307 CONVO C ATION CENTER EAST E RN YPSILANTI , MICHIGAN 48197 734.487.0317 MICHIGAN FAX: 734.485.3840 UNIV E RSITY WO M EN ’S BASKETBALL C ONTA C T : GREG STEINER E-M AIL : GSTEINER 2@E M I C H .EDU SPORTS INFOR M ATION WEBSITE : WWW .E M UEAGLES .C O M WO me N ’S BASK E T B ALL RELEASE CURRENT AS 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 BASK E T B ALL ROST 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. TODAY ’S MA T CHUP 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 the A.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 QUICK FACTS UNIV er SITY AT A GLANC 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 BASK E T B ALL HISTO 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 BASK E T B ALL STAFF 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