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Wo me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Re l e a s e Cu r r e n t a s o f No v . 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 Ba s k e t b a l l Ro s t 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. To n i g h t ’s Ma t c h 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

Qu i c k Fa c t s Un i v er s i t y a t a Gl a n c 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...... Ba s k e t b a l l Hi s t o 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 Ba s k e t b a l l St a 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 a t i o n 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 14-13 record in 1998-99 and Clipfell 2006-07 Postseason ...MAC Tourn. Semifinals added a 13-11 mark in 2006-07. Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 10/4 Newcomers ...... 4 GALLERT LED THE MAC IN ASSIST-TO_TURNOVER RATIO: Junior Kendra Gal- lert led the Mid-American Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio during the 2006-07 Me d i a In f o rm a t i o n campaign at 2.77. The Lowell, Mich. native tallied 125 assists compared to just 55 Sports Info. Director ...... Jim Streeter turnovers in 29 games. Asst. SID/WBB Contact ...... Greg Steiner Gallert was the second EMU player to lead the league in assist-to-turnovers, joining Steiner’s Cellular Phone ...... 734.845.1132 EMU Sports Info. Phone ...... 734.487.0317 Erika Ford who paced the MAC during both the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. EMU Sports Info. Fax ...... 734.485.3840 However, Gallert will not get the opportunity to repeat this season as she will redshirt Press Row Phone ...... 734.484.0612/0637 the 2007-08 season following offseason knee surgery.

Ra d i o St a t i o n In f o rm a t i o n EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 27th season competing in the Mid-American Radio Station ...... WEMU Radio 89.1 FM Radio Contact Person ...... Clark Smith Conference. The Eagles hold a 182-250 record against current conference foes and Phone ...... 734.487.2229 have posted seven straight winning seasons in the MAC. EMU has had the most suc- Play-by-Play Announcer ....Brian Nemerovski cess against Northern Illinois, going 19-8, and the least versus Miami, 11-33. Western Analyst/Statistics ...... TBA Michigan has been the Green and White’s most frequent opponent with 61 meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of the fewest conference games against the Eagles with 12. A New Era Begins... page 3

GILBERT COULD PLAY: First-year EMU head coach AnnMarie Gilbert began her collegiate career at Mid-American Conference rival Ohio University, playing two seasons (1986-88) before transferring to Oberlin College. She transferred to Oberlin for her junior and senior seasons (1989-91), where she was a two-time Kodak first team All-American, a two-time NCAC Player of the Year, the Honda Division III Athlete of the Year and the Champion USA/WBCA Player of the Year in 1991. As a junior at Oberlin, Gilbert led the nation in scoring (31.1 points per game) and was the nation’s second-leading scorer as a senior (31.3 ppg). She set the NCAA Division III record for points in a game with 61 against Allegheny, Feb. 6, 1991. She is still the Oberlin record holder for points in a season (778, 1989-90), field goals in The An n Ma r i e Gi l ber t Fi l e a game (28), field goals in a season (319) and free throws made and attempted in a Hard-working. Compassionate. Dedicated. These are just a few words that come to mind when talking about AnnMa game (13-of-17 vs. Case Western Reserve, Jan. 6, 1990). rie Gilbert. On May 15, 2007, Eastern Michigan Univer- In just two seasons as a player at Oberlin, she registered 1,527 points to become sity introduced Gilbert as the women's basketball team's the school’s leading scorer, a record which stood until 2002. All told, Gilbert set 24 seventh head coach in the history of the program. Gilbert, a rising star in the collegiate coaching ranks, school records and 10 conference records as a player and still holds 10 standing possesses 16 years of collegiate coaching experience, NCAA Division III records. including eight years as a head coach. In five years as an She received an invitation to compete for the U.S. team in the 1990 Pan Am assistant coach at Michigan State, she helped the Spartans Games trials in Colorado Springs. Oberlin retired her jersey in 1994 and in 2001 compile an impressive 120-44 record, good for a .732 winning percentage. During her time in East Lansing, the Spartans she was inducted into the Oberlin College Athletic Hall of Fame. Gilbert was a Street made it to five consecutive NCAA tournaments and to the & Smith’s All-American, a McDonald’s All-Star game participant and was Ohio Miss 2005 national championship game. Basketball her senior year of high school. Under Gilbert's tutelage, Kristin Haynie and Lindsay Bowen were honorable mention All-America selections in 2004-05, while Haynie was a first-round draft pick (No. 9 overall) of WHAT’S IN A NUMBER: After three seasons of wearing the No. 11, senior Kivil- the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. In 2005-06, Bowen cim Yamanoglu has switched to the No. 24 that was opened by the graduation of was selected as a John R. Wooden Award candidate and teammate Sarah VanMetre. Yamanoglu made the change in honor of her boyfriend was named second- team All-Big Ten. This past season, Victoria Lucas-Perry earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, Melvin Jenkins, who lost his battle with cancer over the summer. while Rene Haynes garnered second-team honors by the Jenkins was a basketball player at Concordia University of Ann Arbor. He came to coaches. Concordia after a stellar prep career at Dearborn Crestwood High School where he As the recruiting coordinator for MSU, Gilbert consistently brought excellent talent to East Lansing, including four top was named first team Mega Gold All-Conference for his junior and senior seasons, 25 recruiting classes in the past four years. as well as being a member of the All-Conference Defensive team his senior year and Gilbert helped land another stellar recruiting class for the earning the distinction of All-State Third Team his final year as a prep. 2006-07 season, including Michigan Miss Basketball Allyssa DeHaan, who went on to become the Big Ten Freshman After a freshman season for Concordia that saw limited action, Jenkins received of the Year. All-Star Girls Report ranked the 2004-05 class the news that he had cancer. The last two seasons, Jenkins played regularly on the 18th in the nation and Courtney Davidson was ranked as junior varsity as he was regaining his physical ability to endure the action on the the nation's sixth-best point guard. The 2005-06 class was court. His heart and desire paid off as he appeared in 10 games this past season as ranked 21st in the nation and includes Aisha Jefferson, who was the nation's sixth-ranked forward. a red-shirt junior on the varsity squad. Prior to joining the Spartans, Gilbert spent the previous eight seasons (1994-2002) as the head women's basketball BIG SIS CAN NOT ONLY PLAY, BUT SHE CAN TALK ABOUT IT: A junior college coach of NCAA Division III Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. She is still the winningest coach in Oberlin women's basketball transfer from Jacksonville College, Mary Lawson is out to make her a name for history as the Yeoman made six appearances in the North herself here at EMU and throughout the Mid-American Conference. The game of Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) postseason tournament basketball runs heavily in the Lawson family, as sister Kara Lawson played for the during her tenure. She assisted in the development of eight University of Tennessee and currently plays for the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs. In separate all-conference players as well as the 1999 All-NCAC Newcomer of the Year. recent years, Lawson has been involved in broadcasting during the off-season, doing She began her coaching career at Oberlin as an assistant commentaries for ESPN during men’s and women’s college basketball games. coach with the women's basketball team in 1992-93 and was an assistant men's basketball coach in 1993-94, before assuming the women's basketball head coaching duties in 1994. In addition to coaching, Gilbert served as the Senior Women's Administrator/Associate Director of Athletics at Oberlin from 1996-2002.

Ye a r -By-Ye a r a t Ober l i n Ye a r Ov e r a l l 94-95 3-20 How Do You Say... 95-96 2-22 Kivilcim - ka-VIL-gem Thrun - trune 96-97 4-21 Yamanoglu - yah-MON-glue 97-98 6-16 Schrock - shh-ROCK 98-99 15-11 99-00 12-13 Canea - ca-NEE-a 00-01 6-19 01-02 10-14 PITTMAN SELECTED MAC FRESHMAN OF YEAR: Alyssa EMU CAREER RECORDS WATCH page 5 Pittman was named the 2006-07 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, as announced March 3, 2007 at the SCORING 1. 1,899 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 MAC Tournament Tip-off Banquet at the Cleveland Marriott at 2. 1,793 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-pres. Key Center. The award was voted on by the league’s head 3. 1,511 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-pres. coaches and members of the MAC News Media Association. 4. 1,459 Sharon Brown (99 games) 1982-86 5. 1,454 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 Pittman, who was also named to the All-Freshman team, is 6. 1,422 Kelly Hebler (106 games) 1986-90 the Eagles’ third women’s basketball Freshman of the Year 7. 1,401 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 honoree and the first since Stephanie Smiley took home the 8. 1,361 Sarah VanMetre (120 games) 2003-07 honor following the 1998-99 campaign. The Elkhart, Ind. na- 9. 1,321 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 10. 1,296 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 tive was also the first EMU player to be elected to the All-Fresh- 11. 1,228 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 man squad since Sarah VanMetre garnered the accolade in 12. 1,224 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 2003-04. 13. 1,158 Reeshema Wood (108 games) 1989-93 14. 1,049 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 NR. 358 Alyssa Pittman (29 games) 2006-pres. EMU ADVANCED TO MAC SEMIFINALS FOR FOURTH NR. 310 Canea Williams (63 games) 2003-pres. CONSECUTIVE TIME: For the fourth straight season the Ea- REBOUNDS gles advanced to the semifinals of the Kraft MAC Tournament. 1. 802 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-pres. Bowling Green is the only squad to boast that accomplishment 2. 784 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 over the same span. Prior to the current steak, Eastern had 3. 770 Sarah VanMetre (120 games) 2003-07 only made the semifinals once in the program’s history. 4. 756 Suzanne Huff (97 games) 1979-83 5. 747 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-pres. 6. 684 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 EMU WINS MICHIGAN MAC TITLE: For the second con- 7. 683 Kristin Staples (107 games) 1988-92 secutive year, the Eagles won the Michigan Mid-American 8. 679 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 9. 674 Felicia Hines (68 games) 1982-85 Conference Women’s title, by defeating rival Western Michigan 10. 642 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, by a score of 69-45. The award, sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, is awarded FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (50 fgm per season) annually to the team that wins the season series among EMU, 1. .546 Felicia Hines (278-509) 1982-85 2. .527 Shani Charles (254-482) 1997-99,’00-02 WMU, and Central Michigan. EMU finished with a 4-0 record, 3. .525 Eszter Biro (158-301) 1991-92 while CMU and WMU both went 1-3. 4. .511 Holly Mitchell (328-642) 1997-99 5. .509 Abby Wiseman (462-907) 1999-03 6. .504 Nikki Knapp (543-1077) 2002-pres. RANKING NATIONALLY: Eastern Michigan University ranked in the top 100 in several national categories as a team in THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 2006-07. EMU was 12th in three-point field goals at 7.1 per 1. 215 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 2. 174 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 game and 672nd nationally in assists at 14.6 per game. EMU 174 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 also ranked 61st in three-point percentage (33.8%) and 78th 4. 150 Dru Bishop (114 games) 1999-03 5. 137 Marion Crandall (100 games) 2000-04 in scoring offense (68.3 ppg). 6. 136 Sarah VanMetre (120 games) 2003-07 7. 113 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 HOME IS WHERE THE “W” IS: The Eagles’ win over Western 8. 106 Jessica Henry (56 games) 1997-98,’99-00 9. 100 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 Michigan, Feb. 21, 2007, moved the team’s record to 8-4 at 10. 80 Alyssa Pittman (29 games) 2006-pres. the Convocation Center last winter. In 2005-06, EMU posted a record of 13-2 in the “Nest” and has won 59 of the last BLOCKS 1. 144 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 73 home games dating to the 2001-02 campaign. EMU out- 2. 103 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 scored its opponents by 10.3 points per game at the Convo 3. 74 Melis Ulker (120 games) 2002-pres. last season. 4. 65 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-pres. 5. 60 Eszter Biro (28 games) 1991-92

INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: In its 16 victories last ASSISTS season, EMU averaged 73.8 points while the opposition post- 1. 577 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 ed just 58.2 points. In those games, opponents shot 37.5 per- 2. 534 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-2004 3. 446 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 cent from the field compared to 44.5 percent for the Eagles. 4. 395 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 In defeats the Eagles only scored 61.5 points, while giving up 5. 376 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 71.9. 6. 376 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-pres. Another factor in the Eagles’ success was the ability to con- 7. 271 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 NR. 190 Kendra Gallert (59 games) 2005-pres. trol the glass. EMU grabbed 42.3 rebounds to just 34.9 for the opponents in the wins, while in setbacks EMU was out- FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS rebounded by more than six caroms (33.8 to 39.8). 1. 626 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-pres. 2. 496 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03

Bold indicates players on the 2007-08 roster. A New Era Begins... page 5

A SNIPER FROM THE OUTSIDE: Alyssa Pittman played a vital role in the Eagles’ EMU SPORTS INFORMATION success last season, and showed why she was named the Mid-American Confer- PRESS CREDENTIALS ence’s Freshman of the Year. The Elkhart, Ind. native led the MAC in three-pointers Requests for working press space should be made made per game (2.76) and was third in three-point percentage (38.8%). Nationally in writing at least one week before the date of the home contest to the Eastern Michigan Sports she was listed eighth in three-pointers made per game and 27th in three-point per- Information Office. The request should be made by centage according to the final NCAA statistics. the sports director of the newspaper, magazine, radio or television outlet wishing to send a reporter(s) to the game. Outlets that have made proper credential HITTING FROM LONG RANGE: EMU’s women’s basketball team has shown it can requests are entitled to receive copies of the final hit from long range and has for quite a while now. Eastern has made at least one game statistics, play-by-play and a scoring summary, three pointer in the last 158 games, dating back to Jan. 31, 2002. The last time the as well as any press information provided by the competing institutions. Confirmation of the request Eagles did not make one was on Jan. 26, 2002 in a 52-43 road victory over Central will be made by EMU Sports Information personnel. Michigan. Press credentials WILL NOT be issued to spouses, friends or children. The press row is a working area and cheering will be grounds for removal. THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2007-08 EMU women’s basketball player PHOTOGRAPHERS stands 5-feet-9 tall and is 19.9 years old. The youngest Eagle is Cassie Schrock, Photographers are issued similar credentials to press row media. Photographers are allowed to who turned 18, Oct. 13, 2007. Canea Williams is the oldest Eagle having turned shoot from outside the court boundary line on each 22, March 24, 2007. end of the floor. ENTERING THE CONVOCATION CENTER Press credentials can be picked up in the Eastern EMU PICKED THIRD IN MAC PRESEASON POLL: The Eastern Michigan Universi- Michigan Sports Information Office during the week ty women’s basketball team was picked to finish third in the West Division according of a home contest. If credentials are requested and to the 2007 Mid American Conference preseason poll by the voting members of the approved, they will only be mailed if the request is granted at least two weeks prior to game. Any MAC News Media Association. The announcement was made in Cleveland today as credentials not picked up will be left at Will Call at part of the conference’s women’s basketball Media Day at Quicken Loans Arena. the Convocation Center. First-year head coach AnnMarie Gilbert inherits a squad that returns 10 letterwin- RADIO Selected Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball can ners from last year’s team that finished second in the division with a 10-6 mark. In be heard live on 89.1 FM, WEMU and on the Internet 2006-07 Eastern Michigan advanced to the semifinals of the Kraft MAC Tournament at www.EMUEagles.com. VISITING RADIO for the fourth consecutive season. Bowling Green is the only conference member to Visiting radio stations receive reciprocal phone boast that accomplishment over the same span. lines for their game broadcasts. The visiting radio Ball State University was picked to win the West Division with 240 points including area is on the press row side of the Convocation Center across from the visitor’s bench. Should more 36 first-place votes. Northern Illinois University is expected to finish second with 184 lines be needed, please contact Greg Steiner for points and EMU third with 150 points. Rounding out the West Division were Western arrangements. Michigan University (122 points), the University of Toledo (106), and Central Michi- MEDIA INFORMATION The Eastern Michigan Sports Information staff will gan University (59). Ohio University was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the East provide flip cards, game notes and cumulative with 210 points. statistics for both teams to credentialed media prior 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 contest. Two telephones are available to the media on a first-come, first-served basis. EMU women’s basketball can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this season, as well as on INTERVIEW POLICY (GAME DAY) the internet at www.wemu.org. The station will broadcast at least 16 games during Both head coaches will be available to the media the 2007-08 season, with Brian Nemerovski performing play-by-play duties and a yet after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Individual players may be available for interviews at the to be announced person handling the stats and engineering. The upcoming schedule, conclusion of the game. Please see a member of with all times listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: the athletic media relations/sports information staff from either EMU or the visiting institution about Sun. Nov. 11 TEMPLE BAPTIST 1:45 p.m. player interviews. Wed. Nov. 14 at Detroit 6:45 p.m. WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS Thurs. Dec. 6 at Florida Atlantic 6:45 p.m. For those with laptop computers that can Sat. Dec. 8 at Florida International 1:45 p.m. automatically select an IP address, there is a wireless Fri. Dec. 21 DAYTON 11:45 a.m. Internet connection available in the Convocation Wed. Jan. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 6:45 p.m. Center. See a Sports Information representative for Sat. Jan. 12 TOLEDO* 1:45 p.m. the login password. Tues. Jan. 15 at Ball State* 6:45 p.m. INTERVIEW POLICY (MID-WEEK) Wed. Jan. 19 at Western Michigan* 6:45 p.m. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert is available to Tues. Jan. 29 MIAMI* 6:45 p.m. speak to the media via phone Monday-Friday Sat. Feb. 4 at Ohio* TBA mornings. Individual players are available for Sat. Feb. 16 **at Bowling Green* 6:45 p.m. interviews Monday-Thursday. All player and coach Tues. Feb. 19 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. interviews must be cleared through the EMU Sports Sat. Feb. 23 BALL STATE* 1:45 p.m. Information Office, so please call to the office to arrange all interviews. One note to the media: Home Wed. Feb. 27 at Toledo* 6:45 p.m. phone numbers for players and coaches WILL Sat. Mar. 1 **at Northern Illinois* 2:45 p.m. NOT be given out by the Eastern Michigan Sports Wed. Mar. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. ** 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. Information Office. Sun., Mar. 9 MAC Tournament TBA EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 6

20+ Po i n t Ga me s Th i s s e a s o n Ca r ee r Player Pts. Game Result Ga me s Pl a y ed / Ga me s St a r t ed Player GP GS Kivilcim Yamanoglu 72 5 Brittany Tyson 67 29 Canea Williams 63 8 Kendra Gallert 59 50 Colleen Russell 55 2 Amber Land 32 0 Alyssa Pittman 29 24 Kelly Watts 29 0 Amanda Compton 20 0 Carla Warren 4 0 Tara Johnson 0 0 Cassie Schrock 0 0 Mary Lawson 0 0 Shana McKinney 0 0 Do ub l e -Do ub l e s Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result Do ub l e Fi g u r e Sc o r i n g Ga me s

Player Career Season Alyssa Pittman 19 19 Canea Williams 12 2 Kendra Gallert 6 3 Kelly Watts 4 4 Colleen Russell 3 1 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 2 1 Brittany Tyson 2 2 Amanda Compton -- -- Amber Land -- -- Carla Warren -- -- Tara Johnson -- -- Cassie Schrock -- -- Mary Lawson -- -- Shana McKinney -- --

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Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... Eagles Approaching Milestones Overall MAC Milestone Who/How Close? When the Eagles lead at halftime...... 0-0...... 0-0 First EMU Win.... Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert When the Eagles trail at halftime...... 0-0...... 0-0 needs one more When the Eagles are tied at halftime...... 0-0...... 0-0 100 career wins.Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert needs 42 more

Leading with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-0...... 0-0 School-record 147 wins.. HC AnnMarie Gilbert Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-0...... 0-0 needs 147 more Tied with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-0...... 0-0 School-record 215 3-pointers... Alyssa Pittman needs 135 more Scoring 70 points or more...... 0-0...... 0-0 Scoring less than 70 points...... 0-0...... 0-0 1,000 career points...... Alyssa Pittman needs 642 more

Holding opponents to less than 70 points...... 0-0...... 0-0 500 career points...... Alyssa Pittman Opponents scoring 70 points or more...... 0-0...... 0-0 needs 142 more 500 career points...... Canea Williams When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field...... 0-0...... 0-0 needs 190 more When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field...... 0-0...... 0-0 100 games played...... Kivilcim Yamanoglu needs 28 more When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field...... 0-0...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field...... 0-0...... 0-0 100 games played...... Canea Williams needs 37 more

Having better field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0...... 0-0 100 career three-pointers...... Alyssa Pittman Having worse field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0...... 0-0 needs 20 more Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0...... 0-0 200 career assists...... Kendra Gallert needs 10 more When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line...... 0-0...... 0-0 200 career assists...... Canea Williams When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line...0-0...... 0-0 needs 90 more Shooting more free throws...... 0-0...... 0-0 100 career assists...... Kivilcim Yamanoglu Shooting fewer free throws...... 0-0...... 0-0 needs 38 more Shooting same number of free throws...... 0-0...... 0-0

When the Eagles outrebound the opponent...... 0-0...... 0-0 CollegeRPI.com Rankings When the Eagles are outrebounded...... 0-0...... 0-0 Rank Record Same number of rebounds...... 0-0...... 0-0 Eastern Michigan 115 16-13 Temple Baptist N/A 15-13 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers...... 0-0...... 0-0 Detroit 297 5-26 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers...... 0-0...... 0-0 Wright State 282 10-18 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers...... 0-0...... 0-0 Alabama 122 10-20 North Carolina St. 22 23-9 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers...... 0-0...... 0-0 Washington State 279 5-24 Weber State 175 16-14 Double-Digit Scoring Games: EMU 0, Opponents 0 Illinois State 89 21-10 Florida Atlantic 239 6-25 Florida International 130 15-14 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Dayton 208 12-19 Duquesne 251 7-20 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Utah 86 18-13 Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Northern Illinois 110 19-12 Toledo 189 11-19 Ball State 37 24-6 20-plus Point Games: EMU 0, Opponents 0 Central Michigan 222 9-19 Western Michigan 164 14-18 30-plus Point Games: EMU 0, Opponents 0 Buffalo 235 10-19 Miami (Ohio) 190 12-18 Kent State 118 15-13 EMU Players as Leading Scorer (Record): Ohio 109 18-12 Akron 249 10-19 EMU Players as Leading Rebounder (Record): Bowling Green 20 29-3 ) CollegeRPI.com through games of Sunday, March 11, 2007 The Last Time... MAC TELEVISION SCHEDULE ... the Eagles scored 90 points ... an Eagle player posted a triple-double Nov. 18, 2006- vs. Morehead St. (W, 90-66) Ryan Coleman, vs. Western Mich. Feb. 12, 2005 Saturday, February 3 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) Ohio at Central Michigan, Noon ... the Eagles scored 100 points ... the Eagles played an overtime game (MAC TV Game of the Week) Jan. 21, 2004 - at Ball State (W, 100-83) Jan. 28, 2003 - at Miami (L, 79-83) Saturday, February 2 ... an EMU opponent scored 100 points ... the Eagles played a double-overtime game Bowling Green at Toledo, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27, 2001 - vs. Ball State (L, 66-100) March 3, 2000 - vs. Kent State (MAC TV Game of the Week) (MAC Tournament Semifinals -- L - 2ot, 94-96) ... both teams scored 100 points Saturday, February 9 never ... the Eagles won 20 games in a season Eastern Michigan at Ohio, Noon 2005-06 - 22 wins 8 losses (MAC TV Game of the Week) ... the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more Feb. 21, 2007- vs. Western Mich. (W, 69-45) ... the Eagles had a five-game winning streak Saturday, February 16 9 games, Akron (2-4-06) to Ohio (3-8-06) Ball State at Kent State, Noon or 2:30 p.m. ... the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more (MAC TV Game of the Week) Feb. 17, 2007- vs. Toledo (W, 76-42) ... the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak 21 games, UAB (12-10-93) to St. John’s (11-25- Saturday, March 1 ... the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points 94) Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, Noon Dec. 1, 2006- vs Northern Ariz. (N) (L, 69-89) (MAC TV Game of the Week) ... the Eagles went to a postseason tournament ... an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game 2006 Sportsview.tv Women’s NIT Friday, March 14 Patrice McKinney, 30, vs. Buffalo, Jan. 24, 2007 lost in the First Round, 57-79 at Indiana St. (3-16-06) Tournament Semifinal #1 (FSN Ohio) Tournament Semifinal #2 (FSN Ohio) ... an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game ... the Eagles played in the MAC Championship game Never (most is 36 by LaTonya Watson) 2003-04 vs. Bowling Green (W, 65-56) Saturday, March 15 Tournament Championship Game (FSN Ohio) ... an Eagle averaged 20 points in a season ... the Eagles played in the WNIT or the NCAA Tournaments Sharon Brown, 1985-86, 20.8 ppg 2006 Sportsview.tv Women’s NIT The Mid-American Conference game of the week lost in the First Round, 57-79 at Indiana St. (3-16-06 has planned clearances on FSN Ohio, Comcast Local ... an Eagle freshman averaged in double figures and CSN Chicago. The games will be available in Alyssa Pittman, 2006-07, 12.3 ppg ... the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC approximately 9.2 million homes. 2005-06, Ryan Coleman ... an Eagle freshman led the team in scoring The Comcast Local games are available in Holly Mitchell, 1997-1998, 393 points ...the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team All-MAC approximately two million households throughout 2006-07, Sarah VanMetre the state of Michigan along with the markets of ... an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game Muncie, Ind., Indianapolis, Ind. and Fort Wayne, Erika Ford, 10, vs. Marshall, Feb. 26, 2005 ... the Eagles had a player voted Third-Team All-MAC Ind. 2006-07, Patrice McKinney ... an Eagle player had 15 or more rebounds in a game ** These games are subject to change without notice. Sarah VanMetre, 16, vs. BGSU, March 9, 2007 ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of the Year 2006-07, Alyssa Pittman ... an Eagle player had five or more blocks in a game Melis Ulker, 5, vs. Michigan State, Nov. 28, 2003 ... the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All-Freshman team 2006-07, Alyssa Pittman ... an Eagle player had five or more steals in a game Patrice McKinney, 8, vs. Toledo, Feb. 17, 2007 ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Sixth Man of the Year 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre ... an Eagle player had five three-pointers in a game Alyssa Pittman, 5, at Ball State, Feb. 24, 2007 ... A player joined the Eagles’ 1,000-Point Club Sarah VanMetre, December 6, 2006, vs. Detroit

2007-08 Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball Honors/Awards

Team • Preseason pick to be third in the MAC West

MAC STANDINGS: (as of April 12, 2007) East Division West Division MAC Overall MAC Overall School W-L Pct W-L Pct School W-L Pct W-L Pct Bowling Green 15-1 .938 30-3 .909 Ball State 13-3 .812 24-7 .774 Kent State 11-5 .688 15-13 .536 Eastern Michigan 10-6 .625 16-13 .552 Ohio 10-6 .625 18-12 .600 Northern Illinois 8-8 .500 19-12 .613 Miami 6-10 .375 12-18 .400 Western Michigan 6-10 .375 14-18 .438 Buffalo 5-11 .312 10-19 .345 Toledo 6-10 .375 11-19 .367 Akron 3-13 .188 10-19 .345 Central Michigan 3-13 .188 11-19 .367

RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2006-07 MAC rankings of the squad, Upcoming Events/Results (as of April 12, 2007) through April 12, 2007. Wednesday, February 21 MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. at Akron 77, Miami 75 Scoring Offense 7th 68.3 at Eastern Michigan 69, Western Michigan 45 Scoring Defense 3rd 64.4 at Ball State 84, Central Michigan 59 Scoring Margin 4th +3.9 at Buffalo 61, Ohio 47 Field Goal Percentage 7th .418 at Northern Illinois73, Toledo 70 Field Goal Percentage Defense 4th .406 Free Throw Percentage 11th .631 Saturday, February 24 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 6th .338 Kent State 86, at Miami 76 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 3rd .324 at Ball State 74, Eastern Michigan 73 3-Point Field Goals Made 2nd 7.10 Ohio 70, at Bowling Green 67 Rebounding Offense 4th 38.5 at Toledo 73, Central Michigan 62 Rebounding Defense 7th 37.1 Buffalo 65, at Akron 59 Rebounding Margin 6th +1.3 Blocked Shots 8th 2.55 Sunday, February 25 Assists 4th 14.62 at Western Michigan 67, Northern Illinois 56 Steals 6th 9.00 Turnover Margin 6th +0.86 Wednesday, Feb. 28 Assist/Turnover Ratio 4th 0.92 Eastern Michigan 57 at Central Michigan 50 Offensive Rebounds 4th 13.21 at Kent State 62 Buffalo 47 Defensive Rebounds 4th 25.28 at Toledo 74 Western Michigan 66 at Ohio 77 Akron 68 (OT) Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) at #18/19 Bowling Green 92 Miami 62 Scoring 7. Sarah VanMetre 15.9 Ball State 81 at Northern Illinois 70 12. Patrice McKinney 13.5 17. Alyssa Pittman 12.3 Sunday, March 4 Rebounds per game 4. Sarah VanMetre 8.3 Western Michigan 74, vs. Miami 58 7. Patrice McKinney 8.0 Northern Illinois 69, vs. Akron 56 Assists 8. Kendra Gallert 4.31 Toledo 64, vs. Buffalo 49 Steals 3. Patrice McKinney 2.48 Ohio 55, vs Central Michigan 51 Three-Point Percentage 3. Alyssa Pittman .338 6. Sarah VanMetre .382 Tuesday, March 6 Three-Pointers Made 1. Alyssa Pittman 2.76 Eastern Michigan 79, Ohio 69 9. Sarah VanMetre 1.72 Ball State 56, Western Michigan 53 Blocks 9. Patrice McKinney 0.86 Northern Illinois 72, Kent State 68 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. Kendra Gallert 2.27 Bowling Green 71, Toledo 62 Offensive Rebounds 12. Patrice McKinney 2.48 13. Emily Hanley 2.45 Friday, March 9 Defensive Rebounds 3. Sarah VanMetre 6.07 Bowling Green 71, Eastern Michigan 57 5. Patrice McKinney 5.55 Ball State 83, Northern Illinois 72

MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Association got together Oct. 18, 2007, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2007-08 women’s basketball race. The predictions are Saturday, March 10 listed below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. Bowling Green 67, Ball State 53

East Division Sunday, March 18 1. Ohio (19)...... 210 2. Bowling Green (11)...... 187 Bowling Green 70, Oklahoma State 66 3. Miami (9)...... 183 4. Kent State (1)...... 137 Monday, March 19 5. Buffalo (1)...... 57 Kentucky 85, Ball State 82 6. Akron ...... 57

West Division Tuesday, March 20 1. Ball State (36)...... 240 Bowling Green 69, Vanderbilt 56 2. Northern Illinois (2)...... 184 3. Eastern Michigan...... 150 4. Western Michigan (3)...... 122 Saturday, March 24 5. Toledo ...... 106 Arizona State 67, Bowling Green 49 6. Central Michigan...... 59 Tournament Winner Ball State – 22, Bowling Green – 6, Miami – 2, Ohio – 2, Western Michigan – 1, Buffalo – 1, NIU – 1 All times local to site Colleen Russell Brittany Tyson 6-5 Senior-Senior 5-6 Senior-Senior Center Guard

Windsor, Ontario- Ypsilanti, Mich.- Brennan Huron (WMU) #52 #15 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 14, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Points ...... 13, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Rebounds...... 6, three times Rebounds...... 5, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Assists ...... 1, four times Assists ...... 5, at Furman (12-26-06) vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, vs. Oakland (11-22-06); at UMass (12-13-06) Blocks ...... 2, six times Blocks ...... N/A

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... N/A Points ...... N/A Rebounds...... N/A Rebounds...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... N/A Minutes ...... N/A

Kivilcim Yamanoglu Canea Williams 5-8 Senior-Senior 5-6 Senior-Junior Guard Guard

Antalya, Turkey- Mansfield, Ohio- Antalya College Mansfield Senior #24 #12 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 18, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Points ...... 24, at Ohio (2-25-04) Rebounds...... 4, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Rebounds...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 6, at Western Michigan (1-10-07) Assists ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04) Steals ...... 2, three times Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 1,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04); vs. Ohio (1-22-05) Blocks ...... 1, five times most recent vs. vs. WMU(2-21-07)

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Lowell, Mich.-Lowell Huron #20 #32 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 3, three times Points ...... 14, at Toledo (2-18-06); vs. Toledo (2-17-07) Rebounds...... 6, at Indiana State (3-16-06) Rebounds...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 1, three times Assists ...... 9, vs. Northern Illinois (1-3-07) Steals ...... 1, three times Steals ...... 4, vs. Canisius (10-30-05); at UMass (12-13-06) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... 1, accomplished three times

Amber Land Alyssa Pittman 6-2 Senior-Junior 5-8 Sophomore Forward Guard

Kulm, N.D.-Kulm Elkhart, Ind.- Memorial #3 #22 EMU Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 5, at WCU(12-30-06) ; New Orleans (11-17-06) Points ...... 27, at Massachusetts (12-13-06) Rebounds...... 3, three times; most recent vs. N. Illinois (1-3-07) Rebounds...... 8, at Miami (2-7-07) Assists ...... None Assists ...... 8, at Miami (2-7-07) Steals ...... None Steals ...... 4, at Wright State (12-9-06) Blocks ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06); at Miami (2-7-07) Blocks ...... 1, four times

Gary, Ind.- Lima, Ohio- Chicago Central Elida #35 #23 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 16, vs. BGSU (1-28-07); at CMU (2-28-07) Points ...... N/A Rebounds...... 12, at Kent State (1-20-07) Rebounds...... 1, at Western Michigan (1-10-07) Assists ...... 1, four times Assists ...... N/A Steals ...... 2, at Illinois State (12-17-06) Steals ...... 1, vs. Toledo (2-17-07) Blocks ...... 1, at Illinois St. (12-17-06); vs. Detroit (12-6-06) Blocks ...... N/A

Mary Lawson Shana McKinney 6-1 Junior-Junior 6-1 Junior-Junior Guard/Forward Forward

Alexandria, Va.- Detroit, Mich.-Osborn West Potomac (Wayne C.C.C.) #21 #42 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... N/A Points ...... N/A Rebounds...... N/A Rebounds...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A

Flint, Mich.-Hamady Wadsworth, Ohio- Wadsworth #2 #11 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... N/A Points ...... N/A Rebounds...... N/A Rebounds...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A

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2006-07 EMU Women's Basketball Eastern 2006-07Michigan Combined EAGLES Team 29-GAME Statistics STATISTICS (as of Nov 11, 2007) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (16-13) (8-4) (7-6) (1-3) CONFERENCE...... (10-6) (5-3) (5-3) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (6-7) (3-1) (2-3) (1-3)

|---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 ------24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 29-29 1007 34.7 169-388 .436 50-131 .382 73-110 .664 66 176 242 8.3 61 1 54 57 12 24 461 15.9 01 MCKINNEY, Patrice.. 29-29 852 29.4 160-366 .437 4-24 .167 68-116 .586 72 161 233 8.0 99 3 72 99 25 72 392 13.5 22 PITTMAN, Alyssa.... 29-24 700 24.1 119-288 .413 80-206 .388 40-55 .727 13 58 71 2.4 64 2 31 42 6 34 358 12.3 30 HANLEY, Emily...... 29-29 737 25.4 81-156 .519 2-7 .286 41-74 .554 71 76 147 5.1 76 2 33 48 9 32 205 7.1 35 WATTS, Kelly...... 29-0 390 13.4 50-109 .459 13-28 .464 21-35 .600 42 48 90 3.1 57 1 6 29 4 12 134 4.6 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 15-0 109 7.3 21-49 .429 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 23 17 40 2.7 17 1 2 10 8 2 46 3.1 15 TYSON, Brittany.... 29-7 353 12.2 31-88 .352 1-8 .125 24-33 .727 5 25 30 1.0 26 0 46 49 1 11 87 3.0 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 23-0 202 8.8 24-72 .333 14-47 .298 3-5 .600 6 12 18 0.8 16 1 15 14 2 10 65 2.8 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 29-4 336 11.6 31-77 .403 6-27 .222 13-22 .591 11 34 45 1.6 45 1 34 39 3 16 81 2.8 32 GALLERT, Kendra.... 29-23 811 28.0 27-95 .284 21-82 .256 4-5 .800 11 48 59 2.0 33 0 125 55 2 42 79 2.7 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 27-0 212 7.9 17-49 .347 15-45 .333 5-6 .833 2 17 19 0.7 11 0 5 10 0 4 54 2.0 03 LAND, Amber...... 19-0 73 3.8 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 3-5 .600 9 13 22 1.2 14 0 0 6 2 0 17 0.9 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 6-0 10 1.7 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.3 23 WARREN, Carla...... 4-0 8 2.0 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 TEAM...... 51 45 96 3.3 0 2 ------Total...... 29 5800 738-1766 .418 206-609 .338 299-474 .631 383 733 1116 38.5 520 12 424 461 74 261 1981 68.3 Opponents...... 29 5800 675-1663 .406 119-367 .324 398-569 .699 335 741 1076 37.1 451 11 371 486 79 219 1867 64.4

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1981 1867 !11-17-06 NEW ORLEANS W 93-69 339 Points per game...... 68.3 64.4 !11-18-06 MOREHEAD STATE W 90-66 313 Scoring margin...... +3.9 - 11-22-06 OAKLAND L 62-68 632 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 738-1766 675-1663 @12-01-06 vs Northern Arizona L 69-89 2017 Field goal pct...... 418 .406 @12-02-06 vs Boston University L 59-65 2224 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 206-609 119-367 12-06-06 DETROIT W 71-55 360 3-point FG pct...... 338 .324 12-09-06 at Wright State W 76-59 228 3-pt FG made per game.. 7.1 4.1 12-13-06 at Massachusetts L 80-83 457 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 299-474 398-569 12-17-06 at Illinois State L 55-68 1091 Free throw pct...... 631 .699 12-28-06 at Furman W 64-62 301 REBOUNDS...... 1116 1076 12-30-06 at Western Carolina L 61-69 218 Rebounds per game...... 38.5 37.1 *01-03-07 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 80-66 258 Rebounding margin...... +1.4 - *01-06-07 at Toledo W 58-53 1630 ASSISTS...... 424 371 *01-10-07 at Western Michigan W 79-58 1022 Assists per game...... 14.6 12.8 *01-13-07 BALL STATE L 46-55 397 TURNOVERS...... 461 486 *01-17-07 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 77-62 278 Turnovers per game..... 15.9 16.8 *01-20-07 at Kent State W 69-64 870 Turnover margin...... +0.9 - *01-24-07 BUFFALO W 69-56 401 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 0.8 *01-28-07 #18/20 BOWLING GREEN L 55-72 924 STEALS...... 261 219 *02-03-07 at Akron L 53-69 506 Steals per game...... 9.0 7.6 *02-07-07 at Miami W 74-56 505 BLOCKS...... 74 79 *02-10-07 OHIO L 62-70 604 Blocks per game...... 2.6 2.7 *02-14-07 at Northern Illinois L 68-82 363 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - *02-17-07 TOLEDO W 76-42 439 Home win streak...... 2 - *02-21-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 69-45 453 ATTENDANCE...... 5398 21185 *02-24-07 at Ball State L 73-74 4711 Home games-Avg/Game.... 12-450 13-1025 *02-28-07 at Central Michigan W 57-50 1425 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 4-1964 #03-06-07 vs Ohio W 79-69 2134 #03-09-07 vs #18/20 Bowling Green L 57-71 1483 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total * = Mid-American Conference game ------! = Eagle Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.) Eastern Michigan...... 915 1066 - 1981 @ = Wells Fargo Holiday Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Opponents...... 905 962 - 1867 # = MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 16

2006-07 EMU Women's Basketball Eastern2006-07 Michigan EAGLESCombined TeamMAC Statistics ONLY STATISTICS (as of Nov 11, 2007) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (10-6) (5-3) (5-3) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (10-6) (5-3) (5-3) (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 ------24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 16-16 554 34.6 88-213 .413 31-73 .425 32-51 .627 30 89 119 7.4 29 0 31 36 8 10 239 14.9 01 MCKINNEY, Patrice.. 16-16 465 29.1 88-184 .478 2-9 .222 30-53 .566 43 82 125 7.8 51 0 33 63 16 37 208 13.0 22 PITTMAN, Alyssa.... 16-16 407 25.4 67-159 .421 43-108 .398 22-28 .786 7 37 44 2.8 42 2 21 22 2 18 199 12.4 30 HANLEY, Emily...... 16-16 427 26.7 50-93 .538 2-4 .500 16-30 .533 37 44 81 5.1 38 0 21 23 5 16 118 7.4 35 WATTS, Kelly...... 16-0 235 14.7 31-61 .508 8-16 .500 7-13 .538 23 27 50 3.1 31 1 4 18 1 7 77 4.8 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 14-0 139 9.9 22-55 .400 14-38 .368 3-5 .600 4 10 14 1.0 14 1 10 7 2 8 61 4.4 32 GALLERT, Kendra.... 16-16 488 30.5 19-61 .311 17-55 .309 2-3 .667 5 31 36 2.3 16 0 81 34 0 25 57 3.6 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 6-0 21 3.5 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 5 6 11 1.8 4 0 0 3 3 0 13 2.2 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 16-0 158 9.9 13-35 .371 1-8 .125 7-10 .700 6 15 21 1.3 25 1 19 16 1 7 34 2.1 15 TYSON, Brittany.... 16-0 132 8.3 11-38 .289 0-4 .000 5-10 .500 1 12 13 0.8 3 0 16 21 1 2 27 1.7 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 14-0 114 8.1 7-26 .269 6-25 .240 3-3 1.000 1 13 14 1.0 6 0 2 7 0 4 23 1.6 03 LAND, Amber...... 11-0 43 3.9 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 5 6 11 1.0 5 0 0 3 1 0 7 0.6 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 5-0 9 1.8 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.4 23 WARREN, Carla...... 4-0 8 2.0 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 TEAM...... 31 26 57 3.6 0 2 ------Total...... 16 3200 406-956 .425 124-344 .360 129-209 .617 198 401 599 37.4 265 5 239 256 40 136 1065 66.6 Opponents...... 16 3200 354-901 .393 58-200 .290 208-276 .754 177 393 570 35.6 223 5 185 265 45 128 974 60.9

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1065 974 *01-03-07 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 80-66 258 Points per game...... 66.6 60.9 *01-06-07 at Toledo W 58-53 1630 Scoring margin...... +5.7 - *01-10-07 at Western Michigan W 79-58 1022 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 406-956 354-901 *01-13-07 BALL STATE L 46-55 397 Field goal pct...... 425 .393 *01-17-07 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 77-62 278 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 124-344 58-200 *01-20-07 at Kent State W 69-64 870 3-point FG pct...... 360 .290 *01-24-07 BUFFALO W 69-56 401 3-pt FG made per game.. 7.8 3.6 *01-28-07 #18/20 BOWLING GREEN L 55-72 924 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 129-209 208-276 *02-03-07 at Akron L 53-69 506 Free throw pct...... 617 .754 *02-07-07 at Miami W 74-56 505 REBOUNDS...... 599 570 *02-10-07 OHIO L 62-70 604 Rebounds per game...... 37.4 35.6 *02-14-07 at Northern Illinois L 68-82 363 Rebounding margin...... +1.8 - *02-17-07 TOLEDO W 76-42 439 ASSISTS...... 239 185 *02-21-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 69-45 453 Assists per game...... 14.9 11.6 *02-24-07 at Ball State L 73-74 4711 TURNOVERS...... 256 265 *02-28-07 at Central Michigan W 57-50 1425 Turnovers per game..... 16.0 16.6 * = Mid-American Conference game Turnover margin...... +0.6 - ! = Eagle Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.) Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 0.7 @ = Wells Fargo Holiday Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) STEALS...... 136 128 # = MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) Steals per game...... 8.5 8.0 BLOCKS...... 40 45 Blocks per game...... 2.5 2.8 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 2 - ATTENDANCE...... 3754 11032 Home games-Avg/Game.... 8-469 8-1379 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 491 574 - 1065 Opponents...... 460 514 - 974