CENTRAL MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CENTRAL MICHIGAN Vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 | 1:00 PM | MCGUIRK ARENA (5,300) | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH
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2020-21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 | 1:00 PM | MCGUIRK ARENA (5,300) | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. 2020-21 SCHEDULE CENTRAL MICHIGAN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Nov. 25 No.25 Michigan L, 93-75 CHIPPEWAS HUSKIES Dec. 9 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W, 82-71 Dec. 12 CINCINNATI W, 79-62 2020-21 Record 14-8 (12-6 MAC) 2020-21 Record 12-10 (10-7 MAC) Dec. 15 MIAMI (OH)* W, 69-51 H: 6-4/A: 8-4/N: 0-0 H: 6-6/A: 5-4/N: 0-0 Dec. 18 Michigan State L, 79-70 Head Coach Heather Oesterle Head Coach Lisa Carlsen (Michigan, 2002) (NW Missouru State, 1992) Dec. 21 Loyola W, 73-64 Career Record 37-15 (2nd season) Career Record 273-251 (18th season) Jan. 2 Ohio* W, 90-87 Record at CMU 37-15 (2nd season) Record at NIU 89-88 (6th season) Jan. 6 AKRON* W, 83-58 Jan.9 Buffalo* W, 79-63 COVERAGE Jan. 16 Northern Illinois* L, 104-73 CHIPPEWA SPORTS NETWORK Jan. 16 OHIO* L, 93-84 91.5 WHMW-FM Jan. 20 EASTERN MICHIGAN* L, 70-67 RADIO CMU Athletics mobile app TV PxP: Adam Jaksa PxP: Matt Kearney Jan. 23 Akron* W, 92-69 Color: Chris Jared Jan. 27 Toledo* W, 83-74 Jan. 30 BUFFALO* W, 66-62 FOLLOW AND STAY CONNECTED #FireUpChips Feb. 3 BALL STATE* L, 69-66 Link at CMUChippewas.com Twitter: @CMUWBBall Feb. 6 Western Michigan* W, 74-71 STATS CMU Athletics mobile app SOCIAL Facebook: Facebook.com/CMUWBBall Feb. 10 Miami (OH)* W, 81-78 Instagram: @cmuwbball Feb. 13 KENT STATE* W, 84-71 PROJECTED STARTERS Feb. 17 Bowling Green* L,76-67 Feb. 24 TOLEDO* L, 72-67 No. Name Pos. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% Notes 1 Micaela Kelly (5-6, Sr.) G 22-22 23.3 5.1 .476 Reached 2K career pts vs UT (2/24) Feb. 27 Eastern Michigan* Canceled 4 Maddy Watters (5-9, Sr.) G 21-21 9.2 2.5 .451 Season-high 21 pts at Buffalo (1/9) March 3 Ball State* W, 87-81 (2OT) 14 Molly Davis (5-7, So.) G 22-22 20.3 4.9 .502 Career-high 32 pts vs KSU (2/13) March 6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1 P.M. 50 Kyra Bussell (6-1, Jr.) F 19-19 9.8 4.8 .347 Career-high 4 blocks at BGSU (2/17) March 10 MAC Tournament% TBA 21 Jahari Smith (6-0, Jr.) C 22-22 7.2 7.5 .531 Career-high 14 rbs vs Toledo (2/24) March 12 MAC Tournament% TBA March 13 MAC Tournament% TBA TOP RESERVES 5 Anika Weekes (5-10, So.) F 21-4 5.0 5.5 .458 Career-high 13pts/15rbs at Miami * Mid-American Conference games 22 Kalle Martinez (5-6, Jr.) G 21-0 1.5 0.6 .270 % at Rocket Mortgage Field House, Cleveland, Ohio 10 Rachel Loobie (6-1, Fr.) F 16-0 1.6 1.9 .423 Home games in BOLD CAPS. All times Eastern 2020-21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -1- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 23 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS • MARCH 6, 2021 • MCGUIRK ARENA • MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. MEDIA INFORMATION GAME PREVIEW the first quarter but came back to seize a 31-26 Players and coaches are generally available following • The Central Michigan women’s basketball team halftime lead. The game featured seven ties and practice on Monday’s/Thursday’s via Webex. Please entertains Northern Illinois on Saturday (1 p.m.) 12 lead changes and the Chippewas overcame an coordinate all coach and player interview requests in its home and regular-season finale at McGuirk ice-cold 3-point shooting night. They missed 21 of through Assistant Director of Athletic Marketing Arena. their first 22 triple tries and finished just five for and Communications Cullen Maksimowski. He can be reached in at (616) 635-1321 or by email at • The Chippewas are 14-8 and are in second place 29 (17.2 percent) from long range. [email protected]. Please allow 24 hours of in the MAC at 12-6. If they beat the Huskies, • CMU got the customary contributions from advanced notice in scheduling an interview. they will clinch the No. 2 seed for the MAC the stars, Micaela Kelly and Molly Davis, but Tournament, which is at Rocket Mortgage everybody else stepped up too. WEBSITE Fieldhouse in Cleveland and is scheduled to begin • Kelly finished with 26 points – six in the second Media members are reminded that the official on Wednesday, March 10. overtime, including a layup with 2:57 to play that athletics website, CMUChippewas.com, contains • Bowling Green, which is 14-3 in league play, has put CMU up for good, 78-76 – 10 rebounds and updated player stats and bios each week. Also clinched the regular-season championship and is seven assists. Davis had 19 points, the final two available on the site are video interviews, postgame the No. 1 seed for the tournament. of which came from the free throw line with 9 highlights and press conferences. seconds left to ice it. Kyra Bussell added 14 points VISITING RADIO LAST TIME OUT and seven rebounds and Jahari Smith had 13 One ISDN line and one telephone line are available • The Central Michigan women’s basketball dug points and seven boards. for use by the official radio network of the visiting deep – really deep – on Wednesday and found • The Chippewas got big-time boosts off the bench team. Visiting networks that wish to have additional the answer, wrestling away an 87-81 thrilling from Kalle Martinez and Sophia Karasinski, a pair lines installed at their own expense may do so by double-overtime Mid-American Conference of redshirt juniors pressed into prominent roles contacting CMU Telecommunications at victory over Ball State at the Cardinals’ Worthen after Smith, Anika Weekes and Bussell fouled out. (989) 774-1474. Arena. • Karasinski (three points) and Martinez (eight) • CMU dressed just eight players and was down logged a combined 39 minutes. The diminutive- VIDEO The Athletic Communications Department maintains a to five midway through the second overtime but-scrappy Martinez hit an ice-water-in-her- vast library of video clips for distribution to requesting when three fouled out. But they hung tough and veins 3-pointer in the second OT to extend CMU’s electronic media. In addition, postgame highlights and counterpunched time and again before finally lead to 81-77 with 2:12 left and Ball State never press conference cut-ups are available for download delivering enough haymakers to end a two- got closer than four points the rest of the way. using the department’s FTP server. Please contact game losing streak and notch a much-needed, • Karasinski drilled a triple, just her third of the Zack Howard ([email protected]) for detailed emotional victory with the Mid-American season and her first since Dec. 21, with 1:02 to instructions and requests. Conference Tournament just around the corner. play in the first OT to pull CMU to within two, 74- • The Chippewas are 14-8, 12-6 MAC, and close 72. Bussell followed a jumper 35 seconds later to MEDIA ROOM the regular season at home on Saturday (1 p.m.) tie it at 74 and send it to the second extra session. During our COVID-19 adjusted season, the Media Room will be not be available for members of the against Northern Illinois. working media. Media must remain in designated • Indeed, it was a total team effort. It had to be THE REMATCH work areas at the west end of the arena. Coaches and for the Chippewas, who trailed by 10 points in • The Chippewas lost to Huskies, 104-73, in DeKalb, selected players will hold a virtual press conference via webex. CENTRAL MICHIGAN VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Requests for media credentials should be made 14-8 (12-6 MAC) 2020-21 Record 12-10 (10-7 MAC) through email at [email protected]. Please note 76.9 Points 73.8 that media credentails may be limted to ensure 73.5 Opponent Points 73.1 COVID-19 saftey protocals are maintained within 36.6 Rebounds 42.1 McGuirk Arena. +1.0 Rebounding Margin +6.7 10.5 Offensive Rebounds 12.5 PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS 10.3 Opponent Offensive Rebounds 12.2 During our COVID-19 adjusted season, photographers .454 Field Goal Pct. .428 and videographers are limited to shooting from the second-level mezzanine. .433 Opponent Field Goal Pct. .410 .351 3-Point FG Pct. .382 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT .333 Opponent 3-Point FG Pct. .297 Assistant Director/WBB Contact: Cullen Maksimowski 13.8/13.8 Assists / Turnovers 12.3/18.5 Cell: (616) 635-1321 -0.2 Turnover Margin -5.2 Email: [email protected] 13.6 Opponent Turnovers 13.3 2.5 Blocked Shots 1.2 7.5 Steals 5.9 CHIPPEWAS HUSKIES 2020-21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -2- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 23 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS • MARCH 6, 2021 • MCGUIRK ARENA • MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. QUICK FACTS Ill., on Jan. 13. It was CMU’s first MAC loss, and it • Central Michigan’s Micaela Kelly has been named GENERAL INFORMATION started a season-long three-game losing streak. to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List. The Location ..................................Mount Pleasant, Mich. award, in its 22nd year, goes to the top point Enrollment ......................................................19,431 SCOUTING THE HUSKIES guard in women’s college basketball. Founded .............................................................1892 • The Huskies beat Eastern Michigan, 75-66, on • Kelly, a senior from Detroit, earned the Mid- Nickname ..................................................Chippewas Wednesday in their home finale.