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307 CONVOCATION C ENTER EASTERN YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN 48197 734.487.0317 MICHIGAN FAX: 734.485.3840 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. 22, 2007 2006-07 EMU BASKETBALL 2006-2007 EAGLES BASKETBALL (10-7, 5-1 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (10-7, 5-1 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER January 24, 2007 • 7 p.m. • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. 17 NEW ORLEANS ! ...................... W, 93-69 18 MOREHEAD STATE ! ...............W, 90-66 vs. the University at Buffalo (6-12, 1-5 MAC East) 22 OAKLAND ............................. L, 62-68 2006-07 EMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER DECEMBER Probable Starters 1 vs. Northern Arizona ^ .......... L, 69-89 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2 vs. Boston University ^ ............. L, 59-65 24 Sarah VanMetre F 6-0 Sr. Noblesville, Ind. 17.9 8.9 1.6 30 Emily Hanley F 6-1 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. 6.5 4.9 0.9 6 DETROIT ...............................W, 71-55 1 Patrice McKinney G 5-9 Jr. Lansing, Mich. 13.9 8.1 2.9 9 at Wright State .....................W, 76-59 22 Alyssa Pittman G 5-8 Fr. Elkhart, Ind. 12.8 2.1 0.8 13 at Massachusetts .................. L, 80-83 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 So. Lowell, Mich. 2.1 2.4 4.1 17 at Illinois State ..................... L, 55-68 Reserves 28 at Furman .............................W, 64-62 3 Amber Land F 6-2 So. Kulm, N.D. 1.2 1.4 0.0 30 at Western Carolina .............. L, 61-69 11 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 Jr. Antalya, Turkey 3.8 1.8 1.5 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 Jr. Mansfield, Ohio 0.9 0.6 0.6 JANUARY 15 Brittany Tyson G 5-9 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 3.6 1.2 2.2 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (DH) ....W, 80-66 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 So. Ypsilanti, Mich. 0.0 0.5 0.0 23 Carla Warren G 5-9 Fr. Lima, Ohio 0.0 1.0 0.0 6 at Toledo* ............................W, 58-53 33 Annie Malatinsky G 5-8 Sr. Holt, Mich. 2.3 0.8 0.2 10 at Western Michigan* ...........W, 79-58 35 Kelly Watts F 6-0 Fr. Gary, Ind. 3.9 3.5 0.2 13 BALL STATE* ........................ L, 46-55 52 Colleen Russell C 6-5 Jr. Windsor, Ontario 3.1 2.7 0.2 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (Comcast TV) ... W, 77-62 Head Coach Suzy Merchant (Central Mich., `91) - 147-90 ninth season at EMU; 201-120 overall 20 at Kent State* ......................W, 69-64 Acting Head Coach: Shane Clipfell (Eastern Mich., `06) - ninth season at EMU; 7-6 (5-1 MAC) 24 BUFFALO*................................ 7 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Abby Wiseman, Tianna Kirkland, Jill VanderEnde Director of Basketball Operations: Lisa Savoury 28 BOWLING GREEN* (DH) ...... 4:30 p.m. FEBRUARY TONIGHT’S M ATCHUP 3 at Akron* (MAC-TV) ............................... 7 p.m. EAGLES RETURN HOME FOR THE FIRST OF TWO ON THE WEEK: The Eastern 7 at Miami* (ONN-TV) .............................. 7 p.m. Michigan University women’s basketball team returns home to open a short two- game home stand against Mid-American Conference cross-divisional opponents. The 10 OHIO* ..................................... 7 p.m. University at Buffalo invades the Convocation Center first with a Wednesday evening, 14 at Northern Illinois* ............. 7:05 p.m. Jan. 24, game before nationally ranked Bowling Green State University comes to 17 TOLEDO* (DH) ......................... 2 p.m. town Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28. The Eagles, the defending MAC West champions, 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN* .............. 7 p.m. enter the game with a record of 10-7 (5-1 MAC) while the Bulls are 6-12 (1-5 MAC). 24 at Ball State* .......................... 1 p.m. 28 at Central Michigan* ................ 7 p.m. THE SERIES WITH BUFFALO: Wednesday night’s contest marks the 12th meeting between the Bulls and Eagles, who first met during the 1993-1994 season. EMU MARCH leads the series 7-4, including winning the last four meetings between the two schools 4 MAC Tournament First Round # ......... TBA by an average of 21 points per game (71.5 to 50.0). The teams met only once during 6 MAC Quarterfinals #..................... TBA the 2005-06 regular season with EMU claiming a 56-41 decision in Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 9 MAC Semifinals # (MAC-TV) ..................... TBA 28, 2006. 10 MAC Championship # (MAC-TV) .............. TBA A SNIPER FROM THE OUTSIDE: Freshman Alyssa Pittman has played a vital role 17-20 NCAA Tournament First Round .......... TBA in the Eagles’ success this season, and has shown why she should be considered one All times are local to site and subject to change. of the leading candidates for the Mid-American Conference’s Freshman of the Year % Sixth Annual Eagle Classic - Ypsilanti, Mich. award. The Elkhart, Ind. native leads the MAC in three-pointers made per game ^ at Wells Fargo Holiday Classic - Tempe, Ariz. * Mid-American Conference Game (2.94) and is seventh in three-point percentage (39.1%). Nationally she is listed sixth # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio in three-pointers made per game and 45th in three-point percentage according to (DH) Denotes men’s/women’s doubleheader the most recent NCAA statistics as of Jan. 21, 2007. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS TALE OF THE TAPE UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE Location ........................... Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded .............................................. 1849 EMU (10-7) UB (6-12) Enrollment ....................................... 24,500 137 ....................CollegeRPI.com Ranking ....................... 274 Nickname .......................................... Eagles 69.9 ......................... Scoring Offense ............................. 60.4 Colors ................ Green (PMS 349) and White 65.4 ......................... Scoring Defense ............................. 64.6 Conference .................. Mid-American (MAC) +4.6 ......................... Scoring Margin .............................. -4.2 Home Court ................. Convocation Center .418 ..................... Field Goal Percentage ......................... .395 Capacity ............................................. 8,824 President ................... Dr. John A. Fallon, III .402 .............. Field Goal Percentage Defense .................. .411 Athletics Director ............ Dr. Derrick Gragg .346 ................. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ..................... .324 Asst. AD/SWA Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg .345 ................3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def. ................... .349 Assoc. AD-Internal .................. Mike Malach 6.9 .................... 3-Point Field Goals Made ........................ 5.2 Assoc. AD-External ............................. TBA .637 .................... Free Throw Percentage ........................ .596 Dir. of Compliance ..... Melody Reifel Werner 40.1 ....................... Rebounding Offense ........................... 39.3 Convocation Center Dir....... Mark Monahan 38.5 ...................... Rebounding Defense .......................... 35.2 Ticket Manager............................ Ron Reid +1.6 ...................... Rebounding Margin ........................... +4.1 Ticket Phone Number .......... 734.487.2282 Athletics Website ...... www.emueagles.com 15.1 .................................Assists .................................... 13.7 9.0 .................................. Steals ...................................... 7.5 BASKETBALL HISTORY 2.6 ............................ Blocked Shots ................................ 2.4 First Year of Basketball ............... 1976-77 +0.8 ........................ Turnover Margin ............................. -3.4 All-time Record/Seasons ....... 369-424/30 0.9 ...................... Assist/Turnover Ratio .......................... 0.7 MAC Record/Seasons ............. 172-244/25 14.0 ....................... Offensive Rebounds ........................... 13.5 MAC Tournament Record ................ 11-13 26.1 .......................Defensive Rebounds .......................... 25.8 No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last .. 1/2004 NCAA Record ........................................ 0-1 WNIT Appearances/Last ............... 2/2006 SECOND BEST CONFERENCE START IN SCHOOL HISTORY: Eastern Michigan’s WNIT Record ........................................ 0-2 5-1 start in Mid-American Conference play is the second-best beginning to league play in school history. The 2005-06 Eagles set the standard with a 7-1 start en route BASKETBALL STAFF to a 15-1 finish to MAC play. Head Coach ......................... Suzy Merchant Alma Mater, Year ...... Central Michigan, ’91 Office Phone Number ........... 734.487.0481 PITTMAN SELECTED POW: Freshman Alysaa Pittman was named the Mid- Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) American Conference West Division Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the ............. Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan, ’06) period ending Jan. 21. This marks the first time in her career that she has won the ........... Abby Wiseman (Eastern Michigan, ’04) weekly honor. .................. Tianna Kirkland (Ferris State, ’02) Dir. of Basketball Ops .......... Lisa Savoury Pittman turned in a solid week by averaging 24.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 ........................................ Brigham Young, ’92 assists steals as the Eagles won a home contest against Central Michigan (Jan. 17) Staff Athletic Trainer ....... Melissa Pohorence before rallying for a come-from-behind decision at Kent State (Jan. 20). For the week, she shot 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the floor and 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from TEAM INFORMATION beyond the arc along with 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the free-throw line. 2005-06 Overall Record....................