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Game 13 • Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan • Jan. 20, 2021 2004 and 2012 MAC Tournament Champions • 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012 MAC West Division Champions 2004 NCAA • 2005 WNIT • 2006 WNIT • 2010 WNIT • 2011 WNIT • 2012 NCAA • 2014 WBI • 2015 WNIT • 2016 WNIT Game 13 • Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 • 5 p.m. • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • McGuirk Arena (5,200) Eastern Michigan Eagles 7-5 (4-3 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Fred Castro (Oklahoma, 2004) VS #EMUWBB Central Michigan Chippewas 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 7-4 (5-2 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Heather Oesterle (Michigan, 2002) Nov. 25 at Southern Illinois W, 65-52 GAME INFORMATION EMU PROBABLE STARTERS AND ROSTER Nov. 29 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L, 62-66 Date: Jan. 20, 2021 Starters Dec. 2 at Ball State* W, 77-58 Tipoff: 5 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. GP/GS PPG RPG AST MIN. Dec. 6 at Southeast Missouri W, 63-49 Dec. 11 at Bowling Green* L, 64-71 Site: Mount Pleasant, Mich. 10 Areanna Combs G 5-10 R-Sr. 12/12 19.8 6.8 2.7 34.9 Dec. 20 vs. No. 25 Gonzaga! L, 68-77 Arena: McGuirk Arena 13 Jenna Annecchiarico G 5-5 Jr. 12/12 10.8 4.2 4.2 37.8 Dec. 21 vs. Tarleton State! W, 65-59 14 Natalia Pineda G 5-9 Jr. 12/10 4.4 3.6 <1 28.1 Jan. 2 KENT STATE*(DH) L, 61-67 Radio: WEMU (89.1 FM) 20 Corrione Cardwell G 5-8 R-Sr. 7/2 4.3 2.7 1.3 23.3 21 Ce'Nara Skanes F 6-0 Jr. 12/12 17.0 10.5 <1 30.0 Jan. 6 BUFFALO* L, 68-73 Tom Helmer (pxp) Jan. 10 at Western Michigan* W, 67-62 Television ESPN+ Off the Bench Jan. 13 at Miami* W, 61-41 0 Terrysha Banner G 5-5 Jr. 4/-- 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 Jan. 16 AKRON* W, 64-46 Live Stats EMUEagles.com/livestats 1 Kylee O'Hara F 6-0 Jr. 9/5 2.9 2.3 <1 22.9 Jan. 20 at Central Michigan* 5 p.m. 2 Juanita Agosto G 5-6 R-Jr. 10/7 2.8 4.2 1.8 26.0 Jan. 23 BALL STATE*(DH) 12 p.m. Series: CMU leads, 54-35 4 Courtnie Lewis G 5-10 Sr. --/-- -- -- -- -- Jan. 27 OHIO* 7 p.m. Last Meeting: EMU 69, CMU 76 (3-7-20) 11 ZaNiya Nelson G 0-0 Fr. --/-- -- -- -- -- Jan. 30 at Kent State* 12 p.m. 12 JaBria Knight F 5-8 R-Jr. 4/-- 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 Feb. 3 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. COACHING STAFF 22 Autumn Hudson C 6-5 Sr. 11/-- 3.4 3.1 <1 9.2 Feb. 6 at Buffalo* 1 p.m. Head Coach Fred Castro 32 RayJon Harris F 6-1 R-Jr. 9/-- 3.9 2.2 <1 8.0 Feb. 10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. Overall Record 54-82 33 Makailah Griggs-Zeigler G 6-0 Fr. --/-- -- -- -- -- Feb. 13 BOWLING GREEN* (DH) 12 p.m. Feb. 17 at Akron* 7 p.m. Record at EMU 54-82 EASTERN MICHIGAN STORYLINES, STREAKS AND SIDEBARS MAC Record at EMU 26-53 Feb. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Feb. 27 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (DH) 6:30 p.m. Assistant Coach Carlos Adamson MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan March 3 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. CT Assistant Coach Katie Hempen University women's basketball team will hit the road for a Mid- March 6 at Toledo* TBD Assistant Coach Malikah Willis American Conference matchup with its in-state rival, Central Michigan Univeristy Wednesday, Jan. 20. Tipoff from McGuirk Arena is set for 5 March 10 MAC TOURNAMENT QF$ TBD Director of Operations Rhonda Vander Zwaag p.m. March 12 MAC TOURNAMENT SF$ TBD Graduate Assistant Trevon Tiggs Eastern (7-5, 4-3 MAC) is looking to secure its first four-game Mar. 13 MAC CHAMPIONSHIP$ TBD Sports Performance Bryan Fink conference win streak since the 2015-16 season. Meanwhile, Central March 19-21 NCAA First/Second Rd. TBD (7-4, 5-2 MAC) is looking to get back on track after dropping two March 27-30 NCAA Regionals TBD MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE April 2-4 NCAA Championships TBD Asst. Director/WBB Contact Alex Jewell straight games to Northern Illinois, Jan. 13, and Ohio, Jan. 16. Office Phone 734.487.0317 Fans can watch the game on ESPN+, or can follow @EMUWBB on * - Mid-American Conference game; Cell Phone 989.708.9230 social media for live updates. EMU radio voice Tom Helmer will also ! - Las Vegas, Nev. have the call on WEMU 89.1 FM. $ MAC Tournament (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, Ohio) E-mail [email protected] Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times are site times Be sure to visit EMUEagles.com for the most up-to-date information Assoc. AD/Media Relations Greg Steiner on all things EMU women's basketball. Assistant Director Mary Gasior Graduate Assistant John Bilello APPROACHING 1,000: When combining her 119 career points at PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Graduate Assistant Alexis Chevalier Oklahoma State and her 703 points at EMU thus far, redshirt senior Toyosi Abiola Toy-yo-see ab-EE-oh-la Graduate Assistant Jessica Crusan guard Areanna Combs is approaching the 1,000-career point mark Juanita Agosto uh-GHOST-oh Video/Creative Assistant Ricky Logan (822 total). Although she still has 178 points to go, her 19.8 points per Jenna Annecchiarico anna-CARE-ick-oh SOCIAL MEDIA CORNER game average should help her to hit the mark this season. Combs is on Areanna Combs are-EE-on-uh Twitter @EMUWBB | #FamilE pace to score 1,000 points in her EMU career alone as well. Corrione Cardwell corey-ON @EMUAthletics | #EMUEagles Ce'nara Skanes Seh-nar-uh @castro_fred | @AlexJewell_EMU NEARING 100: Seniors Autumn Hudson and Corrione Cardwell are ZaNiya Nelson Zuh-Ni-Uh Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu Ear-EE-Ip-Tan Ozzy-Mom-oh-dew Instagram @EMUWBB both nearing 100 career games. Hudson has 98 games of experience, Ypsilanti ip-suh-lan-tee @EMUAthletics while Cardwell has 96. Phillis Webb is Eastern’s all-time games leader Facebook /EMUAthletics with 134. Hudson and Cardwell could both break into the top-15 if /EMUWBB they are able to reach the 113 mark. Snapchat @EMUAthletics EMUEagles.com • @EMUAthletics 1 @EMUWBB • #EMUEagles Game 13 • Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan • Jan. 20, 2021 a 69-35 record and a trip to the 2016 NCAA Tournament Final Four. He QUICK FACTS worked with the guards and acted as the team’s offensive coordinator as the University Huskies defeated 14 top-25 programs during his tenure. Location Ypsilanti, Mich. A storybook 2015-16 campaign saw Founded 1849 Fred Washington post a 26-11 record and the program’s first Final Four appearance. Enrollment 17,784 Dealing with a short bench due to Castro injuries, the Huskies utilized a six- Nickname Eagles woman rotation as it tore through the Colors Green (PMS 349) and White Head Coach ~ Fifth Season at EMU NCAA Tournament, including beating Oklahoma, 2004 No. 4 Stanford, 85–76, to win the South Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (8,754) Regional. Washington finished the year ranked in the top 50 in 11 statistical Conference Mid-American categories including: free throws made Fred Castro begins his fifth season at the helm in 2020-21. A rising star in (521 - 6th), free throw percentage (78.0% - 6th), three-pointers made (271 - President Dr. James M. Smith the coaching world, Castro has spent the past 18 years climbing the ranks 17th) and rebounds (1,437 - 23rd). from student manager to now the eighth head coach in EMU program Castro tutored USBWA All-America honoree Kelsey Plum, who was fourth VP/Director of Athletic Scott Wetherbee history. During his career, he has worked tirelessly to learn and has held in the nation in scoring at 25.9 points per game, while leading the country in nearly every position within a women’s basketball program including total points with 960. In addition to her scoring prowess, Plum averaged 3.7 serving as offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, video coordinator, rebounds and 4.2 assists, while leading the nation in both free throws made and travel coordinator. (266) and attempted (299). The junior guard broke the Washington record Coaching Staff Castro has been a part of 10 squads that have participated in the for points in a season, while also setting the Pacific-12 Conference record for postseason since the 2001-02 campaign, including a pair of trips to the career free throws made. Head Coach Fred Castro NCAA Tournament Final Four. In 17 years of coaching, his teams have He arrived at Washington from the University of Tulsa where he served as combined to post a 348-233 record (.599 winning percentage) and eight assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011-13. When Castro arrived Alma Mater Oklahoma, 2004 seasons of 20-or-more victories. at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane were coming off just five wins, but in 2013 Last season, Castro led the Eagles to their first winning season during Record at EMU 54-82 they won the Conference USA Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA his tenure, patrolling the squad that finished with a 16-15 overall record, Tournament. Career Record 54-82 including a 9-9 mark in conference play. Castro’s best win to date came in Castro helped put together a pair of top-50 recruiting classes at Tulsa, the team’s final appearance during the 2019-20 campaign, when it bested while also assisting with on-floor coaching, including practice planning, Assistants Carlos Adamson the No.