1 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 22011-12011-12 SSchedule/Resultschedule/Results GGAMEAME 14:14: EASTERNEASTERN MICHIGANMICHIGAN atat BALLBALL STATESTATE TThursday,hursday, Jan.Jan. 5,5, 20122012 » 7 p.m.p.m. » WorthenWorthen ArenaArena (11.500)(11.500) » Muncie,Muncie, Ind.Ind. Nov. 4 MADONNA (Exhibition) W, 99-42 Nov. 11 at Northeastern W, 83-53 SSettingetting thethe SceneScene Nov. 14 MARYGROVE W, 110-31 Series: EMU leads, 35-27 Last Meeting: EMU 81, BSU 73 Nov. 18 at No. 23 Green Bay L, 53-84 Feb. 16, 2011 • Muncie, Ind. Nov. 20 at Loyola-Chicago W, 63-55 Eastern Michigan Ball State Radio: WEMU (89.1 FM) Nov. 25 at Cornell W, 54-52 EAGLES CARDINALS Chad Bush (play-by-play) Nov. 27 at Canisius W, 65-53 2011-12 Record: 8-5, 0-0 MAC 2011-12 Record: 5-8, 0-0 MAC Jeff Fulton (executive producer) Rankings: N/A Rankings: N/A Dec. 3 at Michigan State (BTN) L, 59-60 OT Head Coach: AnnMarie Gilbert Head Coach: Kelly Packard Television: None Dec. 9 UMKC L, 68-70 OT vs. BSU: 4-4 vs. EMU: 2-4 Streaming Video: BallStateSports.com Dec. 11 MICHIGAN W, 77-64 2011-12 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2011-12 STATISTICAL LEADERS Live Statistics: BallStateSports.com Dec. 20 at Detroit L, 69-70 OT Points Tavelyn James Points Jazmin Hitchens Dec. 29 vs. Saint Louis ! W, 66-55 22.5 ppg 11.6 ppg Dec. 30 at Seattle ! L, 72-75 Rebounds Olivia Fouty Rebounds Katie Murphy 8.6 rpg 4.7 rpg Jan. 2 WYOMING W, 65-43 Assists Desyree Thomas Assists Brandy Woody Jan. 5 at Ball State* 7 p.m. 4.5 apg 3.7 apg Jan. 8 NORTHERN ILL.* (SportsTime Ohio) 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at Toledo* 7 p.m. EEasternastern MMichiganichigan ProbableProbable StartersStarters andand RosterRoster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG MIN. Jan. 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 2 p.m. 32 Paige Redditt*** F 6-1 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. 13/13 9.1 7.7 1.4 33.7 Jan. 19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. 33 Olivia Fouty* F 5-11 So. Toledo, Ohio 13/13 10.4 8.6 1.2 30.0 Jan. 22 at Bowling Green* (SportsTime Ohio) 2 p.m. 10 Natachia Watkins* G/F 5-10 So. South Euclid, Ohio 13/7 11.1 4.6 1.2 26.4 11 Desyree Thomas* G 5-7 So. Waterford, Mich. 13/13 7.5 3.4 4.5 35.5 Jan. 25 at Buff alo* 7 p.m. 24 Tavelyn James*** G 5-7 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 13/13 22.5 3.4 1.0 36.0 Jan. 28 AKRON* (DH) 2 p.m. Off the Bench Feb. 1 at Ohio* 7 p.m. 1 Taylor Bird G 5-8 Jr. Lawrence, Kan. 13/6 2.9 1.8 1.5 16.8 3 Alexandra Fields F 5-10 Rf. Farmington Hills, Mich. -- -- -- -- -- Feb. 4 MIAMI* 2 p.m. 5 Iesha Collins G 5-1 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 12/0 1.0 0.7 1.2 6.7 Feb. 11 KENT STATE* (DH) 2 p.m. 12 Raven Nelson G 5-7 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 2/0 1.0 0.5 1.0 4.5 Feb. 15 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. 14 Sara Stone* F 5-10 So. Plymouth, Mich. 3/0 1.3 2.0 0.3 3.7 Feb. 18 at Northern Illinois* 3 p.m. 20 Amber Bogard F 6-0 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio 2/0 2.0 1.5 0.0 4.5 21 Miranda Tate G 5-11 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. -- -- -- -- -- Feb. 21 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. 25 Christina Smith G 5-8 Fr. Far Rockaway, N.Y. 3/0 0.7 2.3 0.0 7.7 Feb. 25 BALL STATE* (DH) 2 p.m. 34 India Hairston** C 6-3 Jr. Flint, Mich. 13/0 4.0 3.6 0.5 16.0 Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. 52 Chelsea Hite** C 6-4 Jr. Ligonier, Ind. 5/0 0.6 1.0 0.4 3.4 Mar. 3 MAC Tournament 1st Rd. @ TBA EEagleagle NNationation SStorylines,torylines, SStreakstreaks aandnd SSidebarsidebars Mar. 7 MAC Tournament 2nd Rd. # TBA » EAGLES AND CARDINALS SET TO OPEN THE MAC SLATE: With a grueling non-conference slate behind Mar. 8 MAC Tourn. Quarterfi nals # TBA them, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team opens the Mid-American Conference por- Mar. 9 MAC Tourn. Semifi nals # TBA tion of the schedule Thursday, Jan. 5, at Ball State University. Game time is set for 7 p.m at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind. Mar. 10 MAC Tourn. Finals # TBA Eastern Michigan enters the game with a mark of 8-5 after cruising to an 65-43 victory over the University * - Mid-American Conference game; of Wyoming at the Convocation Center, Jan. 2. The Cardinals are 5-8 on the season following a 60-58 home ! - Holiday Hoops Tournament (Seattle, Wash.); setback to Marshall University, Dec. 31. @ - MAC Tournament First Round (campus sites); # - MAC Tournament (Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio); (DH) - indicates men’s/women’s basketball doubleheader » EMU IN MAC OPENERS: Eastern Michigan opens its 31st Mid-American Conference slate Thursday night, Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times are site times and subject to change. Jan. 5, versus the Cardinals of Ball State University. The game marks just the third time that the two schools have squared off in a conference lid-lifter and the fi rst since the 2008-09 campaign. BSU is 2-1 in those con- CCoachingoaching SStafftaff tests. The Green and White are 14-16 all-time in league openers dating back to 1981-82. EMU has won eight of the last nine MAC-opening tilts going back to the 2002-03 season, including a 79-63 win over Northern Head Coach ......................... AnnMarie Gilbert Illinois University last year in DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 5, 2011. Overall Record (Years) ...............137-196 (13) Record at EMU (Years) ...................... 79-60 (5) » A BULLSEYE ON BALL STATE: The Jan. 5 contest marks the 63rd meeting between the Cardinals and Associate Head Coach ...............LaTonya Tate Eagles, who fi rst played during the 1979-80 season. Eastern Michigan leads the series, 35-27, including win- Assistant Coach ............................Yvette Harris ning the last four meetings. For a complete listing of the series results, turn to page seven of these notes. Assistant Coach ...............Liberty del Rosario (This Release is Current as of Jan. 3, 2012) Contact: Greg Steiner, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.845.1132 • [email protected] 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Game Notes 2 MAC Career Points Scored 1. 2,509 Kim Knuth, UT 1995-99 A Record Setting Career... 2. 2,449 Caroline Mast, Ohio 1982-86 EMU: 2011-12: Preseason 3. 2,290 Lauren Prochaska, BGSU 2007-11 All-MAC...EarnedA a spot 4. 2,224 Carrie Moore, WMU 2003-07 #24 ono the roster of the USA 5. 2,144 Mimi Olson, UT 1993-97 women’sw basketball team that participated in 6. 2,122 Jackie Motycka, BGSU 1985-89 Tavelyn the 2011 Pan American 7. 2,091 Tamara Bowie, BSU 1999-03 James Games, Oct. 21-25, in 8. 2,066 Tracey Lynn, KSU 1990-94 Guard ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 5-7 Guadalajara, Mexico... Detroit, Mich.-Mumford 9. 2,061 Casey Rost, WMU 2001-06 Letters Earned: 3 (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11) Became not only the fi rst 10. 2,014 Amy Sherry, KSU 1991-96 EMU women’s basketball player to compete in the event, but also the fi rst student-athlete from a Mid-American 11. 2,002 Tavelyn James 2008-Pres. Conference institution to be selected for the team’s roster...Broke the EMU women’s career scoring record with a 38-point eff ort against Michigan (Dec. 11)...2010-11: Started in 36 of MAC Career Three-Pointers Made 37 games played...Averaged 17.4 points, 3 rebounds and 1.9 steals steals per game...scored 1. 323 Audrey McDonald, BSU 2006-10 642 points on the season good for third in the conference...Ranked 11th in the conference for free-throw percentage (114-147)...Stole the ball 69 times good for eighth in the confer- 2. 310 Lauren Prochaska, BSU 2007-11 ence (1.86 spg)...Ranked ninth in the conference in three-point percentage (28.9) and three- 3. 280 Casey Rost, WMU 2001-06 pointers made (74)...Recorded season-high 11 made fi eld goals versus Ball State (1-8-11)... 4. 278 Kylie York, NIU 2006-10 Led the team in Field goals made (227), three-point fi eld goals made (74), free-throws made 5. 273 Kelly Savage, UT 1985-89 (114) and points (642)...Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team and First Team All-MAC... 6. 268 Mimi Olson, UT 1992-96 Ranks fi rst in the EMU record books for points scored in a season (642)...Scored 20 or more points 14 times...Recorded season-high eight rebounds versus Toledo (1-15-11)...Made a 7. 253 Johna Goff , BSU 2000-04 season-high six three-pointers at Northern Illinois (1-5-11)...Recorded a season-high 36 8. 244 Tavelyn James 2008-Pres. points versus Miami (3-5-11)...Preseason All-MAC West Division selection...2009-10: Started 9. 242 Cathy Szall, Ohio 1998-02 all 31 games…Led the MAC in scoring and three-pointers made…Averaged 20.7 points, 2.9 10.