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Women's Basketball Cruises Past Detroit, 72-55
12/5/2009 6:31:38 PM | Women's Basketball
Sophomore Tavelyn James posts 27 points, including five three-pointers
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DETROIT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Behind 27 points from sophomore guard Tavelyn James (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford), the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team cruised to a 72-55 non-conference victory over the University of Detroit Mercy here Saturday afternoon, Dec. 5, at Calihan Hall. James was a solid 9-of-21 from the field, including five three-pointers, to lead all scorers on the afternoon as the Eagles led from wire-to-wire in the win..
Eastern Michigan improves to 6-2 on the young season, while Detroit drops its fifth straight to fall to 1-5.
Behind James, sophomore forward Paige Redditt (Kansas City, Mo.-Belton) powered in 14 points and freshman Chenise Miller (Oak Park, Mich.-West Bloomfield) added eight points and eight rebounds to key the EMU offensive attack. Junior Kristin Thomas (Winter Park, Fla.-Edgewater-Hillsborough C.C.) was a rebounding machine, hauling down 10 boards, as the Eagles grabbed 50 on the evening. Junior guard Cassie Schrock (Wadsworth,Ohio-Wadsworth) finished with eight assists, five points and five rebounds in another great all-around effort.
Detroit was paced with 22 points by Demesisha Fambro to go along with a 19 points and 13 rebound effort by Yar Shayok.
The Green and White shot 39.1 percent (25-of-64) for the contest, including drilling eight treys, compared to just 32.4 percent (22-of-68) for the Titans. Both sides turned the ball over 21 times, but it was the Eagles notching a 21-6 edge in points off turnovers.
Out of the gate it was all James for EMU, scoring the first eight points of the contest to jump out to the 8-2 margin with 17:22 to go in the first half. UDM bounced back though to knot the score at 11 on a Fambro fast break lay-up at the 9:54 mark.
However, Eastern would respond with a 26-8 run to close the half and take a 37-19 lead into the lockerroom at the break. Ten of the Eagles' 26 points during the run came off the hand of the hot-shooting James, who finished the stanza with 18.
Following the break, things continued to fall in favor of EMU, as the margin grew to as many as 23, 58-35, with 9:51 to go via a Reddit layup off the Schrock dish.
The Eastern advantage would linger around 20, before UDM would cut to within 15 points on a Brigid Milroy jumper in the lane with 55 ticks to go in the contest.
Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert and crew have one final tune-up before taking a break for final exams Wednesday, Dec. 9, when Rochester College invades the Convocation Center. Tip time is scheduled for noon, with the contest being billed as Education Day as numerous elementary school youth will be in attendance.
