Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, March 5
Convocation Center
4:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
82
vs
74
Miami
Photo by: Jonathan Knight Photography
Eagles Advance to MAC Quarterfinals with Comeback Win
3/5/2011 5:52:33 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior Tavelyn James scores season-high 36 points for the Green and White in 82-74 victory
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – It was a tale of two halves Saturday, March 5, as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team came back from a 15-point first half deficit to upend the Miami RedHawks, 82-74, in the first round of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament here at the Convocation Center.
After falling down 45-30 heading into intermission, the Eagles used a 15-1 run to start the second half, bringing them to within one point, 46-45, and completed the impressive feat by outscoring Miami 20-9 over the final 7:59 of the game.
Tavelyn James (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) led EMU with a season-high 36 points, while Cassie Schrock (Wadsworth, Ohio-Wadsworth) (14 points and 11 assists) and Paige Redditt (Kansas City, Mo.-Belton)(21 points and 12 rebounds) each had double-doubles. Senior forward Kristin Thomas (Winter Park, Fla.-Hillsborough C.C.) cleaned up on the glass, snagging 14 rebounds in 32 minutes of action. De'Ja Wills (Anderson, Ind.-Anderson) was also instrumental in the Eagles' comeback, hitting two key baskets during the run, as she poured in seven total points.
The RedHawks had four players in double figures, as Courtney Osbourn scored 17 points on 5-of-20 shooting, Maggie Boyer and Kristen Olowinski each tallied 14 points, and Erica Almady posted 12 points. Olowinski notched a double as she was also able to grab 11 rebounds.
James paced the Eagles' blistering tempo in the second half, as the junior guard jump-started the Eastern's offense with a long deuce and another layup. Schrock and Redditt joined the comeback effort as each would also net key buckets during the stretch.
The Green and White took its first lead of the ballgame with 14:18 left in the game when James hit two free throws, giving EMU a one point advantage at 51-50. The teams battled back-and-forth, exchanging points on each end up and down the court, as neither team was able to take a stranglehold of the contest.
The hosting Eagles would start to pull away with 5:08 remaining as a driving James was put on the line with the game tied at 69 apiece. She swished the two freebies, putting Eastern ahead 71-69, and added a layup and two more free throws after a Miami score to put EMU ahead 73-69. Seven more free throws and one more James layup over the final 2:35 iced the game and helped Eastern advance to the second round of the MAC Tournament.
For the game, Eastern shot 41.8 percent (23-of-55) from the field and out-rebounded Miami 47-37. Miami was 27-of-66 from the field (40.9 percent), but shot less than 50 percent from the free throw line. Eastern was 32-of-44 from the line.
In the first half, the Eagles started the game flat, not scoring their first point until a Schrock free throw got them in the scoring column at the 16:57 mark in the game. Miami, on the other hand, was red hot from the field, netting four of its first five shots (including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc) and bolting out to an early 11-0 advantage.
EMU's offense finally showed up as Schrock hit two more free tosses and Redditt would score two layups in a 33 second span to bring the Eagles to within six points, 21-15. Miami responded with a 10-2 run to jump ahead by double digits, 31-17, with 7:46 left in the first half. MU's Maggie Boyer, who had gone down earlier in the half with a knee injury, returned to knock down a three pointer to fuel the spurt.
Over the remainder of the opening stanza, Schrock was the only Eagle aside from James to score, as the junior sharpshooter scored EMU's final 11 points of the frame. Miami went tit-for-tat with the Green and White, however, and took a 45-30 advantage into the locker room at intermission.
EMU was plagued by 12 first-half turnovers as MU scored 18 points off of those miscues. The Eagles were led in the first half by James and her 13 points, while Schrock was able to notch eight points, including shooting 6-of-9 from the charity stripe. Olowinski led Miami as she scored 10 points and nabbed nine rebounds, while Boyer had 12 points and Osbourn added 10 also. Almady chipped in with seven.
The Eagles will battle the No. 4-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes in the second round of the FirstEnergy 2011 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on March 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Cleveland, Ohio at Quicken Loans Arena. The game will be broadcast live on WEMU 89.1.
Photo Gallery.
Re-Listen to the Game.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – It was a tale of two halves Saturday, March 5, as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team came back from a 15-point first half deficit to upend the Miami RedHawks, 82-74, in the first round of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament here at the Convocation Center.
After falling down 45-30 heading into intermission, the Eagles used a 15-1 run to start the second half, bringing them to within one point, 46-45, and completed the impressive feat by outscoring Miami 20-9 over the final 7:59 of the game.
Tavelyn James (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) led EMU with a season-high 36 points, while Cassie Schrock (Wadsworth, Ohio-Wadsworth) (14 points and 11 assists) and Paige Redditt (Kansas City, Mo.-Belton)(21 points and 12 rebounds) each had double-doubles. Senior forward Kristin Thomas (Winter Park, Fla.-Hillsborough C.C.) cleaned up on the glass, snagging 14 rebounds in 32 minutes of action. De'Ja Wills (Anderson, Ind.-Anderson) was also instrumental in the Eagles' comeback, hitting two key baskets during the run, as she poured in seven total points.
The RedHawks had four players in double figures, as Courtney Osbourn scored 17 points on 5-of-20 shooting, Maggie Boyer and Kristen Olowinski each tallied 14 points, and Erica Almady posted 12 points. Olowinski notched a double as she was also able to grab 11 rebounds.
James paced the Eagles' blistering tempo in the second half, as the junior guard jump-started the Eastern's offense with a long deuce and another layup. Schrock and Redditt joined the comeback effort as each would also net key buckets during the stretch.
The Green and White took its first lead of the ballgame with 14:18 left in the game when James hit two free throws, giving EMU a one point advantage at 51-50. The teams battled back-and-forth, exchanging points on each end up and down the court, as neither team was able to take a stranglehold of the contest.
The hosting Eagles would start to pull away with 5:08 remaining as a driving James was put on the line with the game tied at 69 apiece. She swished the two freebies, putting Eastern ahead 71-69, and added a layup and two more free throws after a Miami score to put EMU ahead 73-69. Seven more free throws and one more James layup over the final 2:35 iced the game and helped Eastern advance to the second round of the MAC Tournament.
For the game, Eastern shot 41.8 percent (23-of-55) from the field and out-rebounded Miami 47-37. Miami was 27-of-66 from the field (40.9 percent), but shot less than 50 percent from the free throw line. Eastern was 32-of-44 from the line.
In the first half, the Eagles started the game flat, not scoring their first point until a Schrock free throw got them in the scoring column at the 16:57 mark in the game. Miami, on the other hand, was red hot from the field, netting four of its first five shots (including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc) and bolting out to an early 11-0 advantage.
EMU's offense finally showed up as Schrock hit two more free tosses and Redditt would score two layups in a 33 second span to bring the Eagles to within six points, 21-15. Miami responded with a 10-2 run to jump ahead by double digits, 31-17, with 7:46 left in the first half. MU's Maggie Boyer, who had gone down earlier in the half with a knee injury, returned to knock down a three pointer to fuel the spurt.
Over the remainder of the opening stanza, Schrock was the only Eagle aside from James to score, as the junior sharpshooter scored EMU's final 11 points of the frame. Miami went tit-for-tat with the Green and White, however, and took a 45-30 advantage into the locker room at intermission.
EMU was plagued by 12 first-half turnovers as MU scored 18 points off of those miscues. The Eagles were led in the first half by James and her 13 points, while Schrock was able to notch eight points, including shooting 6-of-9 from the charity stripe. Olowinski led Miami as she scored 10 points and nabbed nine rebounds, while Boyer had 12 points and Osbourn added 10 also. Almady chipped in with seven.
The Eagles will battle the No. 4-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes in the second round of the FirstEnergy 2011 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on March 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Cleveland, Ohio at Quicken Loans Arena. The game will be broadcast live on WEMU 89.1.
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