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1 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes

Detroit (3-6, 0-0 Horizon) at Eastern Michigan (3-6, 0-0 MAC) With final exams complete, the Eagles host the Titans in the first leg of a doubleheader G ame 10 EMU Basketball Schedule/Results 2008-09 EMU Wo me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Ro s t er Nov. 9 MARYGROVE (Exhibition) W, 96-56 Probable Starters (Based on Last Game) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 14 at North Dakota L, 71-80 21 Mary Lawson G/F 6-1 Jr. Alexandria, Va. 10.2 2.7 1.0 Nov. 18 at Cleveland State L, 67-76 42 Shana McKinney F 6-1 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 2.4 2.3 0.0 13 Sydney Huntley-Rogers G 5-7 So. Cincinnati, Ohio 8.8 2.1 5.0 Nov. 22 MADONNA W, 92-38 15 De’Ja Wills G 5-9 So. Anderson, Ind. 4.8 2.2 0.8 Nov. 24 SIENA W, 68-54 OT 22 Cassie Schrock G 5-9 So. Wadsworth, Ohio 15.4 9.0 2.9

Nov. 27-28 – at Caribbean Challenge (Cancún, Mexico) Reserves Nov. 27 vs. James Madison L, 76-80 2 Tara Johnson F 5-10 So Flint, Mich. 2.8 3.4 0.4 3 Amber Land F 6-2 Sr. Kulm, N.D. 2.6 1.9 0.2 Nov. 28 vs. #22/24 Texas Christian L, 55-71 5 Brittany Simmons G/F 5-10 Fr. Zion, Ill. 1.3 1.2 0.1 Dec. 2 #11/8 NOTRE DAME L, 63-83 11 Amanda Tretheway F/C 6-2 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. 1.3 0.0 0.0 Dec. 6 at Illinois State L, 47-83 23 Carla Warren G 5-9 Jr. Lima, Ohio 2.3 1.3 0.0 24 Tavelyn James G 5-7 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 13.8 3.3 1.4 Dec. 10 CHICAGO STATE W, 68-61 30 Kimberly Davis G/F 5-10 Fr. Evanston, Ill. 0.5 2.8 0.3 Dec. 20 DETROIT 2 p.m. 32 Paige Redditt F 6-1 Fr. Belton, Mo. 4.0 3.8 0.3 35 Kayla Vantil F/C 6-2 Jr. Mountain View, Calif. 0.4 0.4 0.0 Dec. 29 WEBER STATE 7 p.m. 40 Tymeshe Gibson F 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. 0.0 0.7 0.0 Jan. 4 at Dayton 2 p.m. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin, `91) – 20-18 second season at EMU; 78-154 overall in 10 years Jan. 7 at Ball State* 7 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Leonard Drake, LaTonya Tate and Darin Thrun Jan. 10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 2 p.m. Director of Basketball Operations: Kevin Lehman Jan. 14 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. EagleNation Storylines Jan. 17 at Northern Illinois* 2 p.m. » EASTERN LOOKS TO EXTEND THE STREAK VERSUS DETROIT: After a 10-day re- Jan. 21 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. spite from the court for final examinations, the Eastern Michigan University women’s Jan. 24 BOWLING GREEN* 2 p.m. basketball team hosts the University of Detroit Mercy Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Con- vocation Center. The game is the first part of a doubleheader with the EMU men’s Jan. 31 at Kent State* 2 p.m. basketball team, who tangle with St. Bonaventure University 30 minutes following the Feb. 4 OHIO* 7 p.m. conclusion of the EMU-UDM contest. Feb. 7 at Akron* 2 p.m. Eastern Michigan enters the game with a mark of 3-6 after defeating Chicago State Feb. 11 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. University, 68-61, at the Convocation Center, Dec. 10. The Titans are also 3-6 on the young season following a 60-54 triumph over Morehead State University Wednesday Feb. 14 at Miami* 5 p.m. evening, Dec. 17. Feb. 21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. Feb. 24 BALL STATE* 7 p.m. » THE SERIES WITH DETROIT: The Eagles and Titans face off for the 18th time in the Feb. 28 at Toledo* 4:30 p.m. program’s history with Detroit holding a 10-7 advantage in the all-time series. Satur- day’s meeting will be just the fourth since 2000. Last season EMU knocked off Detroit, Mar. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. 65-54, Nov. 14, 2007, at Calihan Hall in Detroit. Mar. 7 at Central Michigan* 2 p.m. The last time the squads squared off in Ypsilanti, the Green and White posted a 71- Mar. 11 at MAC Tournament First Rd. $ TBA 55 victory at the Convocation Center, Dec. 6, 2006. UDM opened the series with nine consecutive victories before EMU rolled off five wins between 1989 and 1999. Mar. 13 at MAC Tournament Quarterfinals $ TBA Mar. 14 at MAC Tournament Semifinals $ TBA » EMU VERSUS THE HORIZON LEAGUE: Eastern is 43-30 all-time versus the Indianapo- Mar. 15 at MAC Championship $ TBA lis, Ind. based conference, having played against all 10 member institutions. EMU has * Mid-American Conference match; All times are site times faced the University of Detroit Mercy more times than any other league member, with $ 2009 MAC Tournament (Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, Ohio) the Titans holding a 10-7 lead in the series. For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com » WEBER STATE ON THE HORIZON: Following the UDM contest, EMU will take a nine- INTERNETRADIO RADIO TELEVISION • WEMU Free Internet (89.1 FM) broadcast at • None day break to enjoy the holidays before Weber State University invades the Convoca- EMUEagles.com or WEMU.org tion Center Saturday, Dec. 29. The teams faced off last year at the Dee Events Center in INTERNET VIDEO LIVE STATISTICS Ogden, Utah, with the Wildcats walking away with a hard-fought 61-49 victory, Nov. • NoneBrian Nemerovski (PXP) will • EMUEagles.com 29, 2007. Three-pointers proved to be the main difference on the night, as the ‘Cats hit call the action. for 52.6 percent (10-for-19) from long range.

Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 2 EMU Media Relations The Game Week Schedule A quick look at Eastern Michigan’s media availability on game week. All appointments can be Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter made through the sports information office at 734.487.0317. Office Phone 734.487.0318 This Week’s Practice/Game Schedule Home Phone 734.485.3221 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cell Phone 734.260.1004 Practice Practice Players Practice Practice Practice GameDay E-mail [email protected] Off Day vs. UDM Fax 734.485.3840 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. EST Assistant SID Greg Steiner to to to to to 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Interviews Office Phone 734.487.0317 following Cell Phone 734.845.1132 the game E-mail [email protected] Graduate Assistants Requesting Credentials Amanda Decker, Sarah VanMetre, Dan Wyar Credentials can be obtained by contacting Greg Steiner in the EMU Sports Information Office. Student Staff They can be requested by calling 734.487.0317 or via e-mail to [email protected]. Requests must be received at least two days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available Chris Puzzuoli, Amy Ziemak, Nicole Phelps at the Will Call window at the Convocation Center. EMU does not issue parking credentials for basketball. Parking is free and on a first-come, first-serve basis. INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in Media Room A on the Con- Practice Procedures course Level of the Convocation Center. Both Most practices are open to the media. However, all media are recommended to make an advance teams interviews will take place in this area call to the EMU Sports Information Office to check on the status of practice for a particular day. with the visiting team going first, followed by head coach AnnMarie Gilbert and her players. Interview Policies (Mid-Week) Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert is available to speak to the media via phone Monday-Friday After road games, representatives will be mornings. All arrangements for interviews with Coach Gilbert should be made through brought to a designated area. The locker room Women’s Basketball SID Greg Steiner. is closed at all times. Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Please contact the EMU Sports Information Office to set up interviews. One note to the media: Home phone numbers The University for players and coaches WILL NOT be given out by the EMU Sports Information Office. Location Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded 1849 Interview Policies (Postgame) Enrollment 22,638 All post-game interviews will be conducted in Media Room A at the north end of the Convo- President Dr. Susan W. Martin cation Center. Both head coaches will be available to the media after a 10-minute cooling-off period, with the visiting coach and players going first in the media room (unless circumstances Nickname Eagles warrant a change). Individual players may also be available for interviews at the conclusion Colors Green (349) and White of the game. Please see a member of the sports information staff from either EMU or the Conference Mid-American visiting institution about player interviews. EMU Athletics Department Obtaining Media Information Athletics Director Dr. Derrick Gragg Information will be updated regularly at EMU’s official athletics website, EMUEagles.com. For Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff Doug Dowdy media information, go to the women’s basketball web page to find updated PDF files contain- Assoc. AD/SWA Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg ing, notes, statistics, rosters and schedules. To be added to the basketball e-mail distribution Assoc. AD/Administration Mike Malach list, contact Greg Steiner. Assoc. AD/Development Craig Fink Assoc. AD/Compliance Dr. Melody Reifel Werner Phone/Internet Access in the Convocation Center If media are in need of a phone line for the game or season, please inform Greg Steiner at time Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter of credential request of those needs. For those with laptop computers that can automatically Head Athletic Trainer Steve Nordwall select an IP address, there is a wireless Internet connection available in the Convocation Strength and Conditioning Mike Szerszen Center. See a Sports Information representative for the login password. Acting Equipment Manager Jay Sofen Pronunciation Guide Ticket Manager Ron Reid Schrock - shh-ROCK Ticket Office Phone 734.487.2282 Thrun - trune (rhymes with soon) Tymeshe - TIM-uh-shea Tavelyn - TAV-a-lin Shana - shay-NA Tretheway - TRETH-uh-way Vantil - van-TEAL De’Ja - DAY-zhah Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 3 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes

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EMU (3-6) UDM (2-6) 237...... CollegeRPI.com Ranking...... 217 67.4...... Scoring Offense...... 54.2 69.6...... Scoring Defense...... 67.2 -2.1...... Scoring Margin...... -13.0 .367...... Field Goal Percentage...... 358 Th e An n Ma rie Gi l ber t Fi l e .417...... Field Goal Percentage Defense...... 385 Hard-working. Compassionate. Dedicated. Just a few words .306...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage...... 268 that come to mind when talking about AnnMarie Gilbert. .306...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 349 On May 15, 2007, Eastern Michigan University introduced Gil- 5.9...... 3-Point Field Goals Made...... 4.7 bert as the seventh head women’s basketball coach in the history of the program. .743...... Free Throw Percentage...... 627 In just one season in Ypsilanti, Gilbert proved up to her billing. 39.6...... Rebounding Offense...... 35.4 Eastern Michigan posted a 17-12 overall record and gained a share of the 2007-08 Mid-American Conference West Division 42.0...... Rebounding Defense...... 40.4 Championship with an 11-5 mark. -2.4...... Rebounding Margin...... -5.0 With the division crown, Gilbert became just the fourth first- year head coach in league history to guide her team to a MAC 12.4...... Assists...... 12.1 title. Additionally, her 17 wins was an EMU record for most vic- 11.7...... Steals...... 6.0 tories by a first-year mentor and it also ranks ninth best in conference history for a rookie coach. 3.0...... Blocked Shots...... 2.0 Gilbert made a statement in her first game, guiding the Eagles +1.0...... Turnover Margin...... -2.2 to a 108-22 win over Temple Baptist College, Nov. 11, 2007. Her first conference victory occurred just a few months later, when 0.7...... Assist/Turnover Ratio...... 0.6 EMU turned in a dominating 61-42 victory over Northern Illinois 12.9...... Offensive Rebounds...... 12.3 University, Jan. 9, 2008. A rising star in the collegiate coaching ranks, Gilbert possesses 26.7...... Defensive Rebounds...... 23.1 17 years of collegiate coaching experience, including nine years as a head coach. She also spent five years as an assistant coach TATE’S TIES TO THE TITANS: EMU assistant coach LaTonya Tate helps guide the Eagles for the at Michigan State, where she helped the Spartans compile an impressive 120-44 record. During her time in East Lansing, the second consecutive season following a three-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Spartans made it to five consecutive NCAA tournaments and to Detroit Mercy. The 37-year-old Tate was a member of the Detroit Mercy women’s basketball staff the 2005 national championship game. for two separate stints, from 2004-07 and from 1995-97. A native of Detroit, Tate graduated from As the recruiting coordinator for MSU, Gilbert consistently brought excellent talent to East Lansing, including four top Detroit Cass Technical High School in 1988 after earning All-State honors in basketball. She was 25 recruiting classes. In November of 2006, Gilbert was instru- an All-State Dream Team selection, an honorable mention All-American and the runner-up for mental in signing five exceptional student-athletes to National Miss Basketball in the state of Michigan in 1987. Letters of Intent, including three players ranked in the top 100 nationally. As a class, it was ranked among the top 20 in the country by several recruiting publications. RADEMACHER VERSUS THE EAGLES: Detroit first-year head coach Autumn Rademacher re- Gilbert helped land another stellar recruiting class for the 2006-07 season, including Michigan Miss Basketball Allyssa turned to her alma mater this season, replacing Mickey Barett, who resigned midway through DeHaan, who went on to become the Big Ten Freshman of the the 2007-08 campaign. Rademacher is no stranger to game planning against Eastern Michigan, Year. All-Star Girls Report ranked the 2004-05 class 18th in the as she spent seven seasons (1997-2004) as an assistant coach at Western Michigan University. nation and Courtney Davidson was ranked as the nation’s sixth- best point guard. During her time in Kalamazoo, the Eagles sported an 8-6 record versus the Broncos, including a During the 2004-05 season, Gilbert helped guide the program 5-1 mark inside the Convocation Center. to a school-best 33-4 record which included a Big Ten Confer- ence championship, a Big Ten Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA National Championship game. SCHROCK ACCEPTING CHARITY: Sophomore Cassie Schrock is shooting 75.9 percent from the Prior to joining the Spartans, Gilbert spent the previous eight charity stripe this season. Schrock went to the line just twice in the season opener at North Da- seasons (1994-2002) as the head women’s basketball coach of NCAA Division III Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. She is still the kota (Nov. 14), but has found her way to the line ever since and is making the most of her freebies. winningest coach in Oberlin women’s basketball history as the Schrock is 60-for-79, which includes a 7-for-8 performance against Madonna (Nov. 22) and a 10- Yeomen made six appearances in the North Coast Athletic Con- for-14 effort versus No. 11/8 Notre Dame (Dec. 2). ference (NCAC) postseason tournament during her tenure. She assisted in the development of eight separate all-conference players as well as the 1999 All-NCAC Newcomer of the Year. PIPING HOT TURNOVERS: After forcing 565 turnovers (19.5 per game) last season, Eastern Michi- She began her coaching career at Oberlin as an assistant coach with the women’s basketball team in 1992-93 and was gan is at it again early this year, causing 172 turnovers (20.1 per game) in its nine outings. The an assistant men’s basketball coach in 1993-94, before assum- majority of those turnovers have come via EMU steals, with the Eagles registering 105 thefts (11.7 ing the women’s basketball head coaching duties in 1994. In per game) after ranking third in the Mid-American Conference in that category last season. addition to coaching, Gilbert served as the Senior Women’s Administrator/Associate Director of Athletics at Oberlin from 1996-2002. TRIFECTA, YOU BET YA: The three-point shot has been a key to the Eagles’ offense this season. Gi l b e r t Ve r s u s t h e MAC As a team, EMU is ranked 12th in the MAC with a shooting percentage of 30.6 (53-for-173) from Te a m Re c o r d Str e a k beyond the arc. On the other side, the Eagles’ defense has done a good job defending the long Ak r o n 1-0 W-1 ball as Eastern Michigan has limited its opposition to just 30.6 percent (49-for-160) shooting from Ba l l St a t e 0-2 l-2 three-point land. EMU’s perimeter defense was at its best versus James Madison, Nov. 27, when it Bo w l i n g Gr e e n 0-1 l-1 limited the Dukes to just four three-pointers. Bu f f a l o 1-0 W-1 Ce n tr a l Michigan 2-0 W-2 INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: In its three victories this season, EMU is averaging 76.0 points Ke n t St a t e 1-0 W-1 Mi a m i 0-1 l-1 while the opposition is posting just 51.0 points. In those games, opponents are shooting 30.9 No rt h e r n Il l i n o i s 2-0 W-2 percent from the field compared to 38.7 percent for the Eagles. In defeats, the Eagles are only Oh i o 1-1 l-1 scoring 63.2 points, while giving up 78.8. Another factor in the Eagles’ success has been the abil- To l e d o 2-0 W-2 ity to control the glass. EMU is grabbing 51.5 rebounds to just 43.5 for the opponents in the wins, We st e r n Michigan 1-1 W-1 while in setbacks EMU is being out-rebounded by nearly 10 caroms (33.8 to 43.8). Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 4

CONTRIBUTIONS OFF THE BENCH: Eastern Michigan’s bench is averaging 23.2 points and 19.0 EMU Specialty Statistics rebounds per game. The Eagle reserves have outscored seven of their nine opponents this sea- 2008-09 EMU Specialty Stats son, including Madonna by a 34-3 count, Nov. 22. EMU is 3-4 this season when its reserves out- score the opposition, and conversely 0-2 when it does not. EMU FG% at home 35.7 EMU FT% at home 73.1 REBOUND THAT BASKETBALL: Eastern Michigan and Notre Dame combined for 104 rebounds EMU 3-Pt. % at home 28.8 Tuesday, Dec. 2, to set a Convocation Center record for most combined boards in a game. The EMU FG% on road/neutral 35.5 previous standard was 99 caroms between EMU (60) and Wayne State (39), Nov. 19, 2005. EMU FT% on road/neutral 76.2 TURNING THE ROCK OVER: The Eagles forced the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre EMU 3-Pt. % on road/neutral 30.8 Dame into committing 18 miscues during the Dec. 2 contest at the Convocation Center. The EMU Point average at home 72.8 18 turnovers were a season-high for UND and marked the most since the Irish turned it over EMU Point average on road/neutral 63.2 19 times versus No. 14/13 Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in West Lafayette, Ind., March 25, 2008. Largest Halftime Lead 40 vs. Madonna Largest Halftime Deficit 26 at Illinois State MEXICO WAS WARM, BUT THE OPPONENTS WERE HOT: And it ended up with EMU losing a Largest deficit overcome to win 11 vs. Siena pair of games, falling to James Madison, 80-76, Nov. 27, and to No. 22/24 TCU, 71-55, Nov. 28. Largest lead surrendered in loss 7, vs. JMU In the opener, the Eagles were down by 15 points with 3:03 remaining and pulled within three with 17 seconds remaining but were unable to complete the rally. Four EMU players hit double figures, led by Cassie Schrock with 21 points and nine rebounds. All-Time Series Versus Ranked Opponents Against TCU, Eastern struggled offensively, shooting only 34 percent (22-for-64) from the Date Rank Opponent Result field and 26 percent (7-for-27) from beyond the arc. The Lady Frogs also forced the Eagles into a 11-11-00 6/4 at Purdue1 L, 60-84 season-high 23 turnovers, resulting in 27 TCU points. Tavelyn James with 17 points while Tara Johnson notched her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 boards. 12-28-01 15/15 Colorado St.2 L, 56-66 03-20-04 18/18 vs. Boston College3 L, 56-58 Now I’m Following You: EMU currently holds the longest streak in the Mid-American 11-25-05 17/17 vs. DePaul4 L, 49-64 Conference for most consecutive non-losing league campaigns at 10. Kent State had held the 12-21-05 21/22 UTAH5 L, 67-72 standard for above .500 campaigns at 17 dating back to 1990-91, but the Golden Flashes’ streak ended last season. 01-28-07 16/16 BOWLING GREEN6 L, 55-72 7 03-09-07 18/20 vs. Bowling Green L, 57-71 RESERVATIONS FOR SIX: To say the defense stood up to the challenge would be an under- 11-28-08 22/24 vs. TCU8 L, 55-71 statement, as Eastern Michigan held Madonna to a school-record six points in the first half of 12-02-08 11/8 NOTRE DAME9 L, 63-83 the non-conference contest, Nov. 22. The Crusaders six points were also a Convocation Center record for fewest points in a period, as the total bested the mark from last season when the Green and White held Temple Baptist (11-11-07) to just 10 points in the first frame. First poll ranking is the Associated Press and the second number is the ESPN/USA Today poll STOP, THIEF!: In the victory over NAIA foe Madonna, Nov. 22, EMU racked up 24 steals, which is tied for the third-best effort in team history. Additionally, freshman Tavelyn James notched Location of Game Key nine swipes, which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game. Last season versus NC- 1 - Preseason WNIT (West Lafayette, Ind.) CAA member Temple Baptist (11-11-07), the Eagles stole the rock a record 29 times. 2 - Convocation Center (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 3 - NCAA Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) EMU women’s basketball games can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this season, as well 4 - Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) as on the internet at www.wemu.org. The station will broadcast at least 16 games during the 2008-09 season, with Brian Nemerovski performing play-by-play duties. The 5 - Convocation Center (Ypsilanti, Mich.) upcoming schedule, with all times listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: 6 - Convocation Center (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 7 - MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) Tues. Dec. 2 NOTRE DAME 6:50 p.m. 8 - Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) Wed. Dec. 10 CHICAGO STATE 6:50 p.m. 9 - Convocation Center (Ypsilanti, Mich.) Sat. Dec. 20 DETROIT 1:50 p.m. Mon. Dec. 29 WEBER STATE 6:50 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 1:50 p.m. Wed. Jan. 14 TOLEDO* 6:50 p.m. Wed. Jan. 21 at Western Michigan* 6:50 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 BOWLING GREEN* 1:50 p.m. Wed. Feb. 4 OHIO* 6:50 p.m. Wed. Feb. 11 BUFFALO* 6:50 p.m. Sat. Feb. 14 at Miami* 1:50 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1:50 p.m. Tues. Feb. 24 BALL STATE* 6:50 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 at Toledo* ** 1:50 p.m. Tues. Mar. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6:50 p.m. Sat. Mar. 7 at Central Michigan* 1:50 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena - March 10-15 Wed. Mar. 11 at MAC Tournament TBA ** Indicates that WEMU will choose the “more compelling” game to broadcast since the men’s and women’s teams will be playing on the same day. 1 Fri. Mar. 13 at MAC Tournament TBA Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 5 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes

POINTS IN THE PAINT: In the first two games of the season the Eagles struggled to put the ball in the basket from close range, as EMU averaged just 10 points in the paint. Conversely, in The EMU Record Book those contests the opposition averaged 27.0 points per game in the lane. All of that changed Single-Game Points Scored versus Madonna, Nov. 22, when the Eagles dropped 44 points in the paint to just 12 for the 1. Laurie Byd ( Dec. 12, 1981) 37 Crusaders. t2. LaTonya Watson (Mar. 2, 1991) 36 NEMO WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU: In an effort to provide the most complete coverage of t2. Colleen Russell (Feb. 12, 2008) 36 EMU Athletics, radio play-by-play man Brian Nemerovski will be taking your e-mails during this t4. Sharon Brown (Jan. 2, 1986) 35 season’s broadcasts. You can e-mail Nemo at [email protected] t4. Jean Akin (Jan. 22, 1994) 35

BENCH PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT: EMU’s bench has shown that it can provide a spark. Versus North Dakota (Nov. 14) the bench poured in 25 of the team’s 71 points while against Single-Game Field Goals Made Cleveland State (Nov. 18) the reserves notched 35 of the team’s 67 points. In the 54-point victo- t1. Laurie Byrd (Dec. 12, 1981) 17 ry over Madonna (Nov. 22) EMU’s bench combined for 34 points. In the overtime win over Siena t1. Sharon Brown (Jan. 2, 1986) 17 (Nov. 24) the reserves were able to contribute 15 points. t3. Laurie Byrd (Dec. 6, 1980) 15 LAWSON RED-HOT FROM BEYOND THE ARC: Last season, Mary Lawson totaled just three t3. Resheema Wood (Dec. 12, 1992) 15 points in the season opener versus Temple Baptist (Nov. 14, 2007) before a knee injury side- lined her for the season. Lawson had made that time off count, in nine games this season she Single-Game Free Throws Made is averaging 10.2 points per game plus shooting 35-percent (27-of-76) from three-point range. 1. Colleen Russell (Feb. 12, 2008) 14 At Cleveland State (Nov. 18), the Alexandria, Va. native stroked a career-high five treys en route to 15 points. 2. Angie Suggs (Feb. 10, 1993) 13 3. Accomplished five times 12 YOUTH BEING SERVED: Heading into the 2008-09 campaign head coach AnnMarie Gilbert knew she would be leading a very young team this season. The six returning players have com- Single-Game Three-Pointers Made bined for just 31 starts and a total of 141 games in their careers. Eastern returned a total of 15.6 points and13.8 rebounds per game from the 2007-08 squad 1. Marion Crandall (Feb. 21, 2004) 8 that went 17-12 and won a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division championship. 2. Accomplished four times 7 Sophomore Cassie Schrock leads all returners with 6.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 25.3 minutes per game. Single-Game Rebounds HITTING FROM LONG RANGE: EMU’s women’s basketball team has shown it can hit from long 1. Kristen Staples (Feb. 2, 1991) 21 range and has for quite a while now. Eastern has made at least one three pointer in the last 2. Denise Allen (Jan. 21, 1979) 20 196 games, dating back to Jan. 31, 2002. EMU totaled 10 treys in the 2008-09 season opener t3. Felicia Hines (Jan. 7, 1984) 19 at North Dakota, Nov. 14. The last time the Eagles did not make one was on Jan. 26, 2002, in a t3. Felicia Hines (Feb. 23, 1985) 19 52-43 road victory over Central Michigan. t3. Sharon Rose (Dec. 13, 1986) 19 EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 28th season competing in the Mid-American Confer- ence. The Eagles hold a 193-254 record against conference foes and have posted eight straight Single-Game Steals winning seasons in the MAC. EMU has had the most success against Northern Illinois, going 1. Traci Parsons (Dec. 19, 1995) 11 21-8, and the least versus Miami, 11-34. Western Michigan has been the Green and White’s most frequent opponent with 63 meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of the fewest confer- 2. Accomplished sevem times 9 ence games against the Eagles with 13. Single-Game Assists THE ROAD WARRIORS ARE COMING BACK: The Eagles have been a good road team under 1. Betsy Brown (Nov. 29, 1995) 14 head coach AnnMarie Gilbert. In one year under Gilbert, EMU is 9-8 in road contests. This trend continues in the MAC, as the Eagles are 6-2 in conference road games. t2. September Silvers (Jan. 11, 1995) 13 t2. Erika Ford (Jan. 31, 2004) 13 CLOSE GAMES FELL IN FAVOR OF EMU IN 2007-08: EMU posted a 4-1 record last season in 4 Accomplished four times 12 games decided on the final possession of the contest. EMU survived for road wins at Toledo (Feb. 27), Buffalo (Jan. 26), Central Michigan (Jan. 19) and Duquesne (Dec. 28). The lone setback occurred on the Eagles’ home court versus Dayton (Dec. 21). Single-Game Blocked Shots 1. Sharon Rose (Feb. 21, 1987) 9 THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2008-09 EMU women’s basketball player stands 5-feet-10 2. Eszter Biro (Dec. 30, 1991) 8 inches tall and is 20 years and 70 days old. The youngest Eagle is Paige Redditt, who turned 18, 3. Sharon Rose (Jan. 7, 1987) 7 Sept. 5, 2008. Amber Land is the oldest Eagle having turned 23, Nov. 9, 2008. 4. Accomplished three times 6 CHANGING IT UP: Sophomore Cassie Schrock wore number 11 last year, but instead will wear number 22 this year as a sophomore. Now wearing number 11 will be junior college transfer Single-Game Home Attendance Amanda Tretheway. 1. vs. WMU (Feb. 12, 2005) - (DH) 5,423 2. vs. Miami (Jan. 24, 2004) 2,630 3. vs. Ball State (Feb. 1, 2003) 2,439

EMU WINS MICHIGAN MAC TITLE: For the third consecutive year, the Eagles won the Michigan The EMU Career Record Book Mid-American Conference Women’s title, by defeating rival Central Michigan, March 5, 2008, by Career Games Played a score of 73-65. The award, sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, is awarded annually t1. Nikki Knapp (2002-06) 120 to the team that wins the season series among EMU, Western Michigan and CMU. EMU finished with a 3-1 record, while WMU went 3-1 and CMU 0-4. But since the Eagles previously held the t.1 Melis Ulker (2002-06) 120 title, EMU retains the title despite the tie with WMU. t1. Sarah VanMetre (2003-07) 120 4. Erika Ford (2001-04) 116 BIG SIS CAN NOT ONLY PLAY, BUT SHE CAN TALK ABOUT IT: A junior college transfer from Jack- 5. Abby Wiseman (1993-03) 115 sonville College, Mary Lawson is out to make her a name for herself here at EMU and throughout the Mid-American Conference. The game of basketball runs heavily in the Lawson family, as sister Kara Lawson played for the University of Tennessee and currently plays for the WNBA’s Sacramen- Career Points to Monarchs. In recent years, Lawson has been involved in broadcasting during the off-season, 1. Laurie Byrd (1978-82) 1,899 doing commentaries for ESPN during men’s and women’s college basketball games. 2. Ryan Coleman (2002-06) 1,793 PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATIONS: The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team 3. Nikki Knapp (2002-06) 1,511 was picked to finish fifth in the West Division according to the 2008-09 Mid American Conference 4. Sharon Brown (1982-86) 1,459 preseason poll by the voting members of the MAC News Media Association. The announcement 5. Traci Parsons (1993-97) 1,454 was made in Cleveland Thursday, Oct. 30, as part of the conference’s Women’s Basketball Media Day at Quicken Loans Arena. Ball State University was picked to win the West Division with 129 points, including 20 first-place Career Rebounds votes. Northern Illinois University is expected to finish second with 89 points and Central Michigan 1. Nikki Knapp (2002-06) 802 University third with 76 points. Rounding out the West Division were Western Michigan University 2. Stephanie Smiley (1998-02) 785 (75 points), EMU (51) and the University of Toledo (47). Bowling Green State University was tabbed 3. Sarah VanMetre (2003-07) 770 as the preseason favorite in the East with 132 points including 19 first place votes. 4. Suzanne Huff (1979-83) 756 The Falcons were also selected to win the 2009 MAC Women’s Basketball Tournament, which takes place at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, March 11-15, earning 24 votes. 5. Ryan Coleman (2002-06) 747 BEING PICKED FIFTH MIGHT NOT BE SO BAD: Being picked fifth in the preseason Mid-American Career Three-Pointer Made Conference poll may not be that bad if you look at it from a historical perspective. The Eagles have 1. Kristy Maska (1997-01) 215 been picked to finish fifth on three other occasions since the turn of the century, and in all of those years they have posted a better finish than the odds-makers projected. t2. Stephanie Smiley (1998-02) 174 In fact, the last time the Eagles were picked to come in fifth in the West Division was 2003-04. t2. Ryan Coleman (2002-06) 174 That season turned out to be a storybook campaign that featured the squad posting a 22-8 (12-4 4. Dru Bishop (1993-03) 150 MAC) record en route to the program’s first division title, tournament championship and NCAA 5. Marion Crandall (2000-04) 137 Tournament appearance. Other times EMU has been picked fifth were in 2001-02 and 2002-03, when the Green and White would actually finish fourth both seasons with 10-6 and 9-7 league records, respectively. Career Assists 1. Stephanie Smiley (1998-02) 577 THE BEST IN MICHIGAN: Beginning with the 2003-04 campaign, the EMU women’s team has 2. Erika Ford (2001-04) 534 posted the best conference mark of the 14 Division I program’s – men’s or women’s – in the state 3. LaTonya Watson (1988-92) 446 of Michigan. During the past five years EMU has combined for 59 league wins and just 21 setbacks. That win total is one more than Suzy Merchant’s Michigan State University women, two 4. Laurie Byrd (1978-82) 395 more than Steve Hawkin’s Western Michigan University men and five more than Beckie Francis’ 5. Ryan Coleman (2002-06) 376 Oakland University women’s team.

Career Steals Team Conf. Rec. Winning % 1. Ryan Coleman (2002-06) 265 Eastern Michigan Women 59-21 .738 2. JoAnn LeFevre (1983-87) 259 Michigan State Women 58-24 .704 Western Michigan Men 57-29 .663 3. Stephanie Smiley (1998-02) 243 Oakland Women 54-26 .675 4. LaTonya Watson (1988-92) 235 Michigan State Men 53-29 .646 5. Sharon Brown (1982-86) 231 Western Michigan Women 44-36 .550 Oakland Men 40-40 .500 Career Blocks Detroit Men 36-46 .439 Michigan Men 33-49 .402 1. Sharon Rose (1983-87) 144 Eastern Michigan Men 29-57 .337 2. Stephanie Smiley (1998-02) 103 Detroit Women 27-55 .329 3. Melis Ulker (2002-06) 74 Central Michigan Men 22-64 .256 4. Ryan Coleman (2002-06) 65 Michigan Women 19-63 .232 5. Eszter Biro (1991-92) 60 Central Michigan Women 17-62 .215

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20+ Po i n t Ga m e s Th i s s e a s o n Ca r e e r Player Pts. Game Result Ga m e s Pl a y e d / Tavelyn James 25 vs. Siena W, 68-54 OT Tavelyn James 22 vs. Madonna W, 92-38 Ga m e s St a r t e d Cassie Schrock 22 at Cleveland State L, 67-76 Player GP GS Cassie Schrock 21 vs. James Madison L, 76-80 Amber Land 69 14 Cassie Schrock 38 29 Tara Johnson 29 2 Shana McKinney 27 7 Carla Warren 12 0 Mary Lawson 12 7 Sydney Huntley-Rogers 9 4 Paige Redditt 9 2 Tavelyn James 9 6 De’Ja Wills 9 4 Brittany Simmons 9 1 Amanda Tretheway 4 0 Kimberly Davis 8 1 Kayla Vantil 5 0 Do u b l e -Do u b l e s Tymeshe Gibson 3 0 Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result Cassie Schrock 16 14 vs. Notre Dame L, 63-83 Tara Johnson 10 11 vs. TCU L, 55-71 Do u b l e Fi g u r e Cassie Schrock 14 14 vs. Siena W, 69-54 OT Sc o r i n g Ga m e s Cassie Schrock 17 10 vs. Madonna W, 92-38 Player Career Season Cassie Schrock 15 8 Amber Land 5 1 Mary Lawson 6 6 Tavelyn James 5 5 Sydney Huntley-Rogers 5 5 Shana McKinney 1 -- De’Ja Wills 1 1 Tara Johnson 1 1 Carla Warren -- -- Kimberly Davis -- -- Tymeshe Gibson -- -- Paige Redditt -- -- Brittany Simmons -- -- Amanda Tretheway -- -- Kayla Vantil -- -- St a r t i n g Combinations Staters Record Simmons•Lawson•McKinney•Schrock•James 1-0 Johnson•Lawson•McKinney•Schrock•James 1-1 Lawson•McKinney•Huntley-Rogers•Schrock•James 0-1 Lawson•McKinney•Wills•Schrock•James 0-1 Lawson•McKinney•Huntley-Rogers•Wills•Schrock 1-0 Davis•McKinney•Lawson•Schrock•James 0-1 Land•Redditt•Huntley-Rogers•Wills•Schrock 0-2

Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 8 Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... Eagles Approaching Milestones Overall MAC Milestone Who/How Close? When the Eagles lead at halftime...... 2-0...... 0-0 100 career wins.. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert When the Eagles trail at halftime...... 1-5...... 0-0 needs 22 more When the Eagles are tied at halftime...... 0-1...... 0-0 School-record 147 wins.... HC AnnMarie Gilbert needs 128 more Leading with 5 minutes left in the game...... 3-0...... 0-0 200 Career Points...... Amber Land Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-6...... 0-0 needs 39 points Tied with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-0...... 0-0 200 Career Rebounds...... Amber Land needs 33 rebounds Scoring 70 points or more...... 1-3...... 0-0 Scoring less than 70 points...... 2-3...... 0-0 500 Career Points...... Cassie Schrock needs 163 points

Holding opponents to less than 70 points...... 3-0...... 0-0 200 Career Rebounds...... Cassie Schrock Opponents scoring 70 points or more...... 0-6...... 0-0 reached Dec. 6, at Illinois State 200 All-time MAC Victories...... EMU When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field...... 1-0...... 0-0 needs seven more conference wins When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field...... 2-6...... 0-0 500 All-Time Victories...... EMU needs 96 more wins When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field...... 0-3...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field...... 3-3...... 0-0

Having better field goal percentage than opponents...... 2-0...... 0-0 Having worse field goal percentage than opponents...... 1-6...... 0-0 Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0...... 0-0

When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line...... 2-4...... 0-0 When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line..... 1-2...... 0-0

Shooting more free throws...... 3-2...... 0-0 Shooting fewer free throws...... 0-4...... 0-0 Shooting same number of free throws...... 0-0...... 0-0

When the Eagles outrebound the opponent...... 3-1...... 0-0 When the Eagles are outrebounded...... 0-5...... 0-0 2007-08 CollegeRPI.com Rankings Rank Record Same number of rebounds...... 0-0...... 0-0 Eastern Michigan 157 17-12 North Dakota N/A 27-4 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers...... 1-0...... 0-0 Cleveland State 135 19-12 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers...... 2-6...... 0-0 Madonna N/A 13-16 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers...... 3-3...... 0-0 Siena 178 11-18 James Madison 45 24-10 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers...... 0-3...... 0-0 TCU 56 23-12 Notre Dame 14 25-9 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 4, Opponents 4 Illinois State 44 26-7 Cassie Schrock 3; Tara Johnson 1 Chicago State 193 16-13 Detroit 293 6-24 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Weber State 216 12-16 Dayton 62 25-9 Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Ball State 150 15-15 20-plus Point Games: EMU 4, Opponents 3 Central Michigan 299 6-23 Toledo 223 14-16 Tavelyn James (2-0); Cassie Schrock (0-2) Northern Illinois 219 10-18 Western Michigan 218 13-19 30-plus Point Games: EMU 0, Opponents 0 Bowling Green 63 26-8 Kent State 241 9-21 EMU Players as Leading Scorer (Record): Ohio 116 20-13 Tavelyn James (2-1); Cassie Schrock (1-4); De’Ja Wills (0-1); Akron 264 7-24 Buffalo 191 15-15 Miami 58 23-11 EMU Players as Leading Rebounder (Record):

Cassie Schrock (3-4); Tara Johnson (0-1); Paige Redditt (0-1) CollegeRPI.com through games of Monday, March 17, 2008

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The Last Time... 2008-09 Eastern Michigan ... the Eagles scored 90 points ... an Eagle player posted a triple-double Women’s Basketball Nov. 22, 2008- vs. Madonna (W, 92-38) Ryan Coleman, vs. Western Michigan, Feb. 12, 2005 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) Honors/Awards ... the Eagles scored 100 points • Held Madonna to a school-record six points Nov. 11, 2007 - vs. Temple Baptist (W, 108-22) ... the Eagles played an overtime game Nov. 24, 2008 - vs. Siena (W, 65-54) in a half (Nov. 22, 2008) ... an EMU opponent scored 100 points Jan. 27, 2001 - vs. Ball State (L, 66-100) ... the Eagles played a double-overtime game • Tavelyn James’ nine steals versus Madonna Dec. 28, 2007 - at Duquesne (W, 79-77, 2OT) are tied for second-most in EMU history ... both teams scored 100 points never ... the Eagles won 20 games in a season 2005-06 - 22 wins 8 losses ... the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more Nov. 22, 2008- vs. Madonna (W, 92-38) ... the Eagles had a five-game winning streak 9 games, Akron (2-4-06) to Ohio (3-8-06) ... the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more Nov. 22, 2008- vs. Madonna (W, 92-38) ... the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak 21 games, UAB (12-10-93) to St. John’s (11-25-94) ... the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points Dec. 6, 2008- vs. at Illinois State (L, 47-83) ... the Eagles went to a postseason tournament 2006 Women’s National Invitation Tournament ... an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game lost in the First Round, 57-79 at Indiana State (3-16-06) Colleen Russell, 36, vs. Akron, Feb. 12, 2008 ... the Eagles played in the MAC Championship game ... an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game 2003-04 vs. Bowling Green (W, 65-56) Never (most is 36 by LaTonya Watson) ... the Eagles played in the WNIT or the NCAA Tournaments ... an Eagle averaged 20 points in a season 2006 Women’s National Invitation Tournament Sharon Brown, 1985-86, 20.8 ppg lost in the First Round, 57-79 at Indiana State (3-16-06)

... an Eagle freshman averaged in double figures ... the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC Alyssa Pittman, 2006-07, 12.3 ppg 2005-06, Ryan Coleman

... an Eagle freshman led the team in scoring ... the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team All-MAC Holly Mitchell, 1997-1998, 393 points 2007-08, Colleen Russell

... an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game ... the Eagles had a player voted Third-Team All-MAC Brittany Tyson, 10, vs. Temple Baptist, Nov. 11, 2007 2006-07, Patrice McKinney

... an Eagle player had 15 or more rebounds in a game ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of the Year Sarah VanMetre, 16, vs. BGSU, March 9, 2007 2006-07, Alyssa Pittman

... an Eagle player had five or more blocks in a game ... the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All-Freshman team Melis Ulker, 5, vs. Michigan State, Nov. 28, 2003 2006-07, Alyssa Pittman

... an Eagle player had five or more steals in a game ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Sixth Man of the Year Sydney Huntley-Rogers, 5, vs. JMU, Nov. 27, 2008 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre

... an Eagle player had five three-pointers in a game ... A player joined the Eagles’ 1,000-Point Club Mary Lawson,5, at Cleveland State, Nov. 18, 2008 Sarah VanMetre, December 6, 2006, vs. Detroit

Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 10 MAC STANDINGS: (as of Dec. 15, 2008) East Division West Division MAC Overall MAC Overall School W-L Pct W-L Pct School W-L Pct W-L Pct Kent State 0-0 .000 7-1 .875 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 6-2 .750 Bowling Green 0-0 .000 7-2 .778 Ball State 0-0 .000 4-2 .667 Miami 0-0 .000 6-3 .667 Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 Buffalo 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 Ohio 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 Toledo 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 Akron 0-0 .000 2-6 .250 Western Michigan 0-0 .000 2-6 .250

RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2008-09 MAC rankings of the squad, Upcoming Events/Results (as of Dec. 15, 2008) through Dec. 15, 2008.

MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. Saturday, Dec. 20 Scoring Offense 7th 67.4 Buffalo (13) Scoring Defense 10th 69.6 Central Michigan at UW-Milwaukee, 2 p.m. Scoring Margin 8th -2.1 Ball State at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. Field Goal Percentage 10th .367 Detroit Mercy at Eastern Michigan Field Goal Percentage Defense 9th .417 Free Throw Percentage 5th .743 UIC at Northern Illinois 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 9th .306 Akron at Youngstown State, 2:05 p.m. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 7th .306 Robert Morris at Kent State, 2 p.m. 3-Point Field Goals Made 6th 5.89 Rebounding Offense 2nd 39.6 Sunday, Dec. 21 Rebounding Defense 10th 42.0 Rebounding Margin 8th -2.4 Western Michigan (14) Blocked Shots 5th 3.00 Buffalo (13) Assists 8th 12.44 Hartford at Bowling Green, 2 p.m. Steals 1st 11.67 Ohio at Syracuse Turnover Margin 4th +1.00 Murray State at Miami, 2 p.m. Assist/Turnover Ratio 7th 0.65 Offensive Rebounds 6th 12.89 Defensive Rebounds 1st 26.67 Monday, Dec. 22 Western Michigan (14) Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) Temple at Ball State, 7 p.m. Scoring 7. Cassie Schrock 15.4 Bradley at Toledo, 7 p.m. 12. Tavelyn James 13.8 Rebounds per game 2. Cassie Schrock 9.0 Assists 3. Sydney Huntley-Rogers 5.00 Sunday, Dec. 28 Free Throw Percentage t-2. Tavelyn James .920 Central Michigan vs. Morehead State, 1:30 p.m. (15) Steals 1. Sydney Huntley-Rogers 2.44 Bowling Green vs. Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. (16) 5. Cassie Schrock 2.33 Northern Illinois at Southern Illinois t-7. Tavelyn James 2.22 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 15. Mary Lawson .355 Western Michigan at North Carolina Three-Pointers Made 3. Mary Lawson 3.00 Akron at Houston, 3 p.m. Blocks 5. Shana McKinney 1.29 Kent State at New Orleans, 7 p.m. 9. Paige Redditt 0.89 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 8. Sydney Huntley-Rogers 1.32 Monday, Dec. 29 Offensive Rebounds 7. Cassie Schrock 2.78 Defensive Rebounds 2 Cassie Schrock 6.22 Central Michigan at Louisville, 7 p.m. (15) Minutes Played 2. Cassie Schrock 36.22 Bowling Green vs. Dayton/Lipscomb (16) 21. Tavelyn James 29.67 Miami vs. Towson, TBA (17) Weber State at Eastern Michigan MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Associa- Buffalo at Cleveland State tion got together Oct. 30, 2008, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2008-09 women’s basketball race. The predictions are listed below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. Ohio at South Alabama

East Division Tuesday, Dec. 30 1. Bowling Green (19)...... 132 Central Michigan vs. New Hampshire, 4:30 p.m. (15) 2. Miami (15)...... 109 Miami vs. Florida/Vermont, TBA (17) 3. Ohio (10)...... 89 4. Kent State (4)...... 42 Youngstown State at Toledo, 7 p.m. 5. Buffalo...... 42 Western Michigan at NC Central 6. Akron...... 26 Wednesday, Dec. 31 West Division Akron at Sam Houston State, 3 p.m. 1. Ball State (20)...... 129 2. Northern Illinois (14)...... 89 3. Central Michigan (5)...... 76 Friday, Jan. 2 4. Western Michigan (4)...... 75 Bowling Green at SIU-Edwardsville, TBA 5. Eastern Michigan...... 51 Buffalo at Bucknell 6. Toledo...... 47

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Amber Land Shana McKinney 6-2 Senior-Senior 6-1 Senior-Senior Forward Forward

Kulm, N.D.-Kulm H.S. Detroit, Mich.-Osborn (Wayne C.C.C.) #3 #42

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 12, twice, most recent at Duquesne (12-28-07) Points 13, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Field Goals 5, twice, at Illinois State (12-2-07) Field Goals 6, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) 3-Point FG’s 1, three times, most recent at North Dakota (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s None Free Throws 6, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Free Throws 1, three times, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 9, vs. Toledo (1-12-08) Rebounds 5, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Assists 3, twice, most recent at Florida Atlantic (12-6-07) Assists 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals 3, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Steals 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks 1, 12 times, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Blocks 4, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 11, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Points 4, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Field Goals 2, twice, most recent vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Field Goals 3, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, at North Dakota (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 6, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Free Throws 1, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 3, twice, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 5, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Assists 2, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Assists N/A Steals 3, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Steals 1, twice, most recent vs. James Madison (11-7-08) Blocks 1, three times, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Blocks 4, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08)

Mary Lawson Carla Warren 6-2 Senior-Junior 5-8 Junior-Junior Forward Guard

Alexandria, Va.- Lima, Ohio- West Potomac H.S. Elida H.S. #21 #23

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 15, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Points 6, at Illinois State (12-6-08) Field Goals 5, three times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Field Goals 3, at Illinois State (12-6-08) 3-Point FG’s 5, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Free Throws 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Rebounds 7, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 2, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Assists 2, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Assists N/A Steals 3, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Steals 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Blocks 1, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 15, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Points 6, at Illinois State (12-6-08) Field Goals 5, three times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Field Goals 3, at Illinois State (12-6-08) 3-Point FG’s 5, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Free Throws 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Rebounds 7, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 2, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Assists 2, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Assists N/A Steals 3, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Steals 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Blocks 1, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Blocks N/A Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 12

Tara Johnson Cassie Schrock 5-10 Sophomore 5-9 Sophomore Forward Guard

Flint, Mich.- Wadsworth, Ohio- Hamady H.S. Wadsworth H.S. #2 #22

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 10, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Points 22, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Field Goals 5, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Field Goals 7, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) 3-Point FG’s None 3-Point FG’s 3, vs. Central Michigan (3-5-08) Free Throws 8, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Free Throws 12, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Rebounds 11, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Rebounds 14, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Assists 2, at Northern Illinois (3-1-08) Assists 7, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals 2, twice, most recent at Fla. International (12-8-07) Steals 5, at Ohio (2-9-08) Blocks None Blocks 1, three times, most recent at Bowling Green (2-16-08) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 10, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Points 22, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Field Goals 5, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Field Goals 7, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s 1, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Free Throws 8, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Free Throws 12, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Rebounds 11, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Rebounds 14, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Assists 1, twice, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Assists 5, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Steals 1, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Steals 4, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Blocks 1, vs. TCU (11-28-08) Blocks N/A

Amanda Kayla Vantil Tretheway 6-2 Junior-Junior 6-2 Junior-Junior Forward Forward San Francisco, Calif. Mountain View, Calif.- Mountain View H.S. #11 #35

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 2, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Points 2, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Field Goals 1, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Field Goals 1, at North Dakota (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws N/A Free Throws N/A Rebounds N/A Rebounds 1, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Assists N/A Assists N/A Steals N/A Steals 1, at Illinois State (12-6-08) Blocks N/A Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 2, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Points 2, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Field Goals 1, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Field Goals 1, at North Dakota (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws N/A Free Throws N/A Rebounds N/A Rebounds 1, twice, most recent at Illinois State (12-6-08) Assists N/A Assists N/A Steals N/A Steals 1, at Illinois State (12-6-08) Blocks N/A Blocks N/A Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 13 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes

Sydney De’Ja Wills Huntley-Rogers 5-9 Sophomore 5-7 Sophomore Guard Guard Anderson, Ind.- Cincinnati, Ohio Anderson H.S. #13 #15

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 11, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Points 14, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Field Goals 5, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Field Goals 5, at North Dakota (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s 3, vs. vs. TCU (11-28-08) 3-Point FG’s 4, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Free Throws 4, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Free Throws 2, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Rebounds 4, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 5, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Assists 9, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Assists 2, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Steals 6, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Steals 4, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Blocks 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 11, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Points 14, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Field Goals 5, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Field Goals 5, at North Dakota (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s 3, vs. vs. TCU (11-28-08) 3-Point FG’s 4, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Free Throws 4, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Free Throws 2, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Rebounds 4, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Rebounds 5, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Assists 9, vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) Assists 2, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Steals 6, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Steals 4, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Blocks 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Blocks N/A

Kimberly Davis Tymeshe Gibson 5-10 Freshman 6-1 Freshman Guard/Forward Forward

Evanston, Ill.- Kansas City, Mo.- Evanston Township Park Hill South H.S. #30 #40

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 4, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Points N/A Field Goals 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Field Goals N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 2, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 6, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Rebounds 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Assists 1, twice, most recent vs. Siena (11-24-08) Assists N/A Steals 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Steals N/A Blocks 1, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 4, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Points N/A Field Goals 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Field Goals N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 2, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 6, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Rebounds 1, twice, most recent vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Assists 1, twice, most recent vs. Siena (11-24-08) Assists N/A Steals 1, vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Steals N/A Blocks 1, vs. Notre Dame (12-2-08) Blocks N/A Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 14

Tavelyn James Paige Redditt 5-7 Freshman 6-1 Freshman Guard Forward

Detroit, Mich.- Belton, Mo.- Mumford H.S. Belton H.S. #24 #32

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 25, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Points 7, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Field Goals 10, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Field Goals 2, three times, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) 3-Point FG’s 3, twice, most recent vs. TCU (11-28-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 5, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Free Throws 3, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Rebounds 8, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Rebounds 9, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Assists 4, twice, most recent vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Assists N/A Steals 9, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Steals 3, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Blocks N/A Blocks 3, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 25, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Points 7, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Field Goals 10, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Field Goals 2, three times, most recent vs. Chicago State (12-10-08) 3-Point FG’s 3, twice, most recent vs. TCU (11-28-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 5, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Free Throws 3, at North Dakota (11-14-08) Rebounds 8, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Rebounds 9, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Assists 4, twice, most recent vs. James Madison (11-27-08) Assists N/A Steals 9, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Steals 3, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Blocks N/A Blocks 3, vs. Siena (11-24-08)

Brittany Simmons 5-1 Freshman Guard/Forward

Zion, Ill.- Zion Belton H.S. #5 Career Game Highs Points 6, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Field Goals 2, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) Free Throws 2, twice, most recent vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Rebounds 7, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Assists 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Steals 1, twice, most recent vs. Siena (11-24-08) Blocks 1, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Eastern Michigan University utilizes Internet Consulting Services (ICS) SIDEARM Live Stats system for women’s basketball. Live Stats is the next Season Game Highs generation in live stat presentation, powered solely by Flash and XML. Points 6, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Using official stats generated through the Stat Crew system by EMU’s Field Goals 2, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) Sports Information Office, the interface automatically pulls in fresh statisti- 3-Point FG’s 1, at Cleveland State (11-18-08) cal data in the background with each receipt of an updated XML file directly Free Throws 2, twice, most recent vs. Madonna (11-22-08) from the scoring computer. As a result, Live Stats never needs to refresh/ reload. The system also integrated with head shots of the active student- Rebounds 7, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) athletes. Assists 1, vs. Madonna (11-22-08) To view the live stats, go to http://www.sidearmstats.com/emu/wbball Steals 1, twice, most recent vs. Siena (11-24-08) Blocks 1, vs. Siena (11-24-08) Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 15 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes

GAME 1 • Nov. 14, 2008 • Sioux Center • Grand Forks, N.D. GAME 2 • Nov. 18, 2008 • Wolstein Center • Cleveland, Ohio GAME 3 • Nov. 22, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Eastern Michigan 71 Eastern Michigan 67 Madonna 38 North Dakota 80 Cleveland State 76 Eastern Michigan 92

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Despite scoring four players in double-fig- CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Eastern Michigan University women’s ures and shooting 86.7 percent from the free throw line, the Eastern team came up short versus Cleveland State University, 76-67, Tuesday basketball team handily won its 2008-09 home opener and Michigan University women’s basketball team dropped its season evening, Nov. 18, in non-conference action at the Wolstein Center. In a picked up its first win of the season, defeating the Madonna game that was plagued with a combined 47 personal fouls, the Vikings opener, 80-71, to the Fighting Sioux from the University of North University Crusaders, 92-38, Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Convo- Dakota Friday night, Nov. 14, at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. used a 17-6 run to open the second half and were able to fend off the cation Center. Sophomore guard De’Ja Wills was 5-of-11 from the field, includ- Eagles to claim the nine-point victory. The contest marked the return of a pair of northeast Ohio natives for ing four three-pointers, to lead the Eagles (0-1) with 14 points, while With the win, EMU moves to 1-2 on the season while Ma- the Eagles in head coach AnnMarie Gilbert and sophomore guard Cassie Mallory Youngblut led the Fighting Sioux (1-0) with a game-high 17 donna falls to 2-7. The Eagles held the Crusaders to just six first Schrock. Schrock had a solid return to lead the Eagles with a career-best 22 half points, setting a Convocation Center record and besting points. points to go along with a team-high five rebounds. JuniorMary Lawson Down eight points with 9:05 remaining in the half, the Eagles posted 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. the mark from last season when they held Temple Baptist clawed their way back in the game, as two three-point bombs by For CSU, Kailey Klein scored a game-high 23 points and in the process (11-11-07) to 10 points in the first frame. freshman guard Tavelyn James and one by senior forward Amber became the 20th player in school-history to record 1,000 career points. The Eagles placed four players in double figures, led by Land made it a 28-all game with 6:43 remaining. In her return home Senior Dominique Butler added 18 points and nine rebounds, while Jessica freshman Tavelyn James who scored 22 points with nine to the Peace Garden State, Land was a perfect from the field and Roque tallied 11 points. steals. Sophomore Cassie Schrock totaled 17 points and 10 Eastern Michigan connected on just 39-percent (17-of-43) from the from the charity stripe in the first half, as she paced the Eagles with rebounds while Mary Lawson and Sydney Huntley-Rogers floors while being limited to just 20 rebounds. On the flipside, Cleveland nine points at intermission, but the Fighting Sioux hung on to a went for 12 and 11 points, respectively. 40-37 lead. State managed a 57-percent (27-of-47) clip shooting while hauling down The Eagles used an attacking defense to hold the Crusaders The Eagles shot 39.3 percent (11-of-28) from the field in the first 33 caroms on the night. With 47 fouls being whistled, EMU was 26-of-31 from the charity stripe while CSU made 20-of-27 shots. half, but made 10-of-11 free throws, while the Fighting Sioux shot to 23 percent shooting (12-of-52), while forcing 33 turnovers. On a cold and blustery night in downtown Cleveland, both sides 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field, but made just three-of-seven EMU racked up 24 steals, the third-best effort in team history. opened the game with cold shooting as neither side able to connect on Eastern also dominated the glass, out-rebounding MU 51- from the free throw line. a bucket for the first 1:59 of the contest. Then all the sudden the shots The Fighting Sioux extended their lead to 11 with 15:21 remain- began to fall, as the Vikings pulled out to an early 11-9 advantage via nine 40. ing in the game, as four turnovers and poor shooting by the Eagles consecutive points from Klein with 15:55 left in the first period. After Madonna knotted the score at 3-3, the Eagles went on gave North Dakota a 50-39 advantage. However, the Eagles would Eastern would take its first lead of the night at 12-11 but that was short a 13-0 run, keyed by five points from Huntley-Rogers to take a manage erase the deficit and pull within three points with 10:57 lived as the Vikings would roll off 10 of the next 15 points to take a four 16-3 lead with a little under 12 minutes remaining in the first remaining, as sophomore guard Cassie Schrock picked North Da- point edge, 21-17, with 7:27 to go in the period. However, a quick 6-0 run frame. EMU continued to use a swarming defense and a fast kota’s Jossy Bergan and took it coast-to-coast for the layup, making capped by a Schrock put-back promptly put Eastern back up 23-21 with 6:01 showing. break offense, increasing its lead to 30, 35-5, with 6:43 to go it a 55-52 game. Schrock finished with 11 points (5-of-14 from the in the first, forcing a MU timeout. field) and a team-high nine rebounds in the loss. The EMU led to would grow to as many as four points, 28-24, on the strength of five straight points from Tavelyn James. But the waning mo- Eastern hit the break with a commanding 46-6 lead, setting With 4:30 remaining, the Fighting Sioux would take an 18 point ments on the half belonged to the Vikings, who closed on a 6-2 run as lead to all but seal the victory, handing EMU their first loss of the a new standard for fewest points allowed in a half. EMU shot the teams headed into the locker room deadlocked at 30. season. 43 percent (15-of-35) from the field in the first half, including Following the intermission the Vikings came out firing, reclaiming the a 50 percent clip (4-for-8) from behind the arc. The Eagles took Land finished with 11 points and made 6-of-6 free throws, while lead at 39-32 and the momentum forcing the Eagles to burn a timeout junior guard Mary Lawson tallied 11 points, including three buckets to stop the run. A free throw by Schrock and a trey by Lawson cut the advantage of a strong defensive effort, forcing the Crusaders from beyond the arc. deficit to three, 39-36, but Cleveland State kept pushing the tempo while into 20 first half turnovers to result in 24 EMU points. The Eagles shot 42.1 percent (24-of-57) in the game and 43.5 cleaning the glass for the rebounds. The Eagles never let up in the second half, taking a lead as percent (10-of-23) from long-distance, while North Dakota shot The Viking expanded the cushion to 11, 47-36, on a pair of Klein free large as 56 at the 11:37 mark. 50 percent (29-of-58) in the game and 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from throws with 13:13 to go on the contest. Eastern would chip away, cutting long-distance. the margin to five points at 59-54 on four straight from Schrock at the 6:50 mark. EMU (1-2) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN CSU would not be phased, pushing the advantaged back to 11, 71-60, Johnson* 2-3 0-0 1-3 4 2 5 13 on another runner in the lane by Klein. Eastern would never get any closer Lawson* 4-7 4-7 0-0 3 2 12 26 the rest of the way as the Vikings held on for the 76-67 victory. McKinney* 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 9 EMU (0-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (0-2) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Schrock* 5-11 0-0 7-8 10 4 17 28 Land* 2-4 1-2 6-6 2 2 11 34 Land* 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 12 James* 8-13 1-4 5-5 1 4 22 30 Redditt* 2-4 0-0 3-4 5 0 7 18 Redditt* 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 0 2 12 Land 0-4 0-0 2-2 3 0 2 6 Huntley-Rogers* 1-6 0-1 1-1 3 6 3 22 Huntley-Rogers* 4-6 0-1 0-0 1 1 8 18 Simmons 2-3 0-0 2-4 7 1 6 10 Wills* 5-11 4-8 0-0 4 1 14 35 Wills* 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 20 Tretheway 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Schrock* 5-14 0-1 1-2 9 3 11 38 Schrock* 5-11 0-1 12-15 5 5 22 39 Huntley-Rogers 4-8 1-2 2-3 3 3 11 24 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 5 Johnson 0-1 0-0 8-8 3 0 8 10 Wills 3-10 0-3 2-2 3 2 8 21 Simmons 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 4 Simmons 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 14 Warren 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 3 Tretheway 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4 Lawson 5-10 5-10 0-0 1 1 15 30 Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 14 Lawson 4-7 3-6 0-0 1 1 11 14 Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Redditt 2-2 0-0 2-3 2 0 6 7 James 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 2 8 21 James 2-7 1-4 4-4 3 0 9 28 Gibson 0-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 6 Vantil 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 5 Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Totals 31-72 6-16 24-32 51 19 92 200 Totals 24-57 10-23 13-15 30 15 71 200 Vantil 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Gibson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 10 MU (2-7) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN UND (1-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Totals 17-43 7-18 26-31 20 8 67 200 Guerin* 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 21 Kimbrough* 7-11 0-0 1-3 10 0 15 25 Wydryck* 2-10 1-6 3-5 6 2 8 40 Bergan* 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 2 3 31 CSU (1-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Olech* 4*15 0-0 2-4 13 1 12 35 Youngblut* 4-7 2-3 7-8 3 3 17 29 Butler* 8-12 0-0 2-2 9 0 18 35 Carrico* 3-11 3-8 4-4 9 1 13 40 Guinn* 5-11 4-7 1-2 5 4 15 35 Crosley* 1-4 0-1 1-2 4 3 3 31 Mount* 1-6 0-5 0-0 3 3 2 32 Bagaason* 5-11 1-5 00 5 3 11 25 Klein* 6-11 1-5 10-11 7 5 23 40 Bentley 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 11 Seay 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 4 2 15 Roque, A.* 2-4 0-1 4-8 3 3 8 33 Redmond 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 Ledger 4-7 0-0 5-9 3 0 13 15 Roque, J.* 4-6 1-2 2-2 2 1 11 25 Martin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Privratsky 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 11 Adams 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 0 3 8 Buttery 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Lof 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 10 Garland 3-5 0-1 0-0 1 3 6 18 LaMay 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 6 LaFrance 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 3 Miller 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 7 Spotts 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 4 Gillett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Blue 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 3 Jager 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Totals 29-58 8-19 14-22 37 17 80 200 Totals 27-47 2-10 20-27 33 15 76 200 Totals 12-52 4-22 10-16 40 9 38 200

Eastern Michigan 37 34 — 71 Eastern Michigan 30 37 — 67 Madonna 6 32 — 38 North Dakota 40 40 — 80 Cleveland State 30 46 — 76 Eastern Michigan 46 46 — 92

Turnovers: EMU 20, UND 13 Turnovers: EMU 16, CSU 19 Turnovers: EMU 15, MU 33 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, UND 5 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, CSU 2 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, MU 6 Steals: EMU 3, UND 8 Steals: EMU 6, CSU 7 Steals: EMU 24, MU 7 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .421, UND .500 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .395, CSU .574 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .431, MU .231 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .435, UND .421 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .389, CSU .200 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .375, MU .182 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .867, UND .636 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .839, CSU .741 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .750, MU .625 Officials: Peterson, Macova, Garrow Officials: Enlund, Gebhardt, Enterline Officials: DelDuco, Duistermars, Costello Attendance: 1,335 Attendance: 253 Attendance: 157

GAME 4 • Nov. 24, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 5 • Nov. 27, 2008 • Moon Palace Resort • Cancun, Mexico GAME 6 • Nov. 27, 2008 • Moon Palace Resort • Cancun, Mexico Siena 54 Eastern Michigan 76 Eastern Michigan 55 Eastern Michigan 68 James Madison 80 No. 22/24 TCU 71

YPSILANTI, Mich. – After falling behind by as many as 11 points in CANCUN, Mexico – The Eastern Michigan University women’s CANCUN, Mexico – Despite putting four players in double fig- the first half, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball basketball team dropped an 80-76 contest to James Madison ures, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team relied on an attacking defense, rallying to defeat the Siena College University as part of the Caribbean Challenge at Moon Palace fell to No. 22 Texas Christian University, 71-55, Friday, Nov. 28 in Saints in overtime, 68-54, Monday, Nov. 24 at the Convocation Resort, Thursday, Nov. 27. The Eagles were down by 15 with 3:03 the finale of the Caribbean Challenge. Center. remaining and pulled within three with 17 seconds remaining The Eagles fall to 2-4 on the year while TCU improves to 6-1. With the win, the Eagles even their record at 2-2 while Siena but were unable to complete the rally. EMU was led by freshman Tavelyn James with 17 points while remains winless at 0-4. With the loss, EMU moves to 2-3 on the season while JMU Tara Johnson notched her first career double-double with The Saints scored with 3.8 seconds remaining in the contest, forc- improves to 2-1. The Eagles had four players hit double figures, 10 points and a career-high 11 boards. Sophomores Cassie ing overtime. EMU scored the first eight points of the extra session, led by sophomore Cassie Schrock with 21 points and nine Schrock and Sydney Huntley-Rogers both went for 11 on the hanging on for the 14-point win. Freshman Tavelyn James led the rebounds. Junior Mary Lawson hit for 15, followed by Sydney afternoon. Eagles with a career-high 25 points, eight rebounds and five steals Huntley-Rogers and Tavelyn James with 12 each. EMU struggled offensively, shooting only 34 percent (22-for-64) while Cassie Schrock (Wadsworth, Ohio-Wadsworth) notched her For the game, JMU shot a scorching 52.6 percent (30-for-57) from the field and 26 percent (7-for-27) from beyond the arc. The second double-double of the season with 14 point and 14 rebounds. Mary Lawson and Sydney Huntley-Rogers also hit double figures, while the Eagles went 26-for-64, good for a 40.6 percent clip. EMU Lady Frogs also forced the Eagles into a season-high 23 turnovers, chipping in 10 points each. once again relied on its pressure defense, forcing 28 turnovers resulting in 27 TCU points. EMU forced 28 turnovers on the evening, while committing only en route to 18 steals. The teams went basket for basket in the first half until TCU’s 11. The Eagles won the battle of the glass, out-rebounding Siena James Madison seemed to have the game in hand, going up by Rachel Rentschler hit a jumper with 9:40 remaining in the first 52-47. Heather Stec led the way for Siena, scoring 20 points with 15 with a little over three minutes remaining. The Eagles did not half, allowing the Lady Frogs to take a lead they would not 12 rebounds while Sarah Fullmer netted 14 points. give up, ratcheting up the defensive pressure to get back in the relinquish. EMU opened the second half on a 13-5 run to take their first lead game. James’ long jumper with 17 seconds remaining brought TCU went to the lockerroom with a 34-29 lead after forcing of the evening at 38-36 with 14:49 remaining off a steal and lay-in EMU within three, but a JMU free throw at the other end with the Eagles into 14 first half turnovers. Neither team shot well in by Huntley-Rogers. After allowing Siena to knot it again at 38, EMU eight seconds remaining provided the final margin. the first 20 minutes, with the Lady Frogs hitting at a 42 percent reeled off 11 straight points to take a 49-38 lead, forcing a Siena Coming out of the break, the Dukes extended their eight point (14-for-33) clip, compared to 39 percent (11-for-28) for the Eagles. timeout with 8:55 to go. halftime lead to double digits in the early going. EMU closed Leading the Green and White at halftime was James with 11 The Eagles struggled offensively out of the gates, hitting only two within three at the 11:56 mark, 50-53, on Lawson’s three-point points. Johnson came off the bench to grab eight rebounds in of their first 20 attempts, falling behind by as many as 11 to the Saints play but the Dukes went on a 9-0 run over the next two minutes, just seven minutes. in the first half. EMU chipped away at the lead, taking advantage forcing an AnnMarie Gilbert timeout with the Eagles down by TCU went on a decisive 10-0 run over a three-minute span, of 15 first half turnovers by the visitors, turning the Saints’ miscues 12 with 10:02 showing on the clock. allowing its lead to reach 12 points with a little over 12:25 remain- into 11 points. The Eagles started to whittle down the Dukes’ lead, relying on ing. The Eagles were never able to get within single digits the rest Siena hit intermission with a six-point lead, 31-25. Siena shot a the hot shooting of Lawson. Two consecutive treys by the junior of the contest. sizzling 52 percent (13-for-25) in the first half, compared to only 20 forced a JMU timeout with the Green and White only down by percent (8-for-40) for Eastern. The Saints also held a 25-19 advantage nine, 68-59, with 6:44 to go in contest. The Dukes would keep on the glass. James led the Eagles with 10 first half points, while a comfortable lead for the next few minutes before the Eagles Lawson chipped in six points on two treys. began to rally at the 3:03 mark. The Saints would not go away, whittling away at the Eagle lead, tying the game at 51 with 1:43 remaining. Shana McKinney then The Eagles and Dukes stayed close during the first half, with put the Eagles back up by two with 48 seconds to go. After coming James Madison going to intermission with a 40-32 lead, led by up empty on the next possession, Siena was forced to foul, putting Dawn Evans’ 12 points on four treys. Leading the way for EMU Huntley Rogers at the line. The sophomore missed the front end of was Schrock with six points. JMU shot 50 percent (17-for-34) from the one-and-one, giving the Saints one more opportunity. Siena’s the floor in the first frame, compared to 40 percent (10-for-25) Stec laid one off the glass with 3 seconds remaining, sending the for the Eagles game to overtime.

EMU (2-2) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (2-3) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (2-4) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Simmons* 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 20 Davis* 1-2 0-0 2-3 4 0 4 14 Lawson* 0-8 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 18 Lawson* 4-9 2-7 0-0 3 0 10 25 McKinney* 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 6 McKinney* 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 21 McKinney* 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 18 Lawson* 5-16 4-11 1-1 3 0 15 27 Huntley-Rogers*4-11 3-8 0-0 1 4 11 23 Schrock* 2-14 0-1 10-13 14 3 14 39 Schrock* 7-9 0-0 7-11 9 0 21 37 Schrock* 4-10 1-2 2-2 6 4 11 36 James* 10-22 3-9 2-2 8 0 25 36 James* 4-12 0-5 4-4 1 4 12 36 James* 6-15 3-8 2-3 5 1 17 36 Johnson 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 5 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Johnson 5-12 0-0 0-0 11 0 10 26 Land 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Land 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 10 Land 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 9 Huntley-Rogers 5-15 0-2 0-1 3 8 10 28 Simmons 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 Simmons 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Wills 1-3 1-0 0-0 1 0 3 12 Huntley-Rogers 4-13 0-2 4-6 3 8 12 26 Wills 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 4 8 Davis 0-2 0-0 0-2 4 1 0 15 Wills 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 17 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4 Redditt 0-3 0-0 2-2 9 0 2 26 Redditt 1-4 0-0 2-4 6 1 4 23 Redditt 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 13 Totals 24-82 6-20 14-20 52 12 68 225 Totals 26-64 4-19 20-30 34 13 76 200 Totals 22-64 7-27 4-4 40 11 55 200

SC (0-4) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN JMU (2-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN TCU (6-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Stec* 8-14 0-0 4-4 12 2 20 41 Uqdah* 4-6 0-0 3-6 8 4 11 28 Sverrisdottir* 7-12 3-5 1-2 2 8 18 39 Centeno* 0-11 0-3 0-0 9 8 0 40 Taylor* 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 6 13 Rentschlet* 6-14 0-3 1-2 14 2 13 35 Fullmer* 7-12 0-0 0-0 7 2 14 26 Stokes* 4-6 0-0 3-4 8 4 11 36 Garoutte* 2-2 0-0 3-4 7 0 7 28 Wilwohl* 3-9 0-2 1-2 1 3 7 32 Hamner* 2-8 2-7 2-4 3 0 8 34 LaFleur* 4-12 0-2 4-5 4 6 12 38 Lindemann* 3-9 3-8 0-0 3 2 9 41 Evans* 10-19 6-8 2-3 2 6 28 37 Carter* 3-8 1-4 1-2 6 1 8 24 Volpe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Crowell 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 10 Moore 3-8 1-5 2-2 1 2 9 21 Chacon 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 8 Williams 3-5 0-1 0-0 4 4 6 28 Omotola 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Moore 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 1 4 20 Jimenez 2-5 0-0 2-4 5 3 6 14 John 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 13 Ramsey 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Totals 30-57 8-16 12-21 42 23 80 220 Totals 27-62 5-19 12-17 39 19 71 200 Gerlyng 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 6 Cockrum 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 James Madison 40 40 — 80 Eastern Michigan 29 26 — 55 Totals 23-61 3-13 5-6 47 20 54 225 Eastern Michigan 32 44 — 76 Texas Christian 34 37 — 71

Siena 31 22 1 — 76 Turnovers: EMU 19, JMU 28 Turnovers: EMU 23, TCU 15 Eastern Michigan 25 28 15 — 67 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, JMU 11 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, TCU 6 Steals: EMU 18, JMU 6 Steals: EMU 7, TCU 11 Turnovers: EMU 11, SC 28 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .406, JMU .526 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .344, TCU .435 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, SC 5 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .211, JMU .500 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .259, TCU .263 Steals: EMU 19, SC 3 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .667, JMU .571 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .800, TCU .706 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .293, SC .377 Officials: Hobbs, Hardcastle, Jarmon Officials: Knight, Stewart, Hust 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .300, SC .231 Attendance: 101 Attendance: 132 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .700, SC .833 Officials: Mattingly, Inouye, Parks Attendance: 123

Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 17 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes

GAME 7 • Dec. 2, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 8 • Dec. 6, 2008 • Redbird Arena • Normal, Ill. GAME 9 • Dec. 10, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. No. 11/8 Notre Dame 83 Eastern Michigan 47 Chicago State 61 Eastern Michigan 63 Illinois State 83 Eastern Michigan 68

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Eastern Michigan University women’s NORMAL, Ill. – The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Eastern Michigan University women’s basket- basketball team hung tough with the No. 11/8 University of Notre team didn’t get off to the start it was looking for against Illinois State ball team remained perfect all-time against Chicago State University Dame before falling 83-63, Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Convocation University Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6. The Eagles found themselves Wednesday night, Dec. 11, earning a 68-61 non-conference victory Center. The Eagles pulled within nine points with 9:14 remaining in in an early 14-0 hole and were never able to recover in the 83-47 non- over the visiting Cougars at the EMU Convocation Center. The win the second half, but could get no closer the rest of the way. conference setback at Redbird Arena. marked the Eagles’ ninth consecutive victory over the Cougars dating With the loss, Eastern Michigan falls to 2-5 on the year while The Redbirds (4-3, 0-0 Missouri Valley) put together a 34-8 run in back to the 1993-94 campaign. Notre Dame remains perfect at 6-0. the opening half of play and held the Eagles to 14 points in the frame With the win, the Eagles improve to 3-6 on the young season, while The Eagles struggled offensively all game, hitting for just 26.5 to take a 40-14 advantage into the locker room at the break. The story CSU drops to 4-5. percent (18-for-68) compared to 38.9 percent (28-for-72) for the didn’t get much better in the second half for the Eagles (2-6, 0-0 Mid- The Cougars had two players in double-digits, as Alyssa Waldon American), which dropped its fourth consecutive contest. Irish. ND also dominated on the glass, out-rebounding the Eagles, scored 17 and Jael Pena added 10. Sophomore Cassie Schrock was one of the bright spots on the 60-44. The 104 combined rebounds set a Convocation Center EMU had three players in double digits, led by sophomore guard afternoon for the Eagles, leading the team with a eight points and record for most combined boards in a game. Leading the way for Cassie Schrock’s 19 points and nine rebounds. Freshman guard five rebounds. Five different Eagles also dropped in six points a piece Tavelyn James chipped in 18 points of her own, to go along with EMU was sophomore Cassie Schrock, who picked up her third in the setback. double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 boards. Mary seven off the glass. Sophomore guard Sydney Huntley-Rodgers Six Redbirds scored in double figures, led by Kristi Cirone who added 12 points and nine assists. Lawson went for 14 while Tavelyn James chipped in nine. knocked down three shots beyond the three-point arc and finished For the game, the Eagles shot a scorching 48 percent (24-of-50) With the Eagles only down 12 at the break, Notre Dame came the contest with 14 points overall. Former EMU standout Emily Hanley while the Cougars went 20-of-65, good for a 30.8 percent clip. out of halftime firing, building the lead to 21, 50-29, a little less than followed her with 10 points and eight rebounds in 13 minutes of ac- The Eagles struggled to get onto the board in the first frame, as five minutes into the frame. EMU would regroup and counter with a tion. the Cougars put up the first five points to open the half, holding the 21-9 run over the next six minutes to shave the lead to single digits, The Green and White shot just 32 percent (15-of-50), including going Eagles’ offense scoreless until aShana McKinney charity toss at the 59-50, with a little over nine minutes remaining in the game. 1-for-19 to open the contest, while ISU blistered the nets by shooting 17:07 mark put the home team on the board. After closing within single digits, the Eagles were held scoreless 44 percent (33-of-75). Illinois State, the unanimous preseason pick to Following a bucket by CSU’s Elana Wroten, the Eagles would for almost three minutes, allowing the Irish to inflate the lead back win the Missouri Valley Conference, dominated the glass collecting 52 piece together eight consecutive points to take the lead, 9-7. EMU 15 with less than seven minutes to go. EMU continued to chip away rebounds to just 32 for Eastern Michigan. The Redbirds also notched continued to build a ten point lead, 19-9, but the Cougars would when a Lawson triple with 6:31 to go brought the home team back 11 steals on the afternoon on 21 EMU turnovers. begin to whittle away the EMU lead, as the Eagles held a two-point within 12, 65-53. Once again the Irish would answer, going on a Neither side opened the contest looking overly sharp, as the ‘Birds advantage, 33-31, heading into intermission. got on the first the scoreboard first with a steal and fastbreak lay up 13-3 run over the next 2:14, essentially sealing the game. James led all EMU scorers at half, hitting double digits with 12 by Shala Jackson with 19:10 showing on the clock. The Eagles had The Irish took a 37-25 advantage into the locker room, but neither points while grabbing four off the glass. Huntley-Rogers added seven. plenty of opportunities to score as well, but the shots would just not team got into an offensive groove in the first half, combining for For CSU, Jasmin Dixon led all Cougar scorers with seven points and drop. EMU missed its first 12 shots before seniorAmber Land ended 27 fouls and 20 turnovers. The Eagles were held to 16.7 percent two assists in the first frame. the drought with 12:05 remaining to cut the deficit to 12, 14-2. A free (6-for-36) shooting from the field, while the Irish managed only a With the Eagle’s two-point lead at the break, Eastern came out of throw by freshman Tavelyn James at the 11:06 mark made it 14-3. 34.3 percent (12-for-35) clip. Schrock led the Eagles in the first half halftime firing, building its lead to 15, 52-37, with 10:58 remaining The momentum continued to roll in favor of the home-standing with seven points and six rebounds. in the game. CSU would then put together a 10-3 run to cut away Redbirds, as a 20-3 run over the next 7:51 made it 34-6 with just over the EMU lead to eight, 55-47, with 7:33 showing on the clock. Both teams struggled in the early going, with EMU not scoring three minutes to play in the opening stanza. Eastern would chip away Pairs of free throws from James and Huntley-Rodgers would put until a pair of James’ free throws at the 14:10 mark made it 6-2 in to make it 40-14 as the teams headed to the locker room. the Eagles up by 12, 59-47. A last-minute rally by the Cougars would favor of the Irish. ND went cold from the field, along with EMU ISU was able to sustain the lead in the second 20 minutes of play, forcing some early turnovers, allowing the Eagles to close within as EMU was unable to get any closer than 26 points, 57-31 the rest of fall short, securing the victory for the Green and White. three, 12-9. the way.

EMU (2-6) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Lawson* 2-7 2-7 0-0 2 0 6 22 McKinney* 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 7 Wills* 2-8 2-4 0-0 3 0 6 22 EMU (2-5) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Schrock* 2-9 0-0 4-4 5 1 8 31 EMU (3-6) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Johnson* 0-6 0-0 2-2 4 0 2 22 James* 1-6 0-1 2-3 2 0 4 16 Lawson* 3-8 3-8 0-0 7 1 9 28 Lawson* 5-13 4-12 0-0 1 2 14 27 Johnson 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 15 McKinney* 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 0 1 13 McKinney* 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 6 11 Land 1-2 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 7 Huntley-Rogers* 4-8 1-3 3-7 4 9 12 31 Schrock* 3-11 0-0 10-14 14 3 16 38 Simmons 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 12 Wills* 0-2 0-1 2-2 5 1 2 14 James* 3-13 1-6 2-2 2 2 9 28 Tretheway 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 8 Schrock* 6-13 0-2 7-10 9 3 19 40 Land 0-2 0-0 2-3 3 0 2 10 Huntley-Rogers 2-5 0-1 2-2 1 3 6 22 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 7 Simmons 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Warren 3-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 6 13 Land 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 16 Huntley-Rogers 1-7 0-1 4-5 0 3 6 19 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 8 Simmons 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Wills 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 14 Redditt 2-3 0-0 2-3 6 2 6 15 James 8-12 0-3 2-2 7 0 18 36 Davis 0-2 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 16 Vantil 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Vantil 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 16-50 4-13 11-17 35 7 47 200 Redditt 2-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 5 9 Gibson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 Vantil 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 18-68 5-20 22-28 44 12 63 200 ISU (4-3) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Totals 24-50 4-17 16-24 50 15 68 200 Jackson* 5-12 0-3 0-1 2 2 10 17 UND (6-0) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Bracey* 5-7 0-0 1-2 6 2 11 21 CSU (3-6) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Bruszewski* 1-10 0-1 3-4 6 2 5 27 Lewis* 5-8 0-0 0-0 8 2 10 20 Waldon,C.* 0-3 0-1 0-0 7 1 0 29 Williamson* 2-5 0-0 2-4 5 0 6 17 Cirone* 5-8 3-6 1-2 4 8 14 25 Wroten* 4-5 0-0 1-3 1 1 9 15 Mallory* 1-6 0-3 1-2 3 2 3 15 Krick* 0-9 0-7 0-0 5 4 0 26 Pena* 4-12 2-7 0-0 3 2 10 34 Lechlitner* 6-13 0-1 3-3 3 3 15 36 Banks 2-5 1-2 0-1 2 0 8 12 Dixon 2-11 0-1 5-6 3 7 9 38 Schrader* 7-17 0-0 3-6 10 3 17 35 Sandstead 1-5 1-4 0-0 3 1 3 18 Waldon, A. 6-19 5-14 0-0 4 3 17 39 Solomon 3-9 0-0 6-10 9 2 12 23 Clifton 0-3 0-1 0-1 3 2 0 15 Marlowe 1-3 1-2 2-2 0 1 5 11 Watson 1-1 1-1 2-4 3 0 5 10 Broadway 4-9 3-5 2-2 5 1 13 19 Dockery 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 16 Miller 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4 Shelton 1-2 0-0 2-3 2 0 4 14 Pierson 2-7 0-0 3-5 4 2 7 18 Novosel 6-10 1-1 5-7 8 4 18 33 Hanley 4-6 0-0 2-3 8 0 10 13 Totals 20-65 8-25 13-18 28 17 61 200 Totals 28-72 2-7 25-40 60 16 83 200 Totals 33-75 9-29 8-15 52 22 83 200 Chicago State 31 30 — 61 Notre Dame 37 46 — 83 Eastern Michigan 14 33 — 47 Eastern Michigan 33 35 — 68 Eastern Michigan 25 38 — 63 Nortre Dame 40 43 — 83 Turnovers: EMU 31, CSU 17 Turnovers: EMU 16, UND 18 Turnovers: EMU 21, ISU 10 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, CSU 1 Blocked Shots: EMU 6, UND 8 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, ISU 7 Steals: EMU 13, CSU 16 Steals: EMU 9, UND 10 Steals: EMU 6, ISU 11 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .480, CSU .308 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .265, UND .389 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .320, ISU .440 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .235, CSU .320 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .250, UND .286 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .308, ISU .310 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .667, CSU .722 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .786, UND .625 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .647, ISU .533 Officials: Johnson, Duistermars, Bryant Officials: Ratliff, Dressander, Mayer Officials: Choponis, Hobbs, Cross Attendance: 166 Attendance: 649 Attendance: 1,619

GAME 10 • Dec. 20, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 11 • Dec. 29, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 12 • Jan. 4, 2008 • UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio Detroit -- Weber State -- Eastern Michigan -- Eastern Michigan -- Eastern Michigan -- Dayton --

Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 19 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes Ea s t e r n Mi c h i g a n Un i v e r s i t y 2008-09 Wo me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Re s u l t s Record: 3-6; 0-0 MAC Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 14 at North Dakota L, 71-80 37-40 1,335 Da'Ja Wills 14 Cassie Schrock 9 Nov. 18 at Cleveland State L, 67-76 30-30 253 Cassie Schrock 22 Cassie Schrock 5 Nov. 22 MADONNA W, 92-38 46-6 157 Tavelyn James 22 Cassie Schrock 10 Nov. 24 SIENA W,OT 68-54 25-31 123 Tavelyn James 25 Cassie Schrock 14 Nov. 27 vs. James Madison L, 76-80 32-40 101 Cassie Schrock 21 Cassie Schrock 9 Nov. 28 vs. No. 22/24 Texas Christian L, 55-71 29-34 132 Tavelyn James 17 Tara Johnson 11 Dec. 2 No. 11/8 NOTRE DAME L, 63-83 25-37 649 Cassie Schrock 16 Cassie Schrock 14 Dec. 6 at Illinois State L, 47-83 14-40 1,619 Cassie Schrock 8 Paige Redditt 6 Dec. 10 CHICAGO STATE W, 68-61 33-31 166 Cassie Schrock 19 Cassie Schrock 9 Dec. 20 DETROIT Dec. 29 WEBER STATE Jan. 4 at Dayton Jan. 7 at Ball State* Jan. 10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* Jan. 14 TOLEDO* Jan. 17 at Northern Illinois* Jan. 21 at Western Michigan* Jan. 24 BOWLING GREEN* Jan. 31 at Kent State* Feb. 4 OHIO* Feb. 7 at Akron* Feb. 11 BUFFALO Feb. 14 at Miami* Feb. 21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Feb. 24 BALL STATE* Feb. 28 at Toledo* March 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* March 7 at Central Michigan* March 11 MAC Tournament $ March 13 MAC Tournament $ March 14 MAC Tournament $ March 15 MAC Tournament $ * Mid-American Conference Game • $ Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio • Home Games in ALL CAPS 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME POINTS-REBOUNDING-ASSISTS TOTALS Opponent Johnson Land Simmons Tretheway Rogers Wills Lawson Schrock James Redditt Vantil Gibson McKinney at North Dakota 0-1-0 11-2-2 2-0-0 2-0-0 3-3-6 14-4-1 11-1-1 11-9-3 8-1-2 7-5-0 2-1-0 DNP DNP at Cleveland State 8-3-0 0-1-0 3-0-0 DNP 8-1-1 0-1-1 15-1-1 22-5-5 9-3-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP MADONNA 5-4-2 2-3-0 6-7-1 0-0-0 11-3-3 8-3-2 12-3-2 17-10-4 22-1-4 6-2-0 DNP 0-1-0 2-2-0 SIENA 25-8-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 DNP 10-3-8 33-1-0 10-3-0 14-14-3 25-8-0 2-9-0 DNP DNP 4-1-0 vs. James Madison 0-0-0 4-1-0 0-1-0 DNP 12-3-8 2-0-0 15-3-0 21-9-0 12-1-4 4-6-1 DNP DNP 2-1-0 vs. Texas Christian 10-11-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 DNP 11-1-4 4-1-0 0-3-2 11-6-4 17-5-1 0-1-0 DNP DNP 2-5-0 NOTRE DAME 2-4-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 DNP 6-0-3 4-2-2 14-1-2 16-14-3 9-2-2 4-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 6-3-0 at Illinois State 0-5-1 2-2-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 6-1-3 6-3-0 6-2-0 8-5-1 4-2-0 6-6-2 0-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 CHICAGO STATE 0-2-1 2-3-0 0-0-0 DNP 12-4-9 2-5-1 9-7-1 19-9-3 18-7-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-4-0 DETROIT WEBER STATE at Dayton at Ball State* CENTRAL MICHIGAN* TOLEDO* at Northern Illinois* at Western Michigan* BOWLING GREEN* at Kent State* OHIO* at Akron* BUFFALO* at Miami* NORTHERN ILLINOIS* BALL STATE* at Toledo* WESTERN MICHIGAN* at Central Michigan MAC Tournament $ MAC Tournament $ MAC Tournament $ Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan2008-09 University EMU Women's Women’s Basketball Basketball Game Notes 20 Eastern2008-09 Michigan EMU Combined NINE-GAME Team Statistics STATISTICS (as of Dec 15, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-6 3-1 0-3 0-2 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-6 3-1 0-3 0-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 SCHROCK, Cassie 9-9 326 36.2 39-102 . 3 8 2 1-7 . 1 4 3 60-79 . 7 5 9 25 56 81 9.0 12 0 26 28 0 21 139 15.4 24 JAMES, Tavelyn 9-6 267 29.7 45-108 . 4 1 7 11-45 . 2 4 4 23-25 . 9 2 0 9 21 30 3.3 21 0 13 25 0 20 124 13.8 21 LAWSON, Mary 9-7 217 24.1 32-85 . 3 7 6 27-76 . 3 5 5 1-1 1.000 8 16 24 2.7 23 2 9 11 2 8 92 10.2 13 H U N T L E Y - R O G E R S , 9-4 213 23.7 29-79 . 3 6 7 5-22 . 2 2 7 16-25 . 6 4 0 3 16 19 2.1 26 0 45 34 1 22 79 8.8 15 WILLS, De'Ja 9-4 163 18.1 16-45 . 3 5 6 7-20 . 3 5 0 4-4 1.000 3 17 20 2.2 10 1 7 22 0 9 43 4.8 32 REDDITT, Paige 9-2 133 14.8 10-24 . 4 1 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 16-23 . 6 9 6 14 20 34 3.8 20 1 3 9 8 8 36 4.0 02 JOHNSON, Tara 9-2 105 11.7 7-25 . 2 8 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 11-13 . 8 4 6 11 20 31 3.4 14 0 4 12 1 4 25 2.8 03 LAND, Amber 9-2 105 11.7 6-20 . 3 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 10-13 . 7 6 9 6 11 17 1.9 14 0 2 9 3 6 23 2.6 42 McKINNEY, Shana 7-7 85 12.1 8-25 . 3 2 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 12 16 2.3 19 1 0 6 9 2 17 2.4 23 WARREN, Carla 3-0 18 6.0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 2 2 4 1.3 3 0 0 1 0 1 7 2.3 05 SIMMONS, Brittany 9-1 72 8.0 3-12 . 2 5 0 1-1 1.000 5-8 . 6 2 5 6 5 11 1.2 7 0 1 7 2 3 12 1.3 11 TRETHEWAY, Amand 3-0 15 5.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.3 30 DAVIS, Kimberly 8-1 75 9.4 1-8 . 1 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 5 17 22 2.8 3 0 2 3 1 1 4 0.5 35 VANTIL, Kayla 5-0 14 2.8 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.4 40 GIBSON, Tymeshe 3-0 17 5.7 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 19 24 43 3 Total...... 9 1825 202-550 . 3 6 7 53-173 . 3 0 6 150-202 . 7 4 3 116 240 356 39.6 179 5 112 172 27 105 607 67.4 Opponents...... 9 1825 229-549 . 4 1 7 49-160 . 3 0 6 119-182 . 6 5 4 119 259 378 42.0 162 3 158 181 51 79 626 69.6

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 607 626 11-14-08 at North Dakota L 71-80 1335 Points per game 67.4 69.6 11-18-08 at Cleveland State L 67-76 253 Scoring margin -2.1 - 11-22-08 MADONNA W 92-38 157 11-24-08 SIENA Wot 68-54 123 FIELD GOALS-ATT 202-550 229-549 ! 11-27-08 vs James Madison L 76-80 101 Field goal pct . 3 6 7 . 4 1 7 ! 11-28-08 vs No. 22/24 TCU L 55-71 132 3 POINT FG-ATT 53-173 49-160 12-02-08 NO. 11/8 NOTRE DAME L 63-83 649 3-point FG pct . 3 0 6 . 3 0 6 12-06-08 at Illinois State L 47-83 1619 3-pt FG made per game 5.9 5.4 12-10-08 CHICAGO STATE W 68-61 166 FREE THROWS-ATT 150-202 119-182 12-20-08 DETROIT 2 p.m. 12-29-08 WEBER STATE 7 p.m. Free throw pct . 7 4 3 . 6 5 4 01-04-09 at Dayton 2:05 p.m. F-Throws made per game 16.7 13.2 REBOUNDS 356 378 * = Mid-American Conference game Rebounds per game 39.6 42.0 ! = Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexio) Rebounding margin -2.4 - @ = 2009 MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) ASSISTS 112 158 Assists per game 12.4 17.6 TURNOVERS 172 181 Turnovers per game 19.1 20.1 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.9 STEALS 105 79 Steals per game 11.7 8.8 BLOCKS 27 51 Blocks per game 3.0 5.7 ATTENDANCE 1095 3440 Home games-Avg/Game 4-274 3-1069 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-116

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Eastern Michigan 271 321 15 607 Opponents 289 336 1 626

Mid-American Conference West Division Championships: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08