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