EASTERN ILLINOIS 2016-17 Women’S Basketball @EIU Panthers Eiupanthers Eiupanthernation Eiupanthers @EIUWBB Eiuwomensbasketball Eiuwbb EIUWBB
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EASTERN ILLINOIS 2016-17 Women’s Basketball @EIU_Panthers EIUPanthers eiupanthernation EIUPanthers @EIUWBB EIUWomensBasketball eiuwbb EIUWBB GAME EASTERN ILLINOIS (6-13, 2-5) vs. 2016-17 Schedule Southeast Missouri (8-11, 2-4) 20 Saturday, Jan. 21 | 2 pm | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | Show Me Center (7,300) N 11 MILLIKIN ............................. W, 97-54 N 14 at Evansville ........................ W, 73-63 RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM N 17 WRIGHT STATE ................... L, 61-71 TV: OVC Digital Network N 19 at Stetson ............................. L, 55-72 LIVE STATS: gosoutheast.com N 22 at Florida A&M ..................... W, 66-50 Series Record: SEMO leads 24-21 N 26 ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD .... W, 74-60 N 28 INDIANA STATE .................. L, 61-88 Last Meeting: @SEMO 82, EIU 52 - Feb. 20, 2016 D 1 at Illinois State ...................... L, 49-60 GAME 20 D 3 at Valparaiso ......................... L, 68-73 The Panthers look to keep their momentum going this weekend as they head to Southeast D 7 CLEVELAND STATE ........... L, 56-66 Missouri to take on the Redhawks Saturday at 2 p.m. EIU travels to Cape Girardeau after a D 10 at Western Illinois ................. L, 62-83 stellar 80-70 overtime win against UT Martin in their last game to improve to 6-13 on the year D 18 at New Mexico .................. Postponed D 21 at Cincinnati .......................... L, 64-78 and 2-5 in the OVC. With the win EIU joins three other teams with two conference wins vying D 29 • BELMONT ......................... L, 58-77 for a spot in the OVC Tournament. SIUE, Tennessee State, and Southeast Missouri are all D 31 • JACKSONVILLE STATE .....W, 71-67 (2OT) tied for seventh place in the conference with a 2-4 record. J 5 • at Morehead State .............. L, 62-66 LATE HEROICS J 7 • at Eastern Kentucky ...L, 85-88 (OT) Freshman Allison Van Dyke turned it on late against UT Martin to help the Panthers secure J 11 • at Murray State ................... L, 74-92 the overtime victory. Van Dyke scored six of EIU’s 12 overtime points as EIU went on to out- J 14 • AUSTIN PEAY .................... L, 59-69 score the Skyhawks 12-2 in the extra period. 12 of her 23 points came in the fourth quarter J 18 • UT MARTIN...............W, 80-70 (OT) J 21 • at Southeast Missouri ...............2 pm or later. Van Dyke set a new career high with her 23 points after going 5-for-9 from beyond J 28 • SIU EDWARDSVILLE ............. 1 pm the three-point line. Her five three-pointers marks only the second time this season a Panther has made five or more treys in a game. It also led to EIU sinking 10 three-pointers in a game F 1 • at Tennessee State..............5:30 pm for the first time since the 2015 game against Milwaukee. F 4 • TENNESSEE TECH ................ 1 pm F 8 • at UT Martin ..............................6 pm ALL OVER THE PLACE F 11 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ..3:30 pm F 15 • MURRAY STATE ..................... 6 pm Erica Brown had arguably one of her best all-around performances of the season Wednesday F 18 • at Austin Peay ..........................4 pm night against UT Martin. The senior finished the game recording her third double-double of F 25 • at SIU Edwardsville ..................2 pm the season with 13 points and a season high 15 rebounds. Brown was close to earning her second triple-double of the season tying her career high with six assists while recording five M 1-4 OVC Tournament .........................TBA blocks against the Skyhawks. The game against UTM marked the sixth game of the season Brown has recorded 10 or more rebounds and only the second time she has earned five or All Times Central and subject to change more assists and blocks. Home matches listed in BOLD CAPS • Ohio Valley Conference match UP NEXT Saturday - January 28 vs. SIU Edwardsville - 1 p.m. (Central) EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS G G F F F 5 Grace Lennox 30 Allison Van Dyke 1 Zharia Lenoir 22 Brittin Boyer 11 Erica Brown Jr. | 5-4 | Hobart, Tasmania Fr. | 5-10 | Westfield, Ind. Fr. | 6-1 | Pickerington, Ohio S0. | 6-0 | Sullivan, Ill. Sr. | 6-1 | Hoyleton, Ill. PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG BPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG BPG 15.7 3.9 4.5 1.9 10.9 4.5 1.3 1.2 3.9 1.5 1.1 0.0 4.1 3.0 0.6 0.4 11.7 7.9 1.7 2.2 INSIDE THE NUMBERS QUICK FACTS EIU BASKETBALL CONTACT INFO Contact: ............................................... Nathan Bryant Email: ............................................ [email protected] Phone:................................................... (217) 581-7151 Cell Phone: ........................................... (636) 541-3828 EIU Points Per Game ..................... 67.1 SEMO Points Per Game............... 73.9 Fax: ...................................................... (217) 581-6434 Opponents Points Per Game .......... 70.9 Opponents Points Per Game ........ 70.9 Press Row Phone: ................................ (217) 581-5135 Website: ................................. www.EIUpanthers.com Scoring Margin .............................. -3.8 Scoring Margin ............................ +2.9 QUICK FACTS Location ...............................................Charleston, Ill. Field Goal Percentage .................... .425 Field Goal Percentage .................. .415 Enrollment ............................................................8.520 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ....... .309 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ..... .372 Nickname ....................................................... Panthers Colors .......................................... Blue, Gray & White Free Throw Percentage .................. .708 Free Throw Percentage ................ .709 President ............................... Dr. David M. Glassman Rebounds........................................ 37.4 Rebounds...................................... 40.8 Athletic Director ..................................... Tom Michael Basketball Arena .........................Lantz Arena (5,300) Rebound Margin ........................... +0.6 Rebound Margin .......................... +2.3 Assists Per Game ........................... 14.2 Assists Per Game ......................... 16.4 AROUND THE LEAGUE Turnovers Per Game ...................... 17.5 Turnovers Per Game .................... 14.8 2016-17 OVC Standings Steals Per Game ............................... 8.0 Steals Per Game ............................. 7.2 .................................. OVC ......Pct............All ...... Pct. Blocks Per Game .............................. 3.6 Blocks Per Game ............................ 2.6 Belmont * .....................7-0 ....1.000.........15-5 .......750 Murray State .................4-1 .......800.........12-6 .......667 Field Goal % Defense .................... .413 Field Goal % Defense .................. .422 Eastern Kentucky .........4-1 .......800.........7-11 .......389 Morehead State ............4-2 .......667.........14-5 .......737 EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH DEBBIE BLACK Tennessee Tech.............4-2 .......667.........7-12 .......368 Debbie Black enters her fourth season as head coach of the Eastern Illinois Austin Peay ..................3-3 .......500.........9-10 .......474 Tennessee State ............2-4 .......333...........7-9 .......438 women’s basketball team. Black was hired May 16, 2013 to take over the Southeast Missouri .......2-4 .......333.........8-11 .......421 program following a long career as an assistant coach, most recently at Ohio SIUE .............................2-4 .......333.........6-13 .......316 State. While with the Buckeyes program Black helped coach the team to seven Eastern Illinois .............2-5 .......286.........6-13 .......316 straight NCAA Tournament appearances including six Big Ten Conference Jacksonville State .........1-5 .......167.........8-10 .......444 Championships. Black has been part of 34 winning basketball seasons both as UT Martin # .................1-5 .......167.........4-15 ...... .211 As of Thursday, Jan. 19 a player and a coach. She began her playing career at Saint Joseph’s University * 15-16 OVC Tournament Champ # 15 -16 OVC Regular Season Champ helping the Hawks make four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. After graduation in 1988, she played professionally overseas in Tasmania (1989-96). Career Double-Doubles She played in the WNBA from 1999-2005 earning WNBA Defensive Player of Erica Brown ...............................................................10 the Year honors. Nicknamed “The Pest” Black is the only women’s professional Last 13 pts, 15 reb vs. UT Martin (1/18/17) player to record a quadruple double with 10 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals in a game. Black’s career record is 25-61, 16-32 in OVC games. Jalisha Smith ...............................................................2 Last 15 pts, 12 reb vs. Illinois-Springfield (11/26/16) LAST TIME OUT Allison Van Dyke .........................................................1 The Panthers earned their second overtime win of the season in their last Last 11 pts, 10 reb vs. Illinois-Springfield (11/26/16) outing against UT Martin. EIU out-shot the Skyhawks 12-2 in the extra period to claim the 80-70 win and improve to 2-5 in the OVC. Allison Van Dyke scored Career Triple-Doubles six points in overtime as the freshman set a new career high with 23 points to lead the team. Erica Brown finished the game with a double-double recording Erica Brown .................................................................1 Last 11 pts, 10 reb, 10 blocks at Illinois State (12/2/16) 13 points and 15 rebounds to go along with six assists and five blocks in a tremendous