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SPORTS INFORMATION WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: GREG S TEINER E-MAIL: [email protected] WOMEN’S B ASKETBALL WEBSITE: WWW.EMUEAGLES.COM 2005-06 EMU BASKETBALL 2005-2006 EAGLES BASKETBALL (0-0, 0-0 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER Nov. 18, 2005, 6 p.m. • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. 13 OHIO LEGENDS (Exhib.) ...... W, 88-67 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (DH) ...... 6 p.m. vs. Central Connecticut State (0-0; 0-0 NEC) 22 MASSACHUSETTS...... 7 p.m. 2005-06 EMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER 25 vs. DePaul % ...... 1 p.m. Probable Starters (2004-05 Statistics) 26 vs. TBA % ...... TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 27 vs. TBA % ...... TBA 30 Nikki Knapp F 6-0 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 14.0 7.3 0.6 44 Amy Freidenberger F 6-1 Jr. Butler, Ind. 3.2 2.0 0.3 DECEMBER 34 Melis Ulker C 6-4 Sr. Istanbul, Turkey 5.2 4.1 0.8 7 INDIANA (DH) ...... 6 p.m. 1 Patrice McKinney G 5-9 So. Lansing, Mich. ------10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ...... 7 p.m. 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 So. Mansfield, Ohio 4.9 1.2 1.6 13 SAINT LOUIS ...... 11 a.m. Reserves (2004-05 Statistics) 21 UTAH ...... 7 p.m. 3 Amber Land F 6-2 Fr. Kulm, N.D. ------30 CANISIUS ...... 7 p.m. 11 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 So. Antalya, Turkey 1.3 0.5 0.5 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. ------JANUARY 23 Ryan Coleman G 5-8 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 17.9 6.7 3.7 4 at Oakland ...... 5 p.m. 24 Sarah VanMetre G 6-0 Jr. Noblesville, Ind. 7.4 4.1 1.5 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 Fr. Lowell, Mich. ------7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ...... 7 p.m. 33 Annie Malatinsky G 5-8 Jr. Holt, Mich. 3.2 0.5 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 2.4 2.1 0.2
18 at Ball State* (Comcast Local) ...... 7 p.m. Head Coach Suzy Merchant (Central Mich., `91) - 122-82 eighth season at EMU; 176-111 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. TODAY’S M ATCHUP FEBRUARY EMU OPENS 2005-06 SEASON: The EMU women’s basketball team opens 1 at Bowling Green* ...... 7 p.m. the 2005-06 season Friday, Nov. 18, when the Eagles host Central Connecticut 4 AKRON*...... 7 p.m. State at 6 p.m. The contest will be shown on Comcast Local television (Channel 8 at Ohio* ...... 7 p.m. 8 in the Ypsilanti area). Todd Arner will provide the play-by-play, while Paula 11 MIAMI* (MAC-TV) ...... 2 p.m. Sanders will serve as the analyst. 15 at Northern Illinois* ...... 7:05 p.m. This will be the first-ever meeting between the Eagles and the Blue Devils, even 18 at Toledo* ...... 7 p.m. though CCSU has played on the Convocation Center floor twice prior to Friday’s 22 at Western Michigan* ...... 7 p.m. contest. Central Connecticut split a pair of contests as a participant in the 2003 25 BALL STATE* ...... 7 p.m. Eagle Classic, Nov. 21-22, 2003. MARCH 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...... 7 p.m. NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS: The Eagles have one of the most successful 4 MAC Tournament-First Round ...... TBA non-league stretches in school history. Since the beginning of the 2002-03 season, EMU has posted 26 victories in non-league games, the best of any MAC 8 MAC Quarterfinals #...... TBA school. Bowling Green leads the conference in non-conference winning per- 10 MAC Semifinals # ...... TBA centage at 64.9 (24-13), while the Eagles are a close second at 61.9 (26-16). 11 MAC Championship # ...... 1 p.m. 18-21 NCAA Tournament First Round ...... TBA HOME SWEET HOME: EMU will play a school-record 15 games in the friendly All times are local to site and subject to change. confines of the Convocation Center during the 2005-05. The Green and White % Rainbow Wahine Classic - Honolulu, Hawaii have won its last eight tilts inside the “Nest”, including posting a 39-10 record * Mid-American Conference Game # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio at home over the past four seasons. (DH) Denotes men’s/women’s doubleheader EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 2
QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE TALE OF THE TAPE Location ...... Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded ...... 1849 EMU (0-0) CCSU (0-0) Enrollment ...... 24,500 ...... RealtimeRPI.com Ranking ...... Nickname ...... Eagles 69.5 ...... Scoring Offense ...... 56.3 Colors ...... Green (PMS 349) and White Conference ...... Mid-American (MAC) 58.0 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 65.5 Home Court ...... Convocation Center +11.6 ...... Scoring Margin ...... -9.1 Capacity ...... 8,824 .440 ...... Field Goal Percentage ...... 373 President ...... Dr. John A. Fallon, III .383 ...... Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 441 Athletics Director (Interim) .. Bob England .321 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ...... 304 Assoc. AD/SWA (Interim) . Suzy Merchant .344 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 359 Assoc. AD-External ...... Steve Watson 5.5 ...... 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 4.5 Assoc. AD-Internal ...... Mike Malach .654 ...... Free Throw Percentage ...... 679 Asst. AD-Mark. and Promo...... TBA Dir. of Compliance ..... Melody Reifel Werner 40.5 ...... Rebounding Offense ...... 34.6 Asst. Dir. SASS ...... Erin Burdis 32.7 ...... Rebounding Defense ...... 35.7 Convocation Center Dir.... Cheryl Swanson +7.8 ...... Rebounding Margin ...... -1.0 Ticket Manager...... Ron Reid 15.4 ...... Assists ...... 11.7 Ticket Phone Number ...... 734.487.2282 9.5 ...... Steals ...... 9.3 Athletics Website ...... www.emueagles.com 3.3 ...... Blocked Shots ...... 2.0 +1.7 ...... Turnover Margin ...... -2.2 BASKETBALL HISTORY 1.0 ...... Assist/Turnover Ratio ...... 0.5 First Year of Basketball ...... 1976-77 All-time Record/Seasons ...... 347-416/29 14.3 ...... Offensive Rebounds ...... 12.2 MAC Record/Seasons ...... 157-243/24 26.2 ...... Defensive Rebounds ...... 22.4 MAC Tournament Record ...... 10-12 No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last .. 1/2004 EAGLES TABBED TO WIN MAC WEST DIVISION: For the second consecutive NCAA Record ...... 0-1 season the EMU women’s basketball team has been picked to capture the Mid- WNIT Appearances/Last ...... 1/2005 American Conference’s West Division championship by the voting members of the WNIT Record ...... 0-1 MAC News Media Association. The announcement was made in Cleveland, Oct. 26, BASKETBALL STAFF 2005, as part of the conference’s Women’s Basketball Media Day. Head Coach ...... Suzy Merchant The Green and White received 20 of 23 first-place votes in accumlating 132 total Alma Mater, Year ...... Central Michigan, ’91 points. Western Michigan University was picked to finish second with 99. Rounding Office Phone Number ...... 734.487.0481 Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) out the West Division were Ball State University (86 points), the University of Toledo ... Lisa Rathbun-Savoury (Brigham Young, ’92) (83 points), Northern Illinois University (44) and Central Michigan University (39)...... Shane Clipfell Bowling Green State University was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the East ...... Mahogany Green (Cleveland State, ’02) with 132 points. Dir. of Basketball Ops ...... Emily Steinmetz ...... Eastern Michigan, ’00 The Eagles’ lofty pick comes off a 2004-05 season that saw the Eagles post a Staff Athletic Trainer ...... Melissa Pohorence 23-8 overall record and an 11-5 MAC mark. The Green and White’s 23 wins were the most in program history and marked EMU’s first-ever back-to-back 20-win TEAM INFORMATION seasons. The Eagles also made their second consecutive national postseason 2004-05 Overall Record...... 23-8 MAC Finish/Record ...... 2nd West/11-5 tournament appearance, with a berth in the 2005 Postseason Sportsview.tv Women’s 2004-05 Final Ranking ...... N/A National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). 2004-05 Postseason ...... WNIT First Round Eastern returns four starters to this season’s lineup led by senior guard Ryan Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 Coleman, a 2005 Preseason All-MAC pick, and senior forward Nikki Knapp, a Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 10/2 Newcomers ...... 6 2005 Preseason All-MAC pick, along with senior center Melis Ulker and junior forward Sarah VanMetre. Juniors Amy Freidenberger and Annie Malatinsky MEDIA INFORMATION and sophomores Canea Williams, Colleen Russell and Kivilcim Yamanoglu Sports Info. Director ...... Jim Streeter will be joined by six newcomers to the Eagles’ lineup this season. Asst. SID/WBB Contact ...... Greg Steiner EMU Sports Info. Phone ...... 734.487.0317 EMU Sports Info. Fax ...... 734.485.3840 WNIT BANNER UNVEILING SET FOR NOV. 18: The EMU women’s basketball Press Row Phone ...... 734.484.0612/0637 team will celebrate its 2004-05 WNIT Postseason appearance as they unveil a banner at halftime of the men’s basketball game versus California, Nov. 18. RADIO STATION INFORMATION Radio Station ...... WEMU Radio 89.1 FM Radio Contact Person ...... Clark Smith THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2005-06 EMU women’s basketball player Phone ...... 734.487.2229 stands 5-feet-11 tall and is 20.26 years old. The youngest Eagle is Amanda Play-by-Play Announcer..... John Fountain Compton, who turned 18, Oct. 21, 2005. Amy Friedenberger is the oldest Eagle Analyst/Statistics ...... Brian Nemerovski having turned 22, Jan. 19, 2005. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 3
NON-CONFERENCE SLATE SET: Before EMU begins league play, the Eagles will have plenty of tough competition in non-conference play in 2004-05. EMU will face NCAA Tournament participants DePaul, Utah and Canisius along with possibly squaring off with WNIT participant Texas A&M in tournament play. The Green and White will square off against Central Connecticut State, Massachusetts, Indiana, Youngstown state, Saint Louis and Oakland.
EMU TO TANGLE WITH FOUR OPPONENTS WITH POSTSEASON TIES: Twenty times this season a Mid-American Conference team will face an opponent who advanced to the postseason in 2005. The Eagles will tangle with NCAA Tournament participants DePaul (Nov. 25), Utah (Dec. 21), Canisius (Dec. 30) and Bowling Green (Feb. 1). Eastern could also face WNIT participant Texas A&M (Nov. 26) at the THE SUZY MERCHANT FILE Rainbow Wahine Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR OVERALL MAC MAC PCT. EMU BRINGS FIRST BIG TEN CONFERENCE FOE TO THE CONVO: EMU will host 95-96 15-11 -- -- 96-97 19-11 -- -- Indiana University, Dec. 7, in a doubleheader with the men’s squad. The Hoosiers will 97-98 20-7 -- -- be the first school from the Big Ten Conference to travel to Ypsilanti since the 1996 98-99 14-13 8-8 .500 campaign, when the Michigan Wolverines defeated the host Eagles, 100-75, at 99-00 16-14 8-8 .500 venerable Bowen Field House, Dec. 11, 1996. 00-01 16-12 9-7 .563 01-02 18-11 10-6 .625 TOP-25 OPPOSITION AND THE EAGLES: For the first time since the 2001-02 02-03 13-16 9-7 .563 season, Eastern Michigan could quare off with a team ranked in the ESPN/USA 03-04 22-8 12-4 .750 Today/WBCA coaches’ poll. Future opponents DePaul and Utah cracked the first 04-05 23-8 11-5 .688 installment of the weekly coaches poll, Nov. 15, as the Blue Demons were ranked 05-06 0-0 -- -- 18th while the Utes placed 21st. AT EMU MONTH-BY-MONTH The Eagles last top-25 matchup came against #19 Boston College in the first YEAR NOV.DEC.JAN.FEB.MAR. round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament First Round, March 20, 2005. EMU nearly 98-99 1-3 5-2 5-3 3-5 0-0 ousted third-seeded BC, 58-56, at St. John’s Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Eastern’s last 99-00 1-3 5-2 4-6 5-2 1-1 regular-season attempt to upset a ranked opponent came Dec. 28, 2001against 00-01 4-2 3-2 4-4 5-3 0-1 15th ranked Colorado State at the EMU Convocation Center. The Rams left Ypsilanti 01-02 4-0 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 with a hard-fought 66-56 victory. 02-03 1-2 2-5 4-4 4-3 2-2 03-04 3-1 4-2 5-3 6-1 4-1 MAC TOURNAMENT FORMAT CHANGES: The MAC Women’s Basketball Tourna- 04-05 4-0 5-1 5-3 7-1 2-3 ment will undergo a format change for the 2006 postseason competition. Under the 05-06 ------12-team format, each division champion and runner-up will receive a first round bye. BY THE DIVISION The remaining eight teams will play a cross-divisional first round opponent. The No. YEAR EAST WEST MAC OVERALL 3 team in each division will host the No. 6 team in the opposite division. As well, the 98-99 6-4 2-4 8-8 No. 4 team in one division will host the No. 5 team in the opposite division with a first 99-00 3-3 5-5 8-8 round campus site contest. The first round games on campus are scheduled for 00-01 4-2 5-5 9-7 March 4. The tournament moves to Quicken Loans Arena (formerly known as Gund 01-02 5-2 5-4 10-6 Arena) in Cleveland, Ohio with dates of March 8, 10 and 11. 02-03 2-4 7-3 9-7 03-04 4-2 8-2 12-4 A GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENT: Ryan Coleman and Nikki Knapp are the first 04-05 4-2 7-3 11-5 tandem in school history to have recorded their 1,000th point and 500th rebound in 05-06 ------the same season. Their accomplishments also marks the third time in the history of VERSUS THE MAC the program that two active players are 1,000-plus scorers on the same team. TEAM RECORD STREAK Laurie Byrd and Denise Allen did so in the 1981-82 season, while Stephanie AKRON 6-1 W-5 Smiley and Kristy Maska accomplished the feat during the 2000-01 campaign. 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 Melis - mel-EESE Ülker - OOL-kersh KENT STATE 1-7 L-1 Kivilcim - ka-VIL-gem Yamanoglu - yah-MON-glue MIAMI 3-4 L-4 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 VanMetre - van-METER WESTERN MICHIGAN 8-6 W-1 EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 25th season EMU CAREER RECORDS WATCH PAGE 5 competing in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles hold a 157-243 record against current conference foes and are SCORING looking for their sixth straight winning season in the MAC. 1. 1,899 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 2. 1,459 Sharon Brown (99 games) 1982-86 EMU has had the most success against Northern Illinois, going 3. 1,454 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 16-7, and the least versus Miami, 9-33. Western Michigan 4. 1,422 Kelly Hebler (106 games) 1986-90 has been the Green and Whites’s most frequent opponent 5. 1,401 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 with 57 meetings while Buffalo hold the distinction on the 6. 1,371 Ryan Coleman (90 games) 2003-pres. 7. 1,321 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 fewest conference games against the Eagles. 8. 1,296 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 9. 1,228 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 SUZY MERCHANT RADIO SHOW SET: The weekly Suzy 10. 1,224 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 11. 1,158 Reeshema Wood (108 games) 1989-93 Merchant Coaches Show will be held weekly during the 12. 1,128 Nikki Knapp (90 games) 2003-pres. season at Smoke House Blues Restaurant on Washtenaw 13. 1,049 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 14. 968 Dru Bishop (114 games) 1999-03 Avenue in Ypsilanti. The shows will be broadcast live on WAAM- 15. 937 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 AM (1600) with Al Fellhauer and Jim Stark as the show’s co- 16. 912 Donna Travis (62 games) 1976-79 hosts. Following is a list of the 2004-05 shows. 17. 894 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 18. 784 Patti Limb (99 games) 1979-83 19. 782 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 Day/Date Time 20. 770 Jessica Henry (56 games) 1997-98,’99-00 Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 7:30 p.m. 32. 662 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-pres. Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 7:30 p.m. REBOUNDS 1. 784 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 7:30 p.m. 2. 756 Suzanne Huff (97 games) 1979-83 Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 7:30 p.m. 3. 684 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 7:30 p.m. 4. 679 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 7:30 p.m. 5. 683 Kristin Staples (107 games) 1988-92 Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 7:30 p.m. 6. 674 Felicia Hines (68 games) 1982-85 7. 642 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 7:30 p.m. 8. 613 Nikki Knapp (90 games) 2003-pres. Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 7:30 p.m. 9. 602 Ryan Coleman (90 games) 2003-pres. Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 7:30 p.m. 10. 598 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-2003 Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 7:30 p.m. 11. 582 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 12. 573 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82
LOOKS MOM I’M ON TV!: The EMU women's basketball team FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (50 fgm per season) can be seen on television three times this season as part of the 1. .546 Felicia Hines (278-509) 1982-85 2. .527 Shani Charles (254-482) 1997-99,’00-02 2005-06 MAC package. The 17-game television package that 3. .525 Eszter Biro (158-301) 1991-92 includes the Kraft MAC Tournament semifinal and champion- 4. .511 Nikki Knapp (407-797) 2003-pres. ship games at Quicken Loans Arena. Ten of the games will 5. .511 Holly Mitchell (328-642) 1997-99 6. .509 Abby Wiseman (462-907) 1999-03 appear on Comcast Local, with Fox Sports Net Ohio and Comcast Local televising an seven additional games. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .848 Kelly Hebler (279-109) 1986-90 COMCAST LOCAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE 2. .794 Kelly Moorman (251-316) 1992-96 3. .787 Ryan Coleman (255-324) 2003-pres. Fri., Nov. 18 Central Connecticut at Eastern Michigan 4. .782 Bobby Morse (133-170) 1983-85 Sun., Nov. 20 Notre Dame at Western Michigan 5. .780 Jessica Henry (206-264) 1997-98, `99-00 Wed., Nov. 30 Central Michigan at Michigan Tue., Dec. 20 Buffalo at Oakland BLOCKS Fri., Dec. 30 Central Michigan at Michigan State 1. 144 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 Wed., Jan. 18 Eastern Michigan at Ball State 2. 103 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 Wed., Jan. 25 Kent State at Eastern Michigan 3. 66 Melis Ulker (90 games) 2002-pres. 4. 60 Eszter Biro (28 games) 1991-92 Tue., Feb. 14 Western Michigan at Central Michigan 5. 56 Emily Berman (31 games) 1996-98 Sun., Feb. 26 Western Michigan at Northern Illinois Tue., Feb. 28 Northern Illinois at Ball State ASSISTS 1. 577 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 MAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK 2. 534 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-pres. Tue., Jan. 31 Ball State at Ohio 3. 446 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 4. 395 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 Sun., Feb. 5 Bowling Green at Toledo 5. 376 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 Sat., Feb. 11 Miami at Eastern Michigan 6. 273 Ryan Coleman (90 games) 2002-pres. Sat., Feb. 18 Kent State at Akron 7. 271 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 Fri., Mar. 10 Tournament Semifinal #1 Fri., Mar. 10 Tournament Semifinal #2 FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS Sat., Mar. 11 Tournament Championship Game 1. 496 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 2. 465 Nikki Knapp (90 games) 2002-pres.
Bold indicates players on the 2004-05 roster. BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 5
EMU HOOP LUNCHEONS SET: There will be seven basket- WEMU TO BROADCAST SELECTED GAMES: EMU ball luncheons during the 2005-06 season. EMU men’s women's basketball can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this basketball Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey and EMU women’s season, as well as on the internet at www.wemu.org. The basketball Head Coach Suzy Merchant will be the main station will broadcast at least 15 games during the 2005- speakers at the Thursday luncheons. The lucheons will take 06 season, with John Fountain doing the play-by-play place at the Cottage Inn Restaurant on Washtenaw Avenue in and Brian Nemerovski handling the stats and engineer- Ypsilanti. The dates for the luncheons are Nov. 17, Dec. 22, ing. The schedule, with all times listed as Eastern Stan- Jan. 5, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16 and March 2. dard Time, is listed below: Fri., Nov. 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 5:45 p.m. Tues., Nov. 22 MASSACHUSETTS 6:45 p.m. Wed., Dec. 7 INDIANA 5:45 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3:45 p.m. Wed., Dec. 21 UTAH 6:45 p.m. Fri., Dec. 30 CANISIUS 6:45 p.m. Tues., Jan. 10 TOLEDO* 6:45 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4:45 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 KENT STATE* 6:45 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 at Buffalo* 6:45 p.m. Wed., Feb. 8 at Ohio* 6:45 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 MIAMI* 1:45 p.m. ** Sat., Feb. 18 at Toledo* 6:45 p.m. ** Wed., Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* 6:45 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 BALL STATE* 6:45 p.m. ** Tues., Mar. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. Sat., Mar 4 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament TBA Wed., Mar 8 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament TBA Fri., Mar 10 Kraft MAC WBB Tournament TBA 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.
2004-05 Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball Honors/Awards Team Honors Ryan Coleman •First Postseason WNIT berth •Kodak/WBCA Honorable Mention All-American honors •Most victories in program history •First Team All-MAC •Back-to-Back 20 win seasons •Runner-Up for MAC Player of the Year •RPI of 24 on Dec. 14 is the lowest in school history •Became just the second Eagle to to record a triple-double •Best start to a season in program history, 8-0 •Became just the third Eagle to record 1,000 points, •Tied longest winning streak in school history at 8 500 rebounds and 200 assists in her career •Received votes in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA national poll for the •Became just the 12th Eagle to score more than 1,000 first time in school history points in her career •Defeated a Big XII Conference team for the first time •Tournament MVP - Eagle Classic •MU State Farm Tiger Classic Champions •Tournament MVP - USF Roundball Classic •USF Roundball Classic Champions •Tournament MVP - MU State Farm Tiger Classic •Eagle Classic Champions •Preseason All-MAC •Preseason Pick to win the MAC West and Tournament •MAC West Division Player of the Week (Nov. 29) •Set the EMU attendance record of 5,423 vs. WMU •MAC West Division Player of the Week (Dec. 6) •MAC West Division Player of the Week (Dec. 13) Nikki Knapp •MAC West Division Player of the Week (Feb. 6) •Third Team All-MAC •MAC West Division Player of the Week (Feb. 13) •Became just the 13th Eagle to record 1,000 points •Became just the 15th Eagle to record 500 rebounds Erika Ford •All-Tournament Team - Eagle Classic •Third Team All-MAC •Set the EMU single-season mark for free-throws attempted (171) •MAC West Division Player of the Week (Jan. 3) •Preseason All-MAC •Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12) •Became just the 3rd player in EMU history to record 400 Suzy Merchant career assists •Won 100th career game at EMU Sarah VanMetre • Selected to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Second Team EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 6
20+ POINT G AMES T HIS SEASON CAREER Player Pts. Game Result GAMES P LAYED/ GAMES S TARTED
Player GP GS Ryan Coleman 90 90 Nikki Knapp 90 75 Melis Ulker 90 58 Sarah VanMetre 61 20 Amy Freidenberger 51 0 Annie Malatinsky 48 0 Canea Williams 35 3 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 10 -- Colleen Russell 18 -- Amanda Compton -- -- Kendra Gallert -- -- Amber Land -- -- Kiemetha Randle -- -- DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result DOUBLE F IGURE SCORING G AMES
Player Career Season Ryan Coleman 74 -- Nikki Knapp 63 -- Sarah VanMetre 26 -- Melis Ulker 18 -- Canea Williams 8 -- Amy Freidenberger 2 -- Annie Malatinsky 2 -- Colleen Russell 1 -- Amanda Compton -- -- Kendra Gallert -- -- Amber Land -- -- Kiemetha Randle -- -- Kivilcim Yamanoglu -- --
STARTING C OMBINATIONS Staters Record MAC STANDINGS: (as of April 4, 2005) East Division West Division MAC Overall MAC Overall School W-L Pct W-L Pct School W-L Pct W-L Pct Kent State 12-4 .750 21-9 .700 Bowling Green 13-3 .812 23-8 .742 Marshall 12-4 .750 19-10 .655 Eastern Michigan 11-5 .688 23-8 .742 Miami 8-8 .500 15-14 .517 Ball State 11-5 .688 16-13 .552 Ohio 8-8 .500 13-16 .448 Toledo 9-7 .563 14-15 .483 Akron 3-13 .188 3-25 .107 Western Michigan 7-9 .438 10-18 .357 Buffalo 2-14 .112 4-24 .143 Central Michigan 4-12 .250 10-18 .357 Northern Illinois 4-12 .250 7-21 .250
RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2004-05 MAC rankings of the squad, through Upcoming Events/Results (as of Nov. 17, 2005) April 4, 2005. Friday, November 18 MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. Scoring Offense 3rd 69.5 Lipscomb at Kent State, 2:00 Scoring Defense 2nd 58.0 Akron at Dayton, 5:30 Scoring Margin 1st +11.6 Canisius at Buffalo, 6:00 Field Goal Percentage 1st .440 Central Conn. State at Eastern Michigan, 6:00 Field Goal Percentage Defense 1st .383 North Dakota State at Northern Illinois, 7:00 Free Throw Percentage 12th .654 IPFW at Bowling Green, 7:00 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 5th .321 Ohio vs. South Carolina State (at Huntington, W.Va.), tba 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 10th .344 3-Point Field Goals Made 4th 5.43 Saturday, November 19 Rebounding Offense 1st 40.5 Wilberforce at Central Michigan, 2:00 Rebounding Defense 1st 32.7 Ball State at Murray State, 7:30 Rebounding Margin 1st +7.7 Ohio vs. Marshall/Tenn. State (at Huntington, W. Va.), tba Blocked Shots 5th 3.29 Assists 1st 15.39 Sunday, November 20 Steals 7th 9.55 Turnover Margin 5th +1.68 Auburn at Kent State, 2:00 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1st 0.97 Wisconsin-Green Bay at Northern Illinois, 2:00 Offensive Rebounds 5th 14.26 Notre Dame at Western Michigan, 2:00 Defensive Rebounds 1st 26.19 North Dakota State at Toledo, 2:00 Miami at Michigan, 2:00 Syracuse at Buffalo, 2:00 Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) Scoring 2. Ryan Coleman 17.9 Monday, November 21 12. Nikki Knapp 14.0 St. Farnics (Pa.) at Bowling Green, 7:00 Field Goal Percentage 3. Nikki Knapp .525 7. Ryan Coleman .464 Tuesday, November 22 Rebounds per game 8. Nikki Knapp 7.3 Evansville at Ball State, 7:00 12. Ryan Coleman 6.7 Auburn at Buffalo, 7:00 Assists 1. Erika Ford 6.00 Central Michigan at Illinois-Chicago, 7:00 7. Ryan Coleman 3.68 Massachusetts at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 Free-throw Percentage 9. Ryan Coleman .804 Steals 4. Ryan Coleman 2.58 Northern Illinois at Western Illinois, 7:00 8. Erika Ford 2.10 Toledo at VCU, 7:00 Akron at Pittsburgh, 7:00 3-Point Percentage 2. Ryan Coleman .425 Youngstown State at Ohio, tba 3-Pointers Made 4. Ryan Coleman 2.19 Blocked Shots 13. Ryan Coleman 0.77 All times local to site Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. Erika Ford 2.35 2. Ryan Coleman 1.54 Offensive Rebounds 8. Nikki Knapp 2.77 Defensive Rebounds 8. Ryan Coleman 4.84 11. Nikki Knapp 4.52
MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Association got together Oct. 26, 2006, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2005-06 women's basketball race. The predictions are listed below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. East Division 1. Bowling Green (17) ...... 132 2. Kent State (6) ...... 117 3. Miami ...... 93 4. Ohio ...... 68 5. Buffalo ...... 40 6. Akron ...... 33
West Division 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
2004-05 EAGLES MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Overall Home Away Neutral When the Eagles lead at halftime 19-2 11-0 7-1 1-1 When the Eagles trail at halftime 2-6 0-1 1-5 1-0 When the Eagles are tied at halftime 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Leading with 5 minutes left in the game 22-1 11-1 8-0 3-0 Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game 1-7 0-0 1-6 0-1 Tied with 5 minutes left in the game 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Scoring 70 points or more 13-1 9-0 3-1 1-0 Scoring less than 70 points 10-7 2-1 6-5 2-1 Holding opponents to less than 70 points 22-3 10-1 9-2 3-0 Opponents scoring 70 points or more 1-5 1-0 0-4 0-1
When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field 12-0 7-0 5-0 0-0 When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field 9-8 4-1 3-6 2-1 When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field 3-3 2-0 1-2 0-1 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field 20-5 9-1 8-4 3-0 Having better field goal percentage than opponents 19-1 10-0 7-1 2-0 Having worse field goal percentage than opponents 3-7 1-1 1-5 1-1 Having the same field goal percentage than opponents 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line 6-3 4-0 1-2 1-1 When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line 17-5 7-1 8-4 2-0 Shooting more free throws 19-2 10-1 7-1 2-0 Shooting fewer free throws 3-6 0-0 2-5 1-1 Shooting same number of free throws 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 When the Eagles outrebound the opponent 19-3 11-0 6-3 2-0 When the Eagles are outrebounded 3-3 0-1 3-1 0-1 Same number of rebounds 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers 8-4 3-1 4-3 1-0 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers 15-4 8-0 5-3 2-1 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers 18-4 9-1 7-3 2-0 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers 5-4 2-0 2-3 1-1 Double-Digit Scoring Games: EMU 98, Opponents 66 (Coleman 30, Knapp 26, VanMetre 11, Ford 8, R. Kilgore 5, Ulker 5, K. Kilgore 5, Malatinsky 2, Freidenberger 2, Russell 1) Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 8, Opponents 4 (Knapp 6, Coleman 2) Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 2, Opponents 0 (Ford 2)
Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 1, Opponents 0 (Coleman 1) 20-plus Point Games: EMU 11, Opponents 9 (Coleman 6, Knapp 4, VanMetre 1) 30-plus Point Games: EMU 2, Opponents 0 (Coleman 2) EMU Players as Leading Scorer (Record): (Coleman 15-7; Knapp 5-1; K. Kilgore 2-0; Ford 1-0)
EMU Players as Leading Rebounder (Record): (Knapp 12-4; Coleman 8-3; R. Kilgore 1-0; K. Kilgore 1-0; Ulker 0-1; VanMetre 1-0) 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 ...... 3, three times Blocks ...... 3, vs. Bowling Green (12-19-03) Blocks ...... 3, at Florida Atlantic (12-19-02) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None Minutes ...... None
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 ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None Minutes ...... None 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, vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12-22-03) Assists ...... 4, vs. Buffalo (3-5-05) Assists ...... 3, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) 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 ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None Minutes ...... None
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 ...... None Points ...... 24, at Ohio (2-25-04) Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... 4, vs. Butler (11-25-03) Assists ...... None Assists ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04) Steals ...... None Steals ...... 4, vs. Butler (11-25-03) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... 1, four times most recent vs. at Ball State (1-21-04) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None Minutes ...... None 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 ...... 13, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Points ...... 8, at Western Michigan (1-15-05) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Western Michigan (2-15-05) Rebounds ...... 3,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04) Assists ...... 1, vs. Columbia (1-1-05); vs. WMU (2-15-05) Assists ...... 2, vs. UMKC (12-3-04); at Akron (1-5-05) Steals ...... None Steals ...... 2, at Western Michigan (1-15-05) Blocks ...... 2, vs. Western Michigan (2-15-05) Blocks ...... 1,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04); vs. Ohio (1-22-05) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None Minutes ...... None
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 ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None Minutes ...... None 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 ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... None Points ...... None Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Minutes ...... None 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 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS OGBRBACK-TO-BACK Legends 20-OR-MOREvs Eastern VICTORYMichigan SEASONS PAGE 13 11-13-05 3:05 p.m. at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center) ------VISITORS: OGBR Legends TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 32 SHACKLEFORD, D'wan.. f 4-9 0-1 2-4 2 3 5 2 10 0 4 1 0 23 35 McDOWELL, Quamesha.. f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 15 34 JONES, Larecha...... c 12-26 2-9 3-8 3 6 9 4 29 1 1 2 2 33 21 ADAMS, Kelly...... g 3-6 0-1 0-0 3 2 5 1 6 2 1 1 1 27 23 DAVIS, Monique...... g 3-7 1-4 2-3 2 3 5 0 9 1 5 0 5 27 20 GREER, Lyndsey...... 0-6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 23 22 PATTERSON, Tomika... 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 3 2 2 2 0 3 19 30 BURNS, Leslie...... 0-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 31 HARRIS, Chovonne.... 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 13 42 CHASTANG, Kenosha... 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 1 0 8 TEAM...... 1 1 1 Totals...... 27-72 3-18 10-19 17 19 36 16 67 9 15 6 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd Half: 15-40 37.5% Game: 37.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 16.7% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 52.6% 3
------HOME TEAM: Eastern Michigan TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 30 KNAPP, Nikki...... f 2-9 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 0 1 16 44 FREIDENBERGER, Amy.. f 1-5 0-1 1-2 4 5 9 0 3 2 2 0 1 24 34 ULKER, Melis...... c 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 0 0 13 01 McKINNEY, Patrice... g 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 5 2 2 3 0 3 17 12 WILLIAMS, Canea..... g 4-5 2-3 0-1 1 7 8 1 10 4 4 0 1 22 03 LAND, Amber...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim. 4-7 0-2 5-6 1 2 3 3 13 2 2 0 1 21 20 COMPTON, Amanda..... 3-5 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 24 VANMETRE, Sarah..... 7-9 2-2 1-2 1 2 3 1 17 1 0 0 1 20 32 GALLERT, Kendra..... 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 6 1 0 1 21 33 MALATINKSY, Annie... 2-6 0-3 2-2 1 3 4 0 6 0 1 0 0 12 50 RANDLE, Kiemetha.... 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 52 RUSSELL, Colleen.... 4-5 0-0 1-4 2 5 7 2 9 2 2 1 0 17 Team...... 2 3 5 Totals...... 35-70 7-20 11-19 20 33 53 20 88 21 17 1 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-35 51.4% 2nd Half: 17-35 48.6% Game: 50.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-16 31.3% Game: 35.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 57.9% 4,1
------Officials: Technical fouls: OGBR Legends-None. Eastern Michigan-None. Attendance: 112 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total OGBR Legends...... 29 38 - 67 Eastern Michigan...... 40 48 - 88 Exhibition Game Points in the paint-OGBR 44,EMU-W 54. Points off turnovers-OGBR 20,EMU-W 12. 2nd chance points-OGBR 16,EMU-W 21. Fast break points-OGBR 8,EMU-W 10. Bench points-OGBR 9,EMU-W 60. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-OGBR 2nd-01:00, EMU-W 2nd-00:11. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 WOMEN' S BASKETBALL RESULTS Record: 0-0; 0-0 MAC Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT Nov. 22 MASSACHUSETTS Nov. 25 vs. DePaul Nov. 26 vs. TBA Nov. 27 vs. TBA Dec. 7 INDIANA (DH) Dec. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 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 Land Yamanoglu Williams Coleman VanMetre Knapp Gallert Malatinsky Ulker Freidenberger CENTRAL CONN. MASSACHUSETTS vs. DePaul vs. TBA vs. TBA INDIANA (DH) YOUNGSTOWN STATE 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 15
2004-05 EAGLES 31-GAME STATISTICS
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (23-8) (11-1) (9-6) (3-1) CONFERENCE...... (11-5) (7-1) (4-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (12-3) (4-0) (5-2) (3-1)
|---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...... 31-31 1077 34.7 204-440 .464 68-160 .425 78-97 .804 58 150 208 6.7 70 0 114 74 24 80 554 17.9 30 KNAPP, Nikki...... 31-31 850 27.4 160-305 .525 7-29 .241 106-171 .620 86 140 226 7.3 81 2 18 59 7 39 433 14.0 24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 31-19 707 22.8 87-206 .422 29-106 .274 27-38 .711 48 80 128 4.1 27 0 45 42 6 32 230 7.4 14 FORD, Erika...... 31-31 1052 33.9 70-199 .352 22-75 .293 33-47 .702 18 77 95 3.1 40 0 186 79 5 65 195 6.3 22 KILGORE, Kristen... 31-12 666 21.5 62-132 .470 4-18 .222 40-62 .645 52 94 146 4.7 54 1 20 47 17 27 168 5.4 34 ULKER, Melis...... 31-19 546 17.6 66-147 .449 5-21 .238 23-54 .426 51 75 126 4.1 72 0 25 47 19 11 160 5.2 32 KILGORE, Ryann..... 29-12 435 15.0 50-147 .340 8-27 .296 33-40 .825 26 50 76 2.6 40 0 26 44 9 16 141 4.9 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 5-0 63 12.6 5-17 .294 2-11 .182 5-9 .556 0 6 6 1.2 1 0 8 2 0 2 17 3.4 44 FREIDENBERGER, Amy. 31-0 287 9.3 34-65 .523 0-1 .000 32-47 .681 26 37 63 2.0 32 0 9 29 4 10 100 3.2 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 28-0 269 9.6 32-84 .381 23-66 .348 2-2 1.000 5 9 14 0.5 12 0 14 27 0 6 89 3.2 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 18-0 134 7.4 18-37 .486 0-0 .000 7-20 .350 15 22 37 2.1 18 0 3 11 9 0 43 2.4 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 20-0 114 5.7 10-36 .278 1-13 .077 5-11 .455 4 6 10 0.5 18 0 9 23 2 8 26 1.3 TEAM...... 53 66 119 3.8 0 9 ------Total...... 31 6200 798-1815 .440 169-527 .321 391-598 .654 442 812 1254 40.5 465 3 477 493 102 296 2156 69.5 Opponents...... 31 6200 663-1730 .383 138-401 .344 333-473 .704 332 681 1013 32.7 534 7 350 545 92 267 1797 58.0
TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 2156 1797 @11-19-04 WAYNE STATE W 82-31 757 Points per game...... 69.5 58.0 @11-20-04 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE W 80-52 927 Scoring margin...... +11.6 - +11-27-04 vs Niagara W 62-53 206 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 798-1815 663-1730 +11-28-04 at South Florida W 57-49 242 Field goal pct...... 440 .383 $12-03-04 vs Missouri-Kansas City W 69-44 1383 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 169-527 138-401 $12-04-04 at Missouri W 60-59 1259 3-point FG pct...... 321 .344 12-08-04 at Michigan W 69-60 2861 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.5 4.5 12-11-04 at Youngstown State W 87-62 3104 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 391-598 333-473 12-18-04 at Indiana L 42-56 1045 Free throw pct...... 654 .704 12-29-04 at Canisius W 76-61 550 REBOUNDS...... 1254 1013 01-01-05 COLUMBIA W 71-46 822 Rebounds per game...... 40.5 32.7 *01-05-05 at Akron W 94-58 98 Rebounding margin...... +7.8 - *01-08-05 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L 53-55 1512 ASSISTS...... 477 350 *01-12-05 at Bowling Green W 51-48 1055 Assists per game...... 15.4 11.3 *01-15-05 at Western Michigan L 80-85 1013 TURNOVERS...... 493 545 *01-22-05 OHIO W 93-61 1311 Turnovers per game..... 15.9 17.6 *01-26-05 at Northern Illinois W 61-53 1302 Turnover margin...... +1.7 - *01-29-05 at Kent State L 60-63 2274 Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.0 0.6 *02-02-05 BALL STATE W 76-63 1013 STEALS...... 296 267 *02-05-05 at Central Michigan W 60-48 779 Steals per game...... 9.5 8.6 *02-09-05 BUFFALO W 71-51 1004 BLOCKS...... 102 92 *02-12-05 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 91-50 5423 Blocks per game...... 3.3 3.0 *02-16-05 at Miami L 55-73 583 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - *02-19-05 BOWLING GREEN W 57-52 1282 Home win streak...... 8 - *02-23-05 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 69-53 657 ATTENDANCE...... 16930 25451 *02-26-05 MARSHALL W 93-73 1388 Home games-Avg/Game.... 12-1411 15-1371 *03-01-05 at Toledo L 61-72 2270 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 4-1223 !03-05-05 BUFFALO W 79-46 834 %03-09-05 vs Ball State W 72-64 2179 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total %03-11-05 vs Bowling Green L 57-77 1123 ------&03-18-05 at Kentucky L 68-79 2125 Eastern Michigan...... 1029 1127 - 2156 * = Mid-American Conference game Opponents...... 806 991 - 1797 @ = Eagle Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.) + = Best Western Roundball Classic (Tampa, Fla.) $ = State Farm Tiger Classic (Columbia, Mo.) ! = 2005 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Campus Sites) % = 2005 Kraft/MAC Women's Basketball Tournament (Gund Arena-Cleveland, Ohio) & = Sportsview.tv Women's National Invitational Tournament (Lexington, Ky.) BACK-TO-BACK 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 16 THE LAST TIME...
...the Eagles scored 90 points ...the Eagles won 20 games in a season Feb. 26, 2005 - vs. Marshall (W, 93-73) 2003-04 - 22 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 Feb. 26, 2005 - vs. Marshall (W, 93-73) ...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 Erika Ford, 5, vs. Western Michigan (2-12-05)
...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 2003-04 MAC Tournament and NCAA Banners to the rafters against Ohio, Jan. 22.