Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, March 17
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
67
vs
59
Michigan
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
EMU Knocks Off Michigan in WNIT Game in the Convocation Center
3/17/2011 9:51:10 PM | Women's Basketball
Eagles use strong efforts on both ends of the court for win and advance to second round
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team was not ready to end its season and the Eagles came up with an outstanding effort on both ends of the court to post a thrilling 67-59 win over the University of Michigan here Thursday evening, March 17, in the Convocation Center.
The Eagles won the battle of Washtenaw County by holding the visitors to just 38.7 percent from the field, hitting just 24-of-62 attempts, forcing 19 turnovers, making 25-of-63 field goals for 39.7 percent while also making 8-of-21 three-point attempts for 38.1 percent.
Eastern, now 23-12 on the year, advances to round two of the WNIT, playing Monday, March 21, in Wilmington, N.C. against the SeaHawks of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Game time is 7 p.m.
The Eagles had three players in double figures, led by junior guard Tavelyn James (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) with 21 while senior guard Sydney Huntley (Cincinnati, Ohio-Purcell Marian) added 17, and junior Paige Redditt (Kansas City, Mo.-Belton) chipped in 10. Senior guard Cassie Schrock (Wadsworth, Ohio-Wadsworth) scored just six points but had a career-best 13 assists.
Michigan, which closed its season with a 17-13 record, had two players in double figures, led by Rachel Sheffer with 20 and Courtney Boylan with 10.
Boylan staked the Wolverines to a quick 2-0 lead with a layup at the 18:25 mark.
James would then go on an offensive tear, scoring all seven EMU points to give the home squad a 7-6 lead at the 15:32 mark.
After building an 11-8 advantage, the Eagles saw Michigan claw its way back to knot the game at 11-all on a layup and free throw by Carmen Reynolds with 12:39 on the clock.
The two teams traded baskets for the next seven minutes before Michigan would take a 25-21 lead with 5:05 left in the half.
The stingy EMU defense then took over and held the Wolverines without a basket the rest of the half while ripping off 10 unanswered points to take a 31-25 lead into intermission.
James led the way in the first half with 10 points while Huntley added eight and Redditt six. Schrock was not score in the first 20 minutes but she dished off 11 assists.
Sheffer paced U-M in the first half with nine while the Wolverines were hitting 11-of-30 shots for 36.7 percent. Eastern made 12-of-31 field-goal attempts for 38.7 percent.
The Eagles roared out of the halftime intermission with two straight scores to up their lead to 10, 35-25, in the first two minutes.
Michigan would chip away at that lead, pulling within five, 40-35, before Huntley scored on a long three just before the shot clock expired to make it an eight-point game, 43-35, with 11:57 left.
Schrock would follow with her first bucket of the game on a driving layup and De'Ja Wills (Anderson, Ind.-Anderson) would add a quick three 27 seconds later to boost EMU's lead to 13, 48-35, at the 10:50 mark of the second half.
Once again the visitors managed to slice away at that large deficit, cutting it to three, 53-50, before James responded with a layup to boost it back to five with 4:13 remaining.
The Eagles moved the advantage to nine, 59-50, with 2:30 left after back-to-back baskets by Schrock and James.
After Michigan cut the deficit back to seven, Huntley came up with here second last-second shot clock three of the game to make it 62-52.
Michigan would get it to six, 65-59, but the Eagles would hold on for the eight-point win.
WNIT Round 1 Results
Thursday, March 17
Eastern Michigan 67, Michigan 59
St. Bonaventure 77, Lehigh 43
Syracuse 77, Monmouth 53
UNC Wilmington 63, Richmond 54
Boston College 85, Yale 61
St. Joseph's 72, VCU 66
Virginia 69, Morgan State 56
Duquesne 64, Kent State 56
Utah State 103, Arizona 95
Oral Roberts 78, TCU 74
Arkansas 91, Lamar 65
Tulane 61, Southern 31
Northwestern 89, Creighton 63
Auburn 68, Tennessee Tech 54
Illinois State 72, Central Michigan 59
Missouri State 76, Rice 65
Alabama 80, Memphis 69
UC Riverside at Colorado, 9 p.m. EST
Denver at BYU, 9 p.m. EST
UC Santa Barbara at Southern Cal, 10 p.m. EST
Nevada at St. Mary's CA, 10 p.m. EST
California at Cal Poly, 10:05 p.m. EST
WNIT Round 2 Schedule
Saturday, March 19
Auburn at Toledo, 12 p.m. EST
St. Joseph's at Boston College, 1:30 p.m. EST
Duquesne at Kansas, 8 p.m. EST
Sunday, March 20
Charlotte at South Carolina, 2 p.m. EST
Illinois State at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. EST
Arkansas at Missouri State, 3 p.m. EST
Alabama at Northwestern, 3 p.m. EST
Virginia at Loyola, 4 p.m. EST
Monday, March 21
Eastern Michigan at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. EST
St. Bonaventure at Syracuse, 7 p.m. EST
Oklahoma State at Wyoming, 9 p.m. EST
TBA
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Photo Gallery.
Re-Watch the Game.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team was not ready to end its season and the Eagles came up with an outstanding effort on both ends of the court to post a thrilling 67-59 win over the University of Michigan here Thursday evening, March 17, in the Convocation Center.
The Eagles won the battle of Washtenaw County by holding the visitors to just 38.7 percent from the field, hitting just 24-of-62 attempts, forcing 19 turnovers, making 25-of-63 field goals for 39.7 percent while also making 8-of-21 three-point attempts for 38.1 percent.
Eastern, now 23-12 on the year, advances to round two of the WNIT, playing Monday, March 21, in Wilmington, N.C. against the SeaHawks of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Game time is 7 p.m.
The Eagles had three players in double figures, led by junior guard Tavelyn James (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) with 21 while senior guard Sydney Huntley (Cincinnati, Ohio-Purcell Marian) added 17, and junior Paige Redditt (Kansas City, Mo.-Belton) chipped in 10. Senior guard Cassie Schrock (Wadsworth, Ohio-Wadsworth) scored just six points but had a career-best 13 assists.
Michigan, which closed its season with a 17-13 record, had two players in double figures, led by Rachel Sheffer with 20 and Courtney Boylan with 10.
Boylan staked the Wolverines to a quick 2-0 lead with a layup at the 18:25 mark.
James would then go on an offensive tear, scoring all seven EMU points to give the home squad a 7-6 lead at the 15:32 mark.
After building an 11-8 advantage, the Eagles saw Michigan claw its way back to knot the game at 11-all on a layup and free throw by Carmen Reynolds with 12:39 on the clock.
The two teams traded baskets for the next seven minutes before Michigan would take a 25-21 lead with 5:05 left in the half.
The stingy EMU defense then took over and held the Wolverines without a basket the rest of the half while ripping off 10 unanswered points to take a 31-25 lead into intermission.
James led the way in the first half with 10 points while Huntley added eight and Redditt six. Schrock was not score in the first 20 minutes but she dished off 11 assists.
Sheffer paced U-M in the first half with nine while the Wolverines were hitting 11-of-30 shots for 36.7 percent. Eastern made 12-of-31 field-goal attempts for 38.7 percent.
The Eagles roared out of the halftime intermission with two straight scores to up their lead to 10, 35-25, in the first two minutes.
Michigan would chip away at that lead, pulling within five, 40-35, before Huntley scored on a long three just before the shot clock expired to make it an eight-point game, 43-35, with 11:57 left.
Schrock would follow with her first bucket of the game on a driving layup and De'Ja Wills (Anderson, Ind.-Anderson) would add a quick three 27 seconds later to boost EMU's lead to 13, 48-35, at the 10:50 mark of the second half.
Once again the visitors managed to slice away at that large deficit, cutting it to three, 53-50, before James responded with a layup to boost it back to five with 4:13 remaining.
The Eagles moved the advantage to nine, 59-50, with 2:30 left after back-to-back baskets by Schrock and James.
After Michigan cut the deficit back to seven, Huntley came up with here second last-second shot clock three of the game to make it 62-52.
Michigan would get it to six, 65-59, but the Eagles would hold on for the eight-point win.
WNIT Round 1 Results
Thursday, March 17
Eastern Michigan 67, Michigan 59
St. Bonaventure 77, Lehigh 43
Syracuse 77, Monmouth 53
UNC Wilmington 63, Richmond 54
Boston College 85, Yale 61
St. Joseph's 72, VCU 66
Virginia 69, Morgan State 56
Duquesne 64, Kent State 56
Utah State 103, Arizona 95
Oral Roberts 78, TCU 74
Arkansas 91, Lamar 65
Tulane 61, Southern 31
Northwestern 89, Creighton 63
Auburn 68, Tennessee Tech 54
Illinois State 72, Central Michigan 59
Missouri State 76, Rice 65
Alabama 80, Memphis 69
UC Riverside at Colorado, 9 p.m. EST
Denver at BYU, 9 p.m. EST
UC Santa Barbara at Southern Cal, 10 p.m. EST
Nevada at St. Mary's CA, 10 p.m. EST
California at Cal Poly, 10:05 p.m. EST
WNIT Round 2 Schedule
Saturday, March 19
Auburn at Toledo, 12 p.m. EST
St. Joseph's at Boston College, 1:30 p.m. EST
Duquesne at Kansas, 8 p.m. EST
Sunday, March 20
Charlotte at South Carolina, 2 p.m. EST
Illinois State at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. EST
Arkansas at Missouri State, 3 p.m. EST
Alabama at Northwestern, 3 p.m. EST
Virginia at Loyola, 4 p.m. EST
Monday, March 21
Eastern Michigan at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. EST
St. Bonaventure at Syracuse, 7 p.m. EST
Oklahoma State at Wyoming, 9 p.m. EST
TBA
Tulane at Oral Roberts, date TBA
BYU-Denver winner vs. Utah State, location, date TBA
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