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307 CONVOCATION C ENTER EASTERN YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN 48197 734.487.0317 MICHIGAN FAX: 734.485.3840 UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: GREG S TEINER E-MAIL: [email protected] SPORTS INFORMATION WEBSITE: WWW.EMUEAGLES.COM WOMEN’S B ASKETBALL RELEASE C URRENT AS OF 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