Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, December 8
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EMU Off On Another Two-Game Swing
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Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 » 8:05 p.m. (CT) » Knapp Center (7,152) » Des Moines, Iowa
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EMU OFF ON ANOTHER TWO-GAME SWING: The 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will hit the road for another two-game swing, this time back in the midwest.
The Eagles, coming off a two-game road trip to the state of New York that saw them drop decisions at Syracuse, 84-48, Nov. 29, and at Colgate, 74-70, Dec. 1, are now slated to play at Drake, Dec. 8, in Des Moines, Iowa, followed by a matchup with Purdue, Dec. 10, in West Lafayette, Ind.
Those two games are part of nine straight games away from the friendly confines of the Convocation Center.
EMU enters Thursday's game at Drake with a 4-4 record while the Bulldogs are 5-3 after posting a 62-60 home win, Dec. 3, against Air Force.
LAMP(ley) LIGHTER: Senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland (Ohio) C.C.) turned in a career-best scoring performance at Colgate, Dec. 1, when he scored 37 points. Lampley made 12-of-26 field goal attempts, all 11 free throw attempts with two assists.
EMU AND DRAKE: EMU and Drake will be meeting for the third time and Eastern holds a 2-1 edge in the series. The two teams first met, Nov. 30, 1996, in Des Moines, Iowa and Eastern captured a 96-81 victory. Drake then made a trip to Ypsilanti, Nov. 15, 1997, and lost an 86-58 decision in the first year of the Convocation Center. The Bulldogs returned last season, Dec. 8, 2010, and edged the Eagles, 58-54.
LAMPLEY HITS FOR 37: When senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland (Ohio) C.C.) scored 37 points at Colgate, Dec. 1, 2011, it was the first 30-point effort for an Eagle since Derek Thompson scored 31 against Northern Illinois last season, Jan. 11, 2011. That 37 was the best since EMU's Carlos Medley tallied 42, March 11, 2010, in the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio versus Akron.
STRICKLAND BREAKS OUT: Anthony Strickland (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud-Adrian College) turned in the best performance of his short EMU career with 11 points and eight rebounds in a 74-70 loss at Colgate, Dec. 1. The 6-foot-5 Strickland, who sat out last year as a transfer from Adrian College, has played in all eight games this season, but save his best for the Colgate outing. He made 3-of-6 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws in that 11-point effort against Colgate.
STRONG SYRACUSE CONNECTION: When EMU played at Syracuse Tuesday, Nov. 29, it was a homecoming for several members of the Eagles' basketball staff.
First-year Head Coach Rob Murphy was an assistant coach at Syracuse University for the previous seven seasons. Victoria Sun, who serves as the director of basketball operations, is a 1997 graduate of Syracuse and director of player development/asst. sports performance coach Jake Presutti played basketball at Syracuse and was also a graduate men's basketball manager for the Orange.
FAST START FOR MURPHY: The Rob Murphy Era of Eastern Michigan University men's basketball opened successfully as the Eagles downed the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames, 68-57, Friday, Nov. 11, in the Convocation Center. The Eagles rallied from six-points down in the second half to record the win. The Eagles are currently 4-4 under Murphy's leadership.
LAMPLEY NAMED MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK: EMU senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for Nov. 21, 2011. Lampley led the Eagles in scoring in three games last week, including a career-best 21 in a 62-51 win over Arkansas-Little Rock, Nov. 18. He had 16 in a 66-64 win at IUPUI, Nov. 20, and 15 in a 66-49 loss at Texas Southern. Lampley averaged 33.7 minutes a game in those three outings.
FOR THE 115th TIME: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team kicked off its 115th season of competition Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, when the Eagles posted a 68-57 win over the Flames of the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) in a 7 p.m. game in the Convocation Center. Eastern played its first season in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, losing a 2-0 decision before coming back for a 4-0 victory. The Eagles are are 67-48 in season openers.
38th MAC SEASON: The 2011-12 season will also be the 38th for the Eagles in the Mid-American Conference. The first year of MAC play for EMU was 1974-75 when the then-Hurons went 12-14 overall and 4-9 in league play.
EMU has won three Mid-American Conference titles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1995-96, and the Green and White captured MAC Tournament crowns in all three of those years in addition to winning the tournament title in 1997-98.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Eagles started a nine-game road swing with a tilt at Syracuse, Nov. 29, followed by a contest at Colgate, Dec. 1. The Green and White will now stay on the road for two consecutive games, at Drake, Dec. 8 and at Purdue, Dec. 10. After returning home following the Purdue tilt, the Eagles once again stay on the road for two straight games in Virginia, facing Radford, Dec. 20, and Virginia Tech, Dec. 22.
Live Stats.
Listen to the Game.
EMU OFF ON ANOTHER TWO-GAME SWING: The 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will hit the road for another two-game swing, this time back in the midwest.
The Eagles, coming off a two-game road trip to the state of New York that saw them drop decisions at Syracuse, 84-48, Nov. 29, and at Colgate, 74-70, Dec. 1, are now slated to play at Drake, Dec. 8, in Des Moines, Iowa, followed by a matchup with Purdue, Dec. 10, in West Lafayette, Ind.
Those two games are part of nine straight games away from the friendly confines of the Convocation Center.
EMU enters Thursday's game at Drake with a 4-4 record while the Bulldogs are 5-3 after posting a 62-60 home win, Dec. 3, against Air Force.
LAMP(ley) LIGHTER: Senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland (Ohio) C.C.) turned in a career-best scoring performance at Colgate, Dec. 1, when he scored 37 points. Lampley made 12-of-26 field goal attempts, all 11 free throw attempts with two assists.
EMU AND DRAKE: EMU and Drake will be meeting for the third time and Eastern holds a 2-1 edge in the series. The two teams first met, Nov. 30, 1996, in Des Moines, Iowa and Eastern captured a 96-81 victory. Drake then made a trip to Ypsilanti, Nov. 15, 1997, and lost an 86-58 decision in the first year of the Convocation Center. The Bulldogs returned last season, Dec. 8, 2010, and edged the Eagles, 58-54.
LAMPLEY HITS FOR 37: When senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland (Ohio) C.C.) scored 37 points at Colgate, Dec. 1, 2011, it was the first 30-point effort for an Eagle since Derek Thompson scored 31 against Northern Illinois last season, Jan. 11, 2011. That 37 was the best since EMU's Carlos Medley tallied 42, March 11, 2010, in the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio versus Akron.
STRICKLAND BREAKS OUT: Anthony Strickland (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud-Adrian College) turned in the best performance of his short EMU career with 11 points and eight rebounds in a 74-70 loss at Colgate, Dec. 1. The 6-foot-5 Strickland, who sat out last year as a transfer from Adrian College, has played in all eight games this season, but save his best for the Colgate outing. He made 3-of-6 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws in that 11-point effort against Colgate.
STRONG SYRACUSE CONNECTION: When EMU played at Syracuse Tuesday, Nov. 29, it was a homecoming for several members of the Eagles' basketball staff.
First-year Head Coach Rob Murphy was an assistant coach at Syracuse University for the previous seven seasons. Victoria Sun, who serves as the director of basketball operations, is a 1997 graduate of Syracuse and director of player development/asst. sports performance coach Jake Presutti played basketball at Syracuse and was also a graduate men's basketball manager for the Orange.
FAST START FOR MURPHY: The Rob Murphy Era of Eastern Michigan University men's basketball opened successfully as the Eagles downed the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames, 68-57, Friday, Nov. 11, in the Convocation Center. The Eagles rallied from six-points down in the second half to record the win. The Eagles are currently 4-4 under Murphy's leadership.
LAMPLEY NAMED MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK: EMU senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for Nov. 21, 2011. Lampley led the Eagles in scoring in three games last week, including a career-best 21 in a 62-51 win over Arkansas-Little Rock, Nov. 18. He had 16 in a 66-64 win at IUPUI, Nov. 20, and 15 in a 66-49 loss at Texas Southern. Lampley averaged 33.7 minutes a game in those three outings.
FOR THE 115th TIME: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team kicked off its 115th season of competition Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, when the Eagles posted a 68-57 win over the Flames of the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) in a 7 p.m. game in the Convocation Center. Eastern played its first season in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, losing a 2-0 decision before coming back for a 4-0 victory. The Eagles are are 67-48 in season openers.
38th MAC SEASON: The 2011-12 season will also be the 38th for the Eagles in the Mid-American Conference. The first year of MAC play for EMU was 1974-75 when the then-Hurons went 12-14 overall and 4-9 in league play.
EMU has won three Mid-American Conference titles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1995-96, and the Green and White captured MAC Tournament crowns in all three of those years in addition to winning the tournament title in 1997-98.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Eagles started a nine-game road swing with a tilt at Syracuse, Nov. 29, followed by a contest at Colgate, Dec. 1. The Green and White will now stay on the road for two consecutive games, at Drake, Dec. 8 and at Purdue, Dec. 10. After returning home following the Purdue tilt, the Eagles once again stay on the road for two straight games in Virginia, facing Radford, Dec. 20, and Virginia Tech, Dec. 22.
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