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WOMEN’S B ASKETBALL RELEASE C URRENT AS OF DEC. 11, 2006 2006-07 EMU BASKETBALL 2006-2007 EAGLES BASKETBALL (4-3, 0-0 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-3, 0-0 MAC) EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER Dec. 13, 2006 • William D. Mullins Memorial Center • Amherst, Mass. 9 OHIO LEGENDS (Exhib.) ... W, 79-75 OT 17 NEW ORLEANS ! ...... W, 93-69 at the University of Massachusetts (8-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 18 MOREHEAD STATE ! ...... W, 90-66 OMEN S ASKETBALL OSTER 22 OAKLAND ...... L, 62-68 2006-07 EMU W ' B R Probable Starters DECEMBER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1 vs. Northern Arizona ^ ...... L, 69-89 24 Sarah VanMetre F 6-0 Sr. Noblesville, Ind. 17.0 8.4 2.1 2 vs. Boston University ^ ...... L, 59-65 30 Emily Hanley F 6-1 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. 7.9 6.6 1.3 1 Patrice McKinney G 5-9 Jr. Lansing, Mich. 15.9 10.7 3.1 6 DETROIT ...... W, 71-55 15 Brittany Tyson G 5-9 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 6.1 1.5 2.6 9 at Wright State ...... W, 76-59 22 Alyssa Pittman G 5-8 Fr. Elkhart, Ind. 8.9 1.7 0.7 13 at Massachusetts ...... 7 p.m. Reserves 17 at Illinois State ...... 2:05 p.m. 3 Amber Land F 6-2 So. Kulm, N.D. 1.3 1.3 0.0 28 at Furman ...... 7 p.m. 11 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 Jr. Antalya, Turkey 5.0 2.6 1.3 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 Jr. Mansfield, Ohio 0.4 0.4 1.0 30 at Western Carolina ...... 4 p.m. 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 So. Ypsilanti, Mich. 0.0 1.0 0.0 JANUARY 23 Carla Warren G 5-9 Fr. Lima, Ohio ------3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (DH) ...... 6 p.m. 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 So. Lowell, Mich. 2.4 1.9 4.0 33 Annie Malatinsky G 5-8 Sr. Holt, Mich. 3.4 0.4 0.3 6 at Toledo* ...... 7 p.m. 35 Kelly Watts F 6-0 Fr. Gary, Ind. 3.3 3.0 0.3 10 at Western Michigan* ...... 7 p.m. 52 Colleen Russell C 6-5 Jr. Windsor, Ontario 3.4 3.4 0.3 13 BALL STATE* ...... 7 p.m. Head Coach Suzy Merchant (Central Mich., `91) - 147-90 ninth season at EMU; 201-120 overall 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...... 7 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Shane Clipfell, Abby Wiseman, Tianna Kirkland 20 at Kent State* ...... 2 p.m. Director of Basketball Operations: Lisa Savoury 24 BUFFALO*...... 7 p.m. TODAY’S M ATCHUP 28 BOWLING GREEN*...... TBA EAGLES FLY NORTH TO THE BAY STATE: The Eastern Michigan University FEBRUARY women’s basketball team keeps its bags packed, as the Eagles jet off to 3 at Akron* ...... TBA Massachusetts for the second of five contests away from the Convocation 7 at Miami* ...... 7 p.m. Center. Wednesday’s pre-final exams contest will pit the Eagles and the 10 OHIO* ...... 7 p.m. Minutewomen of the University of Massachusetts. The Green and White enter 14 at Northern Illinois* ...... 7:05 p.m. the game with 4-3 mark while the Maroon and White are 8-2 on the year. 17 TOLEDO* (DH) ...... 2 p.m. 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ...... 7 p.m. THE SERIES WITH UMASS: Wednesday’s matchup will be just the third 24 at Ball State* ...... 1 p.m. meeting between EMU and UMass, with the Green and White holding a pair of 28 at Central Michigan* ...... 7 p.m. victories in the series. Last season, the Eagles cruised to 63-45 win at the MARCH Convocation Center, Nov. 22. In the only other meeting, Eastern took a 56-55 4 MAC Tournament First Round # ...... TBA decision in the second game of the Kentucky Lady Kats Invitational, Nov. 26, 1994, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. ` 6 MAC Quarterfinals #...... TBA For the complete series results turn to page 51 of the EMU 2006-07 women’s 9 MAC Semifinals # ...... TBA basketball media guide. 10 MAC Championship # ...... TBA 17-20 NCAA Tournament First Round ...... TBA EMU VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10: Eastern is 4-4 all-time versus the Phila- All times are local to site and subject to change. delphia, Pa. based Atlantic 10 Conference, having only played against four of % Sixth Annual Eagle Classic - Ypsilanti, Mich. ^ at Wells Fargo Holiday Classic - Tempe, Ariz. the 14 member institutions. EMU is 2-0 versus Massachusetts, 1-0 against * Mid-American Conference Game St. Bonaventure, 1-0 versus Saint Louis and 0-4 against Dayton. # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (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 (4-3) UMass (8-2) Enrollment ...... 24,500 250 ...... CollegeRPI.com Ranking ...... 58 Nickname ...... Eagles 74.3 ...... Scoring Offense ...... 63.2 Colors ...... Green (PMS 349) and White 67.3 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 58.0 Conference ...... Mid-American (MAC) +7.0 ...... Scoring Margin ...... +5.2 Home Court ...... Convocation Center Capacity ...... 8,824 .423 ...... Field Goal Percentage ...... 442 President ...... John A. Fallon, III .410 ...... Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 368 Athletics Director ...... Derrick Gragg .326 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ...... 318 Asst. AD/SWA Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg .348 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 292 Assoc. AD-External ...... Steve Watson 6.6 ...... 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 3.5 Assoc. AD-Internal ...... Mike Malach .589 ...... Free Throw Percentage ...... 656 Dir. of Compliance ..... Melody Reifel Werner 43.9 ...... Rebounding Offense ...... 38.3 Convocation Center Dir...... Mark Monahan 38.4 ...... Rebounding Defense ...... 34.8 Ticket Manager...... Ron Reid Ticket Phone Number ...... 734.487.2282 +5.4 ...... Rebounding Margin ...... +3.5 Athletics Website ...... www.emueagles.com 16.7 ...... Assists ...... 15.9 9.1 ...... Steals ...... 7.7 BASKETBALL HISTORY 2.9 ...... Blocked Shots ...... 2.2 First Year of Basketball ...... 1976-77 +1.6 ...... Turnover Margin ...... -2.4 All-time Record/Seasons ...... 369-424/30 1.1 ...... Assist/Turnover Ratio ...... 1.0 MAC Record/Seasons ...... 172-244/25 16.4 ...... Offensive Rebounds ...... 10.3 MAC Tournament Record ...... 11-13 27.4 ...... Defensive Rebounds ...... 28.0 No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last .. 1/2004 NCAA Record ...... 0-1 WNIT Appearances/Last ...... 2/2006 RACKING UP THE MILES: By the time the month of December is over the Eagles WNIT Record ...... 0-2 will have logged over 3,861 miles of travel during the team’s five game road trip. Eastern will have traveled 390 miles round trip to Wright State, 1,374 miles to play BASKETBALL STAFF at Massachusetts, 710 miles to Illinois State and 1,387 miles for the two-game trip Head Coach ...... Suzy Merchant versus Furman and Western Carolina. Alma Mater, Year ...... Central Michigan, ’91 Office Phone Number ...... 734.487.0481 Those travel miles do not even include the 4,076 round-trip miles the Eagles had Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) already accumulated from the Arizona State Classic, Dec. 1-2...... Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan, ’06) ...... Abby Wiseman (Eastern Michigan, ’04) McKINNEY NAMED MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior guard Patrice ...... Tianna Kirkland (Ferris State, ’02) Dir. of Basketball Ops ...... Lisa Savoury McKinney was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Women’s ...... Brigham Young, ’92 Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 10, 2006. This marks the Staff Athletic Trainer ...... Melissa Pohorence second time in her career she has won the weekly honor. McKinney averaged 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in a pair of victories last TEAM INFORMATION week over Horizon League foes Detroit and Wright State. In these games, the 2005-06 Overall Record...... 22-8 MAC Finish/Record ...... 1st West/15-1 Lansing native shot 53.8 percent from the floor averaging 33 minutes of work. 2005-06 Final Ranking ...... N/A In a 71-55 triumph over the Titans (Dec. 6), McKinney posted her 10th career 2005-06 Postseason ...... WNIT First Round double-double with 16 points and 15 boards while dishing five assists and ripping Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 four steals. She continued her work in the 76-59 win over Wright State (Dec. 9) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 11/3 with 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Newcomers ...... 4

MEDIA INFORMATION CLIPFELL FILLING IN: With head coach Suzy Merchant unable to travel assistant Sports Info. Director ...... Jim Streeter coach Shane Clipfell has filled in admirably in her absence. Clipfell has guided Asst. SID/WBB Contact ...... Greg Steiner the Eagles to a 1-2 record, including picking up his first Division I victory at Wright Steiner’s Cellular Phone...... 734.845.1132 State, Dec. 9. EMU Sports Info. Phone ...... 734.487.0317 EMU Sports Info. Fax ...... 734.485.3840 Clipfell is no stranger to the EMU program, having been on the Eagles’ sideline Press Row Phone ...... 734.484.0612/0637 for the past eight seasons. Prior to his stint at EMU, the Colon, Mich. native accumulated a 58-35 record as the head coach at Glen Oaks Community College. RADIO STATION INFORMATION His 1997 team finished with a No. 3 final ranking in the NJCAA after a 28-8 record Radio Station ...... WEMU Radio 89.1 FM and a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA Tournament. He was awarded the NJCAA Radio Contact Person ...... Clark Smith Phone ...... 734.487.2229 Tournament Sportsmanship Award and was named the National District Coach of Play-by-Play Announcer..... John Fountain the Year. Clipfell was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Analyst/Statistics ...... Brian Nemerovski and Western Conference Coach of the Year in 1997. 2005-06 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS PAGE 3

JILL PLEINESS ADDED AS AN INTERIM ASSISTANT COACH: With the coaching staff being short a person due to Merchant’s maternity leave, the Eagles have added Jill Pleiness as an interim assistant coach. Pleiness is a familiar face around the Mid-American Conference and the state of Michigan, having spent the past five seasons as the top assistant coach for Central Michigan University. Pleiness left CMU for personal reasons in August 2006 and is reunited with former-Chippewas assistant Abby Wiseman on the bench. Pleiness was a standout guard in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, garnering four letters at Lake Superior State University. She earned THE SUZY MERCHANT FILE All-GLIAC honors in her senior campaign and was recognized by LSSU with the Deborah McPherson “Outstanding Female Athlete Award.” YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR OVERALL MAC MAC PCT. She graduated from LSSU with a bachelor’s degree in human services in 1999 95-96 15-11 -- -- and earned her master’s in business administration in 2000 while coaching at Findlay. 96-97 19-11 -- -- Pleiness also was an instructor in the school of business at Findlay. 97-98 20-7 -- -- Pleiness attended West Catholic High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., and lettered 98-99 14-13 8-8 .500 in basketball, volleyball, and softball. She captured all-state, all-area, and all-city 99-00 16-14 8-8 .500 honors in basketball, and all-city accolades in volleyball. 00-01 16-12 9-7 .563 01-02 18-11 10-6 .625 COUNTDOWN TO 600 REBOUNDS: Another milestone is in Sarah VanMetre’s 02-03 13-16 9-7 .563 sights, as she needs just 13 rebounds for 600 in her career. Nine other players in 03-04 22-8 12-4 .750 the program’s 31-year history have reached the exclusive total. 04-05 23-8 11-5 .688 05-06 22-8 15-1 .938 06-07 3-1 0-0 .000 A GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENT: When Sarah VanMetre scored her 1,000th point against Detroit, she became just the 14th member of the exclusive club and the AT EMU MONTH-BY-MONTH first to reach the grand mark since Ryan Coleman and Nikki Knapp both did so YEAR NOV.DEC.JAN.FEB.MAR. during the 2004-05 campaign. 98-99 1-3 5-2 5-3 3-5 0-0 The Noblesville, Ind. native is just the eighth player in the program’s history to 99-00 1-3 5-2 4-6 5-2 1-1 score more than 1,000 points and grab more than 500 rebounds in a career. The 00-01 4-2 3-2 4-4 5-3 0-1 group includes former EMU greats Ryan Coleman (2002-06), Nikki Knapp (2002- 01-02 4-0 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 06), Abby Wiseman (1999-2003), Stephanie Smiley (1998-2002), Traci 02-03 1-2 2-5 4-4 4-3 2-2 Parsons (1993-1997), Kelly Hebler (1986-1990) and Denise Allen (1978-1982). 03-04 3-1 4-2 5-3 6-1 4-1 04-05 4-0 5-1 5-3 7-1 2-3 05-06 2-3 3-2 8-0 7-1 2-2 MERCHANT REACHES 200 CAREER VICTORIES: Head coach Suzy Merchant 06-07 2-1 1-0 ------picked up her 200th career victory in dominating fashion, as the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team rolled over Morehead State University, 90-66, BY THE DIVISION in the championship game of the Eagle Classic Saturday afternoon (Nov. 18) at the YEAR EAST WEST MAC OVERALL Convocation Center. 98-99 6-4 2-4 8-8 Two weeks later against Detroit (Dec. 6), Merchant became the winningest coach 99-00 3-3 5-5 8-8 in EMU women’s basketball history, surpassing Kathy Hart with 147 career wins. 00-01 4-2 5-5 9-7 In 12 years as a collegiate head coach, Merchant is 201-119, and at EMU she is 01-02 5-2 5-4 10-6 147-90. Merchant was the first female coach at EMU to win a Mid-American 02-03 2-4 7-3 9-7 03-04 4-2 8-2 12-4 Conference title and was selected the BCAM Coach of the Year in 2004. That same 04-05 4-2 7-3 11-5 season, the team had an RPI of 62 the highest in the history of the program and 05-06 5-1 10-0 15-1 235 positions over where the program was when Merchant first arrived in 1998. 06-07 0-0 0-0 0-0

THE ROAD WARRIORS ARE BACK: The Eagles have been a good road team under VERSUS THE MAC Head Coach Suzy Merchant. In nine years under Merchant, EMU is 56-46 in road TEAM RECORD STREAK contests and 15-17 in neutral site games. This trend continues in the MAC, as the AKRON 7-1 W-6 Eagles are 36-28 in conference road games. BALL STATE 10-6 W-7 BOWLING GREEN 8-5 L-2 BUFFALO 7-3 W-4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 13-3 W-12 How Do You Say... KENT STATE 2-8 L-1 Kivilcim - ka-VIL-gem MIAMI 4-4 W-1 Yamanoglu - yah-MON-glue NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10-3 W-3 OHIO 7-3 W-3 Malatinsky - mal-uh-TIN-skee TOLEDO 7-9 W-2 VanMetre - van-METER WESTERN MICHIGAN 10-6 W-3 GRABBING THE BOARDS: Patrice McKinney has pulled EMU CAREER RECORDS WATCH PAGE 5 down at least 10 rebounds in 12 games while wearing the Green and White uniform. Before transferring from Michigan SCORING 1. 1,899 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 State, her career-best was nine rebounds against Notre Dame. 2. 1,793 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 Since joining EMU, McKinney has averaged 7.7 caroms per 3. 1,511 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-06 game, this season she has stepped it up even more by ripping 4. 1,459 Sharon Brown (99 games) 1982-86 down 10 or more boards in five of the seven games. 5. 1,454 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 6. 1,422 Kelly Hebler (106 games) 1986-90 7. 1,401 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 HOME IS WHERE THE “W” IS: The Eagles’ victory over Detroit 8. 1,321 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 (Dec. 6) moved the team’s record to 3-1 at the Convocation 9. 1,296 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 10. 1,228 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 Center this winter. Last year, EMU posted a record of 13-2 in 11. 1,224 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 the “Nest” and has won 54 of the last 67 home games dating 12. 1,158 Reeshema Wood (108 games) 1989-93 to the 2001-02 campaign. EMU out-scored its opponents by 13. 1,049 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 23.5 points per game at the Convo last season. This year, the 14. 1019 Sarah VanMetre (98 games) 2003-pres. 15. 968 Dru Bishop (114 games) 1999-03 Eagles have out-scored foes by an average of 14.5 points. 16. 937 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 17. 912 Donna Travis (62 games) 1976-79 THREE STRAIGHT 20 WIN CAMPAIGNS: The Eagles boast 18. 894 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 19. 784 Patti Limb (99 games) 1979-83 a streak of three straight 20-win seasons dating back to the 20. 782 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 2003-04 campaign. EMU and Bowling Green are the only MAC schools who have won at least 20 games each of the last REBOUNDS three seasons. 1. 802 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-06 2. 785 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 3. 756 Suzanne Huff (97 games) 1979-83 NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS: The Eagles have recorded 4. 747 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 the most successful non-league stretch in school history. 5. 684 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 6. 683 Kristin Staples (107 games) 1988-92 Since the beginning of the 2002-03 season, EMU has posted 7. 679 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 35 victories in non-league games, the second-best of any MAC 8. 674 Felicia Hines (68 games) 1982-85 school. Bowling Green leads the conference in non-conference 9. 642 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 winning percentage at 70.2 (40-17), while the Eagles are 10. 598 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-2003 11. 587 Sarah VanMetre (96 games) 2003-pres. second at 59.0 (36-25). 12. 582 Sheryl Mullice (85 games) 1976-80 Eastern Michigan has been one of the most successful teams 13. 573 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 in the Mid-American Conference over the last six years (2000- FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (50 fgm per season) 06) winning 114 games. Ball State is third with 110 victories 1. .546 Felicia Hines (278-509) 1982-85 while Kent State leads the way with 118 victories. 2. .527 Shani Charles (254-482) 1997-99,’00-02 3. .525 Eszter Biro (158-301) 1991-92 HANLEY COMES OF AGE IN ARIZONA: Freshman Emily 4. .511 Holly Mitchell (328-642) 1997-99 5. .509 Abby Wiseman (462-907) 1999-03 Hanley posted a pair of terrific games at the Verizon Wireless/ 6. .504 Nikki Knapp (543-1077) 2002-06 ASU Classic, Dec. 1-2, in Tempe, Ariz. The Bloomington, Ill. native averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds while posting a FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .848 Kelly Hebler (279-329) 1986-90 50.0 field goal percentage (8-of-16). She was also a stellar 2. .794 Kelly Moorman (251-316) 1992-96 76.9 (10-of-13) from the charity stripe and ripped away a team 3. .788 Ryan Coleman (315-400) 2002-06 best five steals. 4. .782 Bobby Morse (133-170) 1983-85 In the opener versus Northern Arizona, Hanley turned in 15 5. .780 Jessica Henry (206-264) 1997-98, `99-00 points, six rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes of work. In BLOCKS the finale versus Boston University, she collected her first 1. 144 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 career double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in 32 2. 103 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 3. 74 Melis Ulker (120 games) 2002-06 minutes of action. 4. 65 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 5. 60 Eszter Biro (28 games) 1991-92 MERCHANT MISSES THE ARIZONA TRIP: For the first time in nine years, EMU head coach Suzy Merchant was not on the ASSISTS 1. 577 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 Eagles’ sideline during the Verizon Wireless/ASU Classic, 2. 534 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-2004 Dec. 1-2. In her absence, longtime assistant coach Shane 3. 446 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 Clipfell coached the team. Merchant, who is expecting her 4. 395 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 5. 376 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 first child in late December, did not travel with the team after 6. 376 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 advisement from her physicians. 7. 271 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 The Eagles’ mentor will remain with the team during practices and the Dec. 6 home contest against Detroit. Following the FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS 1. 626 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-06 UDM game, the Eagles will hit the road for five more road 2. 496 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 contests during the month in which Clipfell will handle the responsibilities on a fill-in basis. Merchant is expected to Bold indicates players on the 2006-07 roster. resume her full-time role sometime in the winter semester. 2005-06 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS PAGE 5

HITTING FROM LONG RANGE: EMU’s women’s basketball team has shown it can hit from long range and has for quite a while now. Eastern has made at least one EMU SPORTS INFORMATION PRESS CREDENTIALS three-pointer in the last 136 games, dating back to Jan. 31, 2002. The last time Requests for working press space should be made the Eagles did not make one was on Jan. 26, 2002 in a 52-43 road victory over in writing at least one week before the date of the Central Michigan. home contest to the Eastern Michigan Sports Information Office. The request should be made by the sports director of the newspaper, magazine, EAGLES IN TOURNAMENT PLAY: The Eagles are 22-13 during in-season radio or television outlet wishing to send a tournament games since Head Coach Suzy Merchant’s arrival in Ypsilanti. Eastern reporter(s) to the game. Outlets that have made proper credential requests are entitled to receive has captured the tournament crown in 9-of-16 tournaments that it has participated copies of the final game statistics, play-by-play in since the 1998-99 campaign. and a scoring summary, as well as any press Just two weeks ago, the Green and White claimed the tournament title of the Sixth information provided by the competing institutions. Confirmation of the request will be made by EMU Annual Eagle Classic, Nov. 17-18, at the Convocation Center. During the 2004-05 Sports Information personnel. Press credentials campaign, EMU captured a school-record three in-season tournament champion- WILL NOT be issued to spouses, friends or children. The press row is a working area and ships (Eagle Classic, South Florida Classic and the Missouri Tournament). cheering will be grounds for removal. PHOTOGRAPHERS McKINNEY SHINES IN THE EAGLE CLASSIC: Junior Patrice McKinney turned Photographers are issued similar credentials to press row media. Photographers are allowed to shoot in a pair of dominating performances in the Eagles’ pair of decisions en route to the from outside the court boundary line on each end championship of the Sixth Annual Eagle Classic here at the Convocation Center, Nov. of the floor. 17-18. For her efforts, the Lansing, Mich. native garnered the Most Valuable Player ENTERING THE CONVOCATION CENTER Press credentials can be picked up in the Eastern of the tournament by averaging 21.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.5 Michigan Sports Information Office during the assists per game. In the opener versus New Orleans, McKinney turned in 18 week of a home contest. If credentials are points and 11 rebounds to go along with five assists, five steals and two blocks. requested and approved, they will only be mailed if the request is granted at least two weeks prior to Against Morehead State in the championship game, she was even better scoring a game. Any credentials not picked up will be left at career-high 25 points while ripping down 13 caroms. McKinney also chipped in four Will Call at the Convocation Center. steals and four assists in 29 minutes of action. The back-to-back double-doubles RADIO Selected Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball can were McKinney’s seventh and eight of her career. be heard live on 89.1 FM, WEMU and on the Internet at www.EMUEagles.com. VISITING RADIO THE OFFENSE AND DEFENSE WERE CLICKING: The Eagles opened the 2006- Visiting radio stations receive reciprocal phone lines 07 campaign by claiming the Sixth Annual Eagle Classic title in dominating fashion. for their game broadcasts. The visiting radio area The Green and White won two games over New Orleans and Morehead State by an is on the press row side of the Convocation Center across from the visitor’s bench. Should more lines average of 24.0 points. EMU shot 45.4 percent (64-of-141) from the field and 34.7 be needed, please contact Greg Steiner for percent (17-of-49) beyond the arc, while holding the opposition to just 36.7 percent arrangements. (44-of-120) from the field and 8-of24 from three-point range. Another major key to MEDIA INFORMATION The Eastern Michigan Sports Information staff will the Eagles success was the rebounding margin; EMU grabbed four more rebounds provide flip cards, game notes and cumulative per game then the opposition (45.5 to 41.5). statistics for both teams to credentialed media prior to all games. Statistical summaries and play-by- play sheets will be distributed throughout the game and will be available at the conclusion of the EMU women's basketball can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this season, as well as on contest. Two telephones are available to the media on a first-come, first-served basis. the internet at www.wemu.org. The station will broadcast at least 15 games during INTERVIEW POLICY (GAME DAY) the 2005-06 season, with John Fountain performing play-by-play duties and Brian Both head coaches will be available to the media Nemerovski handling the stats and engineering. The upcoming schedule, with all after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Individual players may be available for interviews at the times listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: conclusion of the game. Please see a member of Wed., Nov. 22 OAKLAND 6:50 p.m. the athletic media relations/sports information staff Fri., Dec. 1 vs. Northern Arizona 8:20 p.m. from either EMU or the visiting institution about player interviews. Sat., Dec. 2 at Arizona State Tourn. TBA WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS Wed., Dec.6 DETROIT 6:50 p.m. For those with laptop computers that can Wed., De c. 13 at Massachusetts 6:50 p.m. automatically select an IP address, there is a wireless Sun., Dec. 17 at Illinois State 1:50 p.m. Internet connection available in the Convocation Wed., Jan. 3 NORTHERTN ILLINOIS* 5:50 p.m. Center. Wed., Jan. 10 at Western Michigan* 6:50 p.m. INTERVIEW POLICY (MID-WEEK) Wed., Jan. 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:50 p.m. Head Coach Suzy Merchant is available to speak Sun., Jan. 28 BOWLING GREEN* TBA to the media via phone Monday-Friday mornings. Sat., Feb. 17 TOLEDO* 1:50 p.m. Individual players are available for interviews Wed., Feb. 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6:50 p.m. Monday-Thursday. All player and coach interviews Sat., Feb. 24 at Ball State* 12:50 p.m. must be cleared through the EMU Sports Tues., Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* 6:50 p.m Information Office, so please call to the office to Sun., Mar. 4 MAC Tournament TBA arrange all interviews. One note to the media: Tues., Mar. 6 MAC Tournament TBA Home phone numbers for players and coaches Fri., Mar. 9 MAC Tournament TBA ** Indicates that WEMU will choose the “more compelling” game to WILL NOT be given out by the Eastern Michigan broadcast since the men’s and women’s teams will be playing on the Sports Information Office. Sat., Mar. 10 MAC Championship TBA same day. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 6

EAGLE CLASSIC HONORS: Junior Patrice McKinney was INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: For the Eagles, getting named MVP of the Eagle Classic, as she averaged 21.5 points a good start in the game was a key two seasons ago. When and 12.0 rebounds as EMU claimed its fifth Eagle Classic leading at halftime, Eastern was 19-2, while it was 22-1 when crown in the six-year history of the event. leading with five minutes to play in the game. EMU was also Senior Sarah VanMetre averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 19-1 when it had a better field goal percentage than its rebounds at the Classic along with junior Kivilcim Yamanoglu opponents. The trend has continued last season, as Eastern who chipped in 12.0 points and three assists per game. For was 18-1 when leading at halftime and 22-0 when leading with their efforts the duo were named to the All-Tournament squad. five minutes to play in the game.

CRUISING AT 90: Eastern’s 90 points verse Morehead State SENIORS WILL BE MISSED: With the 2006-07 season in (Nov. 18) marked the second consecutive day that the Green mind the senior class of Ryan Coleman, Nikki Knapp and and White has reached the 90 point plateau. The last time the Melis Ulker will be missed in the score book. The trio Eagles had done that was during the 2003 Eagle Classic, Nov. combined to score 47.9 percent of the Eagles’ points and 35.4 21-22, 2003, when they posted a 90-46 victory over Lamar and percent of the rebounds during the 2005-06 campaign. a 92-40 decision over Mercer. DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE FOR EMU: EMU held a school THE BEST IN MICHIGAN: Over the past four seasons the record 10 opponents to less than 50 points during the 2005- EMU women’s team has posted the best conference mark of 06 campaign and finished second in the MAC with 56.8 ppg the 14 Division I program’s – men’s or women’s – in the state allowed. The MAC record for scoring defense in a season is of Michigan. During the past four years EMU has combined 57.3 ppg allowed set in 2005 by Kent State. for 47 league wins and just 17 setbacks. That is one more In 2004-05, the Eagles’ defense accomplished that feat six conference win than the Western Michigan University men, times, while the 2003-04 squad set the previous record at two more than the Michigan State University women and four nine. EMU has given up 70 or more points just four times this more than Tom Izzo’s Michigan State men. season and tops the league in field-goal percentage defense (36.8). Team Conf. Rec. Winning % Eastern Michigan Women 47-17 .734 EMU WINS MICHIGAN MAC TITLE: The Eagles won the Western Michigan Men 46-26 .639 inaugural Michigan Mid-American Conference Women’s title Michigan State Women 45-19 .677 Wednesday, Feb. 22, by defeating rival Western Michigan by a Michigan State Men 43-21 .672 score of 64-57. The award, sponsored by the Michigan Sports Western Michigan Women 39-25 .609 Hall of Fame, is awarded annually to the team that wins the Detroit Men 36-27 .571 season series among EMU, WMU, and Central Michigan. EMU Oakland Women 37-25 .598 won the trophy with a 4-0 record while WMU finished 2-2 and Michigan Men 30-33 .455 CMU 0-4. Oakland Men 29-33 .468 Detroit Women 29-35 .453 2007 NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR COMING TO Eastern Michigan Men 23-49 .319 CLEVELAND: On July 9, 2001, the NCAA Division I Women’s Central Michigan Men 21-51 .292 Basketball Committee chose sites for the 2005, 2006 and Central Michigan Women 17-47 .266 2007 NCAA Women’s Final Four, and Cleveland was one of Michigan Women 10-54 .156 the cities selected. Indianapolis was selected to host in 2005, Boston in 2006 and Cleveland was picked for 2007. The Mid- EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 26th season compet- American Conference, along with Cleveland State, will serve ing in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles hold a 172- as co-hosts for the event at Quicken Loans Arena. The Women’s 244 record against current conference foes and have posted Final Four will be Sunday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 3 at Quicken six straight winning season in the MAC. EMU has had the most Loans Arena. success against Northern Illinois, going 18-7, and the least versus Miami, 10-33. Western Michigan has been the Green and White’s most frequent opponent with 59 meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of the fewest conference games against the Eagles with 11.

THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2006-07 EMU women’s basketball player stands 5-feet-9 tall and is 19.9 years old. The youngest Eagle is Kelly Watts, who turned 18, Aug. 14, 2006. Annie Malatinsky is the oldest Eagle having turned 22, March 23, 2005. 2005-06 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS PAGE 7

EAGLES TABBED TO WIN MAC WEST DIVISION: For the VANMETRE NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM: third consecutive season the EMU women’s basketball team Junior forward Sarah VanMetre was named to the 10-person has been picked to capture the Mid-American Conference’s Academic All-Mid American Conference women’s basketball West Division championship by the voting members of the team, the league office announced Friday. VanMetre is only the MAC News Media Association. The announcement was made 10th women’s basketball player in school history to be named in Cleveland, Oct. 24, 2006, as part of the conference’s to the Academic All-MAC team. Women’s Basketball Media Day. A starter in 24 of EMU’s 30 games, VanMetre averaged 11.1 The Green and White received 21 of 41 first-place votes in points and 6.3 rebounds per game. A member of the University garnering 214 total points. Western Michigan University was Honors Program, VanMetre helped the Eagles capture their picked to finish second with 188. Rounding out the West Division second MAC West title in the last three years. VanMetre hit the were Ball State University (157 points), Northern Illinois double-digit scoring mark in 10 of 16 MAC games, including 19 University (142), the University of Toledo (94) and Central points on three separate occasions. Michigan University (66). Bowling Green State University was She ended the year with a season-high 20 points in a tabbed as the preseason favorite in the East with 245 points. Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) The selection marks the third consecutive year that the Eagles first-round loss at Indiana State, March 16. She finished the have been tabbed as the preseason favorite to capture the season ranked among the MAC leaders in points per game West Division crown. With the honor Eastern becomes just (24th – 11.1), rebounds (12th – 6.3), steals (12th – 1.72) the second team since the league switched to the divisional offensive rebounds (12th – 2.10) and defensive rebounds format in 1997-98 to be named the West Division favorite in (12th – 4.07). three straight seasons. The University of Toledo did so from VanMetre earned her second-consecutive MAC academic 1997-98 to 1999-2000, while Kent State holds the league honor by maintaining a 3.96 GPA in journalism. She is joined record for most consecutive preseason nods with seven from on the All-MAC team by Erin Kuhl and Casey Manning of Central 1997-98 to 2003-04. Michigan, Kelsey Corbin (Ball State), Jessie Crook (Akron), Ali This comes off a 2005-06 season that saw the Eagles post Mann (Bowling Green), Lindsay Shearer (Kent State), Amber a 22-8 overall record and a school-record 15-1 MAC mark. Miller (Miami), Jennifer Uptmor (Northern Illinois) and Carrie The Green and White’s 22 wins were the second most in Moore (Western Michigan). program history and marked EMU’s third straight 20-win To qualify a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 season. The Eagles also made their third consecutive national cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of postseason tournament appearance, with a berth in the 2006 the contests for their particular sport. First-year students and Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). junior college transfers in their first year of participation are not eligible for the honor. EAGLES CLOSE OUT A RECORD-SETTING 2005-06 SEA- SON: The Eastern Michigan University made its third consecu- LOG-ON TO EMUEAGLES.COM: For the most complete in- tive national postseason tournament appearance Thursday, formation on the Eastern Michigan University women’s bas- March 16, when it traveled to the Indiana State University for the ketball, log on to the EMU Athletic Web site, first round of the 2006 Postseason Women’s National Invitation www.emueagles.com. Tournament (WNIT). The site provides updated statistics, game notes and other EMU posted a 22-7 overall record and 15-1 mark in Mid- pertinent women’s basketball information. The site also offers American Conference play. The Green and White’s 22 wins are up-to-date information on all of EMU’s 21 varsity sports, in- tied for the second most in program history and marked EMU’s cluding schedules and results, player and coach biographies third consecutive 20-win season. The Eagles were the second- as well as the latest news from the EMU athletic program. most dominant team in the Mid-American Conference this season, leading the West Division from wire-to-wire in the league regular season, capturing the division title by four games. After struggling to a 2-3 start and playing without Kodak/WBCA honorable mention All-American Ryan Coleman, the Eagles turned the tables to post one of the nation’s best records, going 18-3 mark over the last 21 games. MAC STANDINGS: (as of Dec. 11, 2006) 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 7-1 .875 Ball State 0-0 .000 6-1 .857 Ohio 0-0 .000 5-2 .714 Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 6-2 .750 Miami 0-0 .000 5-5 .500 Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 Akron 0-0 .000 4-5 .444 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 5-4 .556 Kent State 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 Western Michigan 0-0 .000 5-6 .455 Buffalo 0-0 .000 4-6 .400 Toledo 0-0 .000 4-5 .444

RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2006-07 MAC rankings of the squad, Upcoming Events/Results (as of Dec. 7, 2006) through Dec. 11, 2006. Dec. 4 MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. Ohio 67, at Western Illinois 43 Scoring Offense 6th 74.3 Scoring Defense 8th 67.3 Dec. 5 Scoring Margin 5th +7.0 at Oakland 76, Toledo 60 Field Goal Percentage 6th .423 at Central Michigan90, Marygrove 70 Field Goal Percentage Defense 8th .410 at Akron 55, Duquesne 43 Free Throw Percentage 11th .589 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 7th .326 Dec. 6 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 8th .348 at Bowling Green, Indiana 47 3-Point Field Goals Made 3rd 6.57 at Missouri 70, Ohio 67 Rebounding Offense 1st 43.9 at Miami 84, Michigan 74 Rebounding Defense 6th 38.4 at Buffalo 61, Albany35 Rebounding Margin 1st +5.4 at Eastern Michigan 71, Detroit 55 Blocked Shots 4th 2.86 at Illinois State 82, Ball State 72 Assists 3rd 16.71 Steals 6th 9.14 Dec. 7 Turnover Margin 7th +1.57 at Northern Illinois 62, Western Illinois 45 Assist/Turnover Ratio 2nd 1.07 at Western Michigan 93, Cleveland State 79 Offensive Rebounds 1st 16.43 Defensive Rebounds 3rd 27.43 Dec. 8 Idaho State 87, Kent State 75 (at Rice Tourn.) Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) Scoring 4. Sarah VanMetre 17.0 Dec. 9 6. Patrice McKinney 15.9 Central Michigan 74, at Syracuse 68 Rebounds per game 1. Patrice McKinney 10.7 Eastern Michigan 76, at Wright State 59 5. Sarah VanMetre 8.4 No. 24 Pittsburgh 77, at Ohio 69 15. Emily Hanley 6.6 at Western Michigan 78, IUPUI 63 Field Goal Percentage 11. Sarah VanMetre .478 at Illinois State 89, Miami 73 Assists 10. Kendra Gallert 4.00 Bowling Green 71, at St. Bonaventure 46 Steals 3. Patrice McKinney 3.14 at Toledo 76, Virginia Commonwealth 50 Three-Point Percentage 15. Sarah VanMetre .349 Kent State 89, Alcorn State 53 (at Rice Tournament) Three-Pointers Made 5. Alyssa Pittman 2.14 Blocks 7. Patrice McKinney 1.00 Dec. 10 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. Kendra Gallert 2.80 Massachusetts 72, at Buffalo 69 OT 11. Patrice McKinney 1.22 Ball State 68, Valparaiso 59 (at Ft. Wayne) Offensive Rebounds 6. Emily Hanley 3.57 Akron 61, at Cleveland State 59 8. Patrice McKinney 3.00 12. Sarah VanMetre 2.57 Dec. 13 Defensive Rebounds 1. Patrice McKinney 7.71 Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts 7 p.m. 3. Sarah VanMetre 5.86 Ohio at Auburn TBA

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 2006-07 women's basketball race. The predictions are listed Dec. 16 below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. Akron at Youngstown State TBA Marshall at Ohio 2 p.m. East Division 1. Bowling Green (40) ...... 245 2. Kent State (1) ...... 193 Dec. 17 3. Miami ...... 136 Eastern Michigan at Illinois State 2:05 p.m. 4. Ohio ...... 115 Miami at Temple 2 p.m. 5. Buffalo ...... 112 Indiana State at Toledo 2 p.m. 6. Akron ...... 60 Northern Illinois at Bradley 2:05 p.m. West Division 1. Eastern Michigan (21) ...... 214 Dec. 18 2. Western Michigan (8) ...... 188 Ball State at Indiana 7 p.m. 5. Ball State (6) ...... 157 5. Northern Illinois (6) ...... 142 Dartmouth at Central Michigan 7 p.m. 4. Toledo ...... 94 6. Central Michigan ...... 66 All times local to site

Tournament Winner Bowling Green 35, Kent State 2, Western Michigan 1, Toledo 1 2005-06 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS PAGE 7

20+ POINT G AMES T HIS SEASON CAREER Player Pts. Game Result GAMES P LAYED/ Patrice McKinney 25 vs. Morehead State W, 90-66 Patrice McKinney 24 vs. Boston University L, 59-65 GAMES S TARTED Sarah VanMetre 22 vs. Northern Arizona L, 69-89 Player GP GS Sarah VanMetre 21 vs. New Orleans W, 93-69 Sarah VanMetre 98 53 Sarah VanMetre 20 vs. Detroit W, 71-55 Annie Malatinsky 80 1 Patrice McKinney 67 46 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 50 5 Colleen Russell 47 2 Canea Williams 45 8 Brittany Tyson 45 25 Kendra Gallert 37 31 Amber Land 17 0 Amanda Compton 15 0 Emily Hanley 7 7 Alyssa Pittman 7 2 Kelly Watts 7 0 Carla Warren 0 0 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result DOUBLE F IGURE Sarah VanMetre 16 10 at Wright State W, 76-59 CORING AMES Patrice McKinney 16 15 vs. Detroit W, 71-55 S G Sarah VanMetre 20 12 vs. Detroit W, 71-55 Patrice McKinney 24 16 vs. Boston University L, 59-65 Player Career Season Emily Hanley 11 10 vs. Boston University L, 59-65 Sarah VanMetre 53 7 Patrice McKinney 25 13 vs. Morehead State W, 90-66 Patrice McKinney 21 5 Sarah VanMetre 12 10 vs. Morehead State W, 90-66 Canea Williams 10 -- Patrice McKinney 18 11 vs. New Orleans W, 93-69 Annie Malatinsky 6 1 Kendra Gallert 3 -- Colleen Russell 3 1 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 2 1 Alyssa Pittman 3 3 Brittany Tyson 2 2 Emily Hanley 2 2 Amanda Compton -- -- Amber Land -- -- Carla Warren -- -- Kelly Watts -- --

STARTING C OMBINATIONS Staters Record Hanley-VanMetre-Tyson-Pittman-McKinney 2-0 Hanley-VanMetre-Yamanoglu-Gallert-McKinney 2-2 Hanley-VanMetre-Tyson-Gallert-McKinney 0-1 2005-06 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS PAGE 8

Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... Eagles Approaching Milestones Overall Mid-American Milestone Who/How Close? When the Eagles lead at halftime ...... 4-1 ...... 0-0 200 victories ...... Head Coach Suzy Merchant When the Eagles trail at halftime ...... 0-2 ...... 0-0 reached Nov. 18, 2006 When the Eagles are tied at halftime ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 School-record 147 wins ...... HC Suzy Mechant reached Dec. 6, 2006

Leading with 5 minutes left in the game ...... 4-1 ...... 0-0 School-record 785 rebounds. Sarah VanMetre Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-2 ...... 0-0 needs 215 more Tied with 5 minutes left in the game ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 1,000 career points ...... Sarah VanMetre reached Nov. 18, 2006 Scoring 70 points or more ...... 4-0 ...... 0-0 Scoring less than 70 points ...... 0-3 ...... 0-0 500 career points ...... Patrice McKinney needs 27 more

Holding opponents to less than 70 points ...... 4-2 ...... 0-0 300 points ...... Annie Malatinsky Opponents scoring 70 points or more ...... 0-1 ...... 0-0 needs 45 more 100 career points ...... Colleen Russell When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field ...... 2-0 ...... 0-0 reached Nov. 17, 2006 When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field ...... 2-3 ...... 0-0 600 career rebounds ...... Sarah VanMetre needs 13 more When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field ...... 0-1 ...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field ...... 4-2 ...... 0-0 100 games played ...... Sarah VanMetre needs two more

Having better field goal percentage than opponents ...... 4-0 ...... 0-0 100 games played ...... Annie Malatinsky Having worse field goal percentage than opponents ...... 0-3 ...... 0-0 needs 21 more Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 100 career three- pointers ..... Sarah VanMetre needs four more When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line ...... 1-0 ...... 0-0 100 career three- pointers ..... Annie Malatisnky When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line .. 3-3 ...... 0-0 needs 31 more

Shooting more free throws ...... 1-1 ...... 0-0 100 career assists ...... Kendra Gallert Shooting fewer free throws ...... 3-2 ...... 0-0 needs seven more Shooting same number of free throws ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0

When the Eagles outrebound the opponent ...... 3-2 ...... 0-0 2005-06 CollegeRPI.com Rankings When the Eagles are outrebounded ...... 1-1 ...... 0-0 Rank Record Same number of rebounds ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Eastern Michigan 70 22-7 New Orleans 311 3-25 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers ...... 2-1 ...... 0-0 Grambling State 286 10-15 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers ...... 2-2 ...... 0-0 Morehead State 205 14-13 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers ...... 4-1 ...... 0-0 Oakland 137 15-15 Northern Arizona 102 21-10 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers ...... 0-2 ...... 0-0 Arizona State 15 24-6 Boston University 77 18-12 Detroit 197 11-17 Double-Digit Scoring Games: EMU 22, Opponents 19 Wright State 225 12-16 (VanMetre 7, McKinney 5, Pittman 3, Tyson 2, Hanley 2, Russell 1, Yamanoglu 1, Massachusetts 178 11-17 Malatinsky 1) Illinois State 182 12-16 Furman 281 9-20 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 8, Opponents 1 Western Carolina 240 9-20 (McKinney 4, VanMetre 3, Hanley 1) Northern Illinois 165 12-17 Toledo 204 11-18 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 1 Western Michigan 147 14-14 Ball State 120 17-12 Central Michigan 188 16-12 Kent State 92 21-9 Buffalo 251 10-18 Bowling Green 34 28-2 Akron 300 5-23 Miami (Ohio) 292 8-20 Ohio 264 9-20 CollegeRPI.com through games of Monday, March 13 THE LAST TIME... MAC TELEVISION SCHEDULE ...the Eagles scored 90 points ...an Eagle player posted a triple-double Nov. 18, 2006 - vs. Morehead State (W, 90-66) Ryan Coleman, vs. Westren Michigan, Feb. 12, 2005 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) Friday, November 18 ...the Eagles scored 100 points Ball State at Michigan, 7 p.m. Jan. 21, 2004 - at Ball State (W, 100-83) ...the Eagles played an overtime game (Comcast Local) Jan. 28, 2003 - at Miami (L, 79-83) Wednesday, January 17 ...an EMU opponent scored 100 points Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, 2001 - vs. Ball State (L, 66-100) ...the Eagles played a double-overtime game (Comcast Local) March 3, 2000 - vs. Kent State ...the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more (MAC Tournament Semifinals -- L - 2ot, 94-96) Friday, March 9 Nov. 18, 2006 - vs. Morehead State (W, 90-66) Tournament Semifinal #1 (FSN Ohio) ...the Eagles won 20 games in a season Tournament Semifinal #2 (FSN Ohio) ...the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more 2005-06 - 22 wins 8 losses March 5, 2005 - vs. Buffalo (W, 79-46) Saturday, March 10 ...the Eagles had a five-game winning streak Tournament Championship Game (FSN Ohio) ...the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points 9 games, Akron (2-4-06) to Ohio (3-8-06) Dec. 1, 2006 - vs. Northern Arizona (L, 69-89) ...the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak ...an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game 21 games, UAB (12-10-93) to St. John’s (11-25-94) Feb. 2, 2005 - Ryan Coleman at Kentucky, 30 ...the Eagles went to a postseason tournament ...an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game 2006 Postseason WNIT Never (most is 36 by LaTonya Watson) lost in the First Round, 57-79, at Indiana State

...an Eagle averaged 20 points in a season ...the Eagles played in the WNIT or the NCAA Tour- Sharon Brown, 1985-86, 20.8 ppg naments 2006 Postseason WNIT ...an Eagle freshman averaged in double figures lost in the First Round, 57-79, at Indiana State Sarah VanMetre, 2003-2004, 11.2 ppg ...the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC ...an Eagle freshman led the team in scoring 2005-06, Ryan Coleman Holly Mitchell, 1997-1998, 393 points ....the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team ...an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game All-MAC Erika Ford, 10, vs. Marshall, Feb. 26, 2005 2005-06, Nikki Knapp and Patrice McKinney

...an Eagle had 15 or more rebounds in a game ....the Eagles had a player voted Third-Team All- Patrice McKinney, 15, vs. Detroit, Dec. 6, 2006 MAC 2004-05, Nikki Knapp and Erika Ford ...an Eagle had five or more blocks in a game Melis Ulker, 5, vs. Michigan State, Nov. 28, 2003 ..the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of the Year ...an Eagle had five or more steals in a game 1998-1999, Stephanie Smiley Ryan Coleman, 5, at Northern Illinois (2-15-06) ...the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All- ...an Eagle had five three-pointers in a game Freshman team Ryan Coleman, 5, vs. Kentucky, March 18, 2005 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre

2006-07 Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball Honors/Awards

Team • Preseason pick to be the MAC West Champions • 2006 Eagle Classic Champions

Patrice McKinney • Named MVP of the Eagle Classic • MAC West Division Player of the Week (Dec. 11)

Sarah VanMetre • Selected to the All-Tournament team at the Eagle Classic • Scored her 1000th career point versus Detroit

Kivilcim Yamanoglu • Selected to the All-Tournament team at the Eagle Classic Sarah VanMetre Annie Malatinsky 6-0 Senior-Senior 5-8 Senior-Senior Guard/Forward Guard

Noblesville, Ind.- Holt, Mich.- Noblesville Holt #24 #33 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 25, at Michigan State (11-28-03) Points ...... 13, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Rebounds ...... 14, vs. Fl. International (12-5-03) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Assists ...... 6, at Youngstown State (12-11-04) Assists ...... 4, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 4, three times Steals ...... 3, vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12-22-03) Blocks ...... 4, vs. Bowling Green (1-27-04) Blocks ...... None Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 22, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Points ...... 12, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Rebounds ...... 12, vs. Detroit (12-6-06) Rebounds ...... 1, three times Assists ...... 6, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Assists ...... 1, twice Steals ...... 2, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06); vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Steals ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1, three times Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 37, twice Minutes ...... 16, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06)

Patrice McKinney Canea Williams 5-9 Senior-Junior 5-6 Senior-Junior Guard Guard

Lansing, Mich.- Mansfield, Ohio- Everett (Mich. State) Mansfield Senior #1 #12 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 25, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Points ...... 24, at Ohio (2-25-04) Rebounds ...... 17, at Ball State (1-18-06) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 7, vs. Toledo (1-10-06); vs. Kent State (3-10-06) Assists ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04) Steals ...... 4, vs. WMU (1-14-06); at Toledo (2-18-06) Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 3, vs. Kent State (1-25-06) Blocks ...... 1, four times most recent vs. at Ball State (1-21-04) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 25, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Points ...... 2, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Rebounds ...... 16, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Rebounds ...... 1, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Assists ...... 5, twice Assists ...... 2, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Steals ...... 5, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Steals ...... 1, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Blocks ...... 2, twice Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 36, vs. Detroit (12-6-06) Minutes ...... 14, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Colleen Russell Kivilcim Yamanoglu 6-5 Junior-Junior 5-8 Junior-Junior 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 ...... 18, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Rebounds ...... 6, twice Rebounds ...... 4, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Assists ...... 1, four times Assists ...... 4, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, at Western Michigan (1-15-05) Blocks ...... 2, five times Blocks ...... 1,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04); vs. Ohio (1-22-05) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 10, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Points ...... 18, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Rebounds ...... 6, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Rebounds ...... 4, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Assists ...... 1, twice Assists ...... 4, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... 2, vs. Detroit (12-6-06) Blocks ...... 1, vs. Detroit (12-6-06) Blocks ...... 1, at Wright State (12-9-06) Minutes ...... 13, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Minutes ...... 27, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06)

Brittany Tyson Kendra Gallert 5-6 Junior 5-6 Sophomore Guard Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Lowell, Mich.-Lowell Huron (Western Michigan) #15 #32 EMU Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 13, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Points ...... 14, at Toledo (2-18-06) Rebounds ...... 5, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 5, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Assists ...... 7, three times most recent vs. Boston U. (12-2-06) Steals ...... 2, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Steals ...... 4, vs. Canisius (10-30-05) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... 1, vs. Central Mich. (3-1-06); vs. Boston U. (12-2-06) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 13, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Points ...... 8, vs. Detroit (12-6-06) Rebounds ...... 5, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Rebounds ...... 2, three times Assists ...... 5, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Assists ...... 7, twice Steals ...... 2, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Steals ...... 3, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Minutes ...... 27, vs. Oakland (11-22-06) Minutes ...... 27, twice Amber Land Amanda Compton 6-2 Sophomore 5-9 Sophomore Forward Guard

Kulm, N.D.-Kulm Ypsilanti, Mich.- Huron #3 #20 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 5, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Points ...... 3, three times Rebounds ...... 3, vs. Cal State Northridge (11-26-05) Rebounds ...... 6, at Indiana State (3-16-06) Assists ...... None Assists ...... 1, twice Steals ...... None Steals ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Blocks ...... None) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 5, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Points ...... N/A Rebounds ...... 2, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Rebounds ...... 1, at Wright State (12-9-06) Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 6, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Minutes ...... 1, at Wright State (12-9-06)

Emily Hanley Alyssa Pittman 6-1 Freshman 5-8 Freshman Forward Guard

Bloomington, Ill.- Elkhart, Ind.-Elkhart Normal Community Memorial #30 #22 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 15, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Points ...... 13, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Assists ...... 2, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Assists ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Steals ...... 3, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Steals ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Blocks ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 15, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Points ...... 13, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Rebounds ...... 10, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Rebounds ...... 3, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06) Assists ...... 2, twice Assists ...... 2, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Steals ...... 3, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Steals ...... 4, at Wright State (12-9-06) Blocks ...... 1, twice Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 32, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Minutes ...... 20, vs. Northern Arizona (12-1-06) Carla Warren Kelly Watts 5-9 Freshman 6-0 Freshman Guard Guard/Forward

Lima, Ohio-Elida Gary, Ind.-East Chicago Central #23 #35 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... N/A Points ...... 8, at Wright State (12-9-06) Rebounds ...... N/A Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06); at WSU.(12-9-06) Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... , 8, at Wright State (12-9-06) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... N/A Points ...... 8, at Wright State (12-9-06) Rebounds ...... N/A Rebounds ...... 7, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... 1, vs. New Orleans (11-17-06); at WSU.(12-9-06) Steals ...... N/A Steals ...... , 8, at Wright State (12-9-06) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... N/A Minutes ...... 14, vs. Oakland (11-22-06)

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Eastern Michigan 93, New Orleans 69 Eastern Michigan 90, Morehead State 66 Oakland 68, Eastern Michigan 62 Nov. 17, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 18, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 22, 2006 • 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 VanMetre* 6-11 3-5 6-6 7 1 21 27 VanMetre* 5-10 1-2 1-2 10 6 12 35 VanMetre* 8-14 2-7 0-0 6 4 18 36 Hanley* 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 0 4 22 Hanley* 4-5 0-0 0-4 6 2 8 21 Hanley* 3-5 0-0 1-2 7 1 7 28 McKinney* 4-13 0-2 10-12 11 5 18 29 McKinney* 8-16 1-1 8-9 13 2 25 29 McKinney* 2-10 0-3 0-0 13 2 4 29 Yamanoglu* 3-6 0-2 0-0 2 2 6 13 Yamanoglu* 7-11 3-6 1-2 4 4 18 27 Yamanoglu* 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 14 Gallert* 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 4 3 23 Gallert* 1-5 0-3 2-2 2 7 4 25 Gallert* 0-3 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 19 Land 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 0 5 6 Land 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4 Williams 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 5 Williams 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 14 Tyson 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 22 Tyson 5-8 0-1 0-0 1 5 10 27 Tyson 4-6 1-1 4-4 1 2 13 17 Pittman 4-11 3-10 1-2 2 1 12 15 Pittman 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 0 6 10 Pittman 4-9 3-8 2-4 3 0 13 16 Malatinsky 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 2 Malatinsky 4-6 4-5 0-0 1 0 12 15 Malatinsky 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 9 Watts 1-4 0-2 1-2 7 0 3 12 Watts 2-5 1-1 0-2 3 0 5 14 Watts 0-1 0-1 0-2 1 1 0 11 Russell 1-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 8 Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Russell 5-7 0-0 0-0 5 0 10 13 Totals 33-73 9-25 15-25 51 25 90 200 Totals 26-61 9-27 1-6 40 16 62 200 Totals 31-68 8-24 23-30 40 18 93 200 MSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN OU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN UNO FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Plante* 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 3 3 18 Piggott* 8-16 2-3 1-1 6 6 19 40- Young* 4-6 0-0 3-8 6 0 11 27 Bass* 3-9 0-1 3-3 2 0 9 25 Reising* 2-6 0-1 1-2 2 2 5 33 Perry* 4-9 0-0 0-0 7 2 8 23 Brown* 6-16 0-0 3-4 9 0 15 32 Pike* 8-18 1-3 6-10 7 2 23 32 Frazier* 1-7 1-3 0-0 3 1 3 23 Cornett* 0-5 0-3 3-4 3 1 3 23 Terava* 0-1 0-1 3-4 1 1 3 11 English* 2-10 2-4 1-2 4 3 7 19 Smith-Williams* 1-5 0-1 1-2 4 2 3 21 Baker* 0-4 0-0 0-0 7 4 0 30 Johnson* 1-5 1-1 5-6 4 0 8 20 Combs 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 10 Puryear 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 11 Kelly 4-8 2-4 0-0 1 2 10 24 Green 6-13 0-2 2-5 2 2 14 34 Jelteman 4-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 8 16 Gayler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Williams 2-3 0-0 5-5 4 0 9 17 Sowers 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Alexander 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 12 Owens 2-3 1-1 5-5 4 0 10 9 Kidd 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 14 McGee 2-7 0-0 1-3 8 2 5 21 Rayburn 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 11 Bryer 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 6 Kassabian 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 0 3 13 Totals 21-59 2-12 22-28 36 8 66 200 Greer 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 5 Williams 3-5 0-0 6-8 5 0 12 17 Totals 27-62 3-9 11-17 34 16 68 200 Totals 23-61 6-12 17-32 47 25 69 200 Morehead State 43 23 — 66 Eastern Michigan 51 39 — 90 Oakland 28 40 — 68 New Orleans 30 39 — 69 Eastern Michigan 33 29 — 62 Eastern Michigan 39 54 — 93 Turnovers: EMU 12, MSU 15 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, MSU 3 Turnovers: EMU 22, OU 13 Turnovers: EMU 12, UNO 25 Steals: EMU 9, MSU 6 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, OU 1 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, UNO 3 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .452, MSU .356 Steals: EMU 7, OU 12 Steals: EMU 13, UNO 6 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .360, MSU .167 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .426, OU .435 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .456, UNO .377 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .600, MSU .786 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .333, OU .333 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .333, UNO.500 Officials: Gebhardt, Applegate, Del Duco Free Throw Pct.: EMU .167, OU .647 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .767, UNO .531 Attendance: 313 Officials: Dickerson, Enterline, Messing Officials: Gebhardt, Del Duco, Johnson Attendance: 632 Attendance: 339 EMU PICKS UP EAGLE CLASSIC TITLE, DEFEATING MSU: SECOND HALF RALLY BY OAKLAND, DOOMS EAGLES: EMU DOWNS UNO IN SEASON OPENER: Head coach Suzy Merchant picked up her 200th career The EMU women’s basketball team suffered its first setback Senior Sarah VanMetre led all scorers with 21, including victory in dominating fashion, as the Eastern Michigan of the season Wednesday night falling to the visiting Oakland five Eagles in double-figures, as the Eastern Michigan Univer- University women’s basketball team rolled over Morehead University Golden Grizzlies, 68-62, in non-conference action sity women’s basketball team rolled past the University of New State University, 90-66, in the championship game of the Eagle here at the Convocation Center. Oakland connected on 14- Orleans, 93-69, in the opening round of the Sixth Annual Eagle Classic Saturday afternoon here at the Convocation Center. of-28 shots in the second half to overcome a five-point halftime Classic, here in the Convocation Center. Junior Patrice Senior Sarah VanMetre and junior Patrice McKinney both deficit and snap the Eagles’ five-game winning streak over over McKinney posted her seventh career double-double, putting turned in double-doubles as the Eagles captured the tourna- the Grizzlies dating back to the 1982 season. in 18 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, to open the 2006- ment crown for the fifth time in six tries. Despite the loss, the Eagles (2-1) received a strong, double- 07 season. McKinney, who was named the MVP of the tournament, digit scoring performance from three players. Sarah VanMetre With the win, the Eagles advance to the championship round posted a career-best 25 points to go along with her game- led EMU with 18 points, while Anne Malatinsky added 12 and of the tournament and will face Morehead State at 4 p.m., high 13 rebounds. VanMetre turned in a solid 12 point , 10 Brittany Tyson chimed in with 10. Patrice McKinney Nov. 16. MSU defeated Grambling State, 75-52 in the opening board and six assist performance while junior Kivilcim grabbed double-digits in rebounds (13) for her third consecu- round. The Tigers and UNO will square-off in the consolation Yamanoglu racked up a personal-best 18 points, on 7-of-11 tive game. game at 2 p.m. shooting, as the duo were selected to the All-Tournament Oakland went shot 43.5 percent (27-for-62) from the floor EMU led by as many as 32 points as the Eagles defense team. Also for the second straight day, freshman Alyssa and was led by Jessica Pike who scored 16 second half points swarmed the Privateers, forcing 25 turnovers. Reaching the Pittman reached double-figures in points with 12, connecting to give her 23 on the day to lead all scorers. 20-point plateau for the sixth-time in her career, VanMetre on a trio of three-point field goals. Through the first four minutes of the opening half, the Eagles scored a game-high 21 points, on 6-of-11 shooting from the Eastern opened the game on fire, cruising to a 15-4 lead held a slim 7-6 lead with the help of a three-pointer from field, including connecting on her first three three-point just four minutes into the contest. MSU was able to cut the VanMetre and four points in the paint by Emily Hanley. The attempts. The senior forward also grabbed seven rebounds. deficit to six, 17-11, via a 7-2 run but the host Eagles would Eagles led 22-19 at the 10:00 mark as Brittany Tyson held Freshman Alyssa Pittman and junior tranfer Brittany not falter as they expanded the edge to 15, 27-12, with a 10- a team-high six points, connecting on all three shots from the Tyson, each playing in their first game in a Green and White 1 run of their own. floor. uniform, registered 13 points for the EMU offense. Junior EMU’s biggest lead of the period came with 3:57 to go in The Eagles’ extended their lead to five by the end of the Colleen Russell put in 10 points and snagged five boards. the half, as Pittman drilled a triple to make it 42-25. Morehead first half, 33-28. Both teams struggled from downtown in the McKinney added five steals and five assists to accompany her would control the waning moments of the stanza, as Jessie first half, as EMU shot 4-for-16 while the Grizzlies were 0-for- 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Eagles scored more then Plante connected on a three-pointer of her own to send the 4 from beyond the arc. 90 points for the first time since a 93-73 decision over teams into the break with EMU holding a 51-43 advantage. Following the break, the Grizzlies took their first lead since Marshall, Feb. 26, 2005. Following the intermission, Morehead State cut the lead to just the opening monents in the game at 36-35 with 17:10 left in The Privateers made the first basket of the game, but would 53-50 with 17:49 left on the clock but the talented group from the stanza via a three-pointer from Piggott. The Eagles quickly never lead again as EMU pulled away to 24-14 advantage with Ypsilanti pushed the lead back to double-digits on buckets by jumped back ontop, 40-38, thanks to a shot from outside by 9:46 remaining in the first half. UNO would cut the margin to McKinney and VanMetre. Malatinsky. one after a 12-3 run to put the score at 27-26 with 4:17 on MSU would have one more run at the Eagles pulling within VanMetre extended the Eagles’ lead to seven, 53-46, with the clock. A 12-4 run by the Eagles would close out the first three once more, 67-64, with 8:40 left on two Suzie Owens’ two consecutive baskets from the paint, giving her 18 points half at 39-30. free throws. But that would be all the closer they could get, on the day. The Green and White scored the first 13 points of the second as Eastern Michigan would close the game on a 23-2 run over The Grizzlies would claw back with a 10-3 run and tie the half to pull ahead, 52-30. A stingy Eagle defense limited UNO the contest’s final eight minutes. game at 56-56 with 4:27 left. After an Eagle timeout, to just eight points over the first 11:15 of the second half, The defense came together for the defending Mid-American Malatinsky put her team back in the lead, 59-56, with her third pulling out to a 68-38 lead. EMU led by as many as 32, 71- Conference West Division Champions, as EMU held Morehead three-pointer of the contest. But Oakland would again reclaim 39, with 8:36 remaining, and cruised to its first victory of the State without a field goal for the last 9:04. MSU managed just the lead, 63-62 with under three minutes to play and held on season. a pair of Brittany Bass free throws with 6:04 remaining, as the for the 68-62 victory. Eagles cruised to the 90-66 decision. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 17

Northern Arizona 89, Eastern Michigan 69 Boston University 65, Eastern Michigan 59 Eastern Michigan 71, Detroit 55 Dec. 1, 2006 • Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 2, 2006 • Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 6, 2006 • 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 VanMetre* 8-16 2-3 4-8 6 1 22 37 VanMetre* 5-14 0-4 0-0 8 1 10 35 VanMetre* 7-14 1-1 5-6 12 2 20 37 Hanley* 6-9 0-0 3-5 6 1 15 28 Hanley* 2-7 0-1 7-8 10 0 11 32 Hanley* 4-6 0-0 0-3 7 2 8 26 McKinney* 2-5 0-0 3-4 1 1 7 17 McKinney* 11-30 0-4 2-5 16 4 24 35 McKinney* 8-16 0-1 0-4 15 5 16 36 Yamanoglu* 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 19 Tyson* 1-5 0-1 0-0 5 0 2 25 Tyson* 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 17 Gallert* 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 7 0 23 Gallert* 0-3 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 27 Pittman* 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 1 2 15 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Yamanoglu 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 8 Yamanoglu 1-6 1-3 3-4 2 1 6 19 Williams 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 11 Pittman 2-10 2-8 0-0 2 2 6 19 Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Tyson 2-4 0-0 3-3 2 3 7 16 Malatinsky 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 1 0 8 Gallert 3-6 2-5 0-0 2 2 8 27 Pittman 2-6 1-2 0-1 1 1 5 20 Watts 0-1 0-1 0-1 2 0 0 1 Malatinsky 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 5 Malatinsky 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 0 6 16 Russell 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 6 10 Watts 2-4 1-1 0-0 3 0 5 9 Watts 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4 Totals 24-76 2-23 9-15 53 11 59 200 Russell 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 0 4 7 Russell 0-4 0-0 0-2 6 1 0 7 Totals 29-65 5-14 8-18 49 15 71 200 Totals 25-56 5-9 14-25 31 17 69 200 BU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Kovach* 4-8 0-4 5-6 12 2 13 28 Detroit FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN NAU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Hinton* 5-9 2-2 2-3 6 3 14 31 Massey* 2-10 0-2 1-2 4 2 5 17 Dinkins* 4-8 0-0 1-1 11 0 9 28 Dini* 2-9 0-3 0-0 5 2 4 24 Hatter* 1-3 0-0 2-5 1 0 4 10 Porter* 4-8 0-0 1-2 5 3 9 23 Meinhardt* 3-6 2-2 3-6 3 3 11 30 Evans* 4-12 3-7 2-4 9 2 13 31 Wahl* 6-16 0-1 11-12 5 4 23 33 Raffo* 6-17 0-3 1-2 5 4 13 39 Davis* 3-8 0-1 0-2 3 2 6 19 Cunningham* 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 7 6 25 Devine 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 6 Brown* 3-7 0-1 0-0 5 0 6 33 Winkfield* 10-18 4-10 1-2 8 11 25 34 Jean 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 13 Carvin 1-2 0-0 3-4 2 2 5 23 Ingle 3-3 0-0 2-2 3 0 8 12 Kinneary 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 6 Mulroy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Blackman 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 4 UmezEronini 2-3 0-0 1-3 4 0 5 7 Hall 5-9 3-3 0-1 2 0 13 34 Matthews 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 11 Burks-Wiley 1-5 0-2 0-0 3 0 2 10 Dunlop 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 7 Schafer 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 13 Folk 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 6 Whittaker 0-1 0-0 1-2 5 2 1 23 Ben 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 4 Totals 24-63 4-16 13-22 49 14 65 200 Totals 20-53 6-14 9-20 33 10 55 200 Hardin 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 7 Boer 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 6 Eastern Michigan 20 39 — 59 Detroit 30 25 — 55 Totals 34-67 5-13 16-19 40 30 89 200 Boston University 27 38 — 65 Eastern Michigan 33 38 — 71

Eastern Michigan 33 36 — 69 Turnovers: EMU 14, BU 16 Turnovers: EMU 16, UDM 16 Northern Arizona 38 51 — 89 Blocked Shots: EMU 5, BU 4 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, UDM 1 Steals: EMU 8, BU 6 Steals: EMU 8, UDM 9 Turnovers: EMU 17, NAU 15 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .316, BU .381 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .446, UDM .377 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, NAU 4 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .087, BU .250 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .357, UDM .429 Steals: EMU 9, NAU 8 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .600, BU .591 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .444, UDM .450 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .446, NAU .507 Officials: Parrish, Banuelos, Bacon Officials: Bomengen, Mayer, Ratliff 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .556, NAU.385 Attendance: 2224 Attendance: 360 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .560, NAU .842 Officials: Stevens, Jones, Pardue Attendance: 2017 EMU FALLS TO BOSTON U. IN ASU CLASSIC FINALE: EASTERN GETS BACK ON TRACK VERSUS DETROIT: The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball The EMU women’s basketball team got back on track with EAGLES FALL TO NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ASU: team erased a 12 point deficit, but its come back bid fell a dominating second half performance to cruise to a 71-55 The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball just short as the Eagles dropped a 65-59 decision to victory over a visiting Detroit Mercy squad Wednesday night team dropped an 89-69, decision to Northern Arizona Boston University, Saturday evening in the consolation here at the Convocation Center. The Eagles out-scored the University Friday night in the opening round of the Verizon game of the Verizon Wireless/Arizona State Classic here Titans 38-25 in the second half after leading by only three at Wireless/Arizona State Classic here at the Wells Fargo the half. Sarah VanMetre poured in 20 points along with 12 at the Wells Fargo Arena. EMU was led by junior Patrice Arena. The Eagles will be in action again Saturday, Dec. boards to become the 14th player in EMU history to score McKinney who scored 24 points, including 18 in the 2, against Boston University in the tournament’s conso- 1,000 career points. second half. lation game starting at 4 p.m. MST The decision was also head coach Suzy Merchant’s 147 The Terriers pulled out to a 12 points advantage, 45-33, With the loss EMU falls to 2-2 on the season, while the victory at the helm of the Eagle program, surpassing Kathy with 13:50 in the game, but the Eagles responded with Lumberjacks improve to 5-3. Also, in opening round action Hart for the most wins as the head coach in the program’s of the ASU Classic, the host Sun Devils defeated BU, 75- a 19-6 run capped off by a fast break lay-up by McKinney, 31-year history at 146. 53 and will face NAU in the championship game. giving EMU a 52-52 lead with 7:51 to go. An ensuing 10- Both sides’ struggles to open the contest, as UDM held a Senior forward Sarah VanMetre led the Eagles with 3 Terrier run would give BU a six point lead it would not 7-6 edge with 15:54 to play in the half. The Eagles were cold 22 points, while freshman Emily Hanley scored a career- relinquish. from the field shooting just 25 percent (2-of-8), but on the high 15. NAU’s Kim Winkfield led all scores with 25, while With the loss EMU falls to 2-3 on the season, while the flipside, the Titans were plagued with a trio of turnovers to limit their scoring opportunities. dishing out 11 assists. Alyssa Wahl chipped in with 23. Terriers improve to 4-3. The pace picked up considerably but it still remained a The Lumberjacks opened the first half strong jumping McKinney registered her ninth career double-double single possession game as neither side was able to get its shot out to an early 11-6, including a 7-0 run with 13:40 left. adding 16 rebounds to her 24 points. Freshman Emily Hanley also recorded a double-double scoring 11 with 10 to consistently fall. The Eagles took its biggest lead of the NAU pulled ahead by eight, 20-12 with 9:36, with EMU half at 29-26 via a Hanley layup with 2:52 left before the break. rebounds. Senior Sarah VanMetre also chipped in with starters Patrice McKinney and Hanley getting an early EMU’s 9-2 run continued as VanMetre hit a jumper in the lane 10 points, while grabbing eight boards. foul trouble forcing them to the bench. The Eagles cut the at the 1:33 mark. lead to one, 29-28, with 3:37 to go via a three-pointer by For the second straight game, EMU head coach Suzy Detroit’s defense would clamp down not allowing an EMU Alyssa Pittman. The Lumberjacks connected on two Merchant was not on the Eagles’ sideline. In her field goal the rest of the period, while answering with back- free-throws with :00.6 second remaining to take a 38-33 absence, longtime assistant coach Shane Clipfell to-back scores of its own to make it a one-point game, 31- advantage into the locker room. coached the team. Merchant, who is expecting her first 30, in the waning moments. A pair of VanMetre tosses from Winkfield led all scores in the first half with 17, including child in late December, did not travel with the team after the charity stripe sent the Eagles into the locker room with the 10 over the final six minutes. VanMetre paced the EMU advisement from her physicians. three-point lead, 33-30. attack with 13 points. The Eagles had troubles from the The teams exchanged baskets to start the game, with Following the intermission, Detroit rolled off a 14-8 run over foul line, connecting on only 1-of-7 tries in the opening half. the Eagle leading 6-5 with 15:32 on the clock. The Terriers the opening six minutes to regain the lead at 44-42. But the NAU led the entire second frame, extending the lead to pulled ahead 17-6, after a 12-0 run over the next five host Eagles would respond with a 9-0 run of its own over the nine, 43-34, with 18:07 remaining. The Eagles battled minutes. EMU was able to cut the lead to four, 20-16, after next 3:34 capped off by a VanMetre fast break layup which back to make it a one possession game, trailing 53-50, a lay-up by VanMetre with 5:24 remaining. The Eagles forced Detroit to burn a timeout as EMU led 51-44. with 12:15 to go. However, a 13-5 Lumberjacks run help made just one field goal after the VanMetre bucket, and Detroit was able to break a four minute scoring drought as Dunlop made a jumper from the corner to end the run. UDM put the game out of reach at 66-55, with 8:08 on the clock. BU take a 27-20 lead into the half. was able to claw within a six, 57-51, on a jumper by Sandi Brown NAU extended the led by as many as 20, 89-69, with just Poor shooting plagued EMU in the first half as they made :59 seconds left in the contest. with 7:23 to play. The Titans also had opportunities for easy 8-of-32 shits from the field including an 0-of-9 clip from points from the free throw line but were unable to capitalize. behind the three-point arch. A tough Eagles’ defense was That would be all the closer Detroit would get as the Eagles able to keep them in the game. controlled the final four minutes, using a 13-4 run to seal the 71-55 victory. THREE CONSECUTIBE 20-OR-MORE VICTORY SEASONS PAGE 18

Eastern Michigan 76, Wright State 56 Dec. 9, 2006 • Nutter Center • Dayton, Ohio EMU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN VanMetre* 5-13 1-3 5-8 10 0 16 28 Hanley* 1-2 0-0 0-2 6 3 2 24 McKinney* 6-10 1-2 4-8 6 3 17 30 Tyson* 1-3 0-0 4-4 0 4 6 19 Pittman* 7-14 4-8 0-1 2 0 18 22 Land 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 5 Yamanoglu 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 9 Williams 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 6 Compton 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 Gallert 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 4 2 18 Malatinsky 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 12 Watts 2-5 1-1 3-4 5 1 8 14 Russell 1-4 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 12 Totals 26-60 8-19 16-27 43 15 76 200

WSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Duncan* 3-8 0-0 1-2 3 2 7 33 Hammock* 2-7 0-3 0-0 5 1 4 25 Crayton* 6-8 0-0 5-9 6 1 17 26 Ward* 3-7 1-4 3-4 4 3 10 40 Comisar* 6-9 4-6 3-4 3 0 19 40 Parrish 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 15 Richardson 1-8 0-0 0-2 3 4 2 21 Totals 21-50 5-13 12-21 30 11 59 200

Eastern Michigan 40 36 — 76 Wright State 33 26 — 59

Turnovers: EMU 16, WSU 20 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, WSU 2 Steals: EMU 15, WSU 11 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .433, WSU .420 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .421, WSU.385 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .593, WSU .571 Officials: Vastine, Bills, Feck Attendance: 228

EAGLES CONTINUE TO ROLL AT WRIGHT STATE: The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team cruised to a 76-59 over Wright State University Saturday afternoon here at the Nutter Center. After leading 40-33 at the intermission, the Eagles used a 9-2 run to open the second half and effectively put the game out of reach. With the victory the Eagles improve to 4-3 on the campaign while the Raiders fall to 1-7. Three Eagles reached double-figures in points led by freshman Alyssa Pittman with 19 on 7-of-14 shooting. Sarah VanMetre continued her stellar play recording a double- double with 16 points and 10 boards, as junior Patrice McKinney poured in 17 points in the win. Eastern raced out of the gate on a 12-3 run via nine points from VanMetre forcing the Raiders to burn a timeout with 16:47 to go in the period. The advantage grew to 10 points on two separate occasions for the Eagles and EMU it looked as if the visitors might run away from the Raiders early on. But WSU would have other ideas, after trailing 19-9 at the 12:16 mark Cryaton single-handedly put the Raiders on her back, pouring in eight of WSU’s 19 points over a 10 minute stretch to make it 31-27 with 3:12 left before the break. EMU responded to the challenge as it controlled the stanza’s final two minutes to take a 40-33 lead into the locker room. The Eagles limited WSU to just one field goal during the span while rolling off six points. After the intermission, the momentum continued in Eastern’s direction via a 6-0 run while holding Wright State scoreless for nearly four minutes. Dressing just seven players, WSU suffered a major loss as Crayton picked up her fourth foul of the contest with 17:32 left in the period. With the game’s leading scorer on the bench, the EMU lead grew to 17, 55-38, off of seven points from McKinney. The deficit could have been more but the Green and White struggled from the charity stripe making just three of 12 shots to open the half. EMU kept firing on all cylinders as the defense clamped down, as the EMU edge grew to as many as 17 points, 55- 38, with 11:32 to play. However, Crayton returned to the floor with 10 minutes to play in the half, keying a 9-4 run that included back-to-back three-pointers from Steph Comisar to make it 59-47. The margin would shirk to eight, 60-52, as Kanisha Ward sank a pair of free throw, but that would be all the closer they could get as EMU closed the game on a 16-7 run. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2006-07 WOMEN' S BASKETBALL RESULTS Record: 4-3; 0-0 MAC Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 17 NEW ORLEANS W, 93-69 39-30 339 VanMetre 21 McKinney 11 Nov. 18 MOREHEAD STATE W, 90-66 51-43 313 McKinney 25 McKinney 13 Nov. 22 OAKLAND L, 62-68 33-28 632 VanMetre 18 McKinney 13 Dec. 1 vs. Northern Arizona L, 69-89 33-38 2017 VanMetre 22 VanMetre/Russell 6 Dec. 2 vs. Boston University L, 59-65 20-27 2224 McKinney 24 McKinney 16 Dec. 6 DETROIT W, 71-55 33-30 360 VanMetre 20 McKinney 15 Dec. 9 at Wright State W, 76-59 40-33 228 Pittman 18 VanMetre 10 Dec. 13 at Massachusetts Dec. 17 at Illinois State Dec. 28 at Furman Dec. 30 at Western Carolina Jan. 4 at Oakland Jan. 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (DH) Jan. 6 at Toledo* Jan. 10 at Western Michigan* Jan. 13 BALL STATE* Jan. 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* Jan. 20 at Kent State* Jan. 24 BUFFALO* Jan. 28 BOWLING GREEN* Feb. 3 at Akron* Feb. 7 at Miami* Feb. 10 OHIO* Feb. 14 at Northern Illinois* Feb. 17 TOLEDO* (DH) Feb. 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN* Feb. 24 at Ball State Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* Mar. 4 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 6 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 9 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 10 MAC Tournament $ * Mid-American Conference Game • $ Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio • Home Games in ALL CAPS 2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME POINTS-REBOUNDING-ASSISTS TOTALS Opponent McKinney Land Yamanoglu Williams Tyson Compton Pittman VanMetre Hanley Gallert Malatinsky Watts Russell NEW ORLEANS 18-11-5 5-2-0 6-2-2 0-0-2 13-1-2 DNP 13-3-0 21-7-1 4-4-0 3-2-4 0-0-1 0-1-0 10-5-0 MOREHEAD STATE 23-13-2 0-1-0 18-4-4 DNP 3-1-2 DNP 12-2-1 12-10-6 8-6-2 4-2-7 3-0-0 3-7-0 2-3-1 OAKLAND 4-13-2 DNP 0-2-1 0-1-1 10-1-5 DNP 6-0-0 18-6-4 7-7-1 0-2-2 12-1-0 5-3-0 0-0-0 vs. Northern Arizona 7-1-1 0-1-0 3-3-0 2-1-2 7-2-3 DNP 5-1-1 22-6-1 15-6-1 0-2-7 6-1-0 2-0-0 0-6-1 vs. Boston University 24-16-4 DNP 0-3-1 DNP 2-5-0 DNP 6-2-2 10-8-1 11-10-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-2-0 6-3-0 DETROIT 16-15-5 DNP 6-2-1 0-0-0 2-1-2 DNP 2-2-1 20-12-2 8-7-2 8-2-2 0-0-0 5-3-0 4-2-0 at Wright State 17-6-3 0-1-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 6-0-4 0-1-0 18-2-0 16-10-0 2-6-3 2-1-4 3-0-0 8-5-1 2-5-0 at Massachusetts at Illinois State at Furman at Western Carolina at Oakland NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (DH) at Toledo* at Western Michigan* BALL STATE* CENTRAL MICHIGAN* at Kent State* BUFFALO* BOWLING GREEN* at Akron* at Miami* OHIO* at Northern Illinois* TOLEDO* (DH) WESTERN MICHIGAN* at Ball State at Central Michigan* MAC Tournament $ MAC Tournament $ MAC Tournament $ MAC Tournament $ 2005-06 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS PAGE 20

2006-07 EAGLES SEVEN-GAME STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (4-3) (3-1) (1-0) (0-2) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-3) (3-1) (1-0) (0-2)

|---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 ------24 VANMETRE, Sarah.... 7-7 235 33.6 44-92 .478 10-25 .400 21-30 .700 18 41 59 8.4 15 0 15 9 3 7 119 17.0 01 MCKINNEY, Patrice.. 7-7 205 29.3 41-100 .410 2-13 .154 27-42 .643 21 54 75 10.7 25 1 22 18 7 22 111 15.9 22 PITTMAN, Alyssa.... 7-2 117 16.7 22-59 .373 15-43 .349 3-8 .375 3 9 12 1.7 11 0 5 8 0 9 62 8.9 30 HANLEY, Emily...... 7-7 181 25.9 22-40 .550 0-2 .000 11-24 .458 25 21 46 6.6 20 1 9 14 2 8 55 7.9 15 TYSON, Brittany.... 7-3 143 20.4 15-33 .455 1-3 .333 12-13 .923 2 9 11 1.6 13 0 18 20 0 5 43 6.1 11 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 7-4 109 15.6 13-29 .448 4-11 .364 5-10 .500 5 13 18 2.6 12 0 9 12 2 4 35 5.0 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 7-0 60 8.6 12-30 .400 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 14 10 24 3.4 11 1 2 7 3 0 24 3.4 33 MALATINSKY, Annie.. 7-0 67 9.6 8-16 .500 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 1 2 3 0.4 5 0 2 2 0 0 24 3.4 35 WATTS, Kelly...... 7-0 65 9.3 8-22 .364 3-7 .429 4-11 .364 10 11 21 3.0 13 0 2 5 1 1 23 3.3 32 GALLERT, Kendra.... 7-5 162 23.1 6-24 .250 3-19 .158 2-2 1.000 2 11 13 1.9 6 0 28 10 1 7 17 2.4 03 LAND, Amber...... 4-0 17 4.3 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 3 5 1.3 6 0 0 1 1 0 5 1.3 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 5-0 38 7.6 1-9 .111 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.4 1 0 5 3 0 1 2 0.4 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 1-0 1 1.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 9 8 17 2.4 0 0 ------Total...... 7 1400 194-459 .423 46-141 .326 86-146 .589 115 192 307 43.9 138 3 117 109 20 64 520 74.3 Opponents...... 7 1400 170-415 .410 31-89 .348 100-159 .629 80 189 269 38.4 136 5 100 120 17 52 471 67.3

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 520 471 !11-17-06 NEW ORLEANS W 93-69 339 Points per game...... 74.3 67.3 !11-18-06 MOREHEAD STATE W 90-66 313 Scoring margin...... +7.0 - 11-22-06 OAKLAND L 62-68 632 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 194-459 170-415 @12-01-06 vs Northern Arizona L 69-89 2017 Field goal pct...... 423 .410 @12-02-06 vs Boston University L 59-65 2224 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 46-141 31-89 12-06-06 DETROIT W 71-55 360 3-point FG pct...... 326 .348 12-09-06 at Wright State W 76-59 228 3-pt FG made per game.. 6.6 4.4 * = Mid-American Conference game FREE THROWS-ATT...... 86-146 100-159 ! = Eagle Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.) Free throw pct...... 589 .629 @ = Wells Fargo Holiday Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) REBOUNDS...... 307 269 # = MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) Rebounds per game...... 43.9 38.4 Rebounding margin...... +5.4 - ASSISTS...... 117 100 Assists per game...... 16.7 14.3 TURNOVERS...... 109 120 Turnovers per game..... 15.6 17.1 Turnover margin...... +1.6 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.1 0.8 STEALS...... 64 52 Steals per game...... 9.1 7.4 BLOCKS...... 20 17 Blocks per game...... 2.9 2.4 WINNING STREAK...... 2 - Home win streak...... 1 - ATTENDANCE...... 1644 4469 Home games-Avg/Game.... 4-411 1-228 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 2-2120

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 249 271 - 520 Opponents...... 229 242 - 471