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CENTRAL2018-19 CHIPPEWAS MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 2017-18 MAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS | 2018 MAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS | NCAA SWEET 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Saturday, February 23 2019 | 1 p.m. | McGuirk Arena (5,300) | Mount Pleasant, Mich. 2018-19 SCHEDULE GAME 26 Nov. 8 OAKLND W, 104-61 CENTRAL MICHIGAN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Nov. 12 SDSU L, 81-70 CHIPPEWAS HUSKIES Nov. 17 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 108-90 Nov. 21 UCF W, 75-68 2018-19 Record 19-6 (10-3 MAC) 2018-19 Record 16-9 (8-5 MAC) Nov. 24 Virginia $ W, 74-61 H: 7-4/A: 11-1/N: 1-1 H: 11-2/A: 3-7/N: 2-0 Nov. 25 Chattanooga $ W, 73-50 Head Coach Sue Guevara Head Coach Lisa Carlsen Nov. 30 Iona W, 82-39 (Saginaw Valley State, 1982) (NW Missouri State , 1992) Career Record 348-235 (19th season) Career Record 247-218 (16th season) Dec. 2 Quinnipiac W, 67-52 Record at CMU 225-154 (12th season) Record at NIU 63-55 (4th season) Dec. 15 Vanderbilt W, 66-57 Dec. 20 No.3 LOUISVILLE L, 72-68 COVERAGE GAME PREVIEW Dec. 29 Tulane ^ L, 68-57 • The Central Michigan women’s basketball team Dec. 30 No.24 Miami ^ W, 90-80 looks to take a big step toward clinching the Mid- Jan. 5 AKRON* W, 94-71 TV American Conference West Division on Saturday Jan. 9 Ohio* W, 88-70 Pxp: Adam Jaksa Color: Matt DeVries when it entertains Northern Illinois at McGuirk Jan. 12 Northern Illinois* W, 89-66 CHIPPEWA SPORTS NETWORK Arena (1 p.m.). Jan. 16 MIAMI (OHIO)* L, 67-70 91.5 WMHW-FM • The Chippewas are 19-6, 10-3 MAC. Northern Jan. 19 Kent State* W, 82-75 CMU Athletics Game Day mobile app Illinois is 16-9, 8-5 MAC. The Huskies are in second Jan. 23 Toledo* L, 59-62 RADIO PxP: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler place behind CMU in the West with five games Jan. 26 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 71-61 Color: Riley Edwards to play. Feb. 2 BUFFALO* W, 76-65 WHERE THEY STAND Feb. 6 BALL STATE* W, 81-63 Link at CMUChippewas.com • CMU trails Miami (Ohio) by one game in the Feb. 9 OHIO* L, 75-78 STATS CMU Athletics Game Day mobile app overall league standings. The RedHawks, who Feb. 13 Western Michigan* W, 87-53 FOLLOW AND STAY CONNECTED play host to Bowling Green on Saturday, are 11-2 Feb. 16 Buffalo* W, 100-95 #FireUpChips in conference play and have won 10 straight Feb. 20 Bowling Green* W, 92-54 Twitter: @CMUWBBall games. The RedHawks lead the East Division. Feb. 23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. SOCIAL Facebook: Facebook.com/CMUWBBall Ohio is second at 10-3 and tied with CMU for the Feb. 27 Ball State* 7 p.m. March 2 Eastern Michigan* 2 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS March 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% Notes March 9 TOLEDO* 1 p.m. 1 Micaela Kelly (5-6, So.) G 25-25 13.6 4.4 .471 10 points in win at BGSU 3 Presley Hudson (5-6, Sr.) G 25-25 21.0 4.0 .447 Team’s leading scorer March 11 MAC Tournament& TBA 4 Maddy Watters (5-9, Fr.) G 25-24 6.2 2.8 .343 8 points in win at BGSU March 13 MAC Tournament% TBA 13 Reyna Frost (6-0, Sr.) F 25-25 20.5 13.4 .548 22 double-doubles- (3rd NCAA) March 15 MAC Tournament% TBA 25 Jahari Smith (6-0, Fr.) C 25-25 7.2 4.7 .614 Team leader in FG% March 16 MAC Tournament% TBA TOP RESERVES $ Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, Va. 33 Gabrielle Bird (6-0, Jr.) F 23-1 1.7 1.7 .361 5 pts at BGSU ^ Miami Holiday Classic, Coral Gables, Fla. 50 Kyra Bussell (6-1, So.) F 25-0 8.2 4.4 .523 Team’s top scorer off bench * Mid-American Conference games & at campus sites 05 Anika Weekes (5-10, Fr.) G 19-0 1.0 0.8 .308 21 Jaeda Robinson (5-8. Sr.) G 13-0 0.7 0.7 .222 % at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 2018-19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -1- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 26 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS • FEBRUARY 23, 2019 • MCGUIRK ARENA • MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. MEDIA INFORMATION second-best record in the conference. has totaled at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. Players and coaches are generally available • The team with the best record in MAC play is • She has been named the MAC West Player of the following practice on Monday’s/Thursday’s in the regular-season champion and the No. 1 Week in each of the last four weeks and eight McGuirk Arena. Please coordinate all coach and seed in the MAC Tournament, which begins times this season. player interview requests through Assistant with on-campus games on Monday, March 11. • Frost’s 21 points upped her career total to 1,573 as Director of Athletic Marketing and Communications Cullen Maksimowski. He can be reached in at (616) The tournament quarterfinals, semifinals and she moved into fifth place on CMU’s career scoring 635-1321 or by email at [email protected]. championship game are set for Cleveland from list. She passed Britni Houghton, who scored Please allow 24 hours of advanced notice in March 13-16. 1,555 from 2007-10. scheduling an interview. • Hudson, a senior guard from Wayland, finished LAST TIME OUT: CHIPPEWAS DOMINATE AT with nine assists, one below her season high, WEBSITE BOWLING GREEN giving her 601 for her career. Hudson made nine Media members are reminded that the official • The Central Michigan women’s basketball team of her 16 field goal attempts including a 6-for-11. athletics website, CMUChippewas.com, contains got 24 points from Presley Hudson and 21 points It marked the second straight game that Hudson updated player stats and bios each week. Also and 20 rebounds from Reyna Frost in rolling to has made six triples. available on the site are video interviews, postgame highlights and press conferences. a 92-54 Mid-American Conference victory over • Freshman Jahari Smith added 14 points and Bowling Green on Wednesday at the Falcons’ Stroh Micaela Kelly had 10. VISITING RADIO Center. One ISDN line and one telephone line are available • The win lifted CMU to 19-6 overall, 10-3 MAC. TRENDING: FROST ON FIRE for use by the official radio network of the visiting The Chippewas lead the MAC West and they trail • Frost, a 6-foot senior, posted her 22nd double- team. Visiting networks that wish to have additional Miami (Ohio) by one game for the best record in double of the season and the 55th of her career. lines installed at their own expense may do so by the MAC. The RedHawks improved to 11-2 in MAC • In four of her last six games, Frost has scored at contacting CMU Telecommunications at play with a 65-56 win at Toledo on Wednesday. least 20 points and grabbed at least 20 rebounds. (989) 774-1474. • The Chippewas trailed, 11-4, early and then • Frost on Tuesday was named the MAC West Player VIDEO outscored the Falcons 27-13 over the final 6:02 of the Week for the fourth consecutive week and The Athletic Communications Department maintains a of the first quarter for a 31-17 lead. By halftime, the eighth time this season. vast library of video clips for distribution to requesting the Chippewas were up, 52-29, and in complete electronic media. In addition, postgame highlights and control. THE SERIES press conference cut-ups are available for download • A Maddy Watters 3-pointer with 7:10 left in the • The Chippewas own the advantage in the all-time using the department’s FTP server. Please contact third extended CMU’s lead to 30, 61-31. The series with the Huskies 34-22. Zack Howard ([email protected]) for detailed Chippewas led by as many as 42 points in the • CMU has won 15 of the last 16 meeting with the instructions and requests. fourth quarter. Huskies including 8-straight • Frost’s double-double was her eighth consecutive • The defeated the Huskies, 89-66, in DeKalb, Ill. on MEDIA ROOM Located on court level, just off the northwest and 22nd of the season. Her 20 rebounds were Jan. 12. corner of the court, the Media Room is available for one shy of her season high and just three off of her members of the working media. A light pregame career high. Three times in her last six games Frost meal will be served approximately one hour before the game and coaches and selected players will hold a press conference in the room following the game. CENTRAL MICHIGAN VS. NIU The room is equipped with internet access and space 19-6 (9-3 MAC) 2018-19 Record 16-9 (8-5 MAC) for media to work. 79.8 Points 76.2 66.4 Opponent Points 71.0 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS 40.5 Rebounds 42.0 Requests for media credentials should be made +8.6 Rebounding Margin +1.1 through email at [email protected]. Parking 12.2 Offensive Rebounds 12.2 passes are not required on campus after 5 p.m. 10.6 Opponent Offensive Rebounds 11.7 PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS .481 Field Goal Pct. .418 Photographers and videographers are limited to .398 Opponent Field Goal Pct. .410 shooting from a seated position on the baseline. .375 3-Point FG Pct.