ...... 1-1 ...... 1-0 Idaho State 223 9-10 Indiana 59 11-9 Youngstown State 280 5-15 Double-Digit Scoring Games: EMU 54, Opponents 37 Saint Louis 286 4-15 (Knapp 15, Coleman 13, VanMetre 10, McKinney 7, Ulker 2, Williams 2, Utah 50 13-5 Malatinsky 2, Gallert 1, Russell 1, Yamanoglu 1) Canisius 160 10-9 Oakland 139 9-11 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 7, Opponents 2 Northern Illinois 186 8-11 (McKinney 4, VanMetre 2, Knapp 1) Toledo 165 8-9 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Western Michigan 151 8-11 Ball State 126 12-7 Central Michigan 195 10-8 Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Kent State 125 12-6 Buffalo 230 7-12 Bowling Green 57 16-2 Akron 307 3-16 Ohio 259 7-12 Miami (Ohio) 260 7-11 CollegeRPI.com through games of Tuesday, Jan. 31 THE LAST TIME... MAC TELEVISION SCHEDULE ...the Eagles scored 90 points ...an Eagle player posted a triple-double Feb. 26, 2005 - vs. Marshall (W, 93-73) Ryan Coleman, vs. Westren Michigan, Feb. 12, 2005 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) Friday, November 18 ...the Eagles scored 100 points Central Connecticut State at Eastern Michigan, Jan. 21, 2004 - at Ball State (W, 100-83) ...the Eagles played an overtime game 8:30 p.m. (Comcast Local) Jan. 28, 2003 - at Miami (L, 79-83) Sunday, November 20 ...an EMU opponent scored 100 points Notre Dame at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, 2001 - vs. Ball State (L, 66-100) ...the Eagles played a double-overtime game (Comcast Local) March 3, 2000 - vs. Kent State ...the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more (MAC Tournament Semifinals -- L - 2ot, 94-96) Wednesday, November 30 Jan. 10, 2006 - vs. Toledo (W, 68-40) Central Michigan at Michigan, 7 p.m. ...the Eagles won 20 games in a season (Comcast Local) ...the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more 2004-05 - 23 wins 8 losses March 5, 2005 - vs. Buffalo (W, 79-46) Tuesday, December 20 Buffalo at Oakland, 7 p.m. ...the Eagles had a five-game winning streak (Comcast Local) ...the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points 8 games, Wayne State (11-19-04) to Youngstown Jan. 2, 2003 - vs. Santa Clara (L, 49-73) St. (12-11-04) Friday, December 30 Central Michigan at Michigan State, 7 p.m. ...an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game ...the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak (Comcast Local) Feb. 2, 2005 - Ryan Coleman at Kentucky, 30 21 games, UAB (12-10-93) to St. John’s (11-25-94) Wednesday, January 18 ...an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game ...the Eagles went to a postseason tournament Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 7 p.m. Never (most is 36 by LaTonya Watson) 2005 Sportsview.tv WNIT (Comcast Local) lost in the First Round, 68-79, at Kentucky Wednesday, January 25 ...an Eagle averaged 20 points in a season Kent State at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. Sharon Brown, 1985-86, 20.8 ppg ...the Eagles played in the WNIT or the NCAA Tour- (Comcast Local) naments ...an Eagle freshman averaged in double figures 2005 Sportsview.tv WNIT Tuesday, January 31 Sarah VanMetre, 2003-2004, 11.2 ppg lost in the First Round, 68-79, at Kentucky (3-18-05) Ball State at Ohio, 8 p.m. (FSN Ohio) ...an Eagle freshman led the team in scoring ...the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC Holly Mitchell, 1997-1998, 393 points 2004-05, Ryan Coleman Sunday, February 5 Bowling Green at Toledo, 4 p.m. (FSN Ohio) (MAC Game Of The Week) ...an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game ....the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team Erika Ford, 10, vs. Marshall, Feb. 26, 2005 All-MAC Saturday, February 11 2003-04, Nikki Knapp Miami at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. (FSN Ohio) ...an Eagle had 15 or more rebounds in a game (MAC Game Of The Week) Patrice McKinney, 17, at Ball State, Jan. 18, 2006 ....the Eagles had a player voted Third-Team All- MAC Tuesday, February 14 ...an Eagle had five or more blocks in a game 2004-05, Nikki Knapp and Erika Ford Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7 p.m. Melis Ulker, 5, vs. Michigan State, Nov. 28, 2003 (Comcast Local) ..the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of Saturday, February 18 ...an Eagle had five or more steals in a game the Year Kent State at Akron, 2 p.m. (FSN Ohio) Nikki Knapp, 5, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) 1998-1999, Stephanie Smiley (MAC Game Of The Week)

...an Eagle had five three-pointers in a game ...the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All- Sunday, February 26 Ryan Coleman, 5, vs. Kentucky, March 18, 2005 Freshman team Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, 2 p.m. 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre (Comcast Local)

Tuesday, February 28 Northern Illinois at Ball State, 7 p.m. (Comcat Local) 2005-06 Eastern Michigan Friday, March 10 Women’s Basketball Honors/Awards Tournament Semifinal #1 (FSN Ohio) Tournament Semifinal #2 (FSN Ohio) Nikki Knapp • Preseason All-MAC Selection Saturday, March 11 • MAC West Division Player of the Week Tournament Championship Game (FSN Ohio) (Dec. 25, 2005) •Became the EMU career-leader in free throws attempted (Dec. 10, 2005)

Ryan Coleman • Preseason All-MAC Selection • MAC West Division Player of the Week (Jan. 8, 2006)

Sarah VanMetre • MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Dec. 11, 2005) MAC STANDINGS: (as of January 31, 2006) East Division West Division MAC Overall MAC Overall School W-L Pct W-L Pct School W-L Pct W-L Pct Bowling Green 7-0 1.000 16-2 .889 Eastern Michigan 7-0 1.000 13-5 .722 Kent State 5-2 .714 12-6 .667 Ball State 5-3 .625 12-7 .632 Ohio 4-4 .500 7-12 .368 Western Michigan 5-3 .625 8-11 .421 Miami 2-5 .286 7-11 .389 Toledo 3-4 .429 8-9 .471 Buffalo 2-6 .250 7-12 .368 Northern Illinois 4-4 .500 8-11 .421 Akron 0-8 .000 3-16 .158 Central Michigan 1-6 .143 10-8 .556

RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2005-06 MAC rankings of the squad, Upcoming Events/Results (as of Jan. 29, 2006) through Jan. 31, 2006. Wednesday, January 25 MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. Bowling Green 57, Central Michigan 52 Scoring Offense 8th 64.3 Western Michigan 88, Ohio 77 Scoring Defense 1st 55.5 Eastern Michigan 65, Kent State 55 Scoring Margin 2nd +8.8 Northern Illinois 75, Akron 67 Field Goal Percentage 6th .410 Toledo 57, Buffalo 47 Field Goal Percentage Defense 1st .354 Miami 66, Ball State 65 Free Throw Percentage 11th .658 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 8th .297 Saturday, January 28 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 1st .268 at Bowling Green 77, Western Michigan 69 3-Point Field Goals Made 4th 5.33 at Kent State 57, Central Michigan 51 Rebounding Offense 2nd 40.1 Ohio 74, at Northern Illinois 62 Rebounding Defense 2nd 34.7 at Ball State 67, Akron 66 Rebounding Margin 1st +5.4 at Toledo 77, Miami 58 Blocked Shots 5th 2.67 Eastern Michigan 56, at Buffalo 41 Assists 9th 12.89 Steals 7th 8.72 Tuesday, January 31 Turnover Margin 5th +0.72 at Northern Illinois 81, Buffalo 72 - 3OT Assist/Turnover Ratio 7th 0.76 Western Michigan 62, at Akron 58 Offensive Rebounds 6th 13.00 Ball State 80, at Ohio 63 Defensive Rebounds 2nd 27.11 Wednesday, February 1 Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) Miami at Central Michigan, 7:00 Scoring 9. Nikki Knapp 14.1 Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 26. Sarah VanMetre 9.8 Toledo at Kent State, 7:00 Rebounds per game 7. Patrice McKinney 7.4 11. Sarah VanMetre 6.8 Saturday, February 4 14. Nikki Knapp 6.2 Buffalo at Ball State, 1:00 Field Goal Percentage 6. Nikki Knapp .483 Northern Illinois at Miami, 2:00 3-point Field Goals Made 14. Annie Malatinsky 1.28 Kent State at Western Michigan, 2:00 Blocks 7. Colleen Russell 0.69 Ohio at Central Michigan, 2:00 Offensive Rebounds 7. Nikki Knapp 2.50 Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 9. Sarah VanMetre 2.44 14. Patrice McKinney 2.17 Sunday, February 5 Defensive Rebounds 4. Patrice McKinney 5.22 Bowling Green at Toledo, 2:00 9. Sarah VanMetre 4.39 Wednesday, February 8 Akron at Toledo, 7:00 Western Michigan at Miami, 7:00 Eastern Michigan at Ohio, 7:00 Northern Illinois at Bowling Green, 7:00 MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Association Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 got together Oct. 26, 2006, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2005-06 women's basketball Ball State at Kent State, 7:00 race. The predictions are listed below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. East Division Saturday, February 11 1. Bowling Green (17) ...... 132 Toledo at Ohio, 1:00 2. Kent State (6) ...... 117 Central Michigan at Akron, 2:00 3. Miami ...... 93 Kent State at Northern Illinois, 2:00 4. Ohio ...... 68 Buffalo at Western Michigan, 2:00 5. Buffalo ...... 40 Bowling Green at Ball State, 3:00 6. Akron ...... 33 Miami at Eastern Michigan, 5:00 West Division 1. Eastern Michigan (20) ...... 132 Tuesday, February 14 2. Western Michigan (3) ...... 99 Miami at Buffalo, 7:00 5. Ball State ...... 86 Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7:00 4. Toledo ...... 83 5. Northern Illinois ...... 44 All times local to site 6. Central Michigan ...... 39

Tournament Winner Bowling Green, 13, Kent State 5, Eastern Michigan 4, Western Michigan 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 11 2006 KRAFT MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (If the regular season ended Feb. 1, 2006)

Mar. 4-Campus Sites Mar. 8- Quicken Mar. 10-Quicken Mar. 11-Quicken Loans Arena Loans Arena Loans Arena

Miami East Division #4 Toledo West Division #5 Eastern Michigan

West Division #1 Western Michigan West Division #3 Akron East Division #6 Kent State East Division #2 Northern Illinois QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS West Division #4 Buffalo MAC CHAMPION East Division #5 NCAA QUALIFIER Bowling Green East Division #1 Ohio East Division #3 Central Michigan West Division #6

Ball State West Division #2

& - Indicates clinched at least a first round home game

EMU Women’s Basketball MAC Tournament Appearances

Year Seed Coach Opponent Result Year Seed Coach Opponent Result 04-05 4th Suzy Merchant BUFFALO W, 79-46 99-00 5th Suzy Merchant NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 67-65 vs. Ball State ! W, 72-64 vs. Miami # W, 88-51 vs. Bowling Green ! L, 57-77 vs. Kent State # L-2ot, 94-96 03-04 2nd Suzy Merchant vs. Toledo ! W, 60-47 98-99 6th Suzy Merchant at Western Michigan L, 68-95 vs. Marshall ! W, 75-70 96-97 8th Paulette Stein at Toledo L, 74-86 vs. Bowling Green ! W, 65-56 02-03 7th Suzy Merchant BOWLING GREEN W, 66-54 91-92 6th Cheryl Getz at Kent State L, 75-86 vs. Miami ! L, 66-80 90-91 6th Cheryl Getz at Bowling Green L, 75-97 01-02 7th Suzy Merchant MARSHALL W, 68-49 89-90 T-6th Cheryl Getz at Bowling Green L, 71-77 vs. Ball State ! L, 57-83 00-01 7th Suzy Merchant OHIO L, 75-80 81-82 4th Kathy Hart vs. Toledo * W, 57-40 vs. Northern Illinois L, 69-70

* - Muncie, Ind. # - Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio ! - Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Ryan Coleman Nikki Knapp 5-8 Senior-Senior 6-0 Senior-Senior Guard Forward

Detroit, Mich.- Blue Springs, Mo.- Comm. & Media Arts Blue Springs South #23 #30 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 30, vs. Ball State (2-2-05); at Kentucky (3-18-05) Points ...... 26, vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Rebounds ...... 13, at CMU (2-15-03); vs. Ball State (2-1-03) Rebounds ...... 18, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12-8-02) Assists ...... 10, vs. Western Michigan (2-12-05) Assists ...... 2, at Miami (Fla.) (12-21-02) Steals ...... 7, at Florida Atlantic (12-19-03) Steals ...... 5, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Blocks ...... 3, vs. Bowling Green (12-19-03) Blocks ...... 3, at Florida Atlantic (12-19-02) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 25, at Oakland (1-4-06) Points ...... 25, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Rebounds ...... 9, twice Rebounds ...... 11, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Assists ...... 6, four times Assists ...... 2, twice Steals ...... 5, vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Steals ...... 5, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Blocks ...... 2, vs. Toledo (1-10-06) Blocks ...... 2, at Ball State (1-18-06) Minutes ...... 40, three times Minutes ...... 39, at Buffalo (1-28-06)

Melis Ulker Sarah VanMetre 6-3 Senior-Senior 6-0 Junior-Junior Center Guard/Forward

Istanbul, Turkey- Noblesville, Ind.- Oradogu College Noblesville #34 #24 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 25, at Ball State (3-2-03) Points ...... 25, at Michigan State (11-28-03) Rebounds ...... 9, three times Rebounds ...... 14, vs. Fl. International (12-5-03) Assists ...... 4,three times Assists ...... 6, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Steals ...... 2, vs. CMU (1-8-03); vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Steals ...... 4, at Ball State (1-21-04); at Ball State (1-18-06) Blocks ...... 5, at Michigan State (11-28-03) Blocks ...... 4, vs. Bowling Green (1-27-04) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 11, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Points ...... 17, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Rebounds ...... 8, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Rebounds ...... 11, twice Assists ...... 3, twice Assists ...... 5, at Oakland (1-4-06) Steals ...... 2, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Steals ...... 4, at Ball State (1-18-06) Blocks ...... 1, four times Blocks ...... 1, six times Minutes ...... 28, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Minutes ...... 38, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Amy Freidenberger Annie Malatinsky 6-1 Senior-Junior 5-8 Junior-Junior Forward Guard

Bulter, Ind.-Eastside Holt, Mich.- Holt #44 #33 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 17, at Akron (1-5-05) Points ...... 13, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Rebounds ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04);vs. Wayne St. (11-19-04) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Assists ...... 4, vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Assists...... 4, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, vs. UPRM (12-22-03); vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Steals ...... 3, vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12-22-03) Blocks ...... 1, five times Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Points ...... 11, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05); at Oakland (1-4-06) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Cal State Norhridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Assists ...... 2, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 4, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 1, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Steals ...... 1, six times Blocks ...... 1, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 19, vs. Cal State Norhridge (11-26-05) Minutes ...... 37, vs. Utah (12-21-05)

Patrice McKinney Canea Williams 5-9 Sophomore 5-6 Sophomore Guard Guard

Lansing, Mich.- Mansfield, Ohio- Everett (Mich. State) Mansfield Senior #1 #12 EMU Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 20, vs. Toledo (1-10-06); vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Points ...... 24, at Ohio (2-25-04) Rebounds ...... 17, at Ball State (1-18-06) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 7, vs. Toledo (1-10-06) Assists ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04) Steals ...... 4, vs. Western Michigan (1-14-06) Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 3, vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Blocks ...... 1, four times most recent vs. at Ball State (1-21-04) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 20, vs. Toledo (1-10-06); vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Points ...... 19, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Rebounds ...... 17, at Ball State (1-18-06) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 7, vs. Toledo (1-10-06) Assists ...... 3, three times Steals ...... 4, vs. Western Michigan (1-14-06) Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 3, vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 40, at Ball State (1-18-06) Minutes ...... 38, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Colleen Russell Kivilcim Yamanoglu 6-5 Sophomore 5-8 Sophomore Center Guard

Windsor, Ontario- Antalya, Turkey- FJ Brennan Ozel Antalya #52 #11 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 14, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Points ...... 11, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Rebounds ...... 6, twice Rebounds ...... 3,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04), vs. NIU (1-7-06) Assists ...... 1, three times Assists...... 3, vs. Indiana (12-7-05); vs. NIU (1-7-06) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, at Western Michigan (1-15-05) Blocks ...... 2, five times Blocks ...... 1,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04); vs. Ohio (1-22-05) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 14, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Points ...... 11, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Assists ...... 1, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 3, vs. Indiana (12-7-05); vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 1, four times Blocks ...... 2, four times Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 29, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Minutes ...... 33, vs. Indiana (12-7-05)

Amanda Compton Kendra Gallert 5-9 Freshman 5-6 Freshman Guard Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Lowell, Mich.-Lowell Huron #20 #32 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Points ...... 12, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 1, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Assists ...... 7, at Ball State (1-18-06) Steals ...... 1, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Steals ...... 4, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Points ...... 12, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 1, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Assists ...... 7, at Ball State (1-18-06) Steals ...... 1, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Steals ...... 4, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 10, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Minutes ...... 39, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Amber Land Kiemetha Randle 6-2 Freshman 6-3 Freshman Forward Center

Kulm, N.D.-Kulm Saginaw, Mich.- Saginaw #3 #50 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 2, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Points ...... 4, vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 2, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... 1, vs. Toledo (1-10-06) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 2, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Points ...... 4, vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 2, vs. Northern Illinois (1-7-06) Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... 1, vs. Toledo (1-10-06) Minutes ...... 4, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Minutes ...... 10, vs. Kent State (1-25-06)

Brittany Tyson 5-6 Junior Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Huron (Western Michigan) #15

EMU Career Game Highs The Eagles raised the 2004-05 WNIT Tournament Points ...... None Participant Banner to the rafters against Central Connecticut, Nov 18 Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Can’t make it to the Convo Season Game Highs for the game?

Must sit out the 2005-06 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules Now you can follow the ac- after transfering from Western Michigan University tion for all home games via Live Stats available only on to the EMU Athletic Web site, www.emueagles.com BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 16

Eastern Michigan 58, Central Conn. 49 Eastern Michigan 63, UMass 45 #17 DePaul 64, Eastern Michigan 49 Nov. 18, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 22, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 25, 2005 • Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai’i EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Knapp* 5-10 1-1 2-6 2 0 13 25 Knapp* 5-10 1-2 2-3 9 2 13 32 Knapp* 0-7 0-0 0-0 11 1 0 29 Freidenberger* 0-3 0-2 0-0 5 2 0 18 Ulker* 1-6 1-3 2-2 3 3 5 25 Ulker* 3-5 1-1 1-2 0 1 8 27 Ulker* 2-5 0-1 1-4 4 0 5 18 McKinney* 1-7 0-1 0-0 9 3 2 20 McKinney* 0-6 0-1 2-2 8 1 2 23 McKinney* 3-11 0-1 4-8 11 1 10 22 Williams* 5-10 4-7 4-4 4 2 18 25 Williams* 5-15 4-12 5-7 2 3 19 38 Williams* 0-4 0-4 4-8 10 2 4 33 Gallert 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 3 0 26 Gallert* 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 10 Yamanoglu 2-6 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 15 Land 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 3 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0+ VanMetre 3-9 0-1 6-8 11 1 12 25 Yamanoglu 0-2 0-1 1-2 2 1 2 13 Yamanoglu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 18 Gallert 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 21 VanMetre 7-14 2-5 1-2 8 1 17 31 VanMetre 4-18 1-6 5-6 7 2 14 35 Malatinsky 2-4 0-2 0-0 2 1 4 11 Malatinsky 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 6 Malatinsky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Russell 3-5 0-0 0-0 5 1 6 12 Freidenberger 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 0 3 6 Freidenberger 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 7 Totals 20-59 1-17 17-34 61 11 58 200 Russell 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 13 Russell 0-2 0-0 3- 3 0 3 12 Totals 20-57 8-23 15-19 49 16 63 200 Totals 13-56 7-22 16-21 35 9 49 200 CCSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Guegbelet* 3-14 0-1 7-10 14 1 13 33 UMASS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN DPU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Boone* 4-18 2-8 2-4 5 1 12 35 Rosanio* 4-13 1-8 0-0 6 1 9 25 Mitidiero 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Kelsey* 0-5 0-0 4-4 1 2 4 21 Mills* 3-8 1-1 0-0 5 1 7 37 Rubino 4-10 1-5 0-1 5 3 9 29 Dixion* 2-10 1-2 1-2 2 1 6 28 Tatham* 1-4 0-0 3-4 6 1 5 28 Cattell 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 11 Corbitt* 1-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 25 Nelson* 3-12 3-11 0-0 3 3 9 31 Quigley 6-16 3-10 6-6 6 3 21 29 Burgess 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 9 Sharpton* 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 7 Levine 0-3 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 4 Williams 2-5 0-1 2-3 7 2 6 33 Young 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 Johnson 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 14 Harris 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 0 2 13 Schiavetta 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 3 3 16 Morrison 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Sherodan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Gerardot 1-3 1-2 1-4 1 0 4 10 Smith, C. 2-6 0-1 4-5 5 2 8 22 Totals 15-62 3-13 16-26 37 9 49 200 Tatham 2-7 0-5 0-1 3 0 4 19 Carney 2-5 0-0 0-0 8 0 4 19 Gulak 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 16 Towers 2-3 1-2 2-2 1 3 7 19 Central Connecticut 28 21 — 49 McDonald 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 8 Benton 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 12 Eastern Michigan 34 24 — 58 Totals 17-58 7-31 4-9 34 13 45 200 Medley 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 3 Smith, K. 4-11 0-0 4-6 11 0 12 29 Turnovers: EMU 23, CCSU 15 Massachusetts 13 32 — 45 Totals 21-63 5-23 17-22 51 13 64 200 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, CCSU 2 Eastern Michigan 31 32 — 63 Steals: EMU 5, CCSU 13 Eastern Michigan 19 30 — 49 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .339, CCSU .242 Turnovers: EMU 19, UMASS 20 DePaul 24 40 — 64 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .059, CCSU.231 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, UMASS 7 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .500, CCSU .615 Steals: EMU 12, UMASS 7 Turnovers: EMU 17, DPU 18 Officials: DeMininco, Johnson, Duistermars Field Goal Pct.: EMU .351 UMASS .293 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, DPU 2 Attendance: 840 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .348, UMASS .226 Steals: EMU 9, DPU 9 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .789, UMASS .444 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .232, DPU .333 EMU DOWNS CCSU IN SEASON OPENER: Officials: Dressander, Mayer, Bomelu 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .318, DPU .217 Attendance: 188 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .762, DPU .773 The EMU women’s basketball team opened the Officials: Fujimoto, Ishikawa, Labenz 2005-06 season by defeating a visiting Central EMU REMAINS PERFECT, DEFEATING UMASS: Attendance: 1,104 Connecticut State University squad, 58-49, Friday The EMU women’s basketball team stayed perfect night here at the Convocation Center. The Eagles on the season with a 63-45 win over a visiting EAGLES FALL TO #17 DEPAUL IN HAWAI’I: were paced by senior Nikki Knapp’s 13 points and University of Massachusetts team Tuesday night in The EMU women’s basketball team came up short junior Sarah VanMetre’s 12. the Convocation Center. against No. 17 DePaul in the opening round of the 27th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic here at Eastern started off the game leading 7-4, connect- Sophomore guard Canea Williams led three the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Eagles in double figures with 18 points, including ing on three of seven shooting from the field and Sophomore guard Canea Williams paced the Eagles’ connecting on 4-of-7 three-point field goals. Junior holding the Blue Devils to one of seven. Central attack with 18 points, including connecting on 4-of-12 Connecticut then went on a 10-0 run sparked by a Sarah VanMetre added 17 points with eight re- three-point field goals. Junior Sarah VanMetre added 14 three-pointer by Kim Boone and a jumper by Denee bounds while Nikki Knapp scored 13 points with nine points with seven rebounds while Nikki Knapp grabbed Burgess to take a 14-7 lead with 13:01 to play in the rebounds. The win boosted EMU to 2-0 on the year. 11 boards. first. UMass, now 1-2 on the year, was paced by Pam Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s Eagles held the high- The Eagles went on a 13-7 to cut the lead to 21-20 Rosanio with nine points and six rebounds. powered Blue Demons to 28 points under their season with help from buckets by Nikki Knapp and Patrice Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s Eagles held UMass average of 92.0 points per game while allowing DePaul McKinney. EMU then took the lead 25-24 off of to just 29.3 percent shooting from the field (17-of-58) just 33.3 percent shooting from the field (21-of-62). Colleen Russell’s first basket of the game. The and also out-rebounded the visitors by a whopping 15 The Eagles opened the game with plenty of offensive Eagles built the lead to three 29-26 at the 3:29 mark boards (49 to 34). firepower, as senior forward Melis Ulker hit her first two and eventually a six point lead into the break lead 34- The Eagles opened the game with plenty of offen- shot attempts to tie the score at 7-7 after seven minutes. 28. sive firepower, as sophomore guard Williams hit two After taking a quick 17-15 lead, the Eagles offense Both teams started off the second half struggling three-point field goals on her first two shot attempts went silent managing just one field goal during the half’s final eight minutes. The Green and White defense with- but the Eagles built their lead to 13, 43-31, off an to put the Eagles up by a 6-2 score after three stood the challenge, holding the Blue Demons scoreless Annie Malatinsky jumper and a pair of buckets by minutes. The EMU offense continued to built a lead, leading over the frame’s closing two minutes. DePaul took a Kivilicim Yamanoglu. Central Connecticut would season-low five point advantage, 24-19, into the locker by as many as 22 points, 26-4, at the 6:37 mark on cut into the Eagles lead with 4:43 to play off of lay up room at halftime. a layup by VanMetre. Meanwhile, the EMU defense by Gabriella Guegbelet, to make it 51-43. VanMetre led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with was also doing its part, holding the visitors to just 18.5 VanMetre and McKinney each posted double- seven points while sophomore Patrice McKinney doubles for the Eagles with each pulling down a team- percent from the field in the first half (5-of-27) while grabbed seven caroms. high 11 rebounds, as EMU out-rebounded CCS 61- connecting on 10-of-25 shots for 40 percent. DePaul opened the second half with offensive flurry, 37. McKinney finished with 10 points. CCSU was VanMetre led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with building a 10-point lead, 35-25, with 15:00 left in the paced by Guegbelet who poured in 13 points and 14 14 points while Knapp scored seven points with five game. Eastern would not quit, going on a 7-1 run over the rebounds, while Kim Boone added 12 points. rebounds. next four minutes to cut the deficit to four, 36-32. After The Eagles shot just 1-of-17 from beyond the three Eastern opened the second half with another another DePaul run, EMU go within four points once more point-arch, including missing all seven attempts in the offensive flurry, taking a 23-point lead, 40-17, with with 6:25 remaining, 42-38, forcing DePaul to call a second half. Eastern also raised the 2005 WNIT 16:21 left in the game, allowing Merchant the luxury timeout. banner at halftime of the men’s game versus Califor- of giving the bench more playing time.The closest the Down the stretch the Big East Conference Blue Demons would pull away, closing the game on a 22-11 run over nia-Berkeley. Minutewomen would get in the second half was 16 points, 40-24, with 14:11 left. the contest’s final six minutes, to claim a hard-fought 64- 49 decision. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 17

CSU Northridge 69, Eastern Michigan 59 Idaho State 78, Eastern Michigan 61 Indiana 70, Eastern Michigan 64 Nov. 26, 2005 • Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai’i Nov. 27, 2005 • Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai’i Dec. 7, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Knapp* 4-10 0-1 1-2 6 0 9 20 VanMetre* 3-13 0-5 1-2 7 1 7 35 Knapp* 3-7 0-0 12-14 6 1 18 37 Ulker* 2-6 0-2 1-2 2 0 5 20 Freidenberger* 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 8 Ulker* 4-6 2-3 1-1 8 1 11 28 McKinney* 3-9 0-3 0-0 5 3 6 29 Russell* 6-11 0-0 2-5 6 0 14 29 McKinney* 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 9 Williams* 2-8 1-5 0-0 3 3 5 26 McKinney* 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 8 Yamanoglu* 4-10 3-8 0-0 0 3 11 33 Gallert* 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 22 Williams* 1-2 0-1 0-1 4 3 2 19 Coleman* 8-20 3-10 1-2 5 4 20 40 Land 1-2 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 4 Yamanoglu 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 2 3 14 VanMetre 0-6 0-4 1-2 3 0 1 20 Yamanoglu 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 7 Compton 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 6 Gallert 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Compton 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 9 Knapp 7-10 0-0 2-4 4 1 16 26 Malatinsky 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 9 VanMetre 6-12 2-4 1-2 9 0 15 26 Gallert 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 9 Freidenberger 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 16 Malatinsky 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Malatinsky 3-11 3-11 0-0 4 4 9 28 Russell 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 5 Freidenberger 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 19 Ulker 4-5 0-0 2-4 3 1 10 18 Totals 20-57 9-30 15-21 31 10 64 200 Russell 4-8 0-0 0-0 1 0 8 15 Totals 25-66 4-26 7-16 35 15 61 200 Totals 26-68 4-23 3-6 44 9 59 200 IU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN ISU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Thomas* 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 19 CSUN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Hixon* 3-7 0-1 3-6 4 15 9 36 DeMuth* 5-11 0-1 14-15 6 2 24 34 Burries* 7-14 0-0 0-0 2 1 14 17 Chambers* 4-8 2-5 0-0 5 1 10 23 Hawkins* 1-1 0-0 2-4 11 0 4 26 King* 4-10 1-1 1-2 6 0 10 25 Doma* 6-15 2-3 5-7 8 0 19 23 Valentin* 4-10 2-3 2-2 4 6 12 37 Hahs* 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 5 27 Boesel* 4-10 2-8 2-3 8 8 12 40 Smith* 6-8 5-7 0-0 1 0 17 30 Ching* 1-8 1-2 4-4 4 4 7 31 Lightfoot* 5-13 2-6 4-4 3 4 16 34 Boyd 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 6 Blake* 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 3 4 26 Brown 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 12 Enterline 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 4 12 O’Rourke 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Gorny 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4 McKay 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 McCaa 2-7 0-3 0-0 5 3 4 18 Grohs 5-6 0-1 2-4 8 0 12 27 Smith 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 18 Fuleki 2-5 2-5 1-2 1 0 7 9 Dzuurdzia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Branson 2-4 0-1 1-1 2 1 5 16 Markovich 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 7 Totals 27-61 8-25 16-24 52 17 78 200 Totals 21-45 7-13 21-26 34 12 70 200 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Holloway 6-9 0-0 4-8 6 0 16 19 Idaho State 38 40 — 78 Indiana 33 37 — 70 Cushing 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 13 Eastern Michigan 29 32 — 61 Eastern Michigan 24 40 — 64 Totals 27-66 4-11 11-19 39 11 69 200 Turnovers: EMU 14, ISU 20 Turnovers: EMU 13, IU 18 CSU Northridge 41 28 — 69 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, ISU 5 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, IU 0 Eastern Michigan 30 39 — 59 Steals: EMU 11, ISU 7 Steals: EMU 7, IU 8 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .379, ISU .443 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .351, IU .467 Turnovers: EMU 24, CSUN 17 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .154, ISU .320 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .300, IU .538 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, CSUN 6 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .438, ISU .667 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .808, IU .714 Steals: EMU 10, CSUN 2 Officials: Lewis, Labenz, Collazo Officials: Mayer, Dressander, Morris Field Goal Pct.: EMU .382, CSUN .409 Attendance: 1,258 Attendance: 572 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .174, CSUN .364 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .500, CSUN .579 Officials: Pantoja, Yamasaki, Collazo EAGLES CLIPPED BY THE HOOSIERS: Attendance: 1,146 The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team was EMU FALLS IN WAHINE CLASSIC FINALE: clipped by a visiting Indiana University team, 70-64, here The Eastern Michigan University women’s basket- Wednesday night in the Convocation Center. The Eagles nearly EAGLES UPENDED BY CSN NORTHRIDGE: ball team lost to Idaho State University, 78-61, in the overcame a 17-point deficit, pulling within three in the game’s The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball seventh place game of the 27th Annual Hawaiian waning seconds. The loss snapped the Eagles’ 10-game home team fell California State University Northridge, 69- Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic at the Stan Sheriff winning streak dating back to Jan. 8, 2005. 59, in the consolation semifinal round of the 27th Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. In her first game of the season, senior guard Ryan Coleman The Eagles (2-3) never led as the Bengals (1-3) poured in a team-high 20 points in the setback. Senior Nikki Annual Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic at Knapp had 18 points, senior Melis Ulker scored 11, and the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawai’i. jumped out to a 12-4 lead with 15:27 to play in the half sophomore Kivilcim Yamanoglu added a career-best 11. The Eagles (2-2) led just once at 6-4 as the on the strength of a pair of three-pointers by Chelsey Three Hoosiers scored in double figures led by Jenny Matadors (1-3) jumped out to a 23-11 lead at the Chambers. The Idaho State advantage grew to as DeMuth with a game-best 24 points. 10:35 mark of the first half before the Eagles made much as 18, 30-12, as Michelle Grohs layed one off The Eagles (2-4) never led as the Hoosiers (4-4) jumped out the glass with 7:39 to go in the period. to a 7-2 lead at the 16:19 mark of the first half before the a run to cut the lead to six. Three-pointers by The Eastern offense finally began to show signs of Eagles made a run to cut the lead to two. A layup and a free- sophomore Canea Williams and junior Sarah life after the media timeout at the 3:32 mark. EMU throw by Knapp made the score 7-5 at the 15:24 mark. VanMetre’s made the score at 23-17 with 10:01 left. went on a 13-8 run over the half’s closing minutes to But that would be the closest EMU got, as the Hoosiers used a 10-4 run to take an eight-point advantage, 14-6, before the But that would be the closest EMU got, as CSUN take a nine-point deficit into the locker room, 38-29. went on a 9-4 spurt to take a 31-21 advantage. Eagles began to chip away. EMU once again pulled within a Sophomore Colleen Russell led all scorers with 12 basket at 14-11 on a senior Nikki Knapp jumper at the 14-11 Another run of 10-6 prior to the half would put the points, while senior Melis Ulker added five points mark, but the Hoosiers used a 14-0 run to push the advantage Matadors up by 14 at 41-27. VanMetre connected and three bounds. ISU was paced by Natalie Doma’s to 16, 28-11. on a long three as time expired to send the Green and 10 points. A Coleman three-point field goal as time expired brought White into the locker room down 11, 41-30. In the second half, the Eagles got within six, 38-32, EMU back within nine, 33-24, as the teams headed into the Cal State Northridge ended any hopes of a poten- as junior Annie Malatinsky connected on a long- locker room for halftime. Yamanoglu, starting her first-career game, paced the Eagles in the period with nine points, all range three with 19:18 remaining. Idaho State ended tial Eastern comeback, extending its lead to 59-44 coming on treys, while Coleman added six points and four with 8:45 remaining in the contest. The Matadors any hopes of a potential Eastern comeback, extend- boards. lead grew to 18, 69-51, before the Eagles chipped ing its lead to 54-35 with 13:50 left in the contest. The The two sides traded buckets early on as EMU pulled within away to get back within 10. Eagles were able to get back within seven but each eight, 37-29 on a Knapp layup and foul shot with 15:24 left VanMetre led the Green and White with 15 points time the Bengals responded with a run of their own. in the half. The Eagles got even closer as Knapp added a pair from the charity stripe while holding the Hoosier scoreless for and nine rebounds off the bench. Senior Nikki Senior Nikki Knapp led the Green and White with 16 points and four rebounds off the bench. Russell nearly four minutes before IU pushed the score to 40-31. Knapp had nine, sophomore Colleen Russell added had 14 points and six boards, while Ulker poured in eight and sophomore Patrice McKinney had six. A Coleman steal and fast-break layup with 10:33 pulled 10 points. Eastern within five, 40-35, but each time Indiana responded Five ISU players turned in double-digits in points led with a score of its own. Indiana looked to have ended any by Doma with 19 points. Joanna Hixon turned in a hopes of a potential Eastern comeback, extending its lead game-best 15 rebounds as the Bengals grabbed 52 to 55-44 with 6:08 remaining in the contest. But EMU held caroms in the victory, tough until EMU’s Ulker drained a trey with 1:54 left to make it 63-60. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 18

Eastern Michigan 69, Youngstown St. 48 Eastern Michigan 67, St. Louis 57 #21/22 Utah 72, Eastern Michigan 67 Dec. 10, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Dec. 13, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Dec. 21, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Knapp* 8-16 0-0 9-14 8 0 25 32 VanMetre* 7-11 2-3 0-2 6 1 13 37 VanMetre* 1-6 1-4 0-0 9 1 3 36 Ulker* 1-4 0-1 0-0 4 0 2 24 Knapp* 4-10 0-1 10-12 9 0 18 31 Knapp* 5-12 0-1 11-14 6 2 21 33 Coleman* 5-17 0-3 3-3 4 5 13 35 Ulker* 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 14 Russell 1-1 0-0 1-3 1 1 3 8 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 1-2 7 6 1 30 Coleman* 8-16 4-8 0-1 9 5 20 40 Coleman* 5-17 3-7 0-0 9 4 13 36 Freidenberger* 1-3 0-1 0-0 4 0 2 16 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 8 Malatinsky* 3-12 2-10 0-0 3 0 8 37 McKinney 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 11 McKinney 1-3 0-1 0-0 6 4 2 17 McKinney 4-5 1-1 0-0 2 1 9 14 Land 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 3 Malatinsky 4-9 3-7 0-0 2 2 11 32 Gallert* 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 17 Compton 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 3 10 Freidenberger 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 16 Ulker* 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 7 16 VanMetre 4-8 0-0 6-6 11 0 14 22 Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 5 Freidenberger 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Malatinsky 1-3 1-2 0-0 3 1 3 10 Totals 24-57 9-22 10-15 40 17 67 200 Totals 23-59 9-26 12-17 35 11 67 200 Russell 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 0 4 7 Totals 24-63 2-12 19-26 48 14 69 200 SLU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN UTAH FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN McIlwraith* 5-12 2-7 0-1 7 3 12 38 Smith* 11-17 4-9 3-7 6 1 29 40 YSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN King* 1-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 2 26 Filipe* 1-2 0-0 1-2 5 2 3 19 Schloemp* 3-4 0-0 1-1 3 0 7 22 Diener* 7-16 4-10 0-0 4 4 18 35 Perry* 5-9 1-3 2-3 5 0 13 20 Holmes* 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 10 Gilbert 4-9 1-1 1-2 3 1 10 25 Thorburn* 3-11 1-5 1-3 5 4 8 40 Branson* 2-6 0-0 2-3 2 5 6 37 Leake* 5-10 1-1 0-0 3 2 11 40 Larsen* 3-3 2-2 2-2 1 4 10 20 Godfrey* 3-10 0-2 1-2 3 2 7 24 Artis 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Carlsen 0-2 0-2 1-2 4 2 1 20 Gaudiose* 2-12 2-5 0-0 6 1 6 27 Javois 1-5 0-2 2-2 6 0 4 20 Brouillard 1-4 0-1 1-1 3 2 3 17 Cohill 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 9 McFarland 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 14 Warburton 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 2 5 Snorf 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 16 Totals 24-62 8-21 3-5 35 11 59 200 Oakey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 6 Vaughn 1-5 0-2 3-5 1 0 5 12 Warner 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 10 Roscoe 1-5 0-4 2-2 2 0 4 14 Saint Louis 33 26 — 59 Whitehead 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 Pendelton 0-1 0-0 3-4 2 0 3 11 Eastern Michigan 29 38 — 67 Totals 25-52 8-24 14-24 38 17 72 200 LaFleur 2-2 0-0 0-1 7 0 4 18 Totals 17-53 2-13 12-18 36 20 48 200 Turnovers: EMU 16, SLU 16 Utah 34 38 — 72 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, SLU 3 Eastern Michigan 32 35 — 67 Youngstown State 26 22 — 48 Steals: EMU 6, SLU 3 Eastern Michigan 32 37 — 69 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .421, SLU .387 Turnovers: EMU 14, UTAH 15 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .409, SLU .381 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, UTAH 0 Turnovers: EMU 14, YSU 20 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .600, SLU .667 Steals: EMU 6, UTAH 6 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, YSU 2 Officials: Enterline, Smith, Applegate Field Goal Pct.: EMU .390, UTAH .481 Steals: EMU 8, YSU 11 Attendance: 1627 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .346, UTAH .333 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .381, YSU .321 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .706, UTAH .583 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .167, YSU .154 Officials: Bomeli, Clark, Enterline Free Throw Pct.: EMU .667, YSU .731 Attendance: 645 Officials: Enlund, Hallead, Duistermars Attendance: 571 EAGLES CHILL PENGUINS: EASTERN OUTLAST SAINT LOUIS: EMU NEARLY UPENDS No. 21/22 UTAH: The EMU women’s basketball team used a 22-8 run to open The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team the second half as the Eagles cruised to 69-48 victory over team defeated visiting Saint Louis University, 67-59, in a gave the nationally ranked Utah Utes (No. 21/22) all they could Youngstown State Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10. The victory hard fought victory Tuesday afternoon in the Convocation handle before the visitors recorded a 72-67 non-conference snapped the Eagles four-game losing skid. Center. women’s basketball win Wednesday night in the Convocation Eastern was paced by senior forward Nikki Knapp who EMU was lead by senior Ryan Coleman who tallied Center. poured in a game-best 25 points in the victory. Junior Sarah 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 After trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, VanMetre turned in a double-double with 14 points and 11 from three point range. Saint Louis was paced by Rachel 63-53, with just 4:00 left, the Eagles put on a charge and cut rebounds while senior Ryan Coleman scored 13 and added Diener who notched 18 points. the Utes’ advantage to two, 68-66, on a three-point field goal five assists. A solid second half effort helped EMU secure its fourth by sophomore guard Patrice McKinney with only 32 ticks on Eastern held a slim 32-26 halftime lead but the Eagles found victory of the season as the Eagles caught fire from three- the clock. their offense in the second half, out-scoring the Penguins by point land going 5-for-10 for a staggering 50% clip and EMU was foced into a fouling situation at that point and after a 37-22 margin. hit 44% from the field connecting on 12-of-27 shots. For Utah’s Shona Thorburn made the first of two free throws for The visitors jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead to start the game the game, the Eagles hit 9-for-22 three-pointers for a 40% a 69-66 lead, EMU guard Ryan Coleman grabbed the rebound before a Knapp layup and free throw got EMU back within two mark. In addition to Coleman’s 20 points, senior forward and raced up court to attempt a layup. Coleman missed the points with 16:55 to play in the period. Four quick points by Nikki Knapp notched 18 points and nine rebounds with shot but teammate Nikki Knapp rebounded and was fouled Coleman at the 16:07 mark gave Eastern its first lead of the junior Sarah VanMetre adding 16 points on 7-of-11 on the play. Knapp made the first shot but missed the second contest, 9-7. shooting from the field and 2-of-3 three-pointers. and Utah was awarded the ball out of bounds with a 69-67 lead Turnovers plagued both teams early on as the squads The second half opened up with the Eagles making an and 17 seconds left. combined for nine in the contest’s first six-minutes, but the early run opening up a, 47-35, lead with Coleman, The Eagles once again found themselves in a fouling Eagles remained on top, 13-11, with 11:54 to go in the half. VanMetere and Annie Malatinsky each hitting three- situation and Utah’s Morgan Warburton made both free throws Neither team scored for nearly two minutes before the with 14 seconds remaining for a 71-67 advantage. Heidi pointers to ignite a 9-2 run. Rachel Diener sparked the St. Penguins knotted the game at 13 on a Godfrey layup with 10:50 Carlson added a free throw with one second left for the 72- Louis comeback connecting on two three-pointers to tie remaining. 67 final. the game, 49-49. The game was nip and tuck throughout Eastern responded with a 4-0 spurt to take its biggest lead Knapp led the Eagles (4-5) with 21 points, connecting on 5-of- the half with EMU clinging to a four point lead, 61-57, with of the contest at four, 17-13, forcing YSU to call a time-out 12 field goals and 11-of-14 free throws with six rebounds while two minutes remaining in the contest. Coleman hit a clutch at the 7:57 mark. Following the time-out the Eagles used a 13- Coleman added 13 points. Sarah VanMetre scored three jumper to put the Eagles up six, 63-57, with a minute to 6 run over the next 4:25 to take its biggest lead of the half points with a game-high nine rebounds. at nine, 30-21, on a pair of VanMetre free throws. Youngstown go. Four of Knapp freethrows helped seal the 67-59 Utah (8-2) was paced by senior guard Kim Smith with 29 State was unable to get any closer than six the rest of the half victory. points while Jessica Perry added 13 and Julie Larsen scored as Eastern Michigan headed into the locker room up 32-26. During the first 13 minutes of the first half, both teams 10. In the second half, EMU held Youngstown State scoreless came out trading baskets, but it was St. Louis that jumped The Utes charged to a double-digit lead midway through the for the first four minutes of the period but were unable to pull out to an early 19-11 lead on hot shooting from the field. second half and then withstood a late rally by Eastern away as the Green and White managed just three points of its The Billikens shot a blistering 75% from three-point range Michigan. own over the same span. A Knapp layup and the accompanying connecting on 3-for-4 shots. EMU responded with a 13- After nine first-half lead changes, the Utes took the lead free throw with 11:41 pushed the margin to 13, 45-32, before 2 run sparked by two consecutive jumpers and a three- when Larsen hit a three-pointer and added two free throws that it was promptly answered by a pair of Penguin scores to close pointer by senior Ryan Coleman propelling the Eagles to gave Utah a 30-27 lead. The Utes extended their lead to seven the gap once again. a 23-21 lead with nine minutes remaining in the half. St. points before Eastern closed within two points, 34-32, by The Eagles began to pull away going on a 12-2 run over Louis regained the lead outscoring EMU 12-6 down the halftime. the next four minutes to go up by 20, 54-34 with 8:24 remaining. stretch to take a, 33-29, lead at the half. Coleman led the Coleman, keyed a second-half run that gave the Eagles a Eastern ended any hopes of a potential YSU comeback, Eagles with 10 points while St. Louis was paced by Diener 39-37 lead. But Utah rallied. Smith hit a 3-pointer with 12:21 extending its lead to 62-39 with 4:01 left in the contest. and Jackie Gilbert who each tallied 10 points. to push Utah’s lead to 48-44. The Utes then scored eight straight points and led by 10 points after Shona Thorburn’s layup off of a lob pass. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 19

Eastern Michigan 70, Canisius 44 Eastern Michigan 73, Oakland 48 Eastern Michigan 73, Northern Illinois 59 Dec. 30, 2005 • Convocation Center •Ypsilanti, Mich. Jan. 4, 2006 • O’Rena •Rochester, Mich. Jan. 7, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN VanMetre* 1-4 0-1 3-4 8 1 5 26 VanMetre* 1-3 1-2 0-0 7 5 3 35 VanMetre* 5-8 2-4 3-5 3 4 15 38 Knapp* 4-8 0-0 7-14 8 0 15 29 Knapp* 9-14 0-1 1-2 7 0 19 32 Knapp* 2-4 1-1 1-2 0 0 6 23 McKinney* 6-16 0-2 2-3 13 2 14 24 McKinney* 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 2 4 27 McKinney* 4-10 2-3 2-3 5 3 12 20 Coleman* 7-16 2-4 4-4 6 2 20 35 Coleman* 11-19 2-4 1-4 5 6 25 35 Coleman* 6-16 0-4 7-7 7 6 19 38 Gallert* 1-6 1-5 0-0 1 3 3 33 Gallert* 2-7 2-6 1-2 3 4 7 34 Gallert* 4-5 4-5 0-0 3 0 12 39 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Yamanoglu 0-1 0-0 4-5 3 3 4 19 Yamanoglu 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 7 Yamanoglu 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 Malatinsky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 5 Compton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Malatinsky 4-5 3-4 0-0 1 1 11 16 Ulker 1-2 0-1 1-1 4 0 3 14 Malatinsky 2-4 2-4 0-0 6 0 6 16 Ulker 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 6 Randle 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 Ulker 3-4 0-0 1-3 0 1 7 13 Freidenberger 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 3 Russell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Freidenberger 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 3 Randle 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1 Totals 23-47 9-18 18-23 31 17 73 200 Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 9 Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Totals 24-61 5-18 17-28 48 11 70 200 Totals 30-59 8-17 5-10 37 18 73 200 NIU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Uptmor* 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 16 CANISIUS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN OAKLAND FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Wiener* 5-15 0-0 9-11 6 1 19 38 Steeves* 3-6 0-0 0-1 6 1 6 21 Piggott* 6-15 2-3 3-3 4 0 17 34 Wilcox 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 11 Lyte* 2-8 0-0 0-2 7 0 4 20 White* 1-2 0-0 2-2 5 0 4 28 Raymond* 5-14 2-8 3-4 5 2 15 37 Cavo* 1-3 1-3 0-2 2 0 3 19 Wilson* 4-13 2-4 2-2 5 4 12 32 Basic* 3-7 1-2 6-6 4 0 13 38 Zak* 2-9 1-6 3-4 3 2 8 33 Kidd* 1-4 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 18 Williamson 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 12 Lamparski* 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 4 33 Baker* 3-7 0-0 2-4 3 1 8 24 Lowe 1-3 1-3 0-0 4 1 3 16 Radunske 3-7 0-0 2-4 2 0 8 14 Puryear 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 9 Gillette 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 Thorner 0-0 0-0 2-4 1 0 2 2 Pike 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 9 Wilson 2-5 0-0 3-3 5 0 7 17 Chesko 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 14 Hafeli 1-7 0-2 0-0 4 1 2 23 Smith 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 10 Wittlieb 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 16 Trava 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 21 Totals 16-50 4-14 23-26 34 6 59 200 Richards 0-3 0-0 3-4 4 0 3 12 Knurick 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Mullins 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 17-56 4-11 10-13 37 10 48 200 Northern Illinois 29 30 — 59 Capuano 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Eastern Michigan 29 44 — 73 Granzow 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 12 Eastern Michigan 37 36 — 73 Totals 15-46 3-13 11-23 33 7 44 200 Oakland 23 25 — 48 Turnovers: EMU 19, NIU 22 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, NIU 2 Canisius 17 27 — 44 Turnovers: EMU 12, OU 16 Steals: EMU 10, NIU 4 Eastern Michigan 32 38 — 70 Blocked Shots: EMU 5, OU 1 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .489, NIU .320 Steals: EMU 7, OU 5 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .500, NIU .286 Turnovers: EMU 11, CC 21 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .508, OU .304 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .783, NIU .885 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, CC 2 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .471, OU .364 Officials: Aguilar, Martin, Balster Steals: EMU 12, CC 8 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .500, OU .769 Attendance: 692 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .393, CC .326 Officials: Dressander, Bomengen, Mattingly 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .278, CC .250 Attendance: 475 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .607, CC .478 Officials: Ratliff, Del Duco, Capasso Attendance: 512

EASTERN CRUISES PAST CANISIUS: EMU CAGES OU IN NON-CONFERENCE FINALE: EAGLES ROLLS HUSKIES IN CONFERENCE OPENER: The EMU women’s basketball team rolled past a visiting The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball The EMU women’s basketball team used a strong second half to claim a Canisius College team, 70-44, Friday night in the Convocation team defeated inter-state foe Oakland University, 73-48, 73-59 victory over a visiting Northern Illinois team Saturday night in the Center. The Eagles, playing one of its most complete here at the Athletics Center O’Rena in Rochester, Mich. Mid-American Conference opener. The Eagles, who trailed at one point performances of the season, used a 19-8 run to open the With the win, EMU moves to 6-5 on the year while Oakland by as many as six points in the first half, used a 25-6 run to open the second half and put the game out of reach. second half and put the game out of reach. falls to 4-9. Senior guard Ryan Coleman led four Eagles in double figures with Senior guard Ryan Coleman led three Eagles in double Senior guard Ryan Coleman led the Eagles with 25 19 points, including connecting on 6-of-16 from the field. Junior Sarah figures with 20 points, including connecting on 7-of-16 from points hitting 11-of-19 shots while senior forward Nikki VanMetre added 15 points with four assists while sophomore Patrice the field. Senior Nikki Knapp added 15 points with eight Knapp added 19 on 9-of-14. Freshman Kendra Gallert McKinney and freshman Kendra Gallert each turned in 12 points. rebounds while sophomore Patrice McKinney turned in a notched a career high seven points connecting on two first The win boosted EMU to 7-5 on the year and 1-0 in league play. double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. half three-point hoops while Kiemetha Randle tallied The Eagles opened the game with plenty of offensive firepower, as Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s Eagles held Canisius to just two points on her only shot from the field. Oakland was Nikki Knapp, Gallert and McKinney each connected on three-point field 32.6 percent shooting from the field (15-of-46) and also out- led by junior Nicole Piggott who scored 17 points. goals, but each time the Huskies had an answer as the teams were tied rebounded the visitors by a whopping 15 boards (48 to 33). In a game of scoring runs, hot shooting from the field at 9-9 after four minutes of action. The long distance connection The Eagles opened the game with plenty of offensive by EMU set the tone for the game as the Eagles hit a continued in the opening minutes as all of EMU’s points came from beyond the arc, as the Eagles took a slim one-point edge, 15-14, with firepower, as Coleman and McKinney connected on their first blistering 8-of-17 shots from three-point land for a 47 two shots to put the Eagles up by a 4-0 score after two minutes. 13:02 remaining in the period. percent clip and shot 48 percent from the field connecting The scoring streak came to a halt though as neither team managed a The Golden Griffins struggled out of the gate, missing two shots on 30-of-59 shots en route to their sixth victory of the and turning the ball over three-times in its first five possessions, point until the 10:02 minute mark, when McKinney layed one off the season. glass to push the Green and White lead to three. After not scoring for until Becky Zak drained a three-pointer with 16:50 remaining Oakland came out hot in the second half going on a 10- nearly five minutes, Northern Illinois used a quick 10-2 to take its in the period to pull back within two, 5-3. 2 run to pull within six points, 39-33, at the 15 minute biggest lead of the game at six points, 27-21, with 6:28 left in the half. After another McKinney layup, the Eastern built a 9-3 mark. EMU regained control outscoring the Golden Griz- A Kiemetha Randle layup stop the run, pulling the Green and White advantage, but it was quickly cut to just two as CC used a 5- zlies 18-8 over the next seven minutes to take a, 57-41, back to within three, but once again NIU had a run 7-1 to take a 29-23 2 spurt to make it 10-8. The two teams began to get in a rhythm lead on a Coleman three-pointer with 7:39 remaining in the advantage with 2:45 remaining. EMU once again proved to be up for the as squads exchanged buckets, but EMU used a 10-2 run over challenge, holding NIU scoreless while rolling off six consecutive points game. From there, the Eagles put in overdrive and cruised the next four minutes to take an 11 point edge, 21-12, with to tie the game at 29-29 heading into the locker room at the half. just over eight minutes left in the period. to the 73-48 victory. Eastern opened the second half with another offensive flurry, taking The EMU offense continued to build a lead, leading by as The Eagles opened the game on an 8-2 run sparked by a eight-point lead, 37-29, on three-pointers by VanMetre and Gallert and many as 15 points, 32-17, at the 1:31 mark on a pair of free Knapp who scored eight of the team’s first 10 points. a McKinney layup forcing NIU to burn a time-out with 18:10 left in the throws by Knapp. Meanwhile, the EMU defense was also doing Gallert also added two three-point hoops increasing the game. The EMU edge grew to 15, 50-35, as McKinney drained another its part, holding the visitors to just 30.4 percent from the field lead to,16-9, with 11:28 remaining in the first half. triple with 11:28 remaining which looked to have put the game out of the in the first half (7-of-23) while connecting on 12-of-29 shots for Oakland responded to pull within two, 16-14, but EMU Huskies reach. Northern Illinois still would not quit, as the Huskies used a 9-4 run to 41.4 percent. went on another run, 13-2, to take a commanding, 29-16, get back within 10 points with just over seven minutes to play in the Eastern opened the second half with another offensive lead at the 5:23 mark. EMU closed out the half to take a 37-23 lead into the locker room. Knapp led the Eagles with contest. The Cardinal and Black got within eight, but Eastern quickly flurry, taking a 27-point lead, 51-25, with 10:39 left in the responded as the lead ballooned back to 18, 68-50 on a Knapp layup 14 first half points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field. The game, allowing Merchant the luxury of giving the bench more with 1:54 to play. Another late run by NIU got Eastern’s edge down to just playing time. The Golden Griffins never had an answer for the Grizzlies were led by Piggott who tallied 15 points. 10 once more, but the clock and EMU free-throw shooting were not on the Eagles tonight as Eastern saw advantage grew to as much as Huskies side as claimed a decisive 14 point victory. 33, 68-35, with 4:17 remaining in the game. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 20

Eastern Michigan 68, Toledo 40 Eastern Mich. 71, Western Mich. 55 Eastern Michigan 66, Ball State 58 Jan. 10, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Jan. 14, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Jan. 18, 2006 • Worthen Arena • Muncie, Ind. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN VanMetre* 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 11 VanMetre* 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 0 4 27 VanMetre* 8-13 1-2 2-4 6 1 19 34 Knapp* 5-15 0-1 7-10 10 1 17 34 Knapp* 5-10 0-1 2-7 7 0 12 35 Knapp* 5-7 0-0 4-4 3 1 14 27 McKinney* 9-12 0-2 2-5 11 7 20 30 McKinney* 5-12 0-1 2-2 7 4 12 36 McKinney* 5-14 0-0 3-4 17 2 13 40 Coleman* 5-12 2-4 4-4 5 0 16 35 Coleman* 8-14 2-3 0-2 1 6 18 29 Coleman* 5-15 1-2 4-5 4 2 15 39 Gallert* 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 27 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 4 0 28 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 7 0 35 Yamanoglu 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 13 Yamanoglu 2-3 1-1 1-1 0 2 6 10 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Malatinsky 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 12 Malatinsky 3-5 3-3 0-0 2 1 9 16 Yamanoglu 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 5 Ulker 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 0 4 23 Ulker 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 12 Malatinsky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Freidenberger 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 4 Freidenberger 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Ulker 1-2 0-1 3-3 0 0 5 16 Randle 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 8 Randle 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 Freidenberger 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0+ Russell 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 Russell 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 5 Totals 24-53 2-7 16-20 37 14 66 200 Totals 25-59 2-11 16-23 45 9 68 200 Totals 30-57 6-11 5-12 34 17 71 200 BSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN UT FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN WMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Hampton* 3-10 0-0 0-3 3 1 6 26 Reindl* 3-6 0-0 4-4 5 0 10 29 Brown* 5-12 0-0 0-0 4 0 10 27 Bolte* 3-6 1-2 1-2 1 0 8 24 Werner* 3-11 1-3 0-2 3 1 7 24 Parker* 0-0 0-0 -4 1 0 3 18 Corbin* 2-4 0-0 4-4 2 2 8 32 Bishop* 5-12 0-4 0-1 7 0 10 39 Jilian* 2-3 0-1 2-3 4 2 6 34 DeMuth* 5-12 0-1 5-7 5 0 15 28 Richmond* 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 3 12 Rost* 1-9 0-2 2-3 0 1 4 36 Cotton* 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 2 2 25 Young* 2-4 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 38 Moore* 8-14 0-0 5-6 5 3 21 35 Douglas 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 1 6 20 Zeller 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 18 Rogers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Green 0-2 0-1 1-2 3 0 1 8 McNulty 1-4 1-2 1-2 2 0 4 15 Jackson 1-3 0-0 4-6 4 0 6 21 Jarrett 2-2 0-0 2-2 2 3 6 11 Terry 0-5 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 13 Watkins 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Stewart 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 4 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 6 Smith 2-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 5 1 Rusche 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 10 Lloyd 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 DeLaHoussaye 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 20 Bajorek 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 12 Totals 15-49 3-15 7-13 28 6 40 200 Owens 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 6 Totals 21-53 1-6 15-22 30 9 58 200 Totals 19-47 0-4 17-23 27 7 55 200 Toledo 23 17 — 40 Eastern Michigan 22 44 — 66 Eastern Michigan 25 43 — 68 Western Michigan 20 35 — 55 Ball State 19 39 — 58 Eastern Michigan 31 40 — 71 Turnovers: EMU 14, UT 19 Turnovers: EMU 17, BSU 15 Blocked Shots: EMU 6, UT 3 Turnovers: EMU 19, WMU 21 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, BSU 1 Steals: EMU 11, UT 7 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, WMU 2 Steals: EMU 9, BSU 6 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .424, UT .306 Steals: EMU 13, WMU 11 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .453, BSU .396 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .182, UT .200 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .526, WMU .404 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .286, BSU .167 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .696, UT .538 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .545, WMU .000 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .800, BSU .682 Officials: Roberts, Smith, Mayer Free Throw Pct.: EMU .417, WMU .739 Officials: Stewart, Green, Berger Attendance: 570 Officials: Applegate, Gebhardt, Del Duco Attendance: 643 Attendance: 754

EMU BLASTS PAST TOLEDO FOR SECOND LEAGUE WIN: EMU REMAINS PERFECT IN CONFERENCE PLAY: EASTERN OUTLASTS BALL STATE IN MUNCIE: The EMU women’s basketball team used a 43 point second The EMU women’s basketball team defeated a visiting In a battle of MAC West Division elite, the EMU women’s half to knock off a visiting Toledo team, 68-40, in a Mid- Western Michigan University squad, 71-55, here Saturday basketball team claimed a 66-58 victory over a Ball State American Conference tilt here at the Convocation Center. The afternoon in the Convocation Center. The sharpshooting squad Wednesday night at Worthen Arena. The two teams Eagles held a slim two point lead at the half, 25-23, before Eagles used a 16-9 run to close out the first half and cruised battled back and fourth until a Ryan Coleman three-pointer taking control in the second half shooting 53.8 percent from to the 16 point win over the instate rival. With the victory, EMU with 41.8 seconds remaining sealed the Eagles’ sixth consecu- the floor (14-of-26). improved to 9-5 on the year and 3-0 in league play, marking tive victory. Sophomore Patrice McKinney led three Eagles in double the school’s first-ever 3-0 start in Mid-American Conference Junior forward Sarah VanMetre led four Eagles in double figures with 20 points, including connecting on 9-of-12 from action. figures with 19 points, including connecting on 8-of-13 from the field. Senior Nikki Knapp added a double-double 17 points Senior guard Ryan Coleman poured in a team-high 18 points the field. Coleman added 15 points while senior Nikki Knapp with 10 rebounds while senior guard Ryan Coleman turned in despite missing much of the first half with foul trouble. Senior added 14. Sophomore Patrice McKinney turned in a double- 16 points. The win boosted EMU to 8-5 on the year and 2-0 Nikki Knapp and sophomore Patrice McKinney both added double with 13 points and 17 rebounds. The win boosted EMU in league play. 12 points. to 10-5 on the year and 4-0 in league play. Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s Eagles held Toledo to just Both teams opened the contest with plenty of offensive The two squads opened the game cracking down on the 30.6 percent shooting from the field (15-of-49) and also out- power as Eastern jumped out to a quick 7-6 lead on a Kendra defensive side of the ball as the teams were held scoreless rebounded the visitors by a whopping 17 boards (45 to 28). Gallert three-pointer at the 16:52 mark. EMU built an early five for nearly three minutes until EMU’s Sarah VanMetre drained The Rockets’ 40 points are tied for the fourth lowest total in point edge, 13-6, while holding WMU scoreless for nearly six the contest’s first points on a three-pointer with 17:17 to go. the Convocation Center’s eight-year history and the second minutes until a Carrie Moore jumper ended the streak with The Eagles raced out to a quick 7-2 lead, but the Cardinals lowest amount for a MAC foe. 11:56 remaining in the period. clawed back to take the lead with 12:11 as Kiley Jarrett used The Eagles opened the game struggling offensively failing The Broncos began to chip away but each time the Eagles a fastbreak layup to cap a quick 7-1 run by Ball State. to score on their first four possessions, until McKinney got EMU responded with a bucket of their own. Eastern Michigan used Eastern retook the advantage on a Melis Ulker layup with on the board with a jumper at the 17:43 mark. The Rockets a quick 8-0 run capped off by back-to-back treys by Annie 10:23 remaining but BSU quickly knotted the score at 11. Four took a 8-4 advantage on a Savannah Werner three-pointer with Malatinsky pushing the Green and White advantage to 12 consecutive points by Knapp pushed the EMU edge to four, 16:21 to go in the period, but EMU started to settle into its points, 25-13, with 5:49 left before the intermission. Western 15-11, but each time Ball State responded with an answer of game rolling off 11 of the game’s next 18 points to tie the Michigan pulled back to within single-figures once again on a its own. The Green and White were unable to take more than contest at 15 on a McKinney layup at the 10:25 mark. Moore layup at the 3:01 mark but the Eagles closed out the a possession lead as the Eagles went into the locker room up Eastern took its first lead of the game, 17-15, and saw its half on a 5-2 run to take a 31-20 lead into the locker room at 22-19. edge grow to six points, 21-15, on back-to-back buckets by the half. Following the intermission, Coleman connected on her first Melis Ulker and McKinney forcing UT to burn a time-out with Coming out of the intermission both squads struggled to shot of the game as EMU rolled off seven quick points to go 7:52 left in half. The scoring streak came to a halt though as score as the two teams combined for three points through the expand the margin to five, 30-25. Ball State stood strong either team managed a point until the 3:17 minute mark, when first three minutes of the period. The floodgates then opened though cashing in on a 6-0 run capped off by a Julie DeMuth Crystal Young layed one off the glass to cut into the Green as Coleman and Kivilcim Yamanoglu each drained treys as layup to pull infront by a 31-30 tally. VanMetre keep the Eagles and White lead. Toledo knotted the game at 23 on a Danielle EMU went up, 39-23, for its biggest lead of the game. Western afloat scoring 11 consecutive points for the visitors to make Bishop with just over a minute, but a Kiemetha Randle layup would not go away though, as the Brown and Gold rolled off it 38-35 with 12:59 left in the contest. gave EMU the lead back as the teams headed into the locker six quick points, while holding Eastern scoreless for over three The teams traded scores each trip down the floor with EMU room at the half. minutes. unable to garner more than a three-point edge. The Eagles In the second half it was the Eagles that started to light Eastern would be up for the challenge using a 11-2 run of held tough never relinquishing control even though BSU had a up the nets while the Rockets went cold from the field. Eastern its own over the next three minutes to take a 50-37 lead and couple chances to take the lead down the stretch. opened the second half on a 11-4 run, taking a nine-points force Western to burn a time-out with 9:52 remaining. WMU’s Eastern held Ball State without a field goal over the contest’s advantage, 36-27, on the strength of a Coleman three-pointer Moore poured in her 14th point of the game with 8:16 to get final 2:19 and sealed the win as Coleman connected on her at the 13:23 mark. Eastern’s edge grew to 15, 46-31, as Knapp the Broncos back within nine, 50-41, but that would be as close only three-pointer with the shot clock-winding down gave EMU layed one off the glass off the fastbreak from McKinney with as they could get as EMU cruised to a point 16 point victory. a four point edge, 63-58. Free throws in the closing seconds 10:02 remaining to put the game out of the Rockets reach. boosted the final score to 66-58. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 21

Eastern Michigan 58, Central Michigan 45 Eastern Michigan 65, Kent State 55 Eastern Michigan 56, Buffalo 41 Jan. 21, 2006 • Rose Arena • Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Jan. 25, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Jan. 28, 2006 • Alumni Arena • Buffalo, N.Y. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN VanMetre* 5-8 1-2 1-2 7 1 1 35 VanMetre* 2-3 0-0 0-0 9 1 4 27 VanMetre* 5-9 2-4 2-3 5 2 14 28 Knapp* 4-6 0-0 3-6 7 0 11 26 Knapp* 5-9 0-0 5-6 3 0 15 29 Knapp* 3-7 0-1 5-6 6 1 11 39 McKinney* 3-7 0-0 1-1 8 3 7 25 McKinney* 8-14 0-1 4-4 13 4 20 36 McKinney* 3-8 0-1 0-2 9 1 6 29 Coleman* 5-9 0-2 7-8 7 6 17 38 Coleman* 7-17 1-4 0-1 5 5 15 37 Coleman* 5-10 0-1 2-4 8 3 12 40 Gallert* 0-3 0-2 0-2 1 2 0 22 Gallert* 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 27 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 17 Yamanoglu 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 10 Yamanoglu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Yamanoglu 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 6 Compton 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Malatinsky 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 2 17 Compton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Malatinsky 3-7 3-6 0-0 2 0 9 23 Ulker 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 14 Malatinsky 3-6 3-5 0-0 1 1 9 24 Ulker 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 16 Randle 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 10 Ulker 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 5 Randle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Totals 27-54 2-12 9-11 36 12 65 200 Randle 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 8 Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Russell 1-1 0-0 0--0 0 0 2 2 Totals 21-45 4-13 12-19 39 12 58 200 KSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Totals 21-48 5-15 9-15 38 10 56 200 Stewart* 3-10 0-0 2-2 4 0 8 26 CMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Shearer* 5-8 0-0 12-12 5 0 22 30 UB FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Myers* 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 22 Burgess* 5-10 2-4 4-4 3 0 16 31 Turner* 6-10 0-0 2-4 4 0 14 36 Skufca* 4-8 0-0 5-7 2 1 13 32 James* 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 15 Schiebner* 2-5 0-0 2-3 6 0 6 21 Kuhl* 1-4 0-1 1-2 5 0 3 31 Willoughby* 1-5 0-0 0-0 5 2 2 40 Meunier* 1-14 0-6 3-5 3 4 5 40 Hurd* 3-8 0-1 0-0 3 0 6 19 Vavrek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Bennett* 0-6 0-4 5-6 6 3 4 40 Verhoff* 5-13 0-2 0-1 6 1 10 26 Bennett 1-6 0-1 1-3 1 3 3 31 Gibb* 2-5 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 23 Westover 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 14 Scull 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Orozco Gollaz 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Wilson 1-5 0-1 5-6 1 1 7 26 LaFleur 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 8 Badinici 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 0 3 9 Manning 2-7 0-1 0-0 1 0 4 19 Griffith 1-4 0-0 0-1 3 3 2 16 Brown 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Mecoli 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 11 Totals 16-45 2-5 21-24 25 8 55 200 Pyykkonen 0-4 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 14 Totals 17-52 0-7 11-16 26 3 45 200 Homolova 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 10 Kent State 22 33 — 55 Totals 13-48 1-13 14-20 30 11 41 200 Eastern Michigan 20 38 — 58 Eastern Michigan 27 38 — 65 Central Michigan 20 25 — 45 Eastern Michigan 28 28 — 56 Turnovers: EMU 20, KSU 18 Buffalo 18 23 — 41 Turnovers: EMU 16, CMU 9 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, KSU 3 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, CMU 1 Steals: EMU 10, KSU 14 Turnovers: EMU 19, UB 11 Steals: EMU 1, CMU 10 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .500, KSU .356 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, UB 0 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .467, CMU .327 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .167, KSU .400 Steals: EMU 10, UB 5 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .308, CMU .000 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .818, KSU .875 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .438, UB .271 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .632, CMU .688 Officials: Mayer, Applegate, Johnson 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .333, UB .077 Officials: Smith, Hallead, Costello Attendance: 744 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .600, UB .700 Attendance: 645 Officials: Fuller, Dickerson, Ratliff Attendance: 1,471

EMU DOWNS CMU FOR 11TH CONSECUTIVE TIME: EMU TIES SCHOOL-RECORD WITH EIGHTH STRAIGHT VICTORY: EAGLES CHARGE PAST BUFFALO FOR SCHOOL RECORD: The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball In a cross division battle of MAC women’s basketball elite, EMU used a The EMU women’s basketball team turned in a stellar defensive team used a hot shooting second half to extended its strong second half to claim a 65-55 victory over a visiting Kent State performance to extended its winning streak to a school-record team Wednesday night in the Convocation Center. The Eagles’ victory nine games, as it defeated the University at Buffalo, 56-41, winning streak to seven games as they defeated Central marked their second victory over the Golden Flashes in the last three here at Alumni Arena Saturday night. The Eagles outscored the Michigan University, 58-45, at Rose Arena Saturday years and just the third in the previous 26 meetings between the two Bulls 22-11 over the contest’s final 12 minutes to claim the hard afternoon. EMU shot 56 percent from the field in the schools. fought victory. second half and used strong defensive play throughout the Sophomore guard Patrice McKinney paced the Eagles with a Junior Sarah VanMetre paced the Eagle attack with 14 contest to control the game and seal the victory. double-double, scoring 20 points and hauling down 13 rebounds. points and five rebounds. With the decision EMU improves to McKinney made 8-of-14 shots from the field while adding four assists, 13-5 (7-0 MAC). Senior Ryan Coleman contributed to the Senior Ryan Coleman paced the Eagle attack with 17 three blocks and two steals. Senior guard Ryan Coleman and senior points and seven rebounds. With the decision EMU attack by scoring 12 points and pulling down eight rebounds, forward forward Nikki Knapp added 15 points each. Junior forward while Nikki Knapp added 11 points. improved to 11-5 (5-0 MAC). The 5-0 start to the Sarah VanMetre scored four points but grabbed nine rebounds. The Eastern rolled off a quick five points as VanMetre and Annie conference season marks the program’s best start in win boosted EMU to 12-5 overall and 6-0 in league play. Malatinsky each connected on their first shot of the contest. school history. The win is the 11th straight victory for the The Eagles raced out to a 6-2 advantage on the strength of four points After being held scoreless for the four minutes, UB got on the off Nikki Knapp free throws. Kent State missed on its first three posses- Eagles over the Chippewas, dating back to the 2000-01 board via a pair of free throws by Brooke Meunier which was sions before Sarah Burgess managed to get the Golden Flashes on promtly followed up by a Heather Turner layup to cut the Eagles campaign. Sarah VanMetre contributed to the attack board with 16:18 left in the half. Eastern’s edge ballooned to 13, 15-2, lead to just one. by scoring 12 points and pulling down seven rebounds, as Kendra Gallert drained a three-pointer from the corner, forcing Coleman and Patrice McKinney responded with layups of KSU to burn a time out with 13:00 to go in the period. Kent State used while Patrice McKinney snatched a game-high eight their own to push the EMU edge to six, 10-4, but the Bulls used a quick 10-2 run to pull back within seven, 19-12. rebounds. a 9-2 run to pull back to within a possession at 15-13 with 8:29 The Eagles were held without a field goal for the game’s next 6:16, but The Chippewas were led by Ann Skufca with 13 points. left in the period. Buffalo tied the score at 15 with 5:41 to Kent State went just as cold managing just one field goal over the same The Chipps dropped to 10-6 (1-4 MAC). Stacy Verhoff also span. Eastern converted on 4-of-4 free throw attempts to keep the seven- go, but EMU went on an 13-3 run of its of its own over the final added 10 points and pulled down a team-high 6 rebounds. point cushion. Coleman laid one off the glass for her first points of the five minutes to take a 28-18 lead into the lockerroom at the The Eagles used a 20-10 run midway through the second game with 2:39 to end the drought and push the lead to nine, 25-16. KSU half. half to pull away from the Chippewas. The run was sparked would not go quietly, however, rolling off six quick points to pull within The Eagle defense did its part holding the Bulls to just 31.8 percent shooting (7-of-22) while on the other end of the floor by Annie Malatinsky connecting on two three-point three, 25-22, with under 30 seconds to play. Eastern found its own answer though as freshman Kiemeitha Randle kissed one off the connecting on 11-of-26 shots for a 42.3 percent clip. Coleman shots. The Eagles pulled out to an 11 point lead and never glass as time expired to send the teams into the lockerroom with EMU up led all scorers with nine points in the first 20 minutes, as looked back. five, 27-22. Malatinsky added six for the Green and White on 2-of-4 shooting The Eagles found themselves in early foul trouble in the Coming off the intermission Kent State used back-to-back layups to from beyond the arc. Turner’s eight points and five boards first half, forcing several starters to the bench. Starters pull within one, but junior Annie Malatinsky connected on a jumper paced Buffalo in the period. Nikki Knapp and McKinney were limited to just six to go back up three, 29-26, with 17:26 left in the game. The tempo was Following the intermission Buffalo outscored the Eastern Michigan 12-6 over the first nine minutes to cut the deficit to minutes apiece in the half. However, EMU was able to take starting to pick up as the Golden Flashes took their first lead of the contest at the 13:32 mark as Burgess hit a trey to make it 37-35. four, 34-30. Three consecutive baskets by VanMetre over a a 20-20 tie into the locker room at the break after shooting Unfazed by its first deficit of the game, EMU went to work using two minutes stretch pushed the advantage back up to nine, 36% from the field compared to CMU’s 29%. Eastern was consecutive layups by McKinney to key a 14-5 run over the next five 41-32, with 9:07 left in the contest. led by VanMetre with seven points and four rebounds, while minutes to regain control and take a 49-42 lead at the 8:23 mark. The The defense clamped down holding UB without a field goal Coleman added six points. Eastern run continued as a fast break layup by Knapp with 4:47 left gave for more than eight minutes as the Eastern edge ballooned the Eagles a nine point edge, 54-45, forcing KSU’s Head Coach Bob to 17, 50-33, as Coleman converted on the fastbreak layup Lindsay to call another time-out. and the free throw. UB would never threaten the rest of the The score remained close as the Golden Flashes converted on 21-of- way as the Eagles captured the 15 victory. 24 attempts from the charity stripe, but Eastern was able to answer each trip down the court and would never relinquish control the rest of the way. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 WOMEN' S BASKETBALL RESULTS Record: 13-5; 7-0 MAC Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W, 58-49 34-28 840 Knapp 13 VanMetre/McKinney 11 Nov. 22 MASSACHUSETTS W, 63-45 31-13 188 Williams 18 Knapp/McKinney 9 Nov. 25 vs. #17 DePaul L, 49-64 19-24 1104 Williams 19 Knapp 11 Nov. 26 vs. Cal State Northridge L, 59-69 30-41 1146 VanMetre 15 VanMetre 9 Nov. 27 vs. Idaho State L, 61-78 29-38 1258 Knapp 16 VanMetre 7 Dec. 7 INDIANA (DH) L, 64-70 24-33 572 Coleman 20 Ulker 8 Dec. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 69-48 32-26 571 Knapp 25 VanMetre 11 Dec. 13 SAINT LOUIS W, 67-59 29-33 1,627 Coleman 20 Coleman/Knapp 9 Dec. 21 # 21 UTAH L, 67-72 32-34 645 Knapp 21 Coleman/VanMetre 9 Dec. 30 CANISIUS W, 70-44 32-17 512 Coleman 20 McKinney 13 Jan. 4 at Oakland W, 73-48 37-23 475 Coleman 25 VanMetre/Knapp 7 Jan. 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W, 73-59 29-29 692 Coleman 19 Coleman 7 Jan. 10 TOLEDO* W, 68-40 25-23 570 McKinney 20 McKinney 11 Jan. 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) W, 71-55 31-20 754 Coleman 18 Knapp/McKinney 7 Jan. 18 at Ball State* W, 66-58 22-19 643 VanMetre 19 McKinney 17 Jan. 21 at Central Michigan* W, 58-45 20-20 645 Coleman 17 McKinney 8 Jan. 25 KENT STATE* W, 65-55 27-22 744 McKinney 20 McKinney 12 Jan. 28 at Buffalo* W, 56-41 28-18 1,471 VanMetre 14 McKinney 9 Feb. 1 at Bowling Green* Feb. 4 AKRON* Feb. 8 at Ohio* Feb. 11 MIAMI* (DH) Feb. 15 at Northern Illinois* Feb. 18 at Toledo* Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* Feb. 25 BALL STATE* Mar. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* Mar. 4 MAC Tournament Mar. 8 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 10 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 11 MAC Tournament $ * Mid-American Conference Game • $ Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio Home Games in ALL CAPS • All Times are Site Times • DH - Indicates doubleheader with EMU's men's team 2005-06 GAME-BY-GAME POINTS-REBOUNDING-ASSISTS TOTALS Opponent McKinney Yamanoglu Williams Coleman VanMetre Knapp Gallert Malatinsky Ulker Freidenberger Russell CENTRAL CONN. 10-11-1 4-2-2 4-10-2 DNP 12-11-1 13-2-0 0-3-1 4-2-1 5-4-0 0-5-2 6-5-1 MASSACHUSETTS 2-9-3 1-2-2 18-4-2 DNP 17-8-1 13-9-2 0-0-3 2-2-0 5-3-3 3-0-0 2-1-0 vs. DePaul 2-8-1 0-0-0 19-2-3 DNP 14-7-2 0-11-1 3-0-1 0-0-0 8-0-1 0-1-0 3-3-0 vs. CSUN 6-5-3 2-0-0 5-3-3 DNP 15-9-0 9-6-0 3-1-2 0-0-0 5-2-0 2-6-0 8-1-0 vs. Idaho State 0-1-3 3-0-2 2-4-3 DNP 7-7-1 16-4-1 0-0-0 9-4-4 10-3-1 0-0-0 14-6-0 INDIANA (DH) 0-1-0 11-0-3 DNP 20-5-4 1-3-0 18-6-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 11-8-1 3-1-1 0-2-0 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 0-4-2 DNP DNP 13-4-5 14-11-0 25-8-0 1-7-6 3-3-1 2-4-0 2-4-0 4-2-0 SAINT LOUIS 2-6-4 DNP DNP 20-9-5 16-6-1 18-9-0 0-0-1 11-2-2 0-2-3 0-2-1 0-2-0 UTAH 9-2-1 DNP DNP 13-9-4 3-9-1 21-6-2 3-1-2 8-3-0 7-2-0 0-0-0 3-1-1 CANISIUS 14-13-2 0-1-2 DNP 20-6-2 5-8-1 15-8-0 3-1-3 6-6-0 7-0-1 0-3-0 0-0-0 at Oakland 4-3-2 0-0-0 DNP 25-5-6 3-7-5 19-7-0 7-3-4 11-1-1 0-3-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 12-5-3 4-3-3 DNP 19-7-6 15-3-4 6-0-0 12-3-0 0-0-1 3-4-0 DNP 0-0-0 TOLEDO* 20-11-7 3-1-0 DNP 16-5-0 2-2-0 17-0-1 0-3-0 0-1-0 4-4-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 12-7-4 6-0-2 DNP 18-1-6 4-5-0 12-7-0 0-1-4 9-2-1 4-3-0 0-0-0 6-0-0 at Ball State* 13-17-2 0-1-1 DNP 15-4-2 19-6-1 14-3-1 0-1-7 0-0-0 5-0-0 0-1-0 DNP at Central Michigan* 7-8-3 0-1-0 DNP 17-7-6 12-7-1 11-7-0 0-1-2 9-2-0 2-3-0 DNP 0-0-0 KENT STATE* 20-13-4 0-0-0 DNP 15-5-5 4-9-1 15-3-0 3-0-1 2-0-1 2-0-0 DNP DNP at Buffalo* 6-9-1 0-2-0 DNP 12-8-3 14-5-2 11-6-1 0-1-2 9-1-1 0-1-0 DNP 2-0-0 at Bowling Green* AKRON* at Ohio* MIAMI* (DH) at Northern Illinois* at Toledo* at Western Michigan* BALL STATE* CENTRAL MICHIGAN* MAC Tournament MAC Tournament MAC Tournament MAC Tournament BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 23

2005-06 EAGLES 18-GAME STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (13-5) (9-2) (4-0) (0-3) CONFERENCE...... (7-0) (4-0) (3-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (6-5) (5-2) (1-0) (0-3)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------23 COLEMAN, Ryan...... 13-13 477 36.7 85-198 .429 20-56 .357 33-45 .733 20 55 75 5.8 33 0 54 47 9 31 223 17.2 30 KNAPP, Nikki...... 18-17 539 29.9 83-172 .483 3-11 .273 84-126 .667 45 67 112 6.2 57 1 10 43 5 18 253 14.1 24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 18-12 528 29.3 65-154 .422 15-47 .319 32-48 .667 44 79 123 6.8 27 0 22 28 7 24 177 9.8 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 5-5 141 28.2 13-39 .333 9-29 .310 13-20 .650 4 19 23 4.6 11 0 13 16 0 13 48 9.6 01 McKINNEY, Patrice.. 18-15 420 23.3 57-143 .399 3-18 .167 22-34 .647 39 94 133 7.4 53 1 46 42 9 24 139 7.7 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 18-1 267 14.8 30-77 .390 23-62 .371 0-0 .000 4 25 29 1.6 7 0 14 20 0 6 83 4.6 34 ULKER, Melis...... 18-7 309 17.2 31-70 .443 5-19 .263 13-22 .591 9 37 46 2.6 44 1 10 19 5 9 80 4.4 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 16-2 132 8.3 21-43 .488 0-0 .000 8-17 .471 12 13 25 1.6 25 1 2 17 11 3 50 3.1 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 15-1 178 11.9 11-34 .324 5-18 .278 7-10 .700 5 8 13 0.9 16 1 17 23 0 7 34 2.3 32 GALLERT, Kendra.... 18-14 408 22.7 11-51 .216 11-48 .229 2-6 .333 3 23 26 1.4 22 0 39 25 0 19 35 1.9 50 RANDLE, Kiemetha... 7-0 32 4.6 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 5 7 1.0 7 0 0 4 1 1 12 1.7 44 FREIDENBERGER, Amy. 14-3 120 8.6 3-20 .150 1-6 .167 7-8 .875 8 17 25 1.8 15 0 4 14 1 1 14 1.0 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 6-0 32 5.3 2-10 .200 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 2 2 4 0.7 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 0.8 03 LAND, Amber...... 7-0 17 2.4 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 0.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.6 Team...... 38 39 77 4.3 0 4 ------Total...... 18 3600 420-1025 .410 96-323 .297 221-336 .658 236 487 723 40.2 321 5 232 304 48 157 1157 64.3 Opponents...... 18 3600 343-968 .354 70-261 .268 243-353 .688 198 428 626 34.8 322 3 180 317 42 149 999 55.5

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1157 999 11-18-05 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W 58-49 840 Points per game...... 64.3 55.5 11-22-05 MASSACHUSETTS W 63-45 188 Scoring margin...... +8.8 - @11-25-05 vs #17 DePaul L 49-64 1104 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 420-1025 343-968 @11-26-05 vs Cal State Northridge L 59-69 1146 Field goal pct...... 410 .354 @11-27-05 vs Idaho State L 61-78 1258 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 96-323 70-261 12-07-05 INDIANA L 64-70 572 3-point FG pct...... 297 .268 12-10-05 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 69-48 571 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.3 3.9 12-13-05 SAINT LOUIS W 67-59 1627 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 221-336 243-353 12-21-05 #21 UTAH L 67-72 645 Free throw pct...... 658 .688 12-30-05 CANISIUS W 70-44 512 REBOUNDS...... 723 626 01-04-06 at Oakland W 73-48 475 Rebounds per game...... 40.2 34.8 *01-07-06 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 73-59 692 Rebounding margin...... +5.4 - *01-10-06 TOLEDO W 68-40 570 ASSISTS...... 232 180 *01-14-06 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 71-55 754 Assists per game...... 12.9 10.0 *01-18-06 at Ball State W 66-58 643 TURNOVERS...... 304 317 *01-21-06 at Central Michigan W 58-45 645 Turnovers per game..... 16.9 17.6 *01-25-06 KENT STATE W 65-55 744 Turnover margin...... +0.7 - *01-28-06 at Buffalo W 56-41 1471 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 0.6 * = Mid-American Conference game STEALS...... 157 149 @ = Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawai'i) Steals per game...... 8.7 8.3 ! = 2006 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Campus Sites) BLOCKS...... 48 42 % = 2006 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) Blocks per game...... 2.7 2.3 WINNING STREAK...... 9 - Home win streak...... 5 - ATTENDANCE...... 7715 6742 Home games-Avg/Game.... 11-701 4-808 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 3-1169

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 511 646 - 1157 Opponents...... 461 538 - 999 EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 24

2005-06 EAGLES MAC ONLY STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (7-0) (4-0) (3-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (7-0) (4-0) (3-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------23 COLEMAN, Ryan...... 7-7 256 36.6 41-93 .441 6-20 .300 24-31 .774 9 28 37 5.3 21 0 28 29 4 15 112 16.0 01 McKINNEY, Patrice.. 7-7 216 30.9 37-77 .481 2-8 .250 14-21 .667 17 53 70 10.0 24 1 24 17 5 14 90 12.9 30 KNAPP, Nikki...... 7-7 213 30.4 29-58 .500 1-4 .250 27-41 .659 13 23 36 5.1 22 0 3 22 4 7 86 12.3 24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 7-7 200 28.6 28-50 .560 6-12 .500 8-14 .571 14 23 37 5.3 12 0 9 11 1 11 70 10.0 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 7-0 98 14.0 10-24 .417 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 0 6 6 0.9 2 0 5 7 0 2 29 4.1 34 ULKER, Melis...... 7-0 100 14.3 8-21 .381 0-6 .000 4-4 1.000 5 10 15 2.1 17 0 0 8 3 3 20 2.9 32 GALLERT, Kendra.... 7-7 195 27.9 5-18 .278 5-17 .294 0-2 .000 1 9 10 1.4 8 0 16 13 0 8 15 2.1 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 5-0 13 2.6 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.4 2 0 0 3 1 0 10 2.0 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 7-0 66 9.4 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750 1 7 8 1.1 7 0 6 8 0 3 13 1.9 50 RANDLE, Kiemetha... 6-0 31 5.2 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 1.0 7 0 0 4 1 1 10 1.7 44 FREIDENBERGER, Amy. 3-0 5 1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.7 03 LAND, Amber...... 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 2-0 4 2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team...... 15 15 30 4.3 0 0 ------Total...... 7 1400 171-363 .471 30-87 .345 85-123 .691 77 183 260 37.1 123 1 91 124 19 64 457 65.3 Opponents...... 7 1400 117-344 .340 11-64 .172 108-144 .750 65 135 200 28.6 117 0 50 121 12 57 353 50.4

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 457 353 *01-07-06 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 73-59 692 Points per game...... 65.3 50.4 *01-10-06 TOLEDO W 68-40 570 Scoring margin...... +14.9 - *01-14-06 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 71-55 754 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 171-363 117-344 *01-18-06 at Ball State W 66-58 643 Field goal pct...... 471 .340 *01-21-06 at Central Michigan W 58-45 645 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 30-87 11-64 *01-25-06 KENT STATE W 65-55 744 3-point FG pct...... 345 .172 *01-28-06 at Buffalo W 56-41 1471 3-pt FG made per game.. 4.3 1.6 * = Mid-American Conference game FREE THROWS-ATT...... 85-123 108-144 @ = Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawai'i) Free throw pct...... 691 .750 ! = 2006 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Campus Sites) REBOUNDS...... 260 200 % = 2006 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) Rebounds per game...... 37.1 28.6 Rebounding margin...... +8.6 - ASSISTS...... 91 50 Assists per game...... 13.0 7.1 TURNOVERS...... 124 121 Turnovers per game..... 17.7 17.3 Turnover margin...... -0.4 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.7 0.4 STEALS...... 64 57 Steals per game...... 9.1 8.1 BLOCKS...... 19 12 Blocks per game...... 2.7 1.7 WINNING STREAK...... 7 - Home win streak...... 4 - ATTENDANCE...... 2760 2759 Home games-Avg/Game.... 4-690 3-920 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 182 275 - 457 Opponents...... 151 202 - 353