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307 CONVO C ATION CENTER EAST E RN YPSILANTI , MICHIGAN 48197 734.487.0317 MICHIGAN FAX: 734.485.3840 UNIV E RSITY WO M EN ’S BASKETBALL C ONTA C T : GREG STEINER E-M AIL : GSTEINER 2@E M I C H .EDU SPORTS INFOR M ATION WEBSITE : WWW .E M UEAGLES .C O M WO me N ’S BASK E T B ALL RELEASE CURRENT AS O F NOV . 6, 2007 2007-08 EMU BASKETBALL 2007-2008 EAGLES BASKETBALL (0-0, 0-0 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN Women’s BASKETBALL OCTOBER 31 OHIO LEGENDS (Exhibition) ......L, 63-68 Nov. 11, 2007 • 2 p.m. • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. NOVEMBER vs. Temple Baptist College (0-2 NCCAA) 3 WAYNE STATE (Exhibition) ....... W, 68-60 11 TEMPLE BAPTIST (DH) ................2 p.m. 2007-08 EMU WO me N ’S BASK E T B ALL ROST er 14 at Detroit ...................................7 p.m. Probable Starters 17 WRIGHT STATE ...........................2 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 23 vs. Alabama ! .............................1 p.m. 3 Amber Land F 6-2 Jr. Kulm, N.D. –– –– –– 35 Kelly Watts F 6-0 So. Gary, Ind. –– –– –– 24 vs. NC State/Washington St. ! ......... TBA 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 Jr. Mansfield, Ohio –– –– –– 29 at Weber State ...........................7 p.m. 22 Alyssa Pittman G 5-8 So. Elkhart, Ind. –– –– –– DECEMBER 24 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 Sr. Antalya, Turkey –– –– –– 2 ILLINOIS STATE ..........................2 p.m. Reserves 6 at Florida Atlantic .......................7 p.m. 2 Tara Johnson F 5-10 Fr. Flint, Mich. –– –– –– 8 at Florida International ................1 p.m. 11 Cassie Schrock G 5-9 Fr. Wadsworth, Ohio –– –– –– 15 Brittany Tyson G 5-6 Sr. Ypsilanti, Mich. –– –– –– 21 DAYTON ......................................Noon 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. –– –– –– 28 at Duquesne ..............................4 p.m. 21 Mary Lawson G/F 6-1 Jr. Alexandria, Va. –– –– –– JANUARY 23 Carla Warren G 5-9 So. Lima, Ohio –– –– –– 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 Jr. Lowell, Mich. –– –– –– 5 at Utah ......................................4 p.m. 42 Shana McKinney F 6-1 Jr. Detroit, Mich. –– –– –– 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* .................7 p.m. 52 Colleen Russell F/C 6-5 Sr. Windsor, Ontario –– –– –– 12 TOLEDO* (DH) ...........................2 p.m. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin, `91) – 0-0 first season at EMU; 58-136 overall in 8 years 15 at Ball State* .............................7 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Leonard Drake, LaTonya Tate and Darin Thrun 19 at Central Michigan* ...................4 p.m. 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ................7 p.m. TONIGHT ’S MATCH U P 26 at Buffalo* .................................4 p.m. EMU OPENS 2007-08 CAMPAIGN VERSUS TEMPLE BAPTIST: The East- 29 MIAMI* ......................................7 p.m. ern Michigan University women’s basketball team tips off its 2007-08 season FEBRUARY against Temple Baptist College Sunday, Nov. 11, in the first game of a double 2 KENT STATE* ............................2 p.m. header with the EMU men’s basketball team playing host to Radford University 9 at Ohio* (MAC-TV) ...........................Noon immediately following the contest. The opening tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. in 12 AKRON* ....................................7 p.m. the Convocation Center. 16 at Bowling Green* ......................7 p.m. First-year head coach AnnMarie Gilbert and the Eagles return 10 letterwin- 19 at Western Michigan* .................7 p.m. ners from last year’s squad that finished 16-13 overall and 10-6 in Mid-American 23 BALL STATE* (DH) ......................2 p.m. Conference play. 27 at Toledo* .................................7 p.m. MARCH ALL-TIME VERSUS THE RUNNIN’ RAMS: Sunday’s contest marks the first 1 at Northern Illinois* ....................2 p.m. meeting between EMU and TBC. The Eagles are 10-2 all-time against non- 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* .................7 p.m. NCAA foes with the last meeting coming against the University of Puerto Rico- 9 MAC Tournament First Round # ......TBA Mayaguez in the finale of the 2003 San Juan Shootout, Dec. 21. That day the 11 MAC Quarterfinals # .......................TBA Eagles posted the second most points in school-history en route to a 104--30 14 MAC Semifinals # ...........................TBA victory. 15 MAC Championship # .................1 p.m. All times are local to site and subject to change ABOUT TEMPLE BAPTIST: Temple Baptist College is a member of the Nation- ! at Junkanoo Jam (Grand Bahama Island) * Mid-American Conference Game al Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and is located in Cincinnati, # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (DH) Denotes men’s/women’s doubleheader Ohio. TBC, which has an enrollment of 105, went 15-13 last season but is 0-2 on the young season. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS UNIV er SITY AT A GLANC E TALE OF THE TAPE Location .......................... Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded ..............................................1849 EMU (16-13) Enrollment ....................................... 24,500 115 .....................CollegeRPI.com Ranking ............................ Nickname ..........................................Eagles 68.3 ...........................Scoring Offense .................................. Colors ................ Green (PMS 349) and White 64.4 .......................... Scoring Defense .................................. Conference ................... Mid-American (MAC) +3.9 ........................... Scoring Margin ................................... Home Court ....................Convocation Center .418 ...................... Field Goal Percentage .............................. Capacity .............................................8,824 President (Interim) .....Dr. Donald Loppnow .406 ................ Field Goal Percentage Defense ....................... Athletics Director .................. Derrick Gragg .338 ...................3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .......................... Assoc. AD/SWA ..... Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg .324 ................. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def. ......................... Assoc. AD-Cheif of Staff ..........Doug Dowdy 7.1 ......................3-Point Field Goals Made ............................ Assoc. AD-Internal .................. Mike Malach .631 ..................... Free Throw Percentage ............................. Assoc. AD-Compliance Melody Reifel Werner 38.5 ........................Rebounding Offense ............................... Convocation Center Dir. .......Mark Monahan 37.1 ....................... Rebounding Defense ............................... Ticket Manager ............................. Ron Reid +1.4 .........................Rebounding Margin ................................ Ticket Phone Number ............ 734.487.2282 Athletics Website ........ www.emueagles.com 14.6 ................................. Assists ........................................ 9.0 ...................................Steals ......................................... BASK E T B ALL HISTO R Y 2.6 .............................Blocked Shots ................................... First Year of Basketball ................. 1976-77 +0.9 ...........................Turnover Margin .................................. All-time Record/Seasons ......... 385-437/31 0.9 ........................Assist/Turnover Ratio .............................. MAC Record/Seasons ............... 182-250/26 13.2 ........................Offensive Rebounds ............................... MAC Tournament Record ..................12-14 25.3 ........................Defensive Rebounds ............................... No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last .....1/2004 NCAA Record ......................................... 0-1 GILBERT BEGINS A NEW ERA OF EMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: First-year EMU WNIT Appearances/Last .................2/2006 WNIT Record ........................................ 0-2 head coach AnnMarie Gilbert and her staff of Leonard Drake, LaTonya Tate and Darin Thrun bring 58 years of coaching experience to the Eagles that include stops BASK E T B ALL STA ff along the way in the Big Ten, Big East, Big XII, MAC and the Horizon League, to name Head Coach ........................AnnMarie Gilbert Alma Mater, Year ...................... Oberlin, ’91 a few. Gilbert spent the last five years helping turn Michigan State University into a Office Phone Number ............ 734.487.0481 national championship contender under head coach Joanne P. McCallie. Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) In five years as an assistant coach at Michigan State, she helped the Spartans com- ..............Leonard Drake (Central Michigan, ’78) pile an impressive 120-44 record, good for a .732 winning percentage. During her ................................. LaTonya Tate (Iowa, ’91) .....................Darin Thrun (Michigan State, ’06) time in East Lansing, the Spartans made it to five consecutive NCAA tournaments and Dir. of Basketball Ops ........... Kevin Lehman to the 2005 national championship game. ..........................................Michigan State, ’07 Staff Athletic Trainer .................Megan Snow EMU COACHES IN THEIR FIRST YEAR: First-year EMU head coach AnnMarie Gilbert is the seventh head coach in the program’s 32-year history. Gilbert is out to TE A M IN F O rm ATION 2006-07 Overall Record ....................16-13 become the fourth first-year head coach to post winning records in their inaugural MAC Finish/Record ...............2nd West/10-6 campaign joining Kathy Hart, Suzy Merchant and Shane Clipfell. Hart recorded 2006-07 Final Ranking .........................N/A a 13-8 mark in 1976-77, Merchant turned in a