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WOMEN’S B ASKETBALL RELEASE C URRENT AS OF DEC. 21, 2005 2005-06 EMU BASKETBALL 2005-2006 EAGLES BASKETBALL (4-4, 0-0 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-4, 0-0 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER Dec. 21, 2005, 7 p.m. • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. 13 OHIO LEGENDS (Exhib.) ...... W, 88-67 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (DH) ... W, 58-49 vs. #21/22 University of Utah (7-2; 0-0 Mountain West) 22 MASSACHUSETTS...... W, 63-45 2005-06 EMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER 25 vs. #17/17 DePaul % ...... L, 49-64 Probable Starters 26 vs. Cal State Northridge % .... L, 59-69 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 27 vs. Idaho State % ...... L, 61-78 24 Sarah VanMetre F 6-0 Jr. Noblesville, Ind. 12.0 7.8 0.8 30 Nikki Knapp F 6-0 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 14.0 6.9 0.6 DECEMBER 34 Melis Ulker C 6-4 Sr. Istanbul, Turkey 5.8 3.3 1.1 7 INDIANA (DH) ...... L, 64-60 23 Ryan Coleman G 5-8 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 17.7 6.0 4.7 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ...... W, 69-48 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 Fr. Lowell, Mich. 0.9 1.4 1.8 13 SAINT LOUIS ...... W, 67-59 Reserves 21 #21/22 UTAH ...... 7 p.m. 1 Patrice McKinney G 5-9 So. Lansing, Mich. 2.8 5.6 2.1 30 CANISIUS ...... 7 p.m. 3 Amber Land F 6-2 Fr. Kulm, N.D. 1.0 1.0 0.0 11 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 So. Antalya, Turkey 3.5 0.7 1.5 JANUARY 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 So. Mansfield, Ohio 9.6 4.6 2.6 4 at Oakland ...... 4 p.m. 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 1.7 1.0 0.3 33 Annie Malatinsky G 5-8 Jr. Holt, Mich. 3.6 1.6 1.0 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ...... 7 p.m. 44 Amy Freidenberger G 6-1 Jr. Butler, Ind. 1.3 2.4 0.5 10 TOLEDO* ...... 7 p.m. 50 Kiemetha Randle F 6-2 Fr. Saginaw, Mich. ------14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) ...... 5 p.m. 52 Colleen Russell C 6-5 So. Windsor, Ontario 4.6 2.8 0.1

18 at Ball State* (Comcast Local) ...... 7 p.m. Head Coach Suzy Merchant (Central Mich., `91) - 126-86 eighth season at EMU; 180-115 overall 21 at Central Michigan* ...... 2 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Lisa Rathbun-Savoury, Shane Clipfell, Mahogany Green Director of Basketball Operations: Emily Steinmetz 25 KENT STATE* (Comcast Local) ...... 7 p.m. 28 at Buffalo* ...... 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S M ATCHUP FEBRUARY EAGLES TANGLE WITH UTES: The Eastern Michigan University women’s basket- 1 at Bowling Green* ...... 7 p.m. ball team plays host to the University of Utah Wednesday night, Dec. 21, at the 4 AKRON*...... 7 p.m. Convocation Center. EMU enters the game with a mark of 4-4, while Utah, ranked 8 at Ohio* ...... 7 p.m. 21st in the country, is 7-2 on the young season. 11 MIAMI* (MAC-TV) ...... 2 p.m. 15 at Northern Illinois* ...... 7:05 p.m. THE SERIES WITH UTAH: This is the first meeting ever between the Eagles and 18 at Toledo* ...... 7 p.m. Utes on the hardwood. Eastern is 0-3 all-time versus the Colorado Springs, Co. based Mountain West Conference, having only played against two of the nine 22 at Western Michigan* ...... 7 p.m. member institutions. EMU is 0-2 versus Colorado State and 0-1 against San Diego 25 BALL STATE* ...... 7 p.m. State. MARCH 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...... 7 p.m. TOP-25 OPPOSITION AND THE EAGLES: For the second time this season, 4 MAC Tournament-First Round ...... TBA Eastern Michigan will square off with a team ranked in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA 8 MAC Quarterfinals #...... TBA coaches’ poll. Earlier this season DePaul, ranked 17th at the time, defeated the 10 MAC Semifinals # ...... TBA Eagles 64-49 in the opening round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, 11 MAC Championship # ...... 1 p.m. Hawai’i, Nov. 25. In the program’s 30 years, EMU has never knocked off a ranked opponent. Prior 18-21 NCAA Tournament First Round ...... TBA to the DePaul meeting the Eagles last top-25 matchup came against #19 Boston All times are local to site and subject to change. College in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, March 20, 2004. EMU % Rainbow Wahine Classic - Honolulu, Hawaii nearly ousted third-seeded BC, 58-56, at St. John’s Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The * Mid-American Conference Game # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio last ranked team to visit the Convocation Center came Dec. 28, 2001 against 15th (DH) Denotes men’s/women’s doubleheader ranked Colorado State. The Rams left Ypsilanti with a hard-fought 66-56 victory. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 2

QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE TALE OF THE TAPE Location ...... Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded ...... 1849 EMU (4-4) Utah (7-2) Enrollment ...... 24,500 257 ...... CollegeRPI.com Ranking ...... 27 Nickname ...... Eagles 61.2 ...... Scoring Offense ...... 67.1 Colors ...... Green (PMS 349) and White Conference ...... Mid-American (MAC) 60.2 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 54.9 Home Court ...... Convocation Center +1.0 ...... Scoring Margin ...... +12.2 Capacity ...... 8,824 .356 ...... Field Goal Percentage ...... 403 President ...... Dr. John A. Fallon, III .360 ...... Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 367 Athletics Director (Interim) .. Bob England .251 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ...... 327 Assoc. AD/SWA (Interim) . Suzy Merchant .293 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 298 Assoc. AD-External ...... Steve Watson 5.5 ...... 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 7.1 Assoc. AD-Internal ...... Mike Malach .646 ...... Free Throw Percentage ...... 693 Asst. AD-Mark. and Promo...... TBA Dir. of Compliance ..... Melody Reifel Werner 42.9 ...... Rebounding Offense ...... 41.3 Asst. Dir. SASS ...... Erin Burdis 39.8 ...... Rebounding Defense ...... 35.6 Convocation Center Dir.... Cheryl Swanson +3.1 ...... Rebounding Margin ...... +5.8 Ticket Manager...... Ron Reid 12.6 ...... Assists ...... 14.3 Ticket Phone Number ...... 734.487.2282 8.5 ...... Steals ...... 7.3 Athletics Website ...... www.emueagles.com 2.5 ...... Blocked Shots ...... 3.3 +0.5 ...... Turnover Margin ...... +0.1 BASKETBALL HISTORY 0.7 ...... Assist/Turnover Ratio ...... 1.0 First Year of Basketball ...... 1976-77 All-time Record/Seasons ...... 347-416/29 14.9 ...... Offensive Rebounds ...... 14.9 MAC Record/Seasons ...... 157-243/24 28.0 ...... Defensive Rebounds ...... 26.4 MAC Tournament Record ...... 10-12 No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last .. 1/2004 VANMETRE SELECTED MAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Junior forward NCAA Record ...... 0-1 Sarah VanMetre was named the Mid-American Conference women’s Scholar Athlete WNIT Appearances/Last ...... 1/2005 of the Week for the period ending Dec. 11. The honor marked the first time in her WNIT Record ...... 0-1 career and the third time in school history that a women’s basketball player has BASKETBALL STAFF won the weekly honor. Head Coach ...... Suzy Merchant VanMetre, who boasts a 3.96 GPA with a major in journalism, led Eastern Michigan Alma Mater, Year ...... Central Michigan, ’91 University to a 69-48 victory over Youngstown State posting a double-double with 14 Office Phone Number ...... 734.487.0481 Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Her performance included 4-for-8 shooting ... Lisa Rathbun-Savoury (Brigham Young, ’92) from the field, a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe, six offensive rebounds and ...... Shane Clipfell five defensive caroms. VanMetre also added a blocked shot...... Mahogany Green (Cleveland State, ’02) The MAC Scholar Athlete Award is presented weekly to a MAC male and female Dir. of Basketball Ops ...... Emily Steinmetz ...... Eastern Michigan, ’00 student-athlete who has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and performs well during Staff Athletic Trainer ...... Melissa Pohorence the week’s competition.

TEAM INFORMATION KNAPP SETS FREE THROWS RECORD: With 9:34 remaining in the first half of 2004-05 Overall Record...... 23-8 MAC Finish/Record ...... 2nd West/11-5 the contest versus Youngstown State, Dec. 10, senior forward Nikki Knapp 2004-05 Final Ranking ...... N/A attempted her 497 career free throw. The toss broke the EMU record for the most 2004-05 Postseason ...... WNIT First Round trips to the charity stripe, surpassing Abby Wiseman who set the standard with Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 496 free throws from 1999 to 2003. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 10/2 Newcomers ...... 6 HOME SWEET HOME: The Eagles’ win over Saint Louis moved the team’s record MEDIA INFORMATION to 4-1 at the Convocation Center this winter, and continued the team’s recent success Sports Info. Director ...... Jim Streeter at home. Last season, EMU posted a record of 11-1 in the “Nest” and have won 42 Asst. SID/WBB Contact ...... Greg Steiner Steiner’s Cellular Phone...... 734.845.1097 of the last 53 home games dating to the 2001-02 campaign. EMU outscored the EMU Sports Info. Phone ...... 734.487.0317 opponents by 23.5 points per game at the Convo last season. This year, the Eagles EMU Sports Info. Fax ...... 734.485.3840 have outscored foes by an average of 10.0 points through the first four home Press Row Phone ...... 734.484.0612/0637 games.

RADIO STATION INFORMATION Radio Station ...... WEMU Radio 89.1 FM AMONG THE BEST THE LEAGUE HAS TO OFFER: Eastern Michigan has been Radio Contact Person ...... Clark Smith one of the most successful teams in the Mid-American Conference over the last Phone ...... 734.487.2229 five years (2000-05) winning 92 games. Ball State is second with 93 victories Play-by-Play Announcer..... John Fountain while Kent State leads the way with 97 victories. Analyst/Statistics ...... Brian Nemerovski BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 3

CONTRIBUTIONS OFF THE BENCH: Eastern Michigan’s bench is averaging 22.5 points and 19.6 rebounds per game. The Eagle reserves have outscored six of their first eight opponents this season, including Idaho State by a 38-14 count, Nov. 27. EMU is 4-2 this season when its reserves outscore the opposition, and conversely 0-2 when it does not. The two biggest contributors off the bench are juniors Sarah VanMetre and Annie Malatinsky, who have accounted for 102 of Eastern’s 180 total bench points (56.7 %).

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS: The Eagles have recorded one of the most successful non-league stretches in school history. Since the beginning of the 2002- 03 season, EMU has posted 30 victories in non-league games, the second-best of THE SUZY MERCHANT FILE any MAC school. Bowling Green leads the conference in non-conference winning YEAR-BY-YEAR percentage at 70.4 (31-13), while the Eagles are a close second at 60.0 (30-20). YEAR OVERALL MAC MAC PCT. 95-96 15-11 -- -- 96-97 19-11 -- -- WILLIAMS TO MISS REMAINDER OF THE SEASON: Sophomore guard Canea 97-98 20-7 -- -- Williams will miss the remainder of the 2005-06 season. The decision was made 98-99 14-13 8-8 .500 after further examination of an MRI revealed damage in her right knee. The injury was 99-00 16-14 8-8 .500 suffered in the finale of the Wahine Classic versus Idaho State, Nov. 27. The 00-01 16-12 9-7 .563 Mansfield, Ohio native was averaging 9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists 01-02 18-11 10-6 .625 through five contests as the team’s starting point guard. 02-03 13-16 9-7 .563 03-04 22-8 12-4 .750 Williams was granted a medical hardship for the 2004-05 season after suffering 04-05 23-8 11-5 .688 a left knee injury during the UMKC game at the Missouri Tiger Classic, Dec. 3, 2004. 05-06 4-4 -- --

COLEMAN RETURNS TO THE LINEUP: After sitting out the start of the season for AT EMU MONTH-BY-MONTH violation of team policies, senior guard Ryan Coleman was reinstated prior to the YEAR NOV.DEC.JAN.FEB.MAR. Youngstown State game, Dec. 7. 98-99 1-3 5-2 5-3 3-5 0-0 Coleman, a preseason All Mid-American Conference selection, finished the 2004- 99-00 1-3 5-2 4-6 5-2 1-1 05 campaign second in the MAC in scoring (17.9), seventh in assists (3.68), 12th 00-01 4-2 3-2 4-4 5-3 0-1 01-02 4-0 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 in rebounding (6.7), second in three-point field goal percentage (.425), fourth in 02-03 1-2 2-5 4-4 4-3 2-2 steals (2.58) and ninth in free throw percentage (.804). She earned Kodak/WBCA 03-04 3-1 4-2 5-3 6-1 4-1 Honorable Mention All-American honors as a junior, becoming just the second player 04-05 4-0 5-1 5-3 7-1 2-3 in EMU women’s basketball history to garner the honor. 05-06 2-3 2-1 ------

EMU BRINGS FIRST BIG TEN CONFERENCE FOE TO THE CONVO: EMU hosted BY THE DIVISION Indiana University, Dec. 7, in a doubleheader with the men’s squad. The Hoosiers YEAR EAST WEST MAC OVERALL 98-99 6-4 2-4 8-8 visit marked the first-time a school from the Big Ten Conference had traveled to 99-00 3-3 5-5 8-8 Ypsilanti since the 1996 campaign, when the Michigan Wolverines defeated the 00-01 4-2 5-5 9-7 host Eagles, 100-75, at venerable Bowen Field House, Dec. 11, 1996. 01-02 5-2 5-4 10-6 Eastern is 11-34 all-time against the Chicago based conference, having played 02-03 2-4 7-3 9-7 against eight of the 11 member institutions. EMU has never faced Iowa, Minnesota 03-04 4-2 8-2 12-4 or Penn State. 04-05 4-2 7-3 11-5 05-06 ------THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2005-06 EMU women’s basketball player stands VERSUS THE MAC 5-feet-11 tall and is 20.26 years old. The youngest Eagle is Amanda Compton, TEAM RECORD STREAK who turned 18, Oct. 21, 2005. Amy Friedenberger is the oldest Eagle having AKRON 6-1 W-5 turned 22, Jan. 19, 2005. BALL STATE 8-6 W-5 BOWLING GREEN 8-4 L-1 BUFFALO 6-3 W-3 How Do You Say... CENTRAL MICHIGAN 11-3 W-10 KENT STATE 1-7 L-1 Melis - mel-EESE Ülker - OOL-kersh MIAMI 3-4 L-4 Kivilcim - ka-VIL-gem Yamanoglu - yah-MON-glue NORTHERN ILLINOIS 8-3 W-1 Freidenberger - FRIED-en-burger OHIO 5-3 W-1 Malatinsky - mal-uh-TIN-skee TOLEDO 5-9 L-1 WESTERN MICHIGAN 8-6 W-1 VanMetre - van-METER WNIT BANNER UNVEILED NOV. 18: The EMU women’s EMU CAREER RECORDS WATCH PAGE 5 basketball team celebrated its 2004-05 WNIT Postseason appearance as it unveiled a banner at halftime of the men’s SCORING basketball game versus California, Nov. 18. 1. 1,899 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 2. 1,459 Sharon Brown (99 games) 1982-86 3. 1,454 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 MERCHANT VERSUS THE BIG TEN: For the ninth time since 4. 1,424 Ryan Coleman (93 games) 2003-pres. Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s arrival, the Eagles took on a 5. 1,422 Kelly Hebler (106 games) 1986-90 team from the Big Ten Conference, this time hosting Indiana 6. 1,401 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 7. 1,321 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 Wednesday, Dec. 7. 8. 1,296 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 During Merchant’s tenure, EMU holds a 4-5 record against 9. 1,240 Nikki Knapp (98 games) 2003-pres. Big Ten foes, posting wins over Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio 10. 1,228 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 11. 1,224 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 State and Northwestern, with losses coming against Purdue, 12. 1,158 Reeshema Wood (108 games) 1989-93 Illinois, Indiana and MSU. 13. 1,049 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 14. 968 Dru Bishop (114 games) 1999-03 15. 937 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 EMU DIPS BELOW .500 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002- 16. 912 Donna Travis (62 games) 1976-79 03: The loss to Idaho State in the finale of the Rainbow Wahine 17. 894 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 18. 784 Patti Limb (99 games) 1979-83 Classic, Nov. 27, dropped EMU under .500 for the first time 19. 782 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 since the 2002-03 campaign. That season the Eagles posted 20. 770 Jessica Henry (56 games) 1997-98,’99-00 a 13-16 mark, the record was the worst of Head Coach Suzy 32. 663 Sarah VanMetre (69 games) 2003-pres. 33. 662 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-2004 Merchant’s eight-year tenure. The setback broke the streak of 65 consecutive games with a winning record. REBOUNDS 1. 784 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 2. 756 Suzanne Huff (97 games) 1979-83 RAINBOW RECAP: DePaul topped Eastern Michigan, Texas 3. 684 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 A&M and Wisconsin en route to the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow 4. 679 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 5. 683 Kristin Staples (107 games) 1988-92 Wahine Classic. The Blue Demon’s Khara Smith picked up 6. 674 Felicia Hines (68 games) 1982-85 MVP honors with three double-doubles. There were no Eagles 7. 668 Nikki Knapp (98 games) 2003-pres. on the All-Tournament team. Hawai’i claimed third-place honors 8. 642 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 9. 620 Ryan Coleman (93 games) 2003-pres. after defeating Texas A&M, 68-66, while Washington State 10. 598 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-2003 edged Cal State Northridge, 65-64, for fifth-place honors. Idaho 11. 582 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 12. 573 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 State knocked off EMU, 78-61, in the seventh-place game. The finish marked the first time since the 2002 Nugget FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (50 fgm per season) Classic in Reno, Nev., Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2002, that EMU was 1. .546 Felicia Hines (278-509) 1982-85 2. .527 Shani Charles (254-482) 1997-99,’00-02 winless in a regular season tournament. The loss also snapped 3. .525 Eszter Biro (158-301) 1991-92 the streak of three consecutive in-season tournaments the 4. .511 Holly Mitchell (328-642) 1997-99 Eagles had won. 5. .509 Abby Wiseman (462-907) 1999-03 6. .505 Nikki Knapp (443-877) 2003-pres.

NON-CONFERENCE SLATE SET: Before EMU begins league FREE THROW PERCENTAGE play, the Eagles will have plenty of tough competition in non- 1. .848 Kelly Hebler (279-109) 1986-90 conference play in 2005-06. EMU will face NCAA Tournament 2. .794 Kelly Moorman (251-316) 1992-96 3. .785 Ryan Coleman (259-330) 2003-pres. participants DePaul, Utah and Canisius, along with possibly 4. .782 Bobby Morse (133-170) 1983-85 squaring off with WNIT participant Texas A&M in tournament 5. .780 Jessica Henry (206-264) 1997-98, `99-00 play. The Green and White will also match up with Central BLOCKS Connecticut State, Massachusetts, Indiana, Youngstown State, 1. 144 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 Saint Louis and Oakland. 2. 103 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 3. 68 Melis Ulker (98 games) 2002-pres. 4. 60 Eszter Biro (28 games) 1991-92 EMU TO TANGLE WITH FOUR OPPONENTS WITH 5. 56 Emily Berman (31 games) 1996-98 POSTSEASON TIES: Twenty times this season a Mid-Ameri- ASSISTS can Conference team will face an opponent who advanced to 1. 577 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 the postseason in 2005. The Eagles will tangle with NCAA 2. 534 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-pres. Tournament participants DePaul (Nov. 25), Utah (Dec. 21), 3. 446 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 4. 395 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 Canisius (Dec. 30) and Bowling Green (Feb. 1). 5. 376 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 6. 287 Ryan Coleman (93 games) 2002-pres. EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 25th season compet- 7. 271 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 ing in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles hold a 157- FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS 243 record against current conference foes and are looking 1. 520 Nikki Knapp (98 games) 2002-pres. for their sixth straight winning season in the MAC. EMU has had 2. 496 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 the most success against Northern Illinois, going 16-7, and the Bold indicates players on the 2005-06 roster. least versus Miami, 9-33. Western Michigan has been the BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 5

Green and Whites’s most frequent opponent with 57 meetings SUZY MERCHANT RADIO SHOW SET: The weekly Suzy while Buffalo hold the distinction on the fewest conference Merchant Coaches Show will be held weekly during the games against the Eagles. season at Smoke House Blues Restaurant on Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti. The shows will be broadcast live on WAAM- MAC TOURNAMENT FORMAT CHANGES: The MAC AM (1600) with Al Fellhauer and Jim Stark as the show’s co- Women’s Basketball Tournament will undergo a format change hosts. Following is a list of the 2005-06 shows. for the 2006 postseason competition. Under the 12-team format, each division champion and runner-up will receive a Day/Date Time first round bye. The remaining eight teams will play a cross- Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 7 p.m. divisional first round opponent. The first round games on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 7 p.m. campus are scheduled for March 4. The tournament moves to Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 7 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena (formerly known as Gund Arena) in Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 7 p.m. Cleveland, Ohio with dates of March 8, 10 and 11. Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 7 p.m. EAGLES TABBED TO WIN MAC WEST DIVISION: For the Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 7 p.m. second consecutive season the EMU women’s basketball team Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 7 p.m. has been picked to capture the Mid-American Conference’s West Division championship by the voting members of the LOOK MOM I’M ON TV!: The EMU women's basketball team MAC News Media Association. The announcement was made can be seen on television three times this season as part of the in Cleveland, Oct. 26, 2005, as part of the conference’s 2005-06 MAC package. The 17-game television package that Women’s Basketball Media Day. includes the Kraft MAC Tournament semifinal and champion- The Green and White received 20 of 23 first-place votes in ship games at Quicken Loans Arena. accumulating 132 total points. Western Michigan University was picked to finish second with 99. Rounding out the West COMCAST LOCAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE Fri., Nov. 18 Central Connecticut at Eastern Michigan Division were Ball State University (86 points), the University Wed., Jan. 18 Eastern Michigan at Ball State of Toledo (83 points), Northern Illinois University (44) and Wed., Jan. 25 Kent State at Eastern Michigan Central Michigan University (39). Bowling Green State University was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the East MAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK with 132 points. Sat., Feb. 11 Miami at Eastern Michigan The Eagles’ lofty pick comes off a 2004-05 season that saw WEMU TO BROADCAST SELECTED GAMES: EMU the Eagles post a 23-8 overall record and an 11-5 MAC mark. women's basketball can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this The Green and White’s 23 wins were the most in program season, as well as on the internet at www.wemu.org. The history and marked EMU’s first-ever back-to-back 20-win station will broadcast at least 15 games during the 2005- seasons. The Eagles also made their second consecutive 06 season, with John Fountain performing play-by-play national postseason tournament appearance, with a berth in the 2005 Postseason Sportsview.tv Women’s National Invitation duties and Brian Nemerovski handling the stats and en- Tournament (WNIT). gineering. The schedule, with all times listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: A GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENT: Ryan Coleman and Nikki Fri., Nov. 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 5:45 p.m. Tues., Nov. 22 MASSACHUSETTS 6:45 p.m. Knapp are the first tandem in school history to have recorded Wed., Dec. 7 INDIANA 5:45 p.m. their 1,000th point and 500th rebound in the same season. Sat., Dec. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3:45 p.m. Their accomplishments also marks the third time in the history Wed., Dec. 21 UTAH 6:45 p.m. of the program that two active players are 1,000-plus scorers Fri., Dec. 30 CANISIUS 6:45 p.m. on the same team. Laurie Byrd and Denise Allen did so in Tues., Jan. 10 TOLEDO* 6:45 p.m. the 1981-82 season, while Stephanie Smiley and Kristy Sat., Jan. 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4:45 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 KENT STATE* 6:45 p.m. Maska accomplished the feat during the 2000-01 campaign. Sat., Jan. 28 at Buffalo* 6:45 p.m. Wed., Feb. 8 at Ohio* 6:45 p.m. EMU HOOP LUNCHEONS SET: There will be seven basket- Sat., Feb. 11 MIAMI* 1:45 p.m. ball luncheons during the 2005-06 season. EMU men’s ** Sat., Feb. 18 at Toledo* 6:45 p.m. basketball Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey and EMU women’s ** Wed., Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* 6:45 p.m. basketball Head Coach Suzy Merchant will be the main Sat., Feb. 25 BALL STATE* 6:45 p.m. ** Tues., Mar. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. speakers at the Thursday luncheons. The luncheons will take Sat., Mar 4 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament TBA place at the Cottage Inn Restaurant on Washtenaw Avenue in Wed., Mar 8 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament TBA Ypsilanti. The dates for the luncheons are Nov. 17, Dec. 22, Fri., Mar 10 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament TBA Jan. 5, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16 and March 2. Sat., Mar 11 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament 1 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. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 6

20+ POINT G AMES T HIS SEASON CAREER Player Pts. Game Result GAMES P LAYED/ Ryan Coleman 20 vs. Saint Louis W, 67-59 Nikki Knapp 25 vs. Youngstown State W, 69-48 GAMES S TARTED Ryan Coleman 20 vs. Indiana L, 64-70 Player GP GS Nikki Knapp 98 82 Melis Ulker 98 66 Ryan Coleman 93 93 Sarah VanMetre 69 24 Amy Freidenberger 61 3 Annie Malatinsky 57 0 Canea Williams 40 8 Patrice McKinney 38 18 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 26 1 Colleen Russell 26 1 Kendra Gallert 8 5 Amber Land 4 0 Amanda Compton 3 0 Kiemetha Randle -- -- DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result DOUBLE F IGURE Sarah VanMetre 14 11 vs. Youngstown State W, 69-48 CORING AMES Patrice McKinney 10 11 vs. Central Connecticut State W, 58-49 S G Sarah VanMetre 12 11 vs. Central Connecticut State W, 58-49 Player Career Season Ryan Coleman 77 3 Nikki Knapp 69 6 Sarah VanMetre 32 6 Melis Ulker 20 2 Canea Williams 10 2 Annie Malatinsky 3 1 Amy Freidenberger 2 -- Colleen Russell 2 1 Patrice McKinney 1 1 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 1 1 Amanda Compton -- -- Kendra Gallert -- -- Amber Land -- -- Kiemetha Randle -- --

STARTING C OMBINATIONS Staters Record Van-Metre-Knapp-Ulker-Colman-Gallert 1-0 Knapp-Ulker-Colman-Gallert-Freidenberger 1-0 Knapp-Ulker-Coleman-McKinney-Yamanoglu 0-1 Knapp-Ulker-McKinney-Williams-Gallert 1-2 Freidenberger-Knapp-Ulker-McKinney-Williams 1-0 VanMetre-Freidenberger-Russell-McKinney-Williams 0-1 MAC STANDINGS: (as of December 20, 2005) East Division West Division MAC Overall MAC Overall School W-L Pct W-L Pct School W-L Pct W-L Pct Bowling Green 0-0 .000 7-0 1.000 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 8-1 .889 Kent State 0-0 .000 6-2 .750 Ball State 0-0 .000 6-3 .667 Buffalo 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 Toledo 0-0 .000 5-3 .625 Miami 0-0 .000 4-5 .444 Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 Ohio 0-0 .000 2-7 .222 Western Michigan 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 Akron 0-0 .000 1-7 .125 Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 2-5 .286

RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2005-06 MAC rankings of the squad, Upcoming Events/Results (as of Dec. 20, 2005) through Dec. 20, 2005. Monday, December 19 MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. at #2 Duke 110, Ball State24 Scoring Offense 9th 61.2 Youngstown State 58, at Akron 50 Scoring Defense 5th 60.2 Central Michigan 66, at Jacksonville 54 Scoring Margin 6th +1.0 at Wichita State 76, Northern Illinois 69 Field Goal Percentage 11th .356 vs. Virginia Tech 69, Western Michigan 65 Field Goal Percentage Defense 1st .360 Free Throw Percentage 9th .646 Tuesday, December 20 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 12th .251 at Oakland 82, Buffalo 80 - OT 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 5th .293 at Cincinnati 70, Toledo 60 3-Point Field Goals Made 3rd 5.50 vs. Louisville 73, Western Michigan 50 Rebounding Offense 1st 42.9 Rebounding Defense 11th 39.8 Wednesday, December 21 Rebounding Margin 6th +3.1 Radford at Kent State , 7:00 Blocked Shots 7th 2.50 Utah at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 Assists 9th 12.62 Miami at Chicago State, 7:00 Steals 7th 8.50 Turnover Margin 5th +0.50 Thursday, December 22 Assist/Turnover Ratio 9th 0.72 Jacksonville State at Akron, 2:00 Offensive Rebounds 3rd 14.88 Ohio at Cleveland State, 5:00 Defensive Rebounds 2nd 28.00 Bowling Green at Oakland, 7:00

Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) Wednesday, December 28 Scoring 6. Nikki Knapp 14.0 Bowling Green vs. Delaware (at St. Joseph’s Tournament), 4:00 15. Sarah VanMetre 12.0 Bucknell at Buffalo, 5:00 Rebounds per game 4. Sarah VanMetre 7.8 Saint Louis at Central Michigan, 7:00 9. Nikki Knapp 6.9 Toledo at Tulane Tournament, 8:00 17. Patrice McKinney 5.6 Kent State at Hawaii Classic, 7:00 Field Goal Percentage 11. Nikki Knap .450 Free Throw Percentage 14. Sarah VanMetre .700 Thursday, December 29 15. Nikki Knapp .691 Northern Illinois at FIU , 5:00 Blocks t-5. Colleen Russell 0.88 Ball State at St. Mary’s (Calif.), 7:00 Offensive Rebounds 4. Sarah VanMetre 2.88 Western Michigan at Missouri, 7:00 5. Nikki Knapp 2.75 Akron at Dartmouth, 7:00 Defensive Rebounds 7. Sarah VanMetre 4.88 Bowling Green vs. Iona (at St. Joseph’s Tournament), 2/4 p.m. t-14. Nikki Knapp 4.12 Toledo at Tulane Tournament, 8:00 t-14. Patrice McKinney 4.12 Friday, December 30 Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas/Coppin State at FIU Tourney, 5/7 Duquesne at Ohio, 6:00 Central Michigan at Michigan State, 7:00 MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Association Canisius at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 got together Oct. 26, 2006, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2005-06 women's basketball Buffalo at vs. UTSA Wells Fargo Classic (at San Antonio), 7:00 race. The predictions are listed below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. Akron vs. Loyola-Marymount/Lafayette at Blue Sky Classic, 5/7 p.m. East Division Kent State at Hawaii Classic, 7:00 1. Bowling Green (17) ...... 132 2. Kent State (6) ...... 117 Saturday, December 31 3. Miami ...... 93 Western Michigan at IUPUI, 2:00 4. Ohio ...... 68 Buffalo vs. Tulsa at Wells Fargo Classic (at San Antonio), 2:00 5. Buffalo ...... 40 Ball State at Santa Clara, 7:00 6. Akron ...... 33

West Division All times local to site 1. Eastern Michigan (20) ...... 132 2. Western Michigan (3) ...... 99 5. Ball State ...... 86 4. Toledo ...... 83 5. Northern Illinois ...... 44 6. Central Michigan ...... 39

Tournament Winner Bowling Green, 13, Kent State 5, Eastern Michigan 4, Western Michigan 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 8

Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... Eagles Approaching Milestones Overall Mid-American Milestone Who/How Close? When the Eagles lead at halftime ...... 3-0 ...... 0-0 200 victories ...... Head Coach Suzy Merchant When the Eagles trail at halftime ...... 1-4 ...... 0-0 needs 20 more When the Eagles are tied at halftime ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 School-record 146 wins ...... HC Suzy Mechant needs 20 more

Leading with 5 minutes left in the game ...... 4-0 ...... 0-0 School-record 1,899 points ...... Ryan Coleman Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-4 ...... 0-0 needs 475 more Tied with 5 minutes left in the game ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 MAC-record 899 rebounds ...... Nikki Knapp needs 231 more Scoring 70 points or more ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Scoring less than 70 points ...... 4-4 ...... 0-0 School-record 785 rebounds...... Nikki Knapp needs 117 more

Holding opponents to less than 70 points ...... 4-2 ...... 0-0 100 games played ...... Nikki Knapp Opponents scoring 70 points or more ...... 0-2 ...... 0-0 needs two more 100 games played ...... Melis Ulker When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 needs two more When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field ...... 4-4 ...... 0-0 100 games played ...... Ryan Coleman needs seven more When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field ...... 0-1 ...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field ...... 4-3 ...... 0-0 1,500 points ...... Ryan Coleman needs 76 more

Having better field goal percentage than opponents ...... 4-0 ...... 0-0 600 points ...... Melis Ulker Having worse field goal percentage than opponents ...... 0-4 ...... 0-0 needs 14 more Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 200 points ...... Annie Malatinsky needs 44 more When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line ...... 2-2 ...... 0-0 100 points ...... Colleen Russell When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line .. 2-2 ...... 0-0 needs 20 more

Shooting more free throws ...... 4-1 ...... 0-0 200 3-pointers ...... Ryan Coleman Shooting fewer free throws ...... 0-3 ...... 0-0 needs 51 more Shooting same number of free throws ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 300 assists ...... Ryan Coleman needs 13 more When the Eagles outrebound the opponent ...... 4-1 ...... 0-0 When the Eagles are outrebounded ...... 0-3 ...... 0-0 CollegeRPI.com Rankings Same number of rebounds ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Rank Record Eastern Michigan 257 4-4 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers ...... 1-2 ...... 0-0 Central Connecticut St. 287 1-6 Massachusetts 188 2-7 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers ...... 3-2 ...... 0-0 DePaul 30 11-1 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers ...... 4-3 ...... 0-0 CSU-Northridge 252 2-7 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers ...... 0-1 ...... 0-0 Idaho State 209 5-5 Indiana 45 6-5 Youngstown State 288 3-7 Double-Digit Scoring Games: EMU 23, Opponents 19 Saint Louis 318 1-7 (VanMetre 6, Knapp 6, Coleman 3, Ulker 2, Williams 2, Malatinsky 1, Utah 27 7-2 McKinney 1, Russell 1, Yamanoglu 1) Canisius 146 5-4 Oakland 126 4-5 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 3, Opponents 2 Northern Illinois 173 2-6 (VanMetre 2, McKinney 1) Toledo 91 5-3 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Western Michigan 154 3-6 Ball State 107 6-3 Central Michigan 118 8-1 Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Kent State 135 6-2 Buffalo 199 4-4 Bowling Green 78 7-0 Akron 309 1-7 Ohio 291 2-7 Miami (Ohio) 253 2-7 CollegeRPI.com through games of Tuesday, Dec. 20 Ryan Coleman Nikki Knapp 5-8 Senior-Senior 6-0 Senior-Senior Guard Forward

Detroit, Mich.- Blue Springs, Mo.- Comm. & Media Arts Blue Springs South #23 #30 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 30, vs. Ball State (2-2-05); at Kentucky (3-18-05) Points ...... 26, vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Rebounds ...... 13, at CMU (2-15-03); vs. Ball State (2-1-03) Rebounds ...... 18, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12-8-02) Assists ...... 10, vs. Western Michigan (2-12-05) Assists ...... 2, at Miami (Fla.) (12-21-02) Steals ...... 7, at Florida Atlantic (12-19-03) Steals ...... 5, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Blocks ...... 3, vs. Bowling Green (12-19-03) Blocks ...... 3, at Florida Atlantic (12-19-02) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 20, twice Points ...... 25, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Rebounds ...... 9, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05) Rebounds ...... 11, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Assists ...... 5, twice Assists ...... 2, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Steals ...... 4, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Steals ...... 5, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Blocks ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... 1, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Minutes ...... 40, twice Minutes ...... 37, vs. Indiana (12-7-05)

Melis Ulker Sarah VanMetre 6-3 Senior-Senior 6-0 Junior-Junior Center Guard/Forward

Istanbul, Turkey- Noblesville, Ind.- Oradogu College Noblesville #34 #24 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 25, at Ball State (3-2-03) Points ...... 25, at Michigan State (11-28-03) Rebounds ...... 9, three times Rebounds ...... 14, vs. Fl. International (12-5-03) Assists ...... 4,three times Assists ...... 6, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Steals ...... 2, vs. Central Michigan (1-8-03) Steals ...... 4, at Ball State (1-21-04) Blocks ...... 5, at Michigan State (11-28-03) Blocks ...... 4, vs. Bowling Green (1-27-04) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 11, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Points ...... 17, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Rebounds ...... 8, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Rebounds ...... 11, twice Assists ...... 3, twice Assists ...... 2, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Steals ...... 1, three times Steals ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Blocks ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... 1, three times Minutes ...... 28, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Minutes ...... 37, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05) Amy Freidenberger Annie Malatinsky 6-1 Senior-Junior 5-8 Junior-Junior Forward Guard

Bulter, Ind.-Eastside Holt, Mich.- Holt #44 #33 Career Game Highs Points ...... 17, at Akron (1-5-05) Points ...... 13, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Rebounds ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04);vs. Wayne St. (11-19-04) Rebounds ...... 4, twice Assists ...... 4, vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Assists...... 4, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, vs. UPRM (12-22-03); vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Steals ...... 3, vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12-22-03) Blocks ...... 1, five times Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Points ...... 11, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Cal State Norhridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 4, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Assists ...... 2, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 4, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 1, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Steals ...... 1, three times Blocks ...... 1, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 19, vs. Cal State Norhridge (11-26-05) Minutes ...... 32, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05)

Patrice McKinney Canea Williams 5-9 Sophomore 5-6 Sophomore Guard Guard

Lansing, Mich.- Mansfield, Ohio- Everett (Mich. State) Mansfield Senior #1 #12 EMU Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Points ...... 24, at Ohio (2-25-04) Rebounds ...... 11, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 4, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05) Assists ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04) Steals ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... 1, four times most recent vs. at Ball State (1-21-04) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Points ...... 19, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Rebounds ...... 11, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 4, vs. Saint Louis (12-13-05) Assists ...... 3, three times Steals ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 29, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Minutes ...... 38, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Colleen Russell Kivilcim Yamanoglu 6-5 Sophomore 5-8 Sophomore Center Guard

Windsor, Ontario- Antalya, Turkey- FJ Brennan Ozel Antalya #52 #11 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 14, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Points ...... 11, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Rebounds ...... 6, twice Rebounds ...... 3,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04) Assists ...... 1, three times Assists...... 3, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, at Western Michigan (1-15-05) Blocks ...... 2, four times Blocks ...... 1,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04); vs. Ohio (1-22-05) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 14, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Points ...... 11, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Rebounds ...... 2, twice Assists ...... 1, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 3, vs. Indiana (12-7-05) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 1, three times Blocks ...... 2, three times Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 29, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Minutes ...... 33, vs. Indiana (12-7-05)

Amanda Compton Kendra Gallert 5-9 Freshman 5-6 Freshman Guard Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Lowell, Mich.-Lowell Huron #20 #32 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Points ...... 3, twice Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 1, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Assists ...... 6, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Steals ...... None Steals ...... 3, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Points ...... 3, twice Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 1, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Assists ...... 6, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Steals ...... None Steals ...... 3, vs. Massachusetts (11-22-05) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 10, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Minutes ...... 30, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Amber Land Kiemetha Randle 6-2 Freshman 6-3 Freshman Forward Center

Kulm, N.D.-Kulm Saginaw, Mich.- Saginaw #3 #50 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 2, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Points ...... None Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 2, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Points ...... None Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... 4, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Minutes ...... None

Brittany Tyson 5-6 Junior Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Huron (Western Michigan) #15 EMU Career Game Highs Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Must sit out the 2005-06 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules after transfering from Western Michigan University BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 13

Eastern Michigan 58, Central Conn. 49 Eastern Michigan 63, UMass 45 #17 DePaul 64, Eastern Michigan 49 Nov. 18, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 22, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 25, 2005 • Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai’i EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Knapp* 5-10 1-1 2-6 2 0 13 25 Knapp* 5-10 1-2 2-3 9 2 13 32 Knapp* 0-7 0-0 0-0 11 1 0 29 Freidenberger* 0-3 0-2 0-0 5 2 0 18 Ulker* 1-6 1-3 2-2 3 3 5 25 Ulker* 3-5 1-1 1-2 0 1 8 27 Ulker* 2-5 0-1 1-4 4 0 5 18 McKinney* 1-7 0-1 0-0 9 3 2 20 McKinney* 0-6 0-1 2-2 8 1 2 23 McKinney* 3-11 0-1 4-8 11 1 10 22 Williams* 5-10 4-7 4-4 4 2 18 25 Williams* 5-15 4-12 5-7 2 3 19 38 Williams* 0-4 0-4 4-8 10 2 4 33 Gallert 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 3 0 26 Gallert* 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 10 Yamanoglu 2-6 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 15 Land 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 3 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0+ VanMetre 3-9 0-1 6-8 11 1 12 25 Yamanoglu 0-2 0-1 1-2 2 1 2 13 Yamanoglu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 18 Gallert 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 21 VanMetre 7-14 2-5 1-2 8 1 17 31 VanMetre 4-18 1-6 5-6 7 2 14 35 Malatinsky 2-4 0-2 0-0 2 1 4 11 Malatinsky 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 6 Malatinsky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Russell 3-5 0-0 0-0 5 1 6 12 Freidenberger 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 0 3 6 Freidenberger 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 7 Totals 20-59 1-17 17-34 61 11 58 200 Russell 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 13 Russell 0-2 0-0 3- 3 0 3 12 Totals 20-57 8-23 15-19 49 16 63 200 Totals 13-56 7-22 16-21 35 9 49 200 CCSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Guegbelet* 3-14 0-1 7-10 14 1 13 33 UMASS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN DPU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Boone* 4-18 2-8 2-4 5 1 12 35 Rosanio* 4-13 1-8 0-0 6 1 9 25 Mitidiero 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Kelsey* 0-5 0-0 4-4 1 2 4 21 Mills* 3-8 1-1 0-0 5 1 7 37 Rubino 4-10 1-5 0-1 5 3 9 29 Dixion* 2-10 1-2 1-2 2 1 6 28 Tatham* 1-4 0-0 3-4 6 1 5 28 Cattell 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 11 Corbitt* 1-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 25 Nelson* 3-12 3-11 0-0 3 3 9 31 Quigley 6-16 3-10 6-6 6 3 21 29 Burgess 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 9 Sharpton* 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 7 Levine 0-3 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 4 Williams 2-5 0-1 2-3 7 2 6 33 Young 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 Johnson 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 14 Harris 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 0 2 13 Schiavetta 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 3 3 16 Morrison 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Sherodan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Gerardot 1-3 1-2 1-4 1 0 4 10 Smith, C. 2-6 0-1 4-5 5 2 8 22 Totals 15-62 3-13 16-26 37 9 49 200 Tatham 2-7 0-5 0-1 3 0 4 19 Carney 2-5 0-0 0-0 8 0 4 19 Gulak 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 16 Towers 2-3 1-2 2-2 1 3 7 19 Central Connecticut 28 21 — 49 McDonald 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 8 Benton 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 12 Eastern Michigan 34 24 — 58 Totals 17-58 7-31 4-9 34 13 45 200 Medley 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 3 Smith, K. 4-11 0-0 4-6 11 0 12 29 Turnovers: EMU 23, CCSU 15 Massachusetts 13 32 — 45 Totals 21-63 5-23 17-22 51 13 64 200 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, CCSU 2 Eastern Michigan 31 32 — 63 Steals: EMU 5, CCSU 13 Eastern Michigan 19 30 — 49 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .339, CCSU .242 Turnovers: EMU 19, UMASS 20 DePaul 24 40 — 64 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .059, CCSU.231 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, UMASS 7 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .500, CCSU .615 Steals: EMU 12, UMASS 7 Turnovers: EMU 17, DPU 18 Officials: DeMininco, Johnson, Duistermars Field Goal Pct.: EMU .351 UMASS .293 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, DPU 2 Attendance: 840 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .348, UMASS .226 Steals: EMU 9, DPU 9 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .789, UMASS .444 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .232, DPU .333 EMU DOWNS CCSU IN SEASON OPENER: Officials: Dressander, Mayer, Bomelu 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .318, DPU .217 Attendance: 188 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .762, DPU .773 The EMU women’s basketball team opened the Officials: Fujimoto, Ishikawa, Labenz 2005-06 season by defeating a visiting Central EMU REMAINS PERFECT, DEFEATING UMASS: Attendance: 1,104 Connecticut State University squad, 58-49, Friday The EMU women’s basketball team stayed perfect night here at the Convocation Center. The Eagles on the season with a 63-45 win over a visiting EAGLES FALL TO #17 DEPAUL IN HAWAI’I: were paced by senior Nikki Knapp’s 13 points and University of Massachusetts team Tuesday night in The EMU women’s basketball team came up short junior Sarah VanMetre’s 12. the Convocation Center. against No. 17 DePaul in the opening round of the 27th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic here at Eastern started off the game leading 7-4, connect- Sophomore guard Canea Williams led three the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Eagles in double figures with 18 points, including ing on three of seven shooting from the field and Sophomore guard Canea Williams paced the Eagles’ connecting on 4-of-7 three-point field goals. Junior holding the Blue Devils to one of seven. Central attack with 18 points, including connecting on 4-of-12 Connecticut then went on a 10-0 run sparked by a Sarah VanMetre added 17 points with eight re- three-point field goals. Junior Sarah VanMetre added 14 three-pointer by Kim Boone and a jumper by Denee bounds while Nikki Knapp scored 13 points with nine points with seven rebounds while Nikki Knapp grabbed Burgess to take a 14-7 lead with 13:01 to play in the rebounds. The win boosted EMU to 2-0 on the year. 11 boards. first. UMass, now 1-2 on the year, was paced by Pam Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s Eagles held the high- The Eagles went on a 13-7 to cut the lead to 21-20 Rosanio with nine points and six rebounds. powered Blue Demons to 28 points under their season with help from buckets by Nikki Knapp and Patrice Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s Eagles held UMass average of 92.0 points per game while allowing DePaul McKinney. EMU then took the lead 25-24 off of to just 29.3 percent shooting from the field (17-of-58) just 33.3 percent shooting from the field (21-of-62). Colleen Russell’s first basket of the game. The and also out-rebounded the visitors by a whopping 15 The Eagles opened the game with plenty of offensive Eagles built the lead to three 29-26 at the 3:29 mark boards (49 to 34). firepower, as senior forward Melis Ulker hit her first two and eventually a six point lead into the break lead 34- The Eagles opened the game with plenty of offen- shot attempts to tie the score at 7-7 after seven minutes. 28. sive firepower, as sophomore guard Williams hit two After taking a quick 17-15 lead, the Eagles offense Both teams started off the second half struggling three-point field goals on her first two shot attempts went silent managing just one field goal during the half’s final eight minutes. The Green and White defense with- but the Eagles built their lead to 13, 43-31, off an to put the Eagles up by a 6-2 score after three stood the challenge, holding the Blue Demons scoreless Annie Malatinsky jumper and a pair of buckets by minutes. The EMU offense continued to built a lead, leading over the frame’s closing two minutes. DePaul took a Kivilicim Yamanoglu. Central Connecticut would season-low five point advantage, 24-19, into the locker by as many as 22 points, 26-4, at the 6:37 mark on cut into the Eagles lead with 4:43 to play off of lay up room at halftime. a layup by VanMetre. Meanwhile, the EMU defense by Gabriella Guegbelet, to make it 51-43. VanMetre led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with was also doing its part, holding the visitors to just 18.5 VanMetre and McKinney each posted double- seven points while sophomore Patrice McKinney doubles for the Eagles with each pulling down a team- percent from the field in the first half (5-of-27) while grabbed seven caroms. high 11 rebounds, as EMU out-rebounded CCS 61- connecting on 10-of-25 shots for 40 percent. DePaul opened the second half with offensive flurry, 37. McKinney finished with 10 points. CCSU was VanMetre led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with building a 10-point lead, 35-25, with 15:00 left in the paced by Guegbelet who poured in 13 points and 14 14 points while Knapp scored seven points with five game. Eastern would not quit, going on a 7-1 run over the rebounds, while Kim Boone added 12 points. rebounds. next four minutes to cut the deficit to four, 36-32. After The Eagles shot just 1-of-17 from beyond the three Eastern opened the second half with another another DePaul run, EMU go within four points once more point-arch, including missing all seven attempts in the offensive flurry, taking a 23-point lead, 40-17, with with 6:25 remaining, 42-38, forcing DePaul to call a second half. Eastern also raised the 2005 WNIT 16:21 left in the game, allowing Merchant the luxury timeout. banner at halftime of the men’s game versus Califor- of giving the bench more playing time.The closest the Down the stretch the Big East Conference Blue Demons would pull away, closing the game on a 22-11 run over nia-Berkeley. Minutewomen would get in the second half was 16 points, 40-24, with 14:11 left. the contest’s final six minutes, to claim a hard-fought 64- 49 decision. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 14

CSU Northridge 69, Eastern Michigan 59 Idaho State 78, Eastern Michigan 61 Indiana 70, Eastern Michigan 64 Nov. 26, 2005 • Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai’i Nov. 27, 2005 • Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai’i Dec. 7, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Knapp* 4-10 0-1 1-2 6 0 9 20 VanMetre* 3-13 0-5 1-2 7 1 7 35 Knapp* 3-7 0-0 12-14 6 1 18 37 Ulker* 2-6 0-2 1-2 2 0 5 20 Freidenberger* 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 8 Ulker* 4-6 2-3 1-1 8 1 11 28 McKinney* 3-9 0-3 0-0 5 3 6 29 Russell* 6-11 0-0 2-5 6 0 14 29 McKinney* 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 9 Williams* 2-8 1-5 0-0 3 3 5 26 McKinney* 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 8 Yamanoglu* 4-10 3-8 0-0 0 3 11 33 Gallert* 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 22 Williams* 1-2 0-1 0-1 4 3 2 19 Coleman* 8-20 3-10 1-2 5 4 20 40 Land 1-2 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 4 Yamanoglu 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 2 3 14 VanMetre 0-6 0-4 1-2 3 0 1 20 Yamanoglu 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 7 Compton 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 6 Gallert 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Compton 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 9 Knapp 7-10 0-0 2-4 4 1 16 26 Malatinsky 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 9 VanMetre 6-12 2-4 1-2 9 0 15 26 Gallert 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 9 Freidenberger 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 16 Malatinsky 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Malatinsky 3-11 3-11 0-0 4 4 9 28 Russell 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 5 Freidenberger 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 19 Ulker 4-5 0-0 2-4 3 1 10 18 Totals 20-57 9-30 15-21 31 10 64 200 Russell 4-8 0-0 0-0 1 0 8 15 Totals 25-66 4-26 7-16 35 15 61 200 Totals 26-68 4-23 3-6 44 9 59 200 IU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN ISU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Thomas* 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 19 CSUN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Hixon* 3-7 0-1 3-6 4 15 9 36 DeMuth* 5-11 0-1 14-15 6 2 24 34 Burries* 7-14 0-0 0-0 2 1 14 17 Chambers* 4-8 2-5 0-0 5 1 10 23 Hawkins* 1-1 0-0 2-4 11 0 4 26 King* 4-10 1-1 1-2 6 0 10 25 Doma* 6-15 2-3 5-7 8 0 19 23 Valentin* 4-10 2-3 2-2 4 6 12 37 Hahs* 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 5 27 Boesel* 4-10 2-8 2-3 8 8 12 40 Smith* 6-8 5-7 0-0 1 0 17 30 Ching* 1-8 1-2 4-4 4 4 7 31 Lightfoot* 5-13 2-6 4-4 3 4 16 34 Boyd 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 6 Blake* 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 3 4 26 Brown 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 12 Enterline 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 4 12 O’Rourke 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Gorny 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4 McKay 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 McCaa 2-7 0-3 0-0 5 3 4 18 Grohs 5-6 0-1 2-4 8 0 12 27 Smith 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 18 Fuleki 2-5 2-5 1-2 1 0 7 9 Dzuurdzia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Branson 2-4 0-1 1-1 2 1 5 16 Markovich 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 7 Totals 27-61 8-25 16-24 52 17 78 200 Totals 21-45 7-13 21-26 34 12 70 200 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Holloway 6-9 0-0 4-8 6 0 16 19 Idaho State 38 40 — 78 Indiana 33 37 — 70 Cushing 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 13 Eastern Michigan 29 32 — 61 Eastern Michigan 24 40 — 64 Totals 27-66 4-11 11-19 39 11 69 200 Turnovers: EMU 14, ISU 20 Turnovers: EMU 13, IU 18 CSU Northridge 41 28 — 69 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, ISU 5 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, IU 0 Eastern Michigan 30 39 — 59 Steals: EMU 11, ISU 7 Steals: EMU 7, IU 8 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .379, ISU .443 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .351, IU .467 Turnovers: EMU 24, CSUN 17 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .154, ISU .320 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .300, IU .538 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, CSUN 6 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .438, ISU .667 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .808, IU .714 Steals: EMU 10, CSUN 2 Officials: Lewis, Labenz, Collazo Officials: Mayer, Dressander, Morris Field Goal Pct.: EMU .382, CSUN .409 Attendance: 1,258 Attendance: 572 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .174, CSUN .364 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .500, CSUN .579 Officials: Pantoja, Yamasaki, Collazo EAGLES CLIPPED BY THE HOOSIERS: Attendance: 1,146 The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team was EMU FALLS IN WAHINE CLASSIC FINALE: clipped by a visiting Indiana University team, 70-64, here The Eastern Michigan University women’s basket- Wednesday night in the Convocation Center. The Eagles nearly EAGLES UPENDED BY CSN NORTHRIDGE: ball team lost to Idaho State University, 78-61, in the overcame a 17-point deficit, pulling within three in the game’s The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball seventh place game of the 27th Annual Hawaiian waning seconds. The loss snapped the Eagles’ 10-game home team fell California State University Northridge, 69- Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic at the Stan Sheriff winning streak dating back to Jan. 8, 2005. 59, in the consolation semifinal round of the 27th Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. In her first game of the season, senior guard Ryan Coleman The Eagles (2-3) never led as the Bengals (1-3) poured in a team-high 20 points in the setback. Senior Nikki Annual Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic at Knapp had 18 points, senior Melis Ulker scored 11, and the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawai’i. jumped out to a 12-4 lead with 15:27 to play in the half sophomore Kivilcim Yamanoglu added a career-best 11. The Eagles (2-2) led just once at 6-4 as the on the strength of a pair of three-pointers by Chelsey Three Hoosiers scored in double figures led by Jenny Matadors (1-3) jumped out to a 23-11 lead at the Chambers. The Idaho State advantage grew to as DeMuth with a game-best 24 points. 10:35 mark of the first half before the Eagles made much as 18, 30-12, as Michelle Grohs layed one off The Eagles (2-4) never led as the Hoosiers (4-4) jumped out the glass with 7:39 to go in the period. to a 7-2 lead at the 16:19 mark of the first half before the a run to cut the lead to six. Three-pointers by The Eastern offense finally began to show signs of Eagles made a run to cut the lead to two. A layup and a free- sophomore Canea Williams and junior Sarah life after the media timeout at the 3:32 mark. EMU throw by Knapp made the score 7-5 at the 15:24 mark. VanMetre’s made the score at 23-17 with 10:01 left. went on a 13-8 run over the half’s closing minutes to But that would be the closest EMU got, as the Hoosiers used a 10-4 run to take an eight-point advantage, 14-6, before the But that would be the closest EMU got, as CSUN take a nine-point deficit into the locker room, 38-29. went on a 9-4 spurt to take a 31-21 advantage. Eagles began to chip away. EMU once again pulled within a Sophomore Colleen Russell led all scorers with 12 basket at 14-11 on a senior Nikki Knapp jumper at the 14-11 Another run of 10-6 prior to the half would put the points, while senior Melis Ulker added five points mark, but the Hoosiers used a 14-0 run to push the advantage Matadors up by 14 at 41-27. VanMetre connected and three bounds. ISU was paced by Natalie Doma’s to 16, 28-11. on a long three as time expired to send the Green and 10 points. A Coleman three-point field goal as time expired brought White into the locker room down 11, 41-30. In the second half, the Eagles got within six, 38-32, EMU back within nine, 33-24, as the teams headed into the Cal State Northridge ended any hopes of a poten- as junior Annie Malatinsky connected on a long- locker room for halftime. Yamanoglu, starting her first-career game, paced the Eagles in the period with nine points, all range three with 19:18 remaining. Idaho State ended tial Eastern comeback, extending its lead to 59-44 coming on treys, while Coleman added six points and four with 8:45 remaining in the contest. The Matadors any hopes of a potential Eastern comeback, extend- boards. lead grew to 18, 69-51, before the Eagles chipped ing its lead to 54-35 with 13:50 left in the contest. The The two sides traded buckets early on as EMU pulled within away to get back within 10. Eagles were able to get back within seven but each eight, 37-29 on a Knapp layup and foul shot with 15:24 left VanMetre led the Green and White with 15 points time the Bengals responded with a run of their own. in the half. The Eagles got even closer as Knapp added a pair from the charity stripe while holding the Hoosier scoreless for and nine rebounds off the bench. Senior Nikki Senior Nikki Knapp led the Green and White with 16 points and four rebounds off the bench. Russell nearly four minutes before IU pushed the score to 40-31. Knapp had nine, sophomore Colleen Russell added had 14 points and six boards, while Ulker poured in eight and sophomore Patrice McKinney had six. A Coleman steal and fast-break layup with 10:33 pulled 10 points. Eastern within five, 40-35, but each time Indiana responded Five ISU players turned in double-digits in points led with a score of its own. Indiana looked to have ended any by Doma with 19 points. Joanna Hixon turned in a hopes of a potential Eastern comeback, extending its lead game-best 15 rebounds as the Bengals grabbed 52 to 55-44 with 6:08 remaining in the contest. But EMU held caroms in the victory, tough until EMU’s Ulker drained a trey with 1:54 left to make it 63-60. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 15

Eastern Michigan 69, Youngstown St. 48 Eastern Michigan 67, St. Louis 57 Dec. 10, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Dec. 13, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Knapp* 8-16 0-0 9-14 8 0 25 32 VanMetre* 7-11 2-3 0-2 6 1 13 37 Ulker* 1-4 0-1 0-0 4 0 2 24 Knapp* 4-10 0-1 10-12 9 0 18 31 Coleman* 5-17 0-3 3-3 4 5 13 35 Ulker* 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 14 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 1-2 7 6 1 30 Coleman* 8-16 4-8 0-1 9 5 20 40 Freidenberger* 1-3 0-1 0-0 4 0 2 16 Gallert* 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 8 McKinney 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 11 McKinney 1-3 0-1 0-0 6 4 2 17 Land 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 3 Malatinsky 4-9 3-7 0-0 2 2 11 32 Compton 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 3 10 Freidenberger 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 16 VanMetre 4-8 0-0 6-6 11 0 14 22 Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 5 Malatinsky 1-3 1-2 0-0 3 1 3 10 Totals 24-57 9-22 10-15 40 17 67 200 Russell 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 0 4 7 Totals 24-63 2-12 19-26 48 14 69 200 SLU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN McIlwraith* 5-12 2-7 0-1 7 3 12 38 YSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN King* 1-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 2 26 Schloemp* 3-4 0-0 1-1 3 0 7 22 Diener* 7-16 4-10 0-0 4 4 18 35 Holmes* 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 10 Gilbert 4-9 1-1 1-2 3 1 10 25 Branson* 2-6 0-0 2-3 2 5 6 37 Leake* 5-10 1-1 0-0 3 2 11 40 Godfrey* 3-10 0-2 1-2 3 2 7 24 Artis 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Gaudiose* 2-12 2-5 0-0 6 1 6 27 Javois 1-5 0-2 2-2 6 0 4 20 Cohill 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 9 McFarland 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 14 Snorf 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 16 Totals 24-62 8-21 3-5 35 11 59 200 Vaughn 1-5 0-2 3-5 1 0 5 12 Roscoe 1-5 0-4 2-2 2 0 4 14 Saint Louis 33 26 — 59 Pendelton 0-1 0-0 3-4 2 0 3 11 Eastern Michigan 29 38 — 67 LaFleur 2-2 0-0 0-1 7 0 4 18 Totals 17-53 2-13 12-18 36 20 48 200 Turnovers: EMU 16, SLU 16 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, SLU 3 Youngstown State 26 22 — 48 Steals: EMU 6, SLU 3 Eastern Michigan 32 37 — 69 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .421, SLU .387 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .409, SLU .381 Turnovers: EMU 14, YSU 20 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .600, SLU .667 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, YSU 2 Officials: Enterline, Smith, Applegate Steals: EMU 8, YSU 11 Attendance: 1627 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .381, YSU .321 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .167, YSU .154 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .667, YSU .731 Officials: Enlund, Hallead, Duistermars Attendance: 571 EAGLES CHILL PENGUINS: EASTERN OUTLAST SAINT LOUIS: The EMU women’s basketball team used a 22-8 run to open The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball the second half as the Eagles cruised to 69-48 victory over team defeated visiting Saint Louis University, 67-59, in a Youngstown State Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10. The victory hard fought victory Tuesday afternoon in the Convocation snapped the Eagles four-game losing skid. Center. Eastern was paced by senior forward Nikki Knapp who EMU was lead by senior Ryan Coleman who tallied poured in a game-best 25 points in the victory. Junior Sarah 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 VanMetre turned in a double-double with 14 points and 11 from three point range. Saint Louis was paced by Rachel rebounds while senior Ryan Coleman scored 13 and added Diener who notched 18 points. five assists. A solid second half effort helped EMU secure its fourth Eastern held a slim 32-26 halftime lead but the Eagles found victory of the season as the Eagles caught fire from three- their offense in the second half, out-scoring the Penguins by point land going 5-for-10 for a staggering 50% clip and a 37-22 margin. hit 44% from the field connecting on 12-of-27 shots. For The visitors jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead to start the game the game, the Eagles hit 9-for-22 three-pointers for a 40% before a Knapp layup and free throw got EMU back within two mark. In addition to Coleman’s 20 points, senior forward points with 16:55 to play in the period. Four quick points by Nikki Knapp notched 18 points and nine rebounds with Coleman at the 16:07 mark gave Eastern its first lead of the junior Sarah VanMetre adding 16 points on 7-of-11 contest, 9-7. shooting from the field and 2-of-3 three-pointers. Turnovers plagued both teams early on as the squads The second half opened up with the Eagles making an combined for nine in the contest’s first six-minutes, but the early run opening up a, 47-35, lead with Coleman, Eagles remained on top, 13-11, with 11:54 to go in the half. VanMetere and Annie Malatinsky each hitting three- Neither team scored for nearly two minutes before the pointers to ignite a 9-2 run. Rachel Diener sparked the St. Penguins knotted the game at 13 on a Godfrey layup with 10:50 Louis comeback connecting on two three-pointers to tie remaining. the game, 49-49. The game was nip and tuck throughout Eastern responded with a 4-0 spurt to take its biggest lead the half with EMU clinging to a four point lead, 61-57, with of the contest at four, 17-13, forcing YSU to call a time-out at the 7:57 mark. Following the time-out the Eagles used a 13- two minutes remaining in the contest. Coleman hit a clutch 6 run over the next 4:25 to take its biggest lead of the half jumper to put the Eagles up six, 63-57, with a minute to at nine, 30-21, on a pair of VanMetre free throws. Youngstown go. Four of Knapp freethrows helped seal the 67-59 State was unable to get any closer than six the rest of the half victory. as Eastern Michigan headed into the locker room up 32-26. During the first 13 minutes of the first half, both teams In the second half, EMU held Youngstown State scoreless came out trading baskets, but it was St. Louis that jumped for the first four minutes of the period but were unable to pull out to an early 19-11 lead on hot shooting from the field. away as the Green and White managed just three points of its The Billikens shot a blistering 75% from three-point range own over the same span. A Knapp layup and the accompanying connecting on 3-for-4 shots. EMU responded with a 13- free throw with 11:41 pushed the margin to 13, 45-32, before 2 run sparked by two consecutive jumpers and a three- it was promptly answered by a pair of Penguin scores to close pointer by senior Ryan Coleman propelling the Eagles to the gap once again. a 23-21 lead with nine minutes remaining in the half. St. The Eagles began to pull away going on a 12-2 run over Louis regained the lead outscoring EMU 12-6 down the the next four minutes to go up by 20, 54-34 with 8:24 remaining. stretch to take a, 33-29, lead at the half. Coleman led the Eastern ended any hopes of a potential YSU comeback, Eagles with 10 points while St. Louis was paced by Diener extending its lead to 62-39 with 4:01 left in the contest. and Jackie Gilbert who each tallied 10 points. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 WOMEN' S BASKETBALL RESULTS Record: 4-4; 0-0 MAC Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W, 58-49 34-28 840 Knapp 13 VanMetre/McKinney 11 Nov. 22 MASSACHUSETTS W, 63-45 31-13 188 Williams 18 Knapp/McKinney 9 Nov. 25 vs. #17 DePaul L, 49-64 19-24 1104 Williams 19 Knapp 11 Nov. 26 vs. Cal State Northridge L, 59-69 30-41 1146 VanMetre 15 VanMetre 9 Nov. 27 vs. Idaho State L, 61-78 29-38 1258 Knapp 16 VanMetre 7 Dec. 7 INDIANA (DH) L, 64-70 24-33 572 Coleman 20 Ulker 8 Dec. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 69-48 32-26 571 Knapp 25 VanMetre 11 Dec. 13 SAINT LOUIS W, 67-59 29-33 1,627 Coleman 20 Coleman/Knapp 9 Dec. 21 UTAH Dec. 30 CANISIUS Jan. 4 at Oakland Jan. 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Jan. 10 TOLEDO* Jan. 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) Jan. 18 at Ball State* Jan. 21 at Central Michigan* Jan. 25 KENT STATE* Jan. 28 at Buffalo* Feb. 1 at Bowling Green* Feb. 4 AKRON* Feb. 8 at Ohio* Feb. 11 MIAMI* (DH) Feb. 15 at Northern Illinois* Feb. 18 at Toledo* Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* Feb. 25 BALL STATE* Mar. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* Mar. 4 MAC Tournament Mar. 8 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 10 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 11 MAC Tournament $ * Mid-American Conference Game • $ Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio Home Games in ALL CAPS • All Times are Site Times • DH - Indicates doubleheader with EMU's men's team 2005-06 GAME-BY-GAME POINTS-REBOUNDING-ASSISTS TOTALS Opponent McKinney Yamanoglu Williams Coleman VanMetre Knapp Gallert Malatinsky Ulker Freidenberger Russell CENTRAL CONN. 10-11-1 4-2-2 4-10-2 DNP 12-11-1 13-2-0 0-3-1 4-2-1 5-4-0 0-5-2 6-5-1 MASSACHUSETTS 2-9-3 1-2-2 18-4-2 DNP 17-8-1 13-9-2 0-0-3 2-2-0 5-3-3 3-0-0 2-1-0 vs. DePaul 2-8-1 0-0-0 19-2-3 DNP 14-7-2 0-11-1 3-0-1 0-0-0 8-0-1 0-1-0 3-3-0 vs. CSUN 6-5-3 2-0-0 5-3-3 DNP 15-9-0 9-6-0 3-1-2 0-0-0 5-2-0 2-6-0 8-1-0 vs. Idaho State 0-1-3 3-0-2 2-4-3 DNP 7-7-1 16-4-1 0-0-0 9-4-4 10-3-1 0-0-0 14-6-0 INDIANA (DH) 0-1-0 11-0-3 DNP 20-5-4 1-3-0 18-6-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 11-8-1 3-1-1 0-2-0 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 0-4-2 DNP DNP 13-4-5 14-11-0 25-8-0 1-7-6 3-3-1 2-4-0 2-4-0 4-2-0 SAINT LOUIS 2-6-4 DNP DNP 20-9-5 16-6-1 18-9-0 0-0-1 11-2-2 0-2-3 0-2-1 0-2-0 UTAH CANISIUS at Oakland NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TOLEDO* WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) at Ball State* at Central Michigan* KENT STATE* at Buffalo* at Bowling Green* AKRON* at Ohio* MIAMI* (DH) at Northern Illinois* at Toledo* at Western Michigan* BALL STATE* CENTRAL MICHIGAN* MAC Tournament MAC Tournament MAC Tournament MAC Tournament EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 16

2005-06 EAGLES EIGHT-GAME STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (4-4) (4-1) (0-0) (0-3) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-4) (4-1) (0-0) (0-3)

|---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 ------23 COLEMAN, Ryan...... 3-3 115 38.3 21-53 .396 7-21 .333 4-6 .667 5 13 18 6.0 8 0 14 9 3 9 53 17.7 30 KNAPP, Nikki...... 8-7 232 29.0 36-80 .450 2-5 .400 38-55 .691 22 33 55 6.9 27 1 5 16 1 11 112 14.0 24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 8-2 231 28.9 34-91 .374 7-28 .250 21-30 .700 23 39 62 7.8 9 0 6 12 4 9 96 12.0 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 5-5 141 28.2 13-39 .333 9-29 .310 13-20 .650 4 19 23 4.6 11 0 13 16 0 13 48 9.6 34 ULKER, Melis...... 8-7 174 21.8 17-40 .425 4-11 .364 8-15 .533 4 22 26 3.3 20 1 9 10 2 3 46 5.8 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 8-1 98 12.3 15-34 .441 0-0 .000 7-14 .500 11 11 22 2.8 16 1 1 13 7 3 37 4.6 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 8-0 100 12.5 11-32 .344 7-25 .280 0-0 .000 2 11 13 1.6 1 0 8 8 0 3 29 3.6 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 6-1 100 16.7 8-25 .320 4-16 .250 1-2 .500 3 1 4 0.7 8 1 9 12 0 4 21 3.5 01 McKINNEY, Patrice.. 8-6 139 17.4 8-39 .205 0-7 .000 6-10 .600 12 33 45 5.6 22 0 17 20 2 7 22 2.8 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 3-0 25 8.3 2-10 .200 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 2 1 3 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1.7 44 FREIDENBERGER, Amy. 8-3 106 13.3 3-17 .176 1-5 .200 3-4 .750 8 11 19 2.4 12 0 4 12 1 1 10 1.3 03 LAND, Amber...... 4-0 10 2.5 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.0 32 GALLERT, Kendra.... 8-5 129 16.1 2-19 .105 2-19 .105 1-2 .500 2 9 11 1.4 6 0 14 8 0 5 7 0.9 Team...... 20 18 38 4.8 0 4 ------Total...... 8 1600 172-483 .356 44-175 .251 102-158 .646 119 224 343 42.9 142 4 101 140 20 68 490 61.2 Opponents...... 8 1600 169-470 .360 44-150 .293 100-149 .671 101 217 318 39.8 150 3 96 144 27 73 482 60.2

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 490 482 11-18-05 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W 58-49 840 Points per game...... 61.2 60.2 11-22-05 MASSACHUSETTS W 63-45 188 Scoring margin...... +1.0 - @11-25-05 vs #17 DePaul L 49-64 1104 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 172-483 169-470 @11-26-05 vs Cal State Northridge L 59-69 1146 Field goal pct...... 356 .360 @11-27-05 vs Idaho State L 61-78 1258 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 44-175 44-150 12-07-05 INDIANA L 64-70 572 3-point FG pct...... 251 .293 12-10-05 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 69-48 571 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.5 5.5 12-13-05 SAINT LOUIS W 67-59 1627 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 102-158 100-149 * = Mid-American Conference game Free throw pct...... 646 .671 @ = Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawai'i) REBOUNDS...... 343 318 ! = 2006 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Campus Sites) Rebounds per game...... 42.9 39.8 % = 2006 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) Rebounding margin...... +3.1 - ASSISTS...... 101 96 Assists per game...... 12.6 12.0 TURNOVERS...... 140 144 Turnovers per game..... 17.5 18.0 Turnover margin...... +0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.7 0.7 STEALS...... 68 73 Steals per game...... 8.5 9.1 BLOCKS...... 20 27 Blocks per game...... 2.5 3.4 WINNING STREAK...... 2 - Home win streak...... 2 - ATTENDANCE...... 3798 3508 Home games-Avg/Game.... 5-760 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 3-1169

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 228 262 - 490 Opponents...... 236 246 - 482 BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 18 THE LAST TIME...

...the Eagles scored 90 points ...the Eagles won 20 games in a season Feb. 26, 2005 - vs. Marshall (W, 93-73) 2004-05 - 23 wins 8 losses

...the Eagles scored 100 points ...the Eagles had a five-game winning streak Jan. 21, 2004 - at Ball State (W, 100-83) 8 games, Wayne State (11-19-04) to Youngstown St. (12-11-04)

...an EMU opponent scored 100 points ...the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak Jan. 27, 2001 - vs. Ball State (L, 66-100) 21 games, UAB (12-10-93) to St. John’s (11-25-94)

...both teams scored 100 points ...the Eagles went to a postseason tournament never 2005 Sportsview.tv Women’s National Invitation Tournament lost in the First Round, 68-79, at Kentucky (3-18-05) ...the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more Dec. 10, 2005 - vs. Youngstown State (W, 69-48) ...the Eagles played in the MAC Championship game 2003-04 vs. Bowling Green (W, 65-56) ...the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more March 5, 2005 - vs. Buffalo (W, 79-46) ...the Eagles played in the WNIT or the NCAA Tournaments 2005 Sportsview.tv Women’s National Invitation Tournament ...the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points lost in the First Round, 68-79, at Kentucky (3-18-05) Jan. 2, 2003 - vs. Santa Clara (L, 49-73) ...the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC ...an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game 2004-05, Ryan Coleman Feb. 2, 2005 - Ryan Coleman at Kentucky, 30 (L, 68-79) ....the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team All-MAC 2003-04, Nikki Knapp ...an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game Never (most is 36 by LaTonya Watson) ....the Eagles had a player voted Third-Team All-MAC 2004-05, Nikki Knapp and Erika Ford ...an Eagle averaged 20 points in a season Sharon Brown, 1985-86, 20.8 ppg ..the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of the Year 1998-1999, Stephanie Smiley ...an Eagle freshman averaged in double figures Sarah VanMetre, 2003-2004, 11.2 ppg ...the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All-Freshman team 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre ...an Eagle freshman led the team in scoring Holly Mitchell, 1997-1998, 393 points ..the Eagles had a player voted MAC Sixth Man of the Year 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre ...an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game Erika Ford, 10, vs. Marshall, Feb. 26, 2005 ...A player joined the Eagles’ 1,000-Point Club Nikki Knapp, Feb. 23, 2005,vs. Central Michigan ...an Eagle player had 15 or more rebounds in a game Nikki Knapp, 18, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore, Dec. 8, 2003

...an Eagle player had five or more blocks in a game Melis Ulker, 5, vs. Michigan State, Nov. 28, 2003

...an Eagle player had five or more steals in a game Nikki Knapp, 5, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05)

...an Eagle player had five three-pointers in a game Ryan Coleman, 5, vs. Kentucky, March 18, 2005

...an Eagle player posted a triple-double Ryan Coleman, vs. Westren Michigan, Feb. 12, 2005 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists)

...the Eagles played an overtime game Jan. 28, 2003 - at Miami (L, 79-83)

...the Eagles played a double-overtime game March 3, 2000 - vs. Kent State (MAC Tournament Semifinals -- L - 2ot, 94-96) The Eagles raised the 2004-05 WNIT Tournament Participant Banner to the rafters against Central Connecticut, Nov 18