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Wo me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Re l e a s e Cu r r e n t a s o f De c . 27, 2007 2007-08 EMU BASKETBALL 2007-2008 EAGLES BASKETBALL (5-5, 0-0 MAC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-5, 0-0 MAC) Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball OCTOBER 31 OHIO LEGENDS (Exhibition)...... L, 63-68 Dec. 28, 2007 • 4 p.m. • A.J. Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. NOVEMBER at Duquesne University (7-5, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 3 WAYNE STATE (Exhibition)...... W, 68-60 11 TEMPLE BAPTIST (DH)...... W, 108-22 2007-08 EMU Wo me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Ro s t er 14 at Detroit...... W, 65-54 Probable Starters 17 WRIGHT STATE...... W, 71-41 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 23 vs. Alabama !...... W, 52-43 3 Amber Land F 6-2 Jr. Kulm, N.D. 6.1 5.0 1.2 52 Colleen Russell F/C 6-5 Sr. Windsor, Ontario 6.4 2.2 0.3 24 vs. N.C. State !...... L, 41-63 11 Cassie Schrock G 5-9 Fr. Wadsworth, Ohio 5.5 3.3 1.9 29 at Weber State...... L, 49-61 12 Canea Williams G 5-6 Jr. Mansfield, Ohio 11.3 2.5 3.8 DECEMBER 22 Alyssa Pittman G 5-8 So. Elkhart, Ind. 18.0 4.6 2.3

2 ILLINOIS STATE...... L, 61-79 Reserves 6 at Florida Atlantic...... L, 71-75 2 Tara Johnson F 5-10 Fr. Flint, Mich. 0.9 0.9 0.1 8 at Florida International...... W, 77-58 15 Brittany Tyson G 5-6 Sr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 3.0 0.8 3.2 20 Amanda Compton G 5-9 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 3.1 1.3 0.3 21 DAYTON...... L, 57-59 21 Mary Lawson G/F 6-1 Jr. Alexandria, Va. 1.0 1.3 0.0 28 at Duquesne...... 4 p.m. 23 Carla Warren G 5-9 So. Lima, Ohio 1.6 1.8 0.8 JANUARY 24 Kivilcim Yamanoglu G 5-8 Sr. Antalya, Turkey 3.3 2.5 1.3 30 Danica Holmes G 5-5 Fr. Belleville, Mich. 0.5 0.5 0.0 5 at Utah...... 4 p.m. 32 Kendra Gallert G 5-6 Jr. Lowell, Mich. –– –– –– 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS*...... 7 p.m. 35 Kelly Watts F 6-0 So. Gary, Ind. 7.9 5.8 0.5 12 TOLEDO* (DH)...... 2 p.m. 42 Shana McKinney F 6-1 Jr. Detroit, Mich. 1.9 1.3 0.2 15 at Ball State*...... 7 p.m. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin, `91) – 5-5 first season at EMU; 63-141 overall in 8 years 19 at Central Michigan*...... 4 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Leonard Drake, LaTonya Tate and Darin Thrun 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN*...... 7 p.m. Director of Basketball Operations: Kevin Lehman 26 at Buffalo*...... 4 p.m. 29 MIAMI*...... 7 p.m. To d a y ’s Ma t c h u p FEBRUARY EASTERN TREKS TO PITTSBURGH FOR FINAL GAME OF 2007: The Eastern Mich- igan University women’s basketball team hits the road Friday, Dec. 28, for a post- 2 KENT STATE*...... 2 p.m. Christmas affair with Duquesne University. Game time is set for 4 p.m. at theA.J. 9 at Ohio* (MAC-TV)...... Noon Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Eagles are 5-5 on the young season while the 12 AKRON* (Comcast-TV)...... 7 p.m. Dukes are 7-4. 16 at Bowling Green*...... 7 p.m. Friday’s game marks the Green and White’s first venture into the city of Pittsburgh 19 at Western Michigan*...... 7 p.m. since 1987 when the then-Hurons defeated Robert Morris University, 65-50, Nov. 28. 23 BALL STATE* (DH)...... 2 p.m. EMU is 2-1 all-time in the Steel City, also splitting a pair of contests with the University 27 at Toledo*...... 7 p.m. of Pittsburgh (L, 59-73 – Feb. 3, 1979 and W, 75-67 – Dec. 30, 1983). MARCH CLOSING OUT THE YEAR: Friday’s game at Duquesne marks the Eagles’ final game 1 at Northern Illinois* (MAC-TV)...... Noon during the 2007 calendar year, as the team will usher in 2008, Jan. 5, in Salt Lake 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (Comcast-TV)....7 p.m. City, Utah versus the University of Utah. Eastern Michigan is 14-16 all-time in the final 9 MAC Tournament First Round # ...... TBA game during the month of December, including winning four of the last five contests 11 MAC Quarterfinals ...... # TBA dating back to 2002. 14 MAC Semifinals # (MAC-TV)...... TBA 15 MAC Championship # (MAC-TV)...... 1 p.m. EMU vERSUS DUQUESNE: Eastern Michigan and Duquesne have never met on the hardwood prior to Friday’s scheduled contest. But the Eagles and Dukes have met in All times are local to site and subject to change ! at Junkanoo Jam (Grand Bahama Island) men’s basketball (EMU leads series, 2-1), women’s soccer (EMU leads series, 2-0) and * Mid-American Conference Game volleyball (EMU leads series, 1-0). # Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (DH) Denotes men’s/women’s doubleheader EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 2

Qu i c k Fa c t s Un i v er s i t y a t a Gl a n c e TALE OF THE TAPE Location ...... Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded ...... 1849 EMU (5-5) DU (7-5) Enrollment ...... 24,500 187...... CollegeRPI.com Ranking...... 148 Nickname ...... Eagles 65.5...... Scoring Offense...... 69.4 Colors ...... Green (PMS 349) and White 55.5...... Scoring Defense...... 70.6 Conference ...... Mid-American (MAC) +10.0...... Scoring Margin...... -1.2 Home Court ...... Convocation Center .438...... Field Goal Percentage...... 423 Capacity ...... 8,824 President (Interim) ...... Dr. Donald Loppnow .378...... Field Goal Percentage Defense...... 374 Athletics Director ...... Derrick Gragg .385...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage...... 335 Assoc. AD/SWA ...... Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg .314...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 385 Assoc. AD-Chief of Staff ...... Doug Dowdy 6.9...... 3-Point Field Goals Made...... 5.9 Assoc. AD-Internal ...... Mike Malach .722...... Free Throw Percentage...... 669 Assoc. AD-Compliance .Melody Reifel Werner 35.7...... Rebounding Offense...... 39.7 Convocation Center Dir...... Mark Monahan 34.9...... Rebounding Defense...... 44.0 Ticket Manager ...... Ron Reid +0.8...... Rebounding Margin...... -4.3 Ticket Phone Number ...... 734.487.2282 Athletics Website ...... www.emueagles.com 14.7...... Assists...... 15.9 10.7...... Steals...... 6.7 Ba s k e t b a l l Hi s t o r y 2.0...... Blocked Shots...... 4.2 First Year of Basketball ...... 1976-77 +1.3...... Turnover Margin...... -2.9 All-time Record/Seasons ...... 385-437/31 0.7...... Assist/Turnover Ratio...... 0.9 MAC Record/Seasons ...... 182-250/26 11.7...... Offensive Rebounds...... 11.9 MAC Tournament Record ...... 12-14 24.0...... Defensive Rebounds...... 27.8 No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last...... 1/2004 NCAA Record ...... 0-1 EMU VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10: Eastern is 4-6 all-time versus the Philadelphia, Pa. based WNIT Appearances/Last ...... 2/2006 Atlantic 10 Conference, having only played against four of the 14 member institutions. WNIT Record ...... 0-2 EMU is 1-0 against St. Bonaventure, 1-0 versus Saint Louis, 2-1 versus Massachusetts and Ba s k e t b a l l St a f f 0-5 against Dayton. Head Coach ...... AnnMarie Gilbert Alma Mater, Year ...... Oberlin, ’91 EDUCATION DAY x3: For the third time the Eastern Michigan University Department of Office Phone Number ...... 734.487.0481 Intercollegiate Athletics hosted Education Day at the Convocation Center, Dec. 21, versus Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year) the University of Dayton. The 800 elementary and middle school students were treated to ...... Leonard Drake (Central Michigan, ’78) a pregame program of guest speakers from throughout the community...... LaTonya Tate (Iowa, ’91) ...... Darin Thrun (Michigan State, ’06) This was the second time the day was part of a women’s basketball game, with the men’s Dir. of Basketball Ops ...... Kevin Lehman basketball team having played host to Brown University, Nov. 9, earlier this season. Prior ...... Michigan State, ’07 to the Dayton game, the last time the women’s basketball team hosted the matinée affair Staff Athletic Trainer ...... Megan Snow was 2005, when the Green and White posted a 67-59 win over Saint Louis, Dec. 13, 2005, in front of 1,627 at the Convocation Center. Te a m In f o rm a t i o n 2006-07 Overall Record ...... 16-13 LOOK MOM, I’M ON TV: The Eagles are slated for at least four television appearances MAC Finish/Record ...... 2nd West/10-6 2006-07 Final Ranking ...... N/A during the Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule. EMU will tangle with Ohio, 2006-07 Postseason ...MAC Tourn. Semifinals Feb. 9, and Northern Illinois, March 1, as part of the MAC Game of the Week package while Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 playing Akron, Feb. 12, and Central Michigan, March 5, on Comcast Local. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 10/4 Eastern has posted a 7-7 record the past three seasons while playing on the small screen, Newcomers ...... 4 including a 3-3 mark in 2006-07, a 3-1 record in 2005-06 and a 1-3 record in 2004-05.

Me d i a In f o rm a t i o n GETTING SOME NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Sophomore guard Alyssa Pittman is second Sports Info. Director ...... Jim Streeter Asst. SID/WBB Contact ...... Greg Steiner in the nation in three-point field goals made per game (3.4) according to the most recent GAs.. Sarah VanMetre, Paul Pancoe, Amanda Decker NCAA Statistics as of Dec. 16. The Elkhart, Ind. native is also ranked 44th in points per game Steiner’s Cellular Phone ...... 734.845.1132 (18.2) and 49th in three-point field goal percentage (41.9). As a team the Eagles are ranked EMU Sports Info. Phone ...... 734.487.0317 22nd in three-point field goal percentage (38.4), 30th in three-pointers made (6.8) 31st in EMU Sports Info. Fax ...... 734.485.3840 scoring defense (55.1), 50th in steals (11.2) and 54th in scoring margin (+11.3). Press Row Phone ...... 734.484.0612/0637 EMU RELIES HEAVILY ON SOPHOMORES: The Eagles are very dependant on its sopho- Ra d i o St a t i o n In f o rm a t i o n more class. As a group, EMU’s sophomores are averaging 27.5 points per game, which Radio Station ...... WEMU Radio 89.1 FM Radio Contact Person ...... Clark Smith accounts for 42 percent of the offense. Phone ...... 734.487.2229 Play-by-Play Announcer ....Brian Nemerovski HOME IS WHERE THE “W” IS: The Eagles have won 61 of the last 77 home games dating Analyst/Statistics ...... Ryan Wooley to the 2001-02 campaign. EMU out-scored its opponents by 10.3 points per game at the Convo last season. A New Era Begins... page 3

WILLIAMS SELECTED MAC WEST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Redshirt junior Ca- nea Williams was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the conference office announced Dec. 10. It marks the first time she has won the award in her career. Williams led the Eagles to a 1-1 week in the state of Florida with a 77-58 victory over Florida International, Dec. 8, and a 75-71 setback to Florida Atlantic, Dec. 6. On the week the redshirt junior averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and a 50.0 percent shooting percentage in 36.0 minutes at the point guard spot. A gainst FAU, the Mansfield, Ohio native posted a career-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shoot- ing to go along with four rebounds and four assists. The 26 points bests her previous high The An n Ma r i e Gi l b e r t Fi le of 24 versus Ohio University, Feb. 25, 2004. She followed it up at FIU with eight points, six Hard-working. Compassionate. Dedicated. These are just assists and four rebounds in 34 minutes of work. a few words that come to mind when talking about AnnMa- rie Gilbert. On May 15, 2007, Eastern Michigan Univer- Free Throws CLutch Versus FIU: During the Eagles’ 77-58 victory over Florida Interna- sity introduced Gilbert as the women's basketball team's tional, Dec. 8, the Green and White were a stellar 17-of-18 from the charity stripe for a 94.4 seventh head coach in the history of the program. Gilbert, a rising star in the collegiate coaching ranks, percent clip. The percentage is one of the best in the program’s history. It won’t make the possesses 16 years of collegiate coaching experience, all-time list which, because its falls short of the minimum 20 attempts. The school-record including eight years as a head coach. In five years as an for a single game is .952 (20-of-21) versus Western Michigan, Jan. 11, 1995. assistant coach at Michigan State, she helped the Spartans Freshman Cassie Schrock also had a solid afternoon, turning in a perfect 10-of-10 from the compile an impressive 120-44 record, good for a .732 winning line. The performance is tied for the 11th best single-game performance in school history percentage. During her time in East Lansing, the Spartans made it to five consecutive NCAA tournaments and to the and the best since Patrice McKinney made 10 free throws last season versus New Orleans, 2005 national championship game. Nov. 17, 2006. Under Gilbert's tutelage, Kristin Haynie and Lindsay Bowen were honorable mention All-America selections in 2004-05, SCHROCK COMES OF AGE IN FLORIDA: Freshman Cassie Schrock posted a pair of solid while Haynie was a first-round draft pick (No. 9 overall) of the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. In 2005-06, Bowen games during the Eagles’ two-game road swing through the state of Florida, Dec. 6-8. The was selected as a John R. Wooden Award candidate and Wadsworth, Ohio native averaged 10.5 points 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists while posting was named second- team All-Big Ten. This past season, a 50.0 field goal percentage (5-of-10). She was also a stellar 90.9 percent (10-of-11) from Victoria Lucas-Perry earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, the charity stripe. In the opener versus Florida Atlantic, Schrock turned in four points, six while Rene Haynes garnered second-team honors by the rebounds in 23 minutes of work. In the finale versus Florida International, she collected her coaches. As the recruiting coordinator for MSU, Gilbert consistently first career start and made it count, posting a career-high 17 points, six rebounds, five assists brought excellent talent to East Lansing, including four top and two steals in 39 minutes of action. 25 recruiting classes in the past four years. Gilbert helped land another stellar recruiting class for the TRIFECTA, YOU BET YA: The three-point shot has been a key to the Eagles’ offense early on 2006-07 season, including Michigan Miss Basketball Allyssa this season. As a team, EMU leads the MAC with a shooting percentage of 38.5 (61-of-159) DeHaan, who went on to become the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. All-Star Girls Report ranked the 2004-05 class from beyond the arc. On the other side, the Eagles’ defense has done a good job defending 18th in the nation and Courtney Davidson was ranked as the long ball as Eastern Michigan has limited its opposition to just 31.4 percent (45-of-141) the nation's sixth-best point guard. The 2005-06 class was shooting from three-point land, which is third best in the conference. EMU’s perimeter de- ranked 21st in the nation and includes Aisha Jefferson, who fense was at its best in the team’s win over Temple Baptist, Nov. 14, when it limited the was the nation's sixth-ranked forward. Prior to joining the Spartans, Gilbert spent the previous Rams to just a pair of three-pointers. eight seasons (1994-2002) as the head women's basketball coach of NCAA Division III Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. THE KIDS CAN PLAY: The average 2007-08 EMU women’s basketball player stands 5-feet-9 She is still the winningest coach in Oberlin women's basketball inches tall and is 19.9 years old. The youngest Eagle is Cassie Schrock, who turned 18, Oct. history as the Yeoman made six appearances in the North 13, 2007. Canea Williams is the oldest Eagle having turned 22, March 24, 2007. Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) postseason tournament during her tenure. She assisted in the development of eight separate all-conference players as well as the 1999 All-NCAC HITTING THE CENTURY MARK: Sophomore guard Alyssa Pittman’s three-pointer at the Newcomer of the Year. 19:32 mark of the first half against North Carolina State, Nov. 24, not only put the Eagles on She began her coaching career at Oberlin as an assistant top, 3-0, it also made her the 10th player in EMU history to collect 100 triples in her career. coach with the women's basketball team in 1992-93 and The Elkhart, Ind. native accomplished the feat in just 34 games. was an assistant men's basketball coach in 1993-94, before assuming the women's basketball head coaching duties in 1994. In addition to coaching, Gilbert served as the Senior HITTING FROM LONG RANGE: EMU’s women’s basketball team has shown it can hit from Women's Administrator/Associate Director of Athletics at long range and has for quite a while now. Eastern has made at least one three pointer in Oberlin from 1996-2002. the last 168 games, dating back to Jan. 31, 2002. The last time the Eagles did not make one was on Jan. 26, 2002 in a 52-43 road victory over Central Michigan. Ye a r -By-Ye a r a t Ober l i n Ye a r Ov e r a l l How Do You Say... 94-95 3-20 95-96 2-22 Kivilcim - ka-VIL-gem Thrun - trune 96-97 4-21 Yamanoglu - yah-MON-glue 97-98 6-16 Schrock - shh-ROCK 98-99 15-11 99-00 12-13 Canea - ca-NEE-a 00-01 6-19 01-02 10-14 YOUTH BEING SERVED: Heading into the 2007-08 campaign head EMU CAREER RECORDS WATCH page 5 coach AnnMarie Gilbert knew she would be leading a very young team this season. The 10 returning players have combined for just SCORING 95 starts and a total of 391 games in their careers. 1. 1,899 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 2. 1,793 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 Eastern returned a total of 32.5 points, 15.6 rebounds and 11.3 3. 1,511 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-06 minutes per game from the 2006-07 squad that finished 16-13. 4. 1,459 Sharon Brown (99 games) 1982-86 Sophomore Alyssa Pittman led all returners with 12.3 points per 5. 1,454 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 game, sophomore Kelly Watts led with 3.1 boards per game and 6. 1,422 Kelly Hebler (106 games) 1986-90 junior Kendra Gallert with 28.0 minutes per game. 7. 1,401 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 8. 1,361 Sarah VanMetre (120 games) 2003-07 9. 1,321 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 WILLIAMS AND PITTMAN SELECTED TO JUNKANOO JAM ALL- 10. 1,296 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 TOURNEY TEAM: Junior Canea Williams and sophomore Alyssa 11. 1,228 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 Pittman were selected to the All-Tournament team at the Fifth An- 12. 1,224 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 13. 1,158 Reeshema Wood (108 games) 1989-93 nual Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas, Nov. 23-24. The duo combined 14. 1,049 Denise Allen (94 games) 1978-82 for 29 points per game in the two games. The honor marks the first NR. 540 Alyssa Pittman (39 games) 2006-pres. time that either had been selected to an all-tournament team in NR. 400 Canea Williams (71 games) 2003-pres. their careers. REBOUNDS 1. 802 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-06 EASTERN UPSETS ALABAMA IN JUNKANOO JAM OPENER: For 2. 784 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 the first time in 21 years the EMU women’s basketball team upset a 3. 770 Sarah VanMetre (120 games) 2003-07 school from the Southeastern Conference, defeating the University 4. 756 Suzanne Huff (97 games) 1979-83 of Alabama, 52-43, in the opening game of the Fifth Annual Junka- 5. 747 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 6. 684 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 noo Jam Friday, Nov. 23 at St. George’s High School in Freeport, Ba- 7. 683 Kristin Staples (107 games) 1988-92 hamas. The victory marks EMU’s second-ever win over a team from 8. 679 Shani Charles (105 games) 1997-99,’00-02 the SEC; the other victory came Dec. 28, 1986 versus the University 9. 674 Felicia Hines (68 games) 1982-85 of Florida, 65-62, in the Sun and Fun Classic in Miami, Fla. Sopho- 10. 642 Emily Steinmetz (103 games) 1995-99 more Alyssa Pittman led all scorers with 19 points on 5-of-11 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (50 fgm per season) shooting and sophomore Kelly Watts finished with 13 points and 1. .546 Felicia Hines (278-509) 1982-85 eight rebounds. Junior Canea Williams poured in seven points to 2. .527 Shani Charles (254-482) 1997-99,’00-02 go along with junior Amber Land’s eight caroms and four points. 3. .525 Eszter Biro (158-301) 1991-92 4. .511 Holly Mitchell (328-642) 1997-99 IT’S RAINING THREES: Junior Canea Williams won the Fifth An- 5. .509 Abby Wiseman (462-907) 1999-03 6. .504 Nikki Knapp (543-1077) 2002-06 nual Junkanoo Jam’s three-point shooting contest Thursday eve- ning, Nov. 22. The Mansfield, Ohio native connected on 15 treys to THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE capture the coveted title. Sophomore Alyssa Pittman finished sec- 1. 215 Kristy Maska (107 games) 1997-01 2. 174 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 ond with 12 long-distance bombs. Players from the University of 174 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 Southern California and Virginia Tech also took part in the event. 4. 150 Dru Bishop (114 games) 1999-03 5. 137 Marion Crandall (100 games) 2000-04 6. 136 Sarah VanMetre (120 games) 2003-07 PITTMAN NAMED MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sopho- 7. 113 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 more guard Alyssa Pittman was named the Mid-American Confer- 8. 111 Alyssa Pittman (38 games) 2006-pres. ence West Division Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 9. 106 Jessica Henry (56 games) 1997-98,’99-00 18, 2007. The honor marks the second time in her career she has 10. 100 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 earned the honor. BLOCKS Pittman helped the Eagles to a 2-0 week that included a 65-54 1. 144 Sharon Rose (102 games) 1983-87 victory over Detroit, Nov. 14, and a 74-41 rout of Wright State, Nov. 2. 103 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 17. For the week she averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 as- 3. 74 Melis Ulker (120 games) 2002-06 4. 65 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 sists, 1.5 steals and 31.0 minutes per game. She also shot a red hot 5. 60 Eszter Biro (28 games) 1991-92 54 percent (15-of-28) from the floor and an even better 59 percent (13-of-22) from long distance. Against Wright State she equaled ASSISTS her career best with seven treys for a total of 26 points. Last year 1. 577 Stephanie Smiley (114 games) 1998-02 she connected on seven treys at Massachusetts (12-13-06) which is 2. 534 Erika Ford (116 games) 2001-2004 3. 446 LaTonya Watson (108 games) 1988-92 tied for the second-best single-game performance in EMU history. 4. 395 Laurie Byrd (99 games) 1978-82 At Detroit she drained six threes and grabbed eight rebounds dur- 5. 376 JoAnn LeFevre (101 games) 1983-87 ing the 11-point decision. 6. 376 Ryan Coleman (115 games) 2002-06 7. 271 Traci Parsons (103 games) 1993-97 GILBERT OFF TO THE BEST START FOR FIRST YEAR COACH IN NR. 190 Kendra Gallert (59 games) 2005-pres. EMU HISTORY: Head coach AnnMarie Gilbert’s 4-1 start to the FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS 2007-08 campaign was the best for any first-year mentor in EMU 1. 626 Nikki Knapp (120 games) 2002-06 history. Prior to this the best EMU coaching debut was 2-1 by Cher- 2. 496 Abby Wiseman (115 games) 1999-03 yl Getz in 1987-88, when she notched wins over Robert Morris and Cleveland State before falling to Michigan State. Bold indicates players on the 2007-08 roster.

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I WOULD WALK 10,000 MILES OR 12,171 TO BE EXACT: Pack your bags and grab some information about frequent flyer programs because the Eagles have earned plenty of mile- EMU SPORTS INFORMATION PRESS CREDENTIALS age over the first two months of the season. The team made stops in the Bahamas, Utah, Requests for working press space should be made Florida and will still travel to Pennsylvania and then back to Utah. All together the EMU in writing at least one week before the date of road trips will tally over 12,171 miles during the non-conference season. During the Mid- the home contest to the Eastern Michigan Sports American Conference season the Eagles will rack up only 2,968 miles of travel during their Information Office. The request should be made by the sports director of the newspaper, magazine, radio eight league road contests. or television outlet wishing to send a reporter(s) to the game. Outlets that have made proper credential 108 SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR POINTS IN A GAME: EMU’s 108 points against Temple requests are entitled to receive copies of the final game statistics, play-by-play and a scoring summary, Baptist, Nov. 11, surpassed the school record for most points in a single game. Previously as well as any press information provided by the the record was 106 against Windsor, Jan. 18, 1978. competing institutions. Confirmation of the request will be made by EMU Sports Information personnel. EMU COACHING DEBUTS: AnnMarie Gilbert, the seventh women’s basketball coach in Press credentials WILL NOT be issued to spouses, friends or children. The press row is a working area program history, became the third coach at EMU to win their first game in her Eagle debut. and cheering will be grounds for removal. Gilbert is also just the second coach to pick her first victory at home, joining Dana Munk as PHOTOGRAPHERS the other to accomplish the feat. Here’s how Eastern Michigan’s six previous head coaches Photographers are issued similar credentials to press row media. Photographers are allowed to fared in their first game: shoot from outside the court boundary line on each • Kathy Hart - Jan. 11, 1977 at Michigan (L, 52-63) end of the floor. • Cheryl Getz - Nov. 28, 1987 at Robert Morris (W, 65-50) ENTERING THE CONVOCATION CENTER • Dana Munk - Dec. 1, 1992 vs. UW-Milwaukee (W, 78-76) Press credentials can be picked up in the Eastern Michigan Sports Information Office during the week • Paulette Stein - Nov. 30, 2007 at Michigan (L, 52-76) of a home contest. If credentials are requested and • Suzy Merchant - Nov. 15, 1998 vs. Saint Peter’s (L, 64-75) approved, they will only be mailed if the request is • Shane Clipfell - Dec. 1, 2006 vs. Northern Ariz. (L, 69-89) granted at least two weeks prior to the game. Any credentials not picked up will be left at the Will Call window at the Convocation Center. RECORDS FALL VERSUS TEMPLE BAPTIST: The AnnMarie Gilbert era got started on a RADIO high note as the Eagles cruised to a 108-22 non-conference win over the visiting Temple Selected Eastern Michigan women’s basketball Baptist Runnin’ Rams Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Convocation Center. The win set a number of games can be heard live on 89.1 FM, WEMU and on the Internet at www.EMUEagles.com. Convocation Center records, including most points scored in a game (108), fewest points VISITING RADIO scored (22), margin of victory (86), most points in a half (62-first half), fewest points in a half Visiting radio stations receive reciprocal phone (10-first half), steals (29), field goals made (46) and field goals attempted (81). lines for their game broadcasts. The visiting radio area is on the press row side of the Convocation Center across from the visitor’s bench. Should more EMU COACHES IN THEIR FIRST YEAR: First-year EMU head coach AnnMarie Gilbert is the lines be needed, please contact Greg Steiner for seventh head coach in the program’s 32-year history. Gilbert is out to become the fourth arrangements. first-year head coach to post winning records in their inaugural campaign joining Kathy MEDIA INFORMATION The Eastern Michigan Sports Information staff will Hart, Suzy Merchant and Shane Clipfell. Hart recorded a 13-8 mark in 1976-77, Merchant provide flip cards, game notes and cumulative turned in a 14-13 record in 1998-99 and Clipfell added a 13-11 mark in 2006-07. statistics for both teams to credentialed media prior to all games. Statistical summaries and play-by-play sheets will be distributed throughout the game and will be available at the conclusion of the contest. Two telephones are available to the media on a first-come, first-serve basis. EMU women’s basketball games can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this season, as well INTERVIEW POLICY (GAME DAY) Both head coaches will be available to the media as on the internet at www.wemu.org. The station will broadcast at least 16 games after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Individual during the 2007-08 season, with Brian Nemerovski performing play-by-play duties players may be available for interviews at the and Ryan Wooley handling the stats and engineering. The upcoming schedule, with conclusion of the game. Please see a member of the athletic media relations/sports information staff all times listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: from either EMU or the visiting institution about Sun. Nov. 11 TEMPLE BAPTIST 1:45 p.m. player interviews. Wed. Nov. 14 at Detroit 6:45 p.m. WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS Thurs. Dec. 6 at Florida Atlantic 6:45 p.m. For those with laptop computers that can Sat. Dec. 8 at Florida International 1:45 p.m. automatically select an IP address, there is a wireless Fri. Dec. 21 DAYTON 11:45 a.m. Internet connection available in the Convocation Wed. Jan. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 6:45 p.m. Center. See a Sports Information representative for the login password. Sat. Jan. 12 TOLEDO* 1:45 p.m. INTERVIEW POLICY (MID-WEEK) Tues. Jan. 15 at Ball State* 6:45 p.m. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert is available to Wed. Jan. 19 at Western Michigan* 6:45 p.m. speak to the media via phone Monday-Friday Tues. Jan. 29 MIAMI* 6:45 p.m. mornings. Individual players are available for Sat. Feb. 4 at Ohio* TBA interviews Monday-Thursday. All player and coach Sat. Feb. 16 **at Bowling Green* 6:45 p.m. interviews must be cleared through the EMU Tues. Feb. 19 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. Sports Information Office, so please call the office Sat. Feb. 23 BALL STATE* 1:45 p.m. to arrange all interviews. One note to the media: Wed. Feb. 27 at Toledo* 6:45 p.m. Home phone numbers for players and coaches WILL Sat. Mar. 1 **at Northern Illinois* 2:45 p.m. NOT be given out by the Eastern Michigan Sports Wed. Mar. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:45 p.m. ** Indicates that WEMU will choose the “more compelling” game to broadcast Information Office. since the men’s and women’s teams will be playing on the same day. Sun., Mar. 9 MAC Tournament TBA EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 6

GILBERT BEGINS A NEW ERA OF EMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: GALLERT LED THE MAC IN ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO: Junior First-year EMU head coach AnnMarie Gilbert and her staff of Kendra Gallert led the Mid-American Conference in assist-to- Leonard Drake, LaTonya Tate and Darin Thrun bring 58 years turnover ratio during the 2006-07 campaign at 2.77. The Lowell, of coaching experience to the Eagles that include stops along the Mich. native tallied 125 assists compared to just 55 turnovers in 29 way in the Big Ten, Big East, Big XII, MAC and the Horizon League, to games. name a few. Gilbert spent the last five years helping turn Michigan Gallert was the second EMU player to lead the league in assist- State University into a national championship contender under to-turnovers, joining Erika Ford who paced the MAC during both head coach Joanne P. McCallie. the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. However, Gallert will not get the In five years as an assistant coach at Michigan State, Gilbert opportunity to repeat this season as she will redshirt the 2007-08 helped the Spartans compile an impressive 120-44 record, good season following offseason knee surgery. for a .732 winning percentage. During her time in East Lansing, the Spartans made it to five consecutive NCAA tournaments and to the PITTMAN SELECTED MAC FRESHMAN OF YEAR: Alyssa Pittman 2005 national championship game. was named the 2006-07 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, as announced March 3, 2007 at the MAC Tournament Tip- BIG SIS CAN NOT ONLY PLAY, BUT SHE CAN TALK ABOUT IT: A off Banquet at the Cleveland Marriott at Key Center. The award was junior college transfer from Jacksonville College, Mary Lawson is voted on by the league’s head coaches and members of the MAC out to make her a name for herself here at EMU and throughout the News Media Association. Mid-American Conference. The game of basketball runs heavily in Pittman, who was also named to the All-Freshman team, is the the Lawson family, as sister Kara Lawson played for the University Eagles’ third women’s basketball Freshman of the Year honoree and of Tennessee and currently plays for the WNBA’s Sacramento Mon- the first since Stephanie Smiley took home the honor following archs. In recent years, Kara Lawson has been involved in broadcast- the 1998-99 campaign. The Elkhart, Ind. native was also the first ing during the off-season, doing commentaries for ESPN during EMU player to be elected to the All-Freshman squad since Sarah men’s and women’s college basketball games. VanMetre garnered the accolade in 2003-04.

WHAT’S IN A NUMBER: After three seasons of wearing No. 11, GILBERT COULD PLAY: First-year EMU head coach AnnMarie Gil- senior Kivilcim Yamanoglu has switched to the No. 24 that was bert began her collegiate career at Mid-American Conference rival opened by the graduation of teammate Sarah VanMetre. Yamano- Ohio University, playing two seasons (1986-88) before transferring glu made the change in honor of her boyfriend Melvin Jenkins, to Oberlin College. She transferred to Oberlin for her junior and se- who lost his battle with cancer over the summer. nior seasons (1989-91), where she was a two-time Kodak first team Jenkins was a basketball player at Concordia University of Ann All-American, a two-time NCAC Player of the Year, the Honda Divi- Arbor. He came to Concordia after a stellar prep career at Dearborn sion III Athlete of the Year and the Champion USA/WBCA Player of Crestwood High School where he was named first-team Mega Gold the Year in 1991. All-Conference for his junior and senior seasons, as well as being a As a junior at Oberlin, Gilbert led the nation in scoring (31.1 member of the All-Conference Defensive Team his senior year and points per game) and was the nation’s second-leading scorer as a earning the distinction of All-State third team his final year as a senior (31.3 ppg). She set the NCAA Division III record for points in prep. a game with 61 against Allegheny, Feb. 6, 1991. She is still the Ober- After a freshman season for Concordia that saw limited action, lin record holder for points in a season (778, 1989-90), field goals Jenkins received the news that he had cancer. The last two seasons, in a game (28), field goals in a season (319) and free throws made Jenkins played regularly on the junior varsity as he was regaining and attempted in a game (13-of-17 vs. Case Western Reserve, Jan. his physical ability to endure the action on the court. His heart and 6, 1990). desire paid off as he appeared in 10 games in 2006-07 as a red-shirt In just two seasons as a player at Oberlin, she registered 1,527 junior on the varsity squad. points to become the school’s leading scorer, a record which stood until 2002. All told, Gilbert set 24 school records and 10 conference EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU’s 27th season competing in records as a player and still holds 10 standing NCAA Division III re- the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles hold a 182-250 record cords. against current conference foes and have posted seven straight She received an invitation to compete for the U.S. team in winning seasons in the MAC. EMU has had the most success against the 1990 Pan Am Games trials in Colorado Springs. Oberlin re- Northern Illinois, going 19-8, and the least versus Miami, 11-33. tired her jersey in 1994 and in 2001 she was inducted into the Western Michigan has been the Green and White’s most frequent Oberlin College Athletic Hall of Fame. Gilbert was a Street & opponent with 61 meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of Smith’s All-American, a McDonald’s All-Star game participant the fewest conference games against the Eagles with 12. and was Ohio Miss Basketball her senior year of high school.

EMU WINS MICHIGAN MAC TITLE: For the second consecutive EMU PICKED THIRD IN MAC PRESEASON POLL: The Eastern year, the Eagles won the Michigan Mid-American Conference Wom- Michigan University women’s basketball team was picked to finish en’s title, by defeating rival Western Michigan Wednesday, Feb. 21, third in the West Division according to the 2007 Mid American Con- 2007, by a score of 69-45. The award, sponsored by the Michigan ference preseason poll by the voting members of the MAC News Sports Hall of Fame, is awarded annually to the team that wins the Media Association. season series among EMU, WMU, and Central Michigan. EMU fin- The announcement was made in Cleveland, Oct. 18, 2007, as ished with a 4-0 record, while CMU and WMU both went 1-3. part of the conference’s women’s basketball Media Day at Quicken Loans Arena. EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 7

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 / Alyssa Pittman 26 vs. Wright State W, 74-41 Canea Williams 26 at Florida Atlantic L, 71-75 Ga m e s St a r t e d Alyssa Pittman 26 at Detroit W, 65-54 Player GP GS Alyssa Pittman 22 vs. Illinois State L, 61-79 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 82 13 Alyssa Pittman 20 vs. Temple Baptist W, 108-22 Brittany Tyson 77 33 Canea Williams 71 14 Colleen Russell 65 8 Kendra Gallert 59 50 Amber Land 42 9 Alyssa Pittman 39 34 Kelly Watts 39 4 Amanda Compton 29 0 Cassie Schrock 10 2 Carla Warren 9 0 Shana McKinney 9 0 Tara Johnson 7 0 Mary Lawson 3 0 Do u b l e -Do u b l e s Danica Holmes 2 0 Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result Kelly Watts 16 10 at Weber State L, 49-61 Do u b l e Fi g u r e Sc o r i n g Ga m e s

Player Career Season Alyssa Pittman 28 9 Canea Williams 15 3 Kendra Gallert 6 0 Kelly Watts 7 3 Colleen Russell 6 3 Amber Land 3 3 Brittany Tyson 3 1 Kivilcim Yamanoglu 2 0 Amanda Compton 1 1 Shana McKinney 1 1 Cassie Schrock 1 1 Carla Warren -- -- Danica Holmes -- -- Tara Johnson -- -- Mary Lawson -- --

St a r t i n g Co m b i n a t i o n s Staters Record Tyson-Yamanoglu-Pittman-Land-Russell 2-0 Tyson-Yamanoglu-Pittman-Watts-Russell 1-0 Tyson-Pittman-Yamanoglu-Land-Watts 1-0 Williams-Pittman-Schrock-Land-Russell 1-1 Williams-Pittman-Yamanoglu-Land-Russell 0-1 Williams-Pittman-Yamanoglu-Land-Watts 0-3 A New Era Begins... pagE 8

Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... Eagles Approaching Milestones Overall MAC Milestone Who/How Close? When the Eagles lead at halftime...... 5-1...... 0-0 First EMU Win...... Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert When the Eagles trail at halftime...... 0-4...... 0-0 reached Nov. 11, 2007 When the Eagles are tied at halftime...... 0-0...... 0-0 100 career wins.. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert needs 37 more Leading with 5 minutes left in the game...... 5-0...... 0-0 School-record 147 wins.... HC AnnMarie Gilbert Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-4...... 0-0 needs 142 more Tied with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-1...... 0-0 School-record 215 3-pointers...... Alyssa Pittman needs 100 more Scoring 70 points or more...... 3-1...... 0-0 Scoring less than 70 points...... 2-4...... 0-0 1,000 career points...... Alyssa Pittman needs 462 more

Holding opponents to less than 70 points...... 5-3...... 0-0 500 career points...... Alyssa Pittman Opponents scoring 70 points or more...... 0-2...... 0-0 reached Dec. 6, 2007 500 career points...... Canea Williams When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field...... 4-0...... 0-0 needs 100 more When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field...... 1-5...... 0-0 100 games played...... Kivilcim Yamanoglu needs 18 more When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field...... 0-1...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field...... 5-4...... 0-0 100 games played...... Canea Williams needs 29 more

Having better field goal percentage than opponents...... 5-1...... 0-0 100 career three-pointers...... Alyssa Pittman Having worse field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-4...... 0-0 reached Nov. 24, 2007 Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0...... 0-0 200 career assists...... Kendra Gallert needs 10 more When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line...... 4-2...... 0-0 When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line..... 1-3...... 0-0 200 career assists...... Canea Williams needs 60 more Shooting more free throws...... 5-1...... 0-0 100 career assists...... Kivilcim Yamanoglu Shooting fewer free throws...... 0-4...... 0-0 needs 25 more Shooting same number of free throws...... 0-0...... 0-0

When the Eagles outrebound the opponent...... 4-2...... 0-0 When the Eagles are outrebounded...... 1-3...... 0-0 2006-07 CollegeRPI.com Rankings Rank Record Same number of rebounds...... 0-0...... 0-0 Eastern Michigan 115 16-13 Temple Baptist N/A 15-13 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers...... 1-1...... 0-0 Detroit 297 5-26 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers...... 4-4...... 0-0 Wright State 282 10-18 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers...... 5-2...... 0-0 Alabama 122 10-20 North Carolina St. 22 23-9 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers...... 0-3...... 0-0 Washington State 279 5-24 Weber State 175 16-14 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 1, Opponents 2 Illinois State 89 21-10 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Florida Atlantic 239 6-25 Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 Florida International 130 15-14 Dayton 208 12-19 Duquesne 251 7-20 20-plus Point Games: EMU 5, Opponents 4 Utah 86 18-13 (Alyssa Pittman 4; Canea Williams 1) Northern Illinois 110 19-12 Toledo 189 11-19 Ball State 37 24-6 30-plus Point Games: EMU 0, Opponents 0 Central Michigan 222 9-19 Western Michigan 164 14-18 Buffalo 235 10-19 EMU Players as Leading Scorer (Record): Miami (Ohio) 190 12-18 (Pittman 5-1, Watts 1-0, Russell 0-1, Williams 0-2) Kent State 118 15-13 Ohio 109 18-12 EMU Players as Leading Rebounder (Record): Akron 249 10-19 (Pittman 1-0; Schrock 2-0; Watts 2-2, Land 1-2; Team 0-1) Bowling Green 20 29-3 CollegeRPI.com through games of Sunday, March 11, 2007 The Last Time... MAC TELEVISION SCHEDULE ... the Eagles scored 90 points ... an Eagle player posted a triple-double Nov. 18, 2006- vs. Morehead St. (W, 90-66) Ryan Coleman, vs. Western Mich. Feb. 12, 2005 Wednesday, January 9 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) Ball State at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. ... the Eagles scored 100 points (Comcast Local) Nov. 11, 2007 - vs. Temple Baptist (W, 108-22) ... the Eagles played an overtime game Jan. 28, 2003 - at Miami (L, 79-83) Wednesday, January 23 ... an EMU opponent scored 100 points Central Michigan at Ball State, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, 2001 - vs. Ball State (L, 66-100) ... the Eagles played a double-overtime game (Comcast Local) March 3, 2000 - vs. Kent State ... both teams scored 100 points (MAC Tournament Semifinals -- L - 2ot, 94-96) Saturday, January 26 never Ohio at Central Michigan, Noon ... the Eagles won 20 games in a season (MAC TV Game of the Week) ... the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more 2005-06 - 22 wins 8 losses Feb. 21, 2007- vs. Western Mich. (W, 69-45) Saturday, February 2 ... the Eagles had a five-game winning streak Bowling Green at Toledo, 2:30 p.m. ... the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more 9 games, Akron (2-4-06) to Ohio (3-8-06) (MAC TV Game of the Week) Nov. 17, 2007 - vs. Wright State (W, 74-41) ... the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak Saturday, February 9 ... the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points 21 games, UAB (12-10-93) to St. John’s (11-25-94) Eastern Michigan at Ohio, Noon Nov. 24, 2007 - vs. N.C. State (N) (L, 41-63) (MAC TV Game of the Week) ... the Eagles went to a postseason tournament ... an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game 2006 Sportsview.tv Women’s NIT Tuesday, February 12 Patrice McKinney, 30, vs. Buffalo, Jan. 24, 2007 lost in the First Round, 57-79 at Indiana St. (3-16-06) Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) ... an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game ... the Eagles played in the MAC Championship game Never (most is 36 by LaTonya Watson) 2003-04 vs. Bowling Green (W, 65-56) Saturday, February 16 Ball State at Kent State, Noon ... an Eagle averaged 20 points in a season ... the Eagles played in the WNIT or the NCAA Tournaments (MAC TV Game of the Week) Sharon Brown, 1985-86, 20.8 ppg 2006 Sportsview.tv Women’s NIT lost in the First Round, 57-79 at Indiana St. (3-16-06 Saturday, March 1 ... an Eagle freshman averaged in double figures Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, Noon Alyssa Pittman, 2006-07, 12.3 ppg ... the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC (MAC TV Game of the Week) 2005-06, Ryan Coleman ... an Eagle freshman led the team in scoring Wednesday, March 5 Holly Mitchell, 1997-1998, 393 points ...the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team All-MAC Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. 2006-07, Sarah VanMetre (Comcast Local) ... an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game Brittany Tyson, 10, vs. Temple Baptist, Nov. 11, 2007 ... the Eagles had a player voted Third-Team All-MAC Friday, March 14 2006-07, Patrice McKinney Tournament Semifinal #1 (FSN Ohio) ... an Eagle player had 15 or more rebounds in a game Tournament Semifinal #2 (FSN Ohio) Sarah VanMetre, 16, vs. BGSU, March 9, 2007 ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of the Year 2006-07, Alyssa Pittman Saturday, March 15 ... an Eagle player had five or more blocks in a game Tournament Championship Game (FSN Ohio) Melis Ulker, 5, vs. Michigan State, Nov. 28, 2003 ... the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All-Freshman team 2006-07, Alyssa Pittman The Mid-American Conference game of the week ... an Eagle player had five or more steals in a game has planned clearances on FSN Ohio, Comcast Local Brittany Tyson, 8, vs. Temple Baptist, Nov. 11, 2007 ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Sixth Man of the Year and CSN Chicago. The games will be available in 2003-04, Sarah VanMetre approximately 9.2 million homes. ... an Eagle player had five three-pointers in a game Alyssa Pittman, 6, vs. N.C. State, Nov. 24, 2007 ... A player joined the Eagles’ 1,000-Point Club The Comcast Local games are available in Sarah VanMetre, December 6, 2006, vs. Detroit approximately two million households throughout the state of Michigan along with the markets of Muncie, Ind., Indianapolis, Ind. and Fort Wayne, Ind. 2007-08 Eastern Michigan Women’s Basketball Honors/Awards

Team • Preseason pick to be third in the MAC West

• Pittman selected West Division Player of the Week (Nov. 19)

• Williams selected West Division Player of the Week (Dec. 10)

• Williams and Pittman selected to the All-Tournament team at the Junkanoo Jam

• Runner-up at the Junkanoo Jam

MAC STANDINGS: (as of Dec. 26, 2007) East Division West Division MAC Overall MAC Overall School W-L Pct W-L Pct School W-L Pct W-L Pct Bowling Green 0-0 .000 8-2 .800 Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 5-5 .500 Miami 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 Toledo 0-0 .000 4-5 .444 Buffalo 0-0 .000 6-5 .545 Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 4-7 .364 Akron 0-0 .000 5-6 .455 Ball State 0-0 .000 4-8 .333 Ohio 0-0 .000 5-6 .455 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 3-7 .300 Kent State 0-0 .000 2-7 .222 Western Michigan 0-0 .000 3-8 .273

RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2007-08 MAC rankings of the squad, Upcoming Events/Results (as of Dec. 27, 2007) through Dec. 26, 2007. Tuesday, December 18 MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. Toledo 55, at Detroit 40 Scoring Offense 4th 65.5 Jacksonville 71, at Buffalo 67 Scoring Defense 1st 55.5 at Kent State 76, Northern Arizona 53 Scoring Margin 1st +10.0 Field Goal Percentage 1st .438 Wednesday, December 19 Field Goal Percentage Defense 1st .378 Bowling Green 62, at Mount St. Mary’s 59 Free Throw Percentage 3rd .722 at Miami 77, IUPUI 56 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 1st .385 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense 4th .314 Thursday, December 20 3-Point Field Goals Made 2nd 6.90 vs. Liberty 68, Ball State 56 Rebounding Offense 7th 35.7 Rebounding Defense 4th 34.9 Friday, December 21 Rebounding Margin 5th +0.8 Dayton 59, at Eastern Michigan 57 Blocked Shots t-9th 2.00 Youngstown State 74, at Akron 56 Assists 1st 14.70 Ball State 68, vs. Austin Peavy 59 Steals 1st 10.70 at Northern Illinois 61, Northern Iowa 46 Turnover Margin 3rd +1.30 at Michigan 69, Ohio 64 Assist/Turnover Ratio 5th 0.73 UTEP 64, at Toledo 56 Offensive Rebounds t-10th 11.70 Bowling Green 64, at Delaware 52 Defensive Rebounds t-6th 24.00 Saturday, December 22 Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) Massachusetts 68, at Buffalo 60 Scoring 2. Alyssa Pittman 18.0 at Rhode Island 76, Kent State 55 16. Canea Williams 11.3 at Chicago State 64, Western Michigan 52 Rebounds per game 15. Kelly Watts 5.8 Field Goal Percentage 13. Alyssa Pittman .434 Friday, December 28 15. Kelly Watts .431 Eastern Michigan at Duquesne, 4 p.m. Assists 9. Canea Williams 3.75 Bowling Green at Iowa State (Iowa State Tournament),7:30 p.m. 12. Brittany Tyson 3.20 Akron vs. Xavier, 7 p.m. Free Throw Percentage 5. Alyssa Pittman .818 Western Michigan vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Steals t-7. Alyssa Pittman 1.90 Kent State vs. UNC Wilmington, 8 p.m. 14. Canea Williams 1.63 Three-Point Percentage 7. Alyssa Pittman .402 Saturday, December 29 11. Canea Williams .386 Toledo vs. Central Arkansas (Miami Holiday Classic), 7 p.m. Three-Pointers Made 1. Alyssa Pittman 3.50 Buffalo at Southeast Missouri State, Noon 7. Canea Williams 2.13 Ball State vs. Butler, 3 p.m. Blocks 8. Colleen Russell 0.90 Northern Illinois at IUPUI, 3 p.m. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 8. Canea Williams 1.20 Miami at Texas-San Antonio (UTSA Tournament), 4 p.m. 10. Brittany Tyson 1.10 Bowling Green vs. Hampton (Iowa State Tournament),5 p.m. Defensive Rebounds t-12. Alyssa Pittman 3.90 Kent State vs. Radford/Presbyterian, 3/5 p.m. t-12. Kelly Watts 3.90 Central Michigan vs. Texas A&M-CC (Dayton Tournament) Minutes Played 13. Alyssa Pittman 32.10 19. Canea Williams 30.38 Sunday, December 30 Toledo vs. Miami (FL)/Maine, 5/7 p.m. MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Association got together Bowling Green vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1 p.m. Oct. 18, 2007, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2007-08 women’s basketball race. The predictions are listed Akron vs. Marist College, 2 p.m. below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. Central Michigan vs. Cornell/Dayton (Dayton Tournament) Western Michigan vs. Quinnipiac/San Diego State, 5/7 p.m. East Division 1. Ohio (19)...... 210 Miami vs. Chattanooga (UTSA Tournament), 2 p.m. 2. Bowling Green (11)...... 187 Ohio vs. Morehead State, 2 p.m. 3. Miami (9)...... 183 4. Kent State (1)...... 137 All times local to site 5. Buffalo (1)...... 57 6. Akron ...... 57

West Division 1. Ball State (36)...... 240 2. Northern Illinois (2)...... 184 3. Eastern Michigan...... 150 4. Western Michigan (3)...... 122 5. Toledo ...... 106 6. Central Michigan...... 59 Tournament Winner Ball State – 22, Bowling Green – 6, Miami – 2, Ohio – 2, Western Michigan – 1, Buffalo – 1, NIU – 1 Colleen Russell Brittany Tyson 6-5 Senior-Senior 5-6 Senior-Senior Center Guard

Windsor, Ontario- Ypsilanti, Mich.- Brennan Huron (WMU) #52 #15 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 17, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Points ...... 11, at Detroit (11-14-07) Rebounds...... 6, three times Rebounds...... 5, vs. Boston University (12-2-06) Assists ...... 1, seven times Assists ...... 10, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, vs. Idaho State (11-27-05) Steals ...... 2, vs. Oakland (11-22-06); at UMass (12-13-06) Blocks ...... 4, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Blocks ...... 1, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07); at Detroit (11-14-07)

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 17, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Points ...... 11, at Detroit (11-14-07) Rebounds...... 5, vs. Illinois State (12-2-07); at FAU (12-6-07) Rebounds...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Assists ...... 1, three times Assists ...... 10, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 1, vs. Wright State (11-17-07) Steals ...... 8, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... 4, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Blocks ...... 1, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07); at Detroit (11-14-07) Minutes ...... 36, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Minutes ...... 29, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07)

Kivilcim Yamanoglu Canea Williams 5-8 Senior-Senior 5-6 Senior-Junior Guard Guard

Antalya, Turkey- Mansfield, Ohio- Antalya College Mansfield Senior #24 #12 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 18, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Points ...... 26, at Florida International (12-8-07) Rebounds...... 4, vs. Morehead State (11-18-06) Rebounds...... 10, vs. Central Connecticut State (11-18-05) Assists ...... 6, at Western Michigan (1-10-07) Assists ...... 9, at Buffalo (2-18-04) Steals ...... 2, three times Steals ...... 7, vs. DePaul (11-25-05) Blocks ...... 1,vs. Wayne State (11-19-04); vs. Ohio (1-22-05) Blocks ...... 1, five times most recent vs. vs. WMU(2-21-07)

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 9, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... 26, at Florida International (12-8-07) Rebounds...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Rebounds...... 4, at Florida International (12-8-07) Assists ...... 4, at Detroit (11-14-07) Assists ...... 7, at Weber State (11-29-07) Steals ...... 4, at Detroit (11-14-07) Steals ...... 3, vs. N.C. State (11-24-07) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 33, at Detroit (11-14-07) Minutes ...... 39, vs. N.C. State (11-24-07) Amanda Compton Kendra Gallert 5-9 Junior-Junior 5-6 Junior-Junior Guard Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Lowell, Mich.-Lowell Huron #20 #32 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 11, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... 14, at Toledo (2-18-06); vs. Toledo (2-17-07) Rebounds...... 6, at Indiana State (3-16-06) Rebounds...... 7, vs. Youngstown State (12-10-05) Assists ...... 1, six times Assists ...... 9, vs. Northern Illinois (1-3-07) Steals ...... 1, five times Steals ...... 4, vs. Canisius (10-30-05); at UMass (12-13-06) Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... 1, accomplished three times

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 11, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... N/A Rebounds...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Rebounds...... N/A Assists ...... 1, three times Assists ...... N/A Steals ...... 1, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07); 3, vs. Wright St. (11-17-07) Steals ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 19, vs. N.C. State (11-24-07) Minutes ...... N/A

Amber Land Alyssa Pittman 6-2 Senior-Junior 5-8 Sophomore Forward Guard

Kulm, N.D.-Kulm Elkhart, Ind.- Memorial #3 #22 EMU Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 12, vs. Illinois State (12-2-07) Points ...... 27, at Massachusetts (12-13-06) Rebounds...... 8, three times Rebounds...... 8, at Miami (2-7-07) Assists ...... 3, vs. Wright State (11-17-07) Assists ...... 8, at Miami (2-7-07) Steals ...... 1, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 4, at Wright State (12-9-06) Blocks ...... 1, four times Blocks ...... 1, five times

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 12, vs. Illinois State (12-2-07) Points ...... 26, at Detroit (11-14-07); 3, vs. Wright St. (11-17-07) Rebounds...... 8, three times Rebounds...... 8, at Detroit (11-14-07) Assists ...... 3, vs. Wright State (11-17-07); at FAU (12-6-07) Assists ...... 5, vs. TBC (11-11-07); vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Steals ...... 2, at Florida International (12-8-07) Steals ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07); at Detroit (11-14-07) Blocks ...... 1, vs. TBC (11-11-07); vs. Wright St. (11-17-07) Blocks ...... 1, vs. Illinois State (12-2-07) Minutes ...... 36, at Florida Atlantic (12-6-07) Minutes ...... 40, vs. Illinois State (12-2-07) Kelly Watts Carla Warren 6-0 Sophomore 5-9 Sophomore Guard/Forward Guard

Gary, Ind.- Lima, Ohio- Chicago Central Elida #35 #23 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 16, accomplished three times Points ...... 8, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Rebounds...... 12, at Kent State (1-20-07) Rebounds...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Assists ...... 2, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Assists ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 1, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... 1, three times Blocks ...... N/A

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 16 at Weber State (11-29-07) Points ...... 8, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Rebounds...... 10, at Weber State (11-29-07) Rebounds...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Assists ...... 2, vs. Dayton (12-21-07) Assists ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 1, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... 1, vs. Wright State (11-17-07) Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 39, vs. Alabama (11-23-07) Minutes ...... 9, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07)

Mary Lawson Shana McKinney 6-1 Junior-Junior 6-1 Junior-Junior Guard/Forward Forward

Alexandria, Va.- Detroit, Mich.-Osborn West Potomac (Wayne C.C.C.) #21 #42 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... 13, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Rebounds...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07); at Detroit (11-14-07) Rebounds...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 3, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... 13, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Rebounds...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07); at Detroit (11-14-07) Rebounds...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Assists ...... N/A Assists ...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 17, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Minutes ...... 15, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Tara Johnson Cassie Schrock 5-10 Freshman 5-9 Freshman Forward Guard

Flint, Mich.-Hamady Wadsworth, Ohio- Wadsworth #2 #11 Career Game Highs Career Game Highs PPoints ...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... 17, at Florida International (12-8-07) Rebounds...... 3, at Florida International (12-8-07) Rebounds...... 6, vs. TBC (11-11-07); at FIU(12-8-07) Assists ...... 1, vs. N.C. State (11-24-07) Assists ...... 7, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, at Florida International (12-8-07) Steals ...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A

Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points ...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Points ...... 17, at Florida International (12-8-07) Rebounds...... 3, at Florida International (12-8-07) Rebounds...... 6, vs. TBC (11-11-07); at FIU(12-8-07) Assists ...... 1, vs. N.C. State (11-24-07) Assists ...... 7, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Steals ...... 2, at Florida International (12-8-07) Steals ...... 4, vs. Temple Baptist (11-11-07) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Minutes ...... 7, at Florida International (12-8-07) Minutes ...... 39, at Florida International (12-8-07)

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GAME 1 • Nov. 11, 2007 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 2 • Nov. 14, 2007 • Calihan Hall • Detroit, Mich. GAME 3 • Nov. 17, 2007 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Temple Baptist 22 Eastern Michigan 65 Wright State 41 Eastern Michigan 108 Detroit Mercy 54 Eastern Michigan 71

YPSILANTI – The Eastern Michigan University women’s DETROIT – Behind six three-pointers from sophomore guard YPSILANTI –The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball basketball team made sure that first-year head coach Alyssa Pittman, the Eastern Michigan University women’s team improved to 3-0 on the season and 7-0 all-time versus Wright State University with a 74-41 victory Saturday afternoon in non- AnnMarie Gilbert’s record started off on a good note basketball team picked up a 65-54 win over the University of Detroit Mercy Tuesday night in non-conference action here at conference action here at the Convocation Center. Sophomore as the Eagles cruised to a 108-22 non-conference win Calihan Hall. guard Alyssa Pittman paced the Eagles attack with 26 points over the visiting Temple Baptist Runnin’ Rams Sunday Pittman paced the Eagles with 26 points on 7-of-14 shooting, on 8-of-14 shooting, including tying her career best with seven afternoon here at the Convocation Center. including a 6-of-11 showing from beyond the arc. The Elkhart, Ind. three-pointers in the victory. For the game the Eagles shot a solid 48 percent (25-of-52) and an native also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, while senior With the win, the Eagles go to 1-0 on the young season even better 61 percent from beyond the arc (11-of-18). As hot the Brittany Tyson poured in 11 points. Sophomore Kelly Watts while the Runnin’ Rams drop to 0-3. as Eagles were, the Raiders were just as cold shooting, managing The win set a number of Convocation Center records, tallied nine second-half points and hauled down six boards. just 34 percent (16-of-46) shooting from the floor and 23 percent Katy Dunlop’s nine points keyed the Titan attack in 20 minutes including most points scored in a game (108), fewest (3-of-13) from long-distance. of action off the bench. Sandi Brown, Zemora Davis and Joyce Balanced scoring was the case for EMU, as 12 of the 14 Eagles points scored (22), margin of victory (86), most points Massey each chipped in eight points a piece for the Titans. that played in the game scored. Besides Pittman’s 26 points, the in a half (62-first half), fewest points in a half (10-first Turnovers plagued both teams on the night as the squads only other Eagle to reach double figures was sophomore Kelly half), field goals made (46), and field goals attempted combined for 55 miscues (EMU 31, UDM 24). EMU shot 48 Watts, who nearly turned in a double-double, with 13 points and (81). percent (20-of-41) on the night, compared to UDM 31 percent nine rebounds. Senior Brittany Tyson notched a game-best eight assists while junior Canea Williams tallied five off the bench. The Eagles got on the board early and never looked (21-of-67). The Green and White also had a slight advantage on the boards, 36-35. Sheylani Peddy was the lone Wright State player to post double back as they exploded in the first half on a 41-3 run Eastern Michigan led by as many as nine, 14-5, in the first digits in points, accounting for 14 of the team’s 41 on the afternoon. before the Rams were able to add any more points half, but Detroit responded with six unanswered points to pull Kanisha Ward poured in nine and Erica Richardson added six in a to their tally. Eastern held its opponent to 10 first-half within three, 14-11, with 10:17 left to play in the half. A Detroit losing effort. Both teams struggled offensively to out of the gate as WSU pulled three-pointer with 7:29 remaining in the half got the Titans points while adding 62 of its own. The Eagles continued out to an early 9-5 edge just six minutes into the contest. However back within three, 19-16, but once again the Eagles were able to dominate in the second half, holding the Rams to the Eagles were starting to get into the flow, stringing together an to answer and head into the break with the 25-18 advantage. just 12 in the final 20 minutes. 8-2 run to take a 13-11 lead with 7:36 remaining in the half. Following the intermission, the Titans were able to cut the Sophomore guard Alyssa Pittman led the Eagles The margin would grow to seven, 26-19, when Watts laid one deficit to three, 27-24, in the opening minutes as Shawanna off the glass just before the intermission as the squads headed to with a game-high 20 points, and added five rebounds Stubblefield connected on a runner in the lane with 17:39 the lockerroom. Pittman led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with and five assists while freshman Cassie Schrock and showing on the clock. 14 points, while Peddy posted seven points. junior Shana McKinney scored 13 points each. Brit- However, that would the closest that Detroit would get the Following the break the Raiders would cut the deficit to four, tany Tyson led the team with 10 assists to go along rest of the way as the Eagles would go on a 12-3 run over the 28-24, as Richardson drained a three-pointer with 18:34 showing next four minutes to make the score 39-27 with 13:32 to play. on the clock. That would be the closest the visitors would get the with eight points. The Green and White would extend their lead to 14 points, 56-42, rest of the way, as junior Amber Land’s layup at the 14:36 mark with just under eight minutes remaining. capped a 16-0 run by the Eagles. The Titans would have one final push to make the game close, The momentum continued to fall in EMU’s favor as the advantage cutting the deficit to seven, 59-52, on a pair of free throws in the would grow to as many as 33 points, 73-40, when freshman Tara closing minute. But once again EMU was able to answer, going Johnson connected on a pair of free throws with :58 seconds to play. 6-for-8 from the free-throw line to secure the 11-point victory. EMU (1-0) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (2-0) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (3-0) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Land* 4-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 8 11 Land* 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 17 Watts* 5-8 1-1 2-2 9 0 13 32 Russell* 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 10 Russell* 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 24 Russell* 2-5 0-0 00-0 3 0 4 11 Tyson* 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 10 8 29 Tyson* 2-5 1-1 6-6 2 2 11 29 Tyson* 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 8 2 24 Pittman* 7-16 3-9 3-4 5 5 20 23 Pittman* 7-14 6-11 6-7 8 3 26 36 Pittman* 8-14 7-11 3-3 3 0 26 26 Yamanoglu* 4-8 1-5 0-0 4 3 9 27 Yamanoglu* 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 4 3 33 Yamanoglu* 2-4 0-0 2-2 2 0 6 26 Johnson 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 6 Schrock 1-3 0-0 3-4 4 0 5 17 Johnson 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 3 Schrock 5-8 1-1 2-2 6 7 13 19 Compton 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 2 Land 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 3 5 27 Compton 4-7 3-6 0-0 4 1 11 10 Lawson 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 4 Schrock 2-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 5 13 Lawson 1-4 0-0 1-2 2 0 3 17 Watts 4-4 0-0 1-1 6 9 1 24 Williams 1-6 1-3 0-0 1 5 3 18 Warren 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 3 8 9 McKinney 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 14 Compton 2-5 2-3 0-0 0 0 6 9 Holmes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Totals 20-41 8-15 17-20 36 10 65 200 Lawson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Watts 4-7 1-1 0-0 5 0 9 20 Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 McKinney 6-9 0-0 1-2 4 2 13 15 UDM (0-3) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Holmes 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2 Totals 46-81 9-22 7-10 46 32 108 200 Hatter* 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 10 McKinney 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 6 Brown* 4-12 0-4 0-0 5 0 8 28 Totals 25-52 11-18 13-17 34 19 74 200 TBC (0-3) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Bruster* 1-8 0-0 1-2 6 0 3 16 Howard* 2-6 0-0 0-1 3 1 4 34 Davis* 3-9 0-2 2-2 3 3 8 28 WSU (3-0) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Zecher* 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 0 6 37 Stubblefield* 2-6 0-0 0-3 3 2 4 25 Duncan* 2-5 0-0 0-1 3 2 4 28 Davenport, S.* 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 30 Mulroy 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 3 10 Crayton* 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 19 Cleveland 1-11 0-2 0-0 4 3 2 37 Hungerford 1-3 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 13 Richardson* 2-6 0-0 2-4 3 1 6 25 Davenport, A.* 4-12 2-7 0-1 3 0 10 31 Hall 1-5 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 13 Ward* 3-12 1-6 2-3 2 6 9 35 Dukes 0-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 31 Massey 3-12 1-6 1-2 5 1 8 24 Peddy* 6-12 2-7 0-0 5 1 14 39 Totals 10-42 2-9 0-2 23 4 22 200 McNally 2-3 0-1 2-2 2 0 6 9 Lowe 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 4 Dunlop 3-7 1-2 2-4 1 0 9 20 Parrish 1-3 0-0 1-3 3 0 3 28 Temple Baptist 10 12 — 22 Totals 21-67 3-19 9-17 35 10 54 200 Dixon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Eastern Michigan 62 46 — 108 Scott 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 17 Eastern Michigan 25 40 — 65 Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4 Turnovers: EMU 10, TBC 41 Detroit 18 36 — 54 Totals 16-46 3-13 6-15 28 10 41 200 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, TBC 3 Steals: EMU 29, TBC 3 Turnovers: EMU 31, UDM 24 Wright State 19 22 — 41 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .586, TBC .238 Blocked Shots: EMU 1, UDM 3 Eastern Michigan 26 48 — 74 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .409, TBC .222 Steals: EMU 9, UDM 10 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .700, TBC .000 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .488, UDM .313 Turnovers: EMU 20, WSU 27 Officials: Smith-McGehee, Hallead, Clark 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .533, UDM .158 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, WSU 3 Attendance: 224 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .850, UDM .529 Steals: EMU 13, WSU 8 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .481, WSU .348 Officials: Smith, Applegate, De Duco 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .765, WSU .400 Attendance: 293 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .850, UDM .529 Officials: Smith, Applegate, De Duco Attendance: 293 EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 16

GAME 4 • Nov. 23, 2007 • St. George Gym • Freeport, Bahamas GAME 5 • Nov. 24, 2007 • St. George Gym • Freeport, Bahamas GAME 6 • Nov. 29, 2007 • Dee Events Center • Ogden, Utah Alabama 43 Eastern Michigan 41 Eastern Michigan 49 Eastern Michigan 52 North Carolina State 63 Weber State 61

FREEPORT, Bahamas – For the first time in 21 years the Eastern FREEPORT, Bahamas – The EMU women’s basketball team OGDEN, Utah –In a game that was expected to be a defensive battle, Michigan University women’s basketball team upset a school from ran into a veteran North Carolina State University squad here proved to be just that Thursday evening in non-conference action the Southeastern Conference, defeating the University of Alabama, Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Fifth here at the Dee Events Center. Eastern Michigan University entered the game leading the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense 52-43, in the opening game of the Fifth Annual Junkanoo Jam here Annual Junkanoo Jam at St. George’s High School. The Eagles Friday afternoon at St. George’s High School. The victory marks EMU’s (44.6) and defensive three-point percentage (.328), while Weber State battled extremely hard but the Wolf Pack used a big second half second ever win over a team from the SEC; the other victory came University was leading the Big Sky Conference in scoring defense (58.2) Dec. 28, 1986 versus the University of Florida, 65-62, in the Sun and to claim the 63-41 decision. and defensive three-point percentage (.239). Fun Classic in Miami, Fla. The Eagles, 4-1 on the season, shot 53 percent (8-of-15) in the In the end it was Weber State walking away with the hard-fought Sophomore Alyssa Pittman led all scorers with 19 points on 5-of-11 first half to stay close and trailed by just one late in the period. 61-49 victory over EMU. shooting and sophomore Kelly Watts finished with 13 points and eight But the Green and White then connected on just 24 percent Three pointers proved to be the main difference on the night, as rebounds. Junior Canea Williams poured in seven points to go along (7-of-29) of its tries after halftime. the ‘Cats hit for 52.6 percent (10-for-19) from long range. On the other side the court, Eastern which was averaging nearly eight threes a game, with junior Amber Land’s eight caroms and four points. Eastern Michigan got a season-high 18 points from junior Tierney Jenkins paced the Crimson Tide with 16 points and six managed just one triple on 15 attempts. guard Canea Williams and 14 from sophomore guard Alyssa For the game EMU shot 34 percent (21-of-61) from the field while rebounds in a losing effort. Pittman. For their efforts both Williams and Pittman were named Alabama jumped out to and early 7-4 advantage and was able to holding WSU to 41 percent (21-of-51) shooting. Also, on the glass the control the glass out-rebounding EMU 6-to-1. The Green and White to the All-Tournament team. Sophomore forward Kelly Watts Eagles grabbed eight more caroms (41 to 33) than the Wildcats. Sophomore forward Kelly Watts paced the Eastern Michigan attack struggled, going without a field goal for nearly four minutes until Wil- tallied seven points and senior Colleen Russell chipped in a with the team’s first double-double of the year, adding 16 points and liams connected on a layup to end the drought and make it 7-6 with pair. 10 rebounds for the game. Sophomore Alyssa Pittman notched 12 14:43 remaining. Eastern took an early 3-0 edge on a Pittman three-point field points and junior Amber Land posted a career-best 10 points on 5-of-6 However, turnovers were starting to mount for the Crimson Tide, who goal just :31 seconds into the contest and held NC State without shooting. Junior Canea Williams scored seven points, senior Brittany racked up 12 miscues in the first six minutes of work. Eastern was able a score on its first four possessions until the 18:10 mark. The Tyson had two and junior Amanda Compton added a pair. to take advantage, building a 12-7 lead as UA was unable of score for tide was beginning to turn though as the Wolf Pack found their The action was fast and furious over the opening minutes as the more than six minutes. The half continued to be one of runs, as Eastern stride and would go on an 18-5 run over the next five minutes Eastern held an early 8-6 advantage. Pittman scored six of the team’s Michigan would hold Alabama without a field goal for the final 6:12 to expand the margin to 10, 18-8, with 12:38 left. points in the opening 5:30, but the three point field goal barrage would while going on a 14-7 run to close the period to make it 27-18 at the begin for Weber State. The ‘Cats would connect on five consecutive break. Solid defense by EMU was causing trouble for the taller NCSU squad, as the Green and White would chip away pulling within treys to balloon the margin to 17-8, and would grow to as many as 12 In the second 20 minutes of work the teams exchanged scores as points, 24-12, as Tonya Schbibbe would lay one off the glass with 5:38 the EMU lead hovered in double figures for the first 12 minutes of the a score on consecutive treys by Williams to make it 22-21 with left in the period. period. Then at the 7:59 mark, Alabama started to make a run, cutting 5:49 showing on the clock. The teams would remain close for But as they have shown all year the Eagles would not go quietly, the margin to just five, 42-37, on a pair of Jenkins tosses from the charity the remaining moments of the half, but it was the Wolf Pack as the defense held WSU to just three points for the remainder of the stripe. heading to the intermission with the lead at 31-23. period. Eastern would post eight points of their own over that span as Eastern would post five consecutive points to get the advantage back Williams and Pittman both finished the frame with nine the squad headed into the locker room down seven, 27-20. to 10, but then UA sliced it right back to five, 47-42, with 4:30 left. That, points a piece while Washington and Zullo each notched 12. In the second 20 minutes of action the defensive intensity would however, would be the closest the Tide would get on this afternoon, continue for the Green and White, holding the home team scoreless Statistically speaking both sides were equally matched during going without another field goal and posting just a single free-throw for the first 2:40 and cutting the deficit to just four, 30-26, on a Williams by Jenkins with :19 seconds left in the ball game. Over the same span the first 20 minutes but turnovers were limiting Eastern’s looks layup with 16:26 showing on the clock. the Green and White were 5-of-6 from the free throw line as the squad at the bucket. EMU managed just 15 shots compared to 28 for Once again consecutive threes by Thorderson pushed the margin held on for the hard-fought 52-43 victory. NCSU. back to 10, 36-26. However, stops by Eastern along with an 8-2 run by For the contest Alabama committed 28 turnovers compared to 22 In the second period, N.C. State forced Eastern Michigan into the Green and White cut the lead to just four, 38-34, with 9:05 left in for Eastern Michigan. UA also out-rebounded EMU by 13 (45-to-32), 3-for-22 shooting during the first 16 minutes of the second half, the contest. But that would be as close as the Eagles would get the but it was the Eagles holding the edge in shooting percentage (38.6 an impressive stat considering the Eagles arrived in the Bahamas rest of the night, Weber State would close the contest on a 23-15 run to capture the 61-49 victory. to 30.0). averaging more than 82 points per game. EMU (4-0) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (4-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (4-2) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Land* 1-3 0-0 2-2 8 2 4 32 Land* 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 19 Land* 5-6 0-0 0-1 7 0 10 32 Watts* 4-9 0-0 5-7 8 0 13 39 Watts* 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 0 7 24 Watts* 6-15 0-1 4-4 10 0 16 34 Tyson* 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 3 8 Williams* 6-12 6-10 0-0 2 2 18 39 Williams* 3-12 1-7 0-0 4 7 7 33 Pittman* 5-11 3-6 6-10 4 2 19 39 Pittman* 5-11 2-6 2-2 3 2 14 33 Pittman* 5-12 0-4 2-2 6 0 12 37 Yamanoglu* 2-3 0-1 0-1 4 3 4 27 Yamanoglu* 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 14 Yamanoglu* 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 19 Schrock 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 19 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 9 Schrock 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 10 Wiliams 3-9 0-3 1-4 2 0 7 27 Schrock 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 14 Tyson 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 2 18 Compton 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 4 Tyson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 6 Compton 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 11 McKinney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0+ Compton 0-5 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 19 McKinney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0+ Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 Warren 0-1 0-0 0-4 3 1 0 4 Russell 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Totals 17-44 3-11 15-27 32 8 52 200 McKinney 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 Totals 21-61 1-15 6-7 41 10 49 200 Russell 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 17 BAMA (0-4) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Totals 15-44 9-23 2-6 26 10 41 200 WEBER (3-2) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Jenkins* 7-10 0-0 2-6 6 0 16 20 Tuomi* 6-18 3-10 5-6 5 4 20 36 Strauthers* 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 12 NCST (6-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Thatcher* 1-3 0-0 2-2 5 1 4 27 Reshard* 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 13 Whittington* 10-14 0-0 6-7 13 2 26 36 Taylor* 1-3 0-0 0-0 9 2 2 29 Magee* 2-12 1-3 0-0 4 3 5 28 Ellison* 2-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 4 28 Hunter* 1-6 0-1 2-3 5 3 4 34 Gartrell 2-8 0-0 0-0 4 1 4 23 Blands* 1-5 1-4 0-0 8 1 3 30 Schnibbe* 3-7 2-2 0-2 4 6 8 32 Fields* 4-7 1-3 2-2 0 5 11 34 Hollifield 1-7 0-1 2-4 7 1 4 21 Anderson 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 3 Zullo* 4-11 4-6 0-0 3 5 12 33 Reffington 2-6 1-3 0-0 3 1 5 21 Thorderson 4-6 4-5 0-0 0 0 12 14 White 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 9 Williams 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 Rayback 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 0 8 25 Bell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 4 Carn 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 24 Totals 21-51 10-19 9-13 33 `6 61 200 Brown 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Chandler 2-9 0-3 0-0 10 3 4 27 Strachan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4 Totals 18-60 3-16 4-10 45 12 43 200 Beal 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 13 Eastern Michigan 20 29 — 49 Jordan 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 7 Weber State 27 34 — 61 Alabama 18 25 — 43 Halteman 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 3 Eastern Michigan 27 25 — 52 Totals 24-56 5-10 10-11 36 17 63 200 Turnovers: EMU 16, WSU 14 Blocked Shots: EMU 3, WSU 5 Turnovers: EMU 28, ALA 22 Eastern Michigan 23 18 — 41 Steals: EMU 8, WSU 5 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, ALA 4 North Carolina St. 31 32 — 63 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .344, WSU .412 Steals: EMU 10, ALA 13 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .060, WSU .526 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .386, ALA .300 Turnovers: EMU 27, NCST 20 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .857, WSU .692 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .273, ALA .188 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, NCST 6 Officials: Weeks, Scofield, Lasuik Free Throw Pct.: EMU .556, ALA .400 Steals: EMU 10, NCST 9 Attendance: 607 Officials: Lynch, Day, Salerno Field Goal Pct.: EMU .341, NCST .429 Attendance: 207 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .391, NCST .500 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .333, NCST .909 Officials: Aldrich, Lynch, Outlaw Attendance: 207 A New Era Begins... page 17

GAME 7 • Dec. 2, 2007 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 8 • Dec. 6, 2007 • FAU Arena • Roca Raton, Fla. GAME 9 • Dec. 8, 2007 • Pharmed Arena • Miami, Fla. Illinois State 79 Eastern Michigan 71 Eastern Michigan 77 Eastern Michigan 61 Florida Atlantic 75 Florida International 58

YPSILANTI – The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Eastern Michigan University women’s MIAMI, Fla. –The EMU women’s basketball team jumped out team dropped a 79-61 non-conference decision to a visiting basketball team erased a 11 point deficit, but its come back to an early 6-0 lead and never looked back, defeating Florida Illinois State University team here Sunday afternoon at the bid fell just short as the Eagles dropped a 75-71 decision to International, 77-58, here Saturday afternoon at Pharmed Arena. Convocation Center. Florida Atlantic University Thursday evening in non-conference Sophomore guard Alyssa Pittman led the Eagles with 19 points, Illinois State (5-1) used a fast-breaking offense, some deadly action here at the FAU Arena. EMU was led by junior Canea with 12 coming in the second half to lead an EMU surge which shooting, and a dominating rebounding performance to record the Williams who scored a career-high 26 points, including 16 would seal the game. win. The visitors shot 49.3 percent from the field, making 34-of-69 in the second half. EMU was powered by a trio of double-digit performances from attempts and also held a 48-28 advantage on the boards. EMU The Owls pulled out to an 11 points advantage, 51-40, with Pittman, who led the way with 19, followed by senior Colleen made 21-of-56 field goals for 37.5 percent. 12:52 left in the game, but the Eagles responded with a 13-1 Russell, who set a career-high mark of 15 just two days earlier, Sophomore guard Alyssa Pittman led the Eagles with 22 points, pitching in 13. Freshman Cassie Schrock turned in a career-high run capped off by four consecutive points by junior Amber making 7-of-16 field-goal attempts and connecting on 6-of-11 17 points to go along with a team-high six rebounds in 39 minutes Land to give EMU a 53-52 edge with 7:57 to go. An ensuing three-point shots. Amber Land and Canea Williams added 12 of action. The freshman was also a perfect 10-of-10 from the free 15-5 Owl run would give FAU an eight point lead it would never apiece for the Eagles and Land had a team-best nine rebounds throw line, which is tied for the 11th best single-game performance Tiffany Hudson was the top ISU scorer with 24 while Kristi Cirone relinquish. in school-history. added 20 and Ashleen Bracey had 14. Bracey led the Redbirds with The Eagles had three players in double figures, led by Williams’ LaQuetta Fergusen paced all scorers on the day with 26 points nine rebounds. leading all scorers with 26. Senior Colleen Russell notched a on 9-of-20 shooting. Also, hitting double digits for the Golden The visitors opened the game with a flurry, connecting on career-best 15 points and Land posted 10, all of which came Panthers was Monika Bosilj, who chipped in 10 points on 3-of-10 three three-point field goals inn the first seven minutes to shoot in the second half, and a team-high eight rebounds. shooting. themselves into a nine-point lead, 19-10, at the 13:33 mark. FAU had four players in double digits, led by Breana Givens’ The Eagles jumped out to that 6-0 run to start the game behind The Eagles then came up with some hot shooting of their own 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Carla Stubbs had 18 points and jumpers from Russell and Pittman and a Schrock lay-up. Florida with Pittman hitting three consecutive triple tries to cut the lead tied for the lead with eight rebounds. Brittany Bowe added 13 International would battle back to tie the game at 10 with a three- to seven, 23-16, with 11:24 left in the half. and Breana Cox added 10 points off the bench. pointer from LaQuetta Fergusen at the 15:23 mark. The Green and White came right back with a surge of their own Both teams took advantage of runs, the Eagles got off to a However, EMU answered with a 13-point run, giving them a 23-10 and used a layup by Williams and a layup by Cassie Schrock to fast start early. Eastern went on an 11-2 run midway through edge with 10:41 remaining in the first half, sparked by three-point cut the ISU lead to five, 25-20, with nine minutes remaining in the the first half and after a three-pointer by sophomore Alyssa field goals fromCanea Williams, Schrock, and Kivilcim Yamano- half. Pittman made it 23-14 with 10:48 showing. Down by as many glu. The Illinois State offense continued its fast-break offense the rest as nine, 28-19, with 7:55 left in the period, FAU would claw back Both teams would trade baskets until the half, with the Green of the half to take a 13-point lead, 42-29, into halftime intermis- into it via a 14-2 run to take a 33-30 lead into the break. and White shooting 53.6 percent (15-of-28) from the field for the sion. FAU continued with a hot start following the intermission. half en route to a 39-23 advantage heading into the locker room. Pittman led the Eagles in the first half with 17 while Cirone and The Owls lead would grow to 11 points following a jumper by FIU opened the second half with a 13-6 run, pulling to within nine Hudson paced the Redbirds with 13 and 12 points respectively. Bowe made it 51-40 with 12:52 in the second half. The Green on a jumper from Liene Jekabsone at the 14:20 mark. The comeback ISU shot 59.4 percent (19-of-32) from the field to 39.3 percent and White would not quit, starting a 13-1 run of its own to ended there for the Panthers as Eastern would propel forward on (11-of-28) for the Eagles in the first 20 minutes. The Redbirds also six free throws from Schrock and six points from Pittman to go up retake the lead at 53-52 with 7:57 left in the ball game. held a 21-12 advantage on the boards in the first half. 58-40 with 10:50 remaining in the game. But as they had all night long, FAU would respond with a run Illinois State came out of halftime on fire, pushing its lead to Eastern would extend its lead to 24 with a lay-up from Amber of its own to go back up by as many as eight points, 69-61, with 50-34 after just four minutes of action. The Redbird lead stayed Land near the five- minute mark, going up 71-47 and cruise the rest in double figures though the second half as the visitors recorded 1:24 showing. The Eagles would cut the lead to just a pair, 71-69, of the way. A late three-point field goal fromAmanda Compton and the 18-point win. on a put-back by Land with :31 seconds left, but would get no a jumper from Williams would round out the scoring for EMU. closer as free-throws down the stretch sealed the victory.

EMU (4-3) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (4-4) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN EMU (5-4) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Land* 5-7 1-1 1-2 8 1 12 32 Land* 4-7 0-0 2-4 8 3 10 36 Land* 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 2 8 34 Watts* 1-7 0-3 1-3 4 1 3 25 Russell* 6-14 0-0 3-3 5 0 15 24 Russell* 5-10 0-0 3-3 4 1 13 22 Williams* 5-10 1-3 1-1 1 3 12 31 Williams* 10-18 4-9 2-2 4 4 26 38 Schrock* 3-6 1-1 10-10 6 5 17 39 Pittman* 7-16 6-11 2-2 3 1 22 40 Pittman* 2-14 2-12 0-0 5 2 6 27 Williams* 2-6 1-3 3-4 4 6 8 34 Yamanoglu* 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 18 Yamanoglu* 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 2 4 25 Pittman* 8-12 2-4 1-1 4 3 19 26 Johnson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Johnson 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 7 Schrock 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 13 Schrock 2-4 0-0 0-1 6 1 4 23 Tyson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 7 Tyson 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 16 Tyson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 5 Compton 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 2 Compton 0-4 0-1 3-4 1 1 3 6 Compton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Watts 3-5 0-0 0-0 5 0 6 17 Yamanoglu 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 5 10 Russell 2-5 0-0 3-3 5 0 7 14 McKinney 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 Watts 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 15 Totals 21-56 8-23 11-16 28 9 61 200 Totals 28-67 6-21 9-12 46 13 71 200 McKinney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 27-50 6-11 17-18 34 19 77 200 ILL ST. (6-1) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN FAU (3-5) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Lewis* 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 12 Givens* 8-10 1-2 2-4 4 0 19 22 FIU (2-6) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Bracey* 7-14 0-0 0-0 9 2 14 34 Momoh* 2-3 0-0 1-2 7 3 5 24 Jenkins* 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 30 Cirone* 9-12 2-3 0-0 3 6 20 30 Bowe* 4-16 1-4 4-8 3 5 13 34 Neal* 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 25 Hudson* 10-16 4-6 0-0 3 4 24 32 Brayboy* 0-2 0-0 4-6 4 7 4 26 Ciglar* 3-7 2-3 0-0 3 6 8 38 Krick* 2-9 1-3 0-0 6 6 5 31 Stubbs* 7-17 2-8 2-3 8 1 18 26 Bosilj* 3-10 2-7 2-3 3 1 10 22 Butler 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 3 Sellers 0-3 0-1 4-4 2 0 4 19 Ferguson* 9-20 4-11 4-4 0 2 26 34 Banks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Cox 4-10 0-0 2-2 8 2 10 28 Ziegler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Clifton 0-0 0-0 1-2 12 1 1 6 Lizama 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 15 Drake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 9 Shelton 0-3 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 10 Jones 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 6 Hutlassa 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 2 13 Calef 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 3 Jackson 3-7 0-0 1-2 6 0 7 15 Totals 26-68 4-18 19-29 43 19 75 200 Jekabsone 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 21 Singleton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Krajacic 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 6 Johnson 1-3 0-1 0-1 2 2 2 18 Eastern Michigan 30 41 — 71 Totals 21-50 8-23 8-9 19 12 58 200 Totals 34-69 7-14 4-7 48 23 79 200 Florida Atlantic 33 42 — 75 Eastern Michigan 39 38 — 77 Illinois State 42 37 — 79 Turnovers: EMU 23, FAU 10 Florida International 23 35 — 58 Eastern Michigan 29 32 — 61 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, FAU 5 Steals: EMU 2, FAU 12 Turnovers: EMU 22, FIU 22 Turnovers: EMU 13, ILS 12 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .418, FAU .382 Blocked Shots: EMU 0, FIU 3 Blocked Shots: EMU 2, ILS 0 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .286, FAU .222 Steals: EMU 11, FIU 10 Steals: EMU 6, ILS 8 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .750, FAU .655 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .540, FIU .420 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .375, ILS .493 Officials: Bonner, Chue, Schreiber 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .545, FIU .348 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .348, ILS .500 Attendance: 258 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .994, FIU .889 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .688, ILS .571 Officials: Drayton, Gonzalez, Kramer Officials: Comanita, Smith, DeMinico Attendance: 321 Attendance: 241 EASTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL release page 18

GAME 10 • Dec. 21, 2007 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME 11 • Dec. 28, 2007 • Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. GAME 12 • Jan. 5, 2007 • Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, Utah Dayton 59 Eastern Michigan __ Eastern Michigan __ Eastern Michigan 57 Duquesne __ Utah __

YPSILANTI – In a non-conference battle on Education Day at the Convocation Center, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team gave the Uni- versity of Dayton all it could handle in a 59-57 setback here Friday afternoon. The Eagles led by as many as 11 midway through the second period, but the Flyers used to 13-0 run to take their first lead since the contest’s opening moments. Sophomore guard Alyssa Pittman had a shot to tie the game with :07 seconds to play but the shot was blocked sealing the Dayton victory. Dayton, which currently holds the nation’s third-longest winning streak, used a potent offense attack and timely defense to collect their 11th consecutive victory and improve to 11-2 overall. On the other side of the court the Eagles fall to 5-5 on the season. For the game the Flyers shot 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the field and held a 32-18 advantage in points in the paint. The Eagles connected on a 38 percent clip (21-of-54) from the field including 40 percent (8-of-20) from beyond the arc. Senior center Colleen Russell led the Eagles with a career-best 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Pittman added 16 points and sophomore forward Kelly Watts had a team-best nine rebounds. Kristin Daugherty was the top scorer for Dayton with 20 points, while Nikki Oakland contributed a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Eagles and Flyers opened the game trading baskets, but a three-pointer from junior guard Canea Williams and six points from Russell gave EMU an early 11-6 lead with just over four minutes gone by. Following a time-out, Pittman drained a three pointer from the wing to give the Eagles a 14-7 lead at the 13:12 mark. The Green and White advantage would grow to eight, 17-9, as Pittman drained a trey and senior guard Kivilcim Yamanoglu would lay one off the glass with 11:10 showing on the clock. Dayton, however, answered with some hot shooting of their own, as Daugherty would knock down a three-pointer combined with back-to-back lay ups from Kelly Keil cut the Eagles lead to three, 25-22, at the 5:01 mark. Both teams exchanged buckets and free throws the rest of the way, as the Eagles headed into the locker room up 33-26. Following the intermission, EMU continued its strong play, as Williams and Pittman combined to hit four three-pointers to give the Eagles an 11-point lead, 51-40, with just over 10 minutes left to play. However, the momentum was starting to swing in Dayton’s favor. The Flyers clawed back in the game with a 13-0 run to take the lead at 53-51 with 4:34 to go. As hot as Dayton was EMU was just as cold going 7:47 without a field goal until freshmanCassie Schrock banked in a three to once again knot the score at 55 with 1:46 left. Back down the court, Daugherty answered as she hit a three to make it 58-55 with 1:26 remaining. Eastern cut the margin to one, 58-57, on a Russell jumper. Dayton would turn the ball over and Pittman would have a look at the bucket with :07 seconds but her shot was blocked by Keil. Keil would knock down the first of a pair of free throws to once again give Dayton a two point lead at 59-57 with :06 seconds to go. With one final chance to win or tie the game, Dayton pressured the Eagles forcing a half-court attempt by Pittman that was off target as time expired.

EMU (5-5) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Land* 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 9 Russell* 8-13 0-0 1-3 3 1 17 36 Schrock* 2-4 1-1 2-2 4 2 7 35 Williams* 3-10 3-6 0-0 2 3 9 23 Pittman* 5-16 4-13 2-2 5 5 16 34 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0+ Tyson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 17 Yamanoglu 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 12 Watts 0-6 0-0 1-2 9 2 1 33 McKinney 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 1 Totals 21-54 8-20 7-11 34 17 57 200

DAY (11-2) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB A TP MIN Daugherty* 7-16 3-5 3-4 7 1 20 36 Oakland* 6-10 0-0 1-3 11 1 13 28 Holterman* 3-7 0-0 5-6 4 1 11 29 Armstrong* 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 15 Cloxton* 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 31 Ross 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 12 Lund 2-8 1-6 1-1 0 2 6 16 Keil 3-7 0-0 1-3 6 1 7 24 Guin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 9 Totals 22-54 4-15 11-17 39 10 59 200

Dayton 26 33 — 59 Eastern Michigan 33 24 — 57

Turnovers: EMU 18, DAY 17 Blocked Shots: EMU 4, DAY 3 Steals: EMU 6, DAY 7 Field Goal Pct.: EMU .389, DAY .407 3PT Field Goal Pct.: EMU .400, DAY .267 Free Throw Pct.: EMU .636, DAY .647 Officials: Bomeli, Francescon, Green Attendance: 1,000 Ea s t e r n Mi c h i g a n Un i v e r s i t y 2007-08 Wo me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Re s u l t s Record: 5-5; 0-0 MAC Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 11 TEMPLE BAPTIST W, 108-22 62-10 224 Pittman 20 Schrock 7 Nov. 14 at Detroit W, 65-54 25-18 293 Pittman 26 Pittman 8 Nov. 17 WRIGHT STATE W, 74-41 26-19 140 Pittman 26 Watts 9 Nov. 23 vs. Alabama W, 52-43 27-18 347 Pittman 19 Watts/Land 8 Nov. 24 vs. N.C. State L, 41-63 23-31 207 Williams 18 Four Players 3 Nov. 29 at Weber State L, 49-61 20-27 607 Watts 16 Watts 10 Dec. 2 ILLINOIS STATE L, 61-79 29-42 241 Pittman 22 Land 8 Dec. 6 at Florida Atlantic L, 71-75 30-33 258 Williams 26 Land 8 Dec. 8 at Fla. International W, 77-58 39-23 321 Pittman 19 Schrock 6 Dec. 21 DAYTON L 57-59 33-26 1,000 Russell 17 Watts 9 Dec. 28 at Duquesne Jan. 5 at Utah Jan. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Jan. 12 TOLEDO* Jan. 15 at Ball State* Jan. 19 at Central Michigan* Jan. 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN* Jan. 26 at Buffalo* Jan. 29 MIAMI* Feb. 2 KENT STATE* Feb. 9 at Ohio* Feb. 12 AKRON* Feb. 16 at Bowling Green* Feb. 19 at Western Michigan* Feb. 23 BALL STATE* Feb. 27 at Toledo* Mar. 1 at Northern Illinois* Mar. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Mar. 9 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 11 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 14 MAC Tournament $ Mar. 15 MAC Tournament $ * Mid-American Conference Game • $ Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio • Home Games in ALL CAPS 2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME POINTS-REBOUNDING-ASSISTS TOTALS Opponent Johnson Land Schrock Williams Tyson Compton Lawson Pittman Warren Yamanoglu Watts McKinney Russell TEMPLE BAPTIST 4-0-0 8-4-0 13-6-7 DNP 8-4-10 11-4-1 3-2-0 20-5-5 8-3-3 9-4-3 9-5-0 13-4-2 2-2-1 at Detroit DNP 2-4-0 5-4-0 DNP 11-2-2 3-0-0 0-2-0 26-8-3 DNP 4-2-0 9-6-1 2-2-0 4-0-0 WRIGHT STATE 2-1-0 5-3-3 5-3-3 3-1-5 2-1-8 6-0-0 0-0-0 26-3-0 0-1-0 6-2-0 13-9-0 1-2-0 4-3-0 vs. Alabama DNP 4-8-2 2-2-0 7-2-0 3-0-1 0-3-1 DNP 19-4-2 DNP 4-4-3 13-8-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. N.C. State 0-2-1 0-3-0 0-1-1 18-2-2 0-0-2 0-3-1 DNP 14-3-2 0-3-1 0-1-0 7-2-0 0-2-0 2-0-0 at Weber State DNP 10-7-0 0-1-0 8-4-7 2-0-3 2-3-0 DNP 12-6-0 DNP 0-3-0 16-10-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 ILLINOIS STATE 0-0-0 12-8-1 2-0-0 12-1-3 0-0-1 3-1-1 DNP 22-3-1 0-1-0 0-1-1 3-4-1 DNP 7-5-0 Florida Atlantic 0-0-0 10-8-3 4-6-1 26-4-4 0-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 6-5-2 DNP 4-4-2 6-5-0 0-2-0 15-5-0 Florida International 0-3-0 8-3-2 17-6-5 8-4-6 2-0-1 3-0-0 DNP 19-4-3 0-1-0 5-1-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 13-4-1 DAYTON 0-0-0 2-2-1 7-4-2 9-2-3 2-1-3 DNP DNP 16-5-5 DNP 2-3-0 1-9-2 1-0-0 17-3-1 at Duquesne at Utah NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TOLEDO* at Ball State* at Central Michigan* WESTERN MICHIGAN* at Buffalo* MIAMI* KENT STATE* at Ohio* AKRON* at Bowling Green* at Western Michigan* BALL STATE at Toledo* at Northern Illinois* CENTRAL MICHIGAN* MAC Tournament $ MAC Tournament $ A New Era Begins... page 20

2007-08 Eastern Michigan Basketball Eastern Michigan2007-08 Combined EAGLES Team 10-GAME Statistics STATISTICS (as of Dec 21, 2007) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (5-5) (2-2) (2-2) (1-1) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (5-5) (2-2) (2-2) (1-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------22 PITTMAN, Alyssa.... 10-10 321 32.1 59-136 .434 35-87 .402 27-33 .818 7 39 46 4.6 21 0 23 43 1 19 180 18.0 12 WILLIAMS, Canea.... 8-6 243 30.4 33-83 .398 17-44 .386 7-11 .636 5 15 20 2.5 17 0 30 25 0 13 90 11.3 35 WATTS, Kelly...... 10-5 263 26.3 31-72 .431 3-10 .300 14-19 .737 19 39 58 5.8 29 0 5 22 2 13 79 7.9 52 RUSSELL, Colleen... 10-6 169 16.9 27-63 .429 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 9 13 22 2.2 17 0 3 13 9 1 64 6.4 03 LAND, Amber...... 10-9 249 24.9 27-42 .643 1-1 1.000 6-11 .545 13 37 50 5.0 18 0 12 18 2 9 61 6.1 11 SCHROCK, Cassie.... 10-2 202 20.2 17-31 .548 3-3 1.000 18-23 .783 12 21 33 3.3 7 0 19 13 1 12 55 5.5 24 YAMANOGLU, Kivilcim 10-8 211 21.1 13-31 .419 2-10 .200 5-7 .714 10 15 25 2.5 19 0 13 17 2 12 33 3.3 20 COMPTON, Amanda.... 9-0 66 7.3 9-31 .290 7-16 .438 3-4 .750 6 6 12 1.3 3 0 3 4 0 4 28 3.1 15 TYSON, Brittany.... 10-4 159 15.9 11-29 .379 1-5 .200 7-8 .875 1 7 8 0.8 11 0 32 29 2 14 30 3.0 42 McKINNEY, Shana.... 9-0 41 4.6 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 3 9 12 1.3 8 0 2 6 1 2 17 1.9 23 WARREN, Carla...... 5-0 19 3.8 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 3 6 9 1.8 0 0 4 2 0 1 8 1.6 21 LAWSON, Mary...... 3-0 22 7.3 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 3 1 4 1.3 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 1.0 02 JOHNSON, Tara...... 7-0 29 4.1 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 3 3 6 0.9 4 0 1 2 0 5 6 0.9 30 HOLMES, Danica..... 2-0 6 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 TEAM...... 23 28 51 5.1 0 7 ------Total...... 10 2000 241-550 .438 69-179 .385 104-144 .722 117 240 357 35.7 159 0 147 202 20 107 655 65.5 Opponents...... 10 2000 213-563 .378 49-156 .314 80-130 .615 137 212 349 34.9 149 2 133 215 35 82 555 55.5

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 655 555 11-11-07 TEMPLE BAPTIST W 108-22 224 Points per game...... 65.5 55.5 11-14-07 at Detroit W 65-54 293 Scoring margin...... +10.0 - 11-17-07 WRIGHT STATE W 74-41 140 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 241-550 213-563 !11-23-07 vs Alabama W 52-43 347 Field goal pct...... 438 .378 !11-24-07 vs North Carolina St. L 41-63 207 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 69-179 49-156 11-29-07 at Weber State L 49-61 607 3-point FG pct...... 385 .314 12-02-07 ILLINOIS STATE L 61-79 241 3-pt FG made per game.. 6.9 4.9 12-06-07 at Florida Atlantic L 71-75 258 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 104-144 80-130 12-08-07 at Fla. International W 77-58 321 Free throw pct...... 722 .615 12-21-07 DAYTON L 57-59 1000 REBOUNDS...... 357 349 * Mid-American Conference game Rebounds per game...... 35.7 34.9 ! Junkanoo Jam (Grand Bahama Island) Rebounding margin...... +0.8 - @ MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) ASSISTS...... 147 133 Assists per game...... 14.7 13.3 TURNOVERS...... 202 215 Turnovers per game..... 20.2 21.5 Turnover margin...... +1.3 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.7 0.6 STEALS...... 107 82 Steals per game...... 10.7 8.2 BLOCKS...... 20 35 Blocks per game...... 2.0 3.5 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - Home win streak...... 0 - ATTENDANCE...... 1605 2033 Home games-Avg/Game.... 4-401 4-370 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 2-277

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 314 341 - 655 Opponents...... 247 308 - 555