Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, January 5
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Eagles and Cardinals Set to Open the MAC Slate
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Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 » 7 p.m. » Worthen Arena (11.500) » Muncie, Ind.
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EAGLES AND CARDINALS SET TO OPEN THE MAC SLATE: With a grueling non-conference slate behind them, the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team opens the Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule Thursday, Jan. 5, at Ball State University. Game time is set for 7 p.m at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind.
Eastern Michigan enters the game with a mark of 8-5 after cruising to an 65-43 victory over the University of Wyoming at the Convocation Center, Jan. 2. The Cardinals are 5-8 on the season following a 60-58 home setback to Marshall University, Dec. 31.
EMU IN MAC OPENERS: Eastern Michigan opens its 31st Mid-American Conference slate Thursday night, Jan. 5, versus the Cardinals of Ball State University. The game marks just the third time that the two schools have squared off in a conference lid-lifter and the first since the 2008-09 campaign. BSU is 2-1 in those contests. The Green and White are 14-16 all-time in league openers dating back to 1981-82. EMU has won eight of the last nine MAC-opening tilts going back to the 2002-03 season, including a 79-63 win over Northern Illinois University last year in DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 5, 2011.
A BULLSEYE ON BALL STATE: The Jan. 5 contest marks the 63rd meeting between the Cardinals and Eagles, who first played during the 1979-80 season. Eastern Michigan leads the series, 35-27, including winning the last four meetings.
For a complete listing of the series results, turn to page seven of these notes.
EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU's 31st season competing in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles hold a 206-274 record against conference foes and have posted winning seasons in the MAC in 10 of the last 11 campaigns. EMU has had the most success against Northern Illinois, going 26-9, and the least versus Bowling Green, 14-44. Western Michigan has been the Green and White's most frequent opponent with 69 meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of the fewest conference games against the Eagles with 18.
JAMES MOVING UP ON MAC LIST AS WELL: Senior Tavelyn James, the leading scorer in EMU history, is also moving up the Mid-American Conference list. With a basket at the 10:36 mark of the second half against Wyoming, Jan. 2, the native of Detroit, Mich, surpassed the 2,000-point mark for her career. James became only the 11th in MAC annals, to reach that milestone. For the complete list of her accomplishments, turn to page 2 of these notes.
FOUTY WITH AUTHORITY: Sophomore forward Olivia Fouty continues to impress with her ability the rebound the basketball. Against Wyoming, Jan. 2, Fouty surpassed her career-high with 15 rebounds in the first half en route to finishing the contest with 18 caroms. The 18 rebounds are tied for seventh most in a single-game and are the most by an EMU player since Paige Redditt hauled down 18 against Loyola, Nov. 20, 2011.
Fouty has at least six caroms in 11 of her 13 games this season, and she already has four double-figure rebounding performances (18 vs. Wyoming, 12 vs. UMKC, 12 vs. Michigan, 10 at Detroit).
INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: In its eight victories this season, EMU is averaging 72.9 points while the opposition is posting just 50.8 points. In those games, opponents are shooting 38.4 percent from the field compared to 42.6 percent for the Eagles. In defeats, the Eagles are only scoring 64.2 points, while giving up 71.8. Another factor in the Eagles' success has been the ability to control the glass. EMU is grabbing 41.5 rebounds to just 30.3 for the opponents in the wins, while in setbacks EMU is out-rebounding by only three caroms (40.8 to 37.4).
NCAA RANKINGS: The latest NCAA Statistical Rankings came out on Jan. 1 and the Eagles are 10th in the nation (out of 336 eligible teams) in steals per game at 13.8. They are 18th in turnover margin at +6.42, 43rd in rebounding margin (+6.8) and 65th in scoring offense (+69.9) . Individually, Tavelyn James is seventh in the nation in scoring with an average of 22.2 points per game and 49th in three-point field goals per game at 2.5. Desyree Thomas is third in the nation with an average of 4.3 steals per game, while Paige Redditt is 65th in the nation in blocks with an average of 1.3 per game.
ON THE HORIZON: The Jan. 8 contest marks the 36th meeting between the Northern Illinois Huskies and Eastern Michigan Eagles, who first played during the 1981-82 season. Eastern leads the overall series, 26-9, and has won 21 of the last 24 games over the Cardinal and Black. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert has tallied a 7-1 mark against NIU since taking over the program in 2007-08.
The contest will be shown regionally on SportsTime Ohio with Mike Cairns providing the play-by-play and Jacki Windon serving as the analyst. If you cannot find the game through your cable provider, Eagle All-Access will also video stream the broadcast with subscription packages starting at just $5.95.
GET THAT SHOT OUTTA HERE: Senior forward Paige Redditt recorded a blocked shot Friday, Dec. 30, in the loss to Seattle. She upped her career total to 102 and currently stands in third place on the EMU all-time list. Redditt needs one more rejection to pass Stephanie Smiley for second all time. Smiley tallied 103 rejections for Eastern from 1998-2002.
JAMES NOW SITS ATOP THE EMU RECORD BOOK IN SCORING: In the 13-point victory over Michigan, Dec. 11, senior Tavelyn James broke the EMU women's career scoring record with a 38-point effort to give her 1,935 points. James passed former EMU guard Laurie Byrd (1978-82) who scored 1,899 in her illustrious Hall of Fame career. Against the Wolverines, she was 10-of-21 from the field to go along with 13-for-14 from the free throw line. Over the first 10 minutes of the game, James scored 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range.
Currently ranked 11th all-time in points in MAC history, James has reached double figures in points on 91 occasions in her career. The Detroit, Mich. native has scored 20 or more in 40 of those contests. Her career average of 18.2 points per game is fourth-best in MAC annals, while she ranks in the top 20 in the conference record book in three-pointers attempted (807), field goals attempted (1,801), three-pointers made (244) and field goals made (706).
ALLOWING 50 OR LESS: Eastern Michigan is 90-0 all time when allowing 50 points or less. Since 2003-04, the Green and White has accomplished the feat 45 times with 21 of those coming against Mid-American Conference foes.
A LOOK INSIDE THE SPECIALTY STATS: The Eagles are averaging 39.7 points per game in the paint, 10.6 points off the bench, 25.2 points per game off turnovers, 15.0 second-chance points and 14.5 fast break points per game.
Listen to the Game.
Live Stats.
EAGLES AND CARDINALS SET TO OPEN THE MAC SLATE: With a grueling non-conference slate behind them, the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team opens the Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule Thursday, Jan. 5, at Ball State University. Game time is set for 7 p.m at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind.
Eastern Michigan enters the game with a mark of 8-5 after cruising to an 65-43 victory over the University of Wyoming at the Convocation Center, Jan. 2. The Cardinals are 5-8 on the season following a 60-58 home setback to Marshall University, Dec. 31.
EMU IN MAC OPENERS: Eastern Michigan opens its 31st Mid-American Conference slate Thursday night, Jan. 5, versus the Cardinals of Ball State University. The game marks just the third time that the two schools have squared off in a conference lid-lifter and the first since the 2008-09 campaign. BSU is 2-1 in those contests. The Green and White are 14-16 all-time in league openers dating back to 1981-82. EMU has won eight of the last nine MAC-opening tilts going back to the 2002-03 season, including a 79-63 win over Northern Illinois University last year in DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 5, 2011.
A BULLSEYE ON BALL STATE: The Jan. 5 contest marks the 63rd meeting between the Cardinals and Eagles, who first played during the 1979-80 season. Eastern Michigan leads the series, 35-27, including winning the last four meetings.
For a complete listing of the series results, turn to page seven of these notes.
EMU VERSUS THE MAC: This is EMU's 31st season competing in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles hold a 206-274 record against conference foes and have posted winning seasons in the MAC in 10 of the last 11 campaigns. EMU has had the most success against Northern Illinois, going 26-9, and the least versus Bowling Green, 14-44. Western Michigan has been the Green and White's most frequent opponent with 69 meetings while Buffalo holds the distinction of the fewest conference games against the Eagles with 18.
JAMES MOVING UP ON MAC LIST AS WELL: Senior Tavelyn James, the leading scorer in EMU history, is also moving up the Mid-American Conference list. With a basket at the 10:36 mark of the second half against Wyoming, Jan. 2, the native of Detroit, Mich, surpassed the 2,000-point mark for her career. James became only the 11th in MAC annals, to reach that milestone. For the complete list of her accomplishments, turn to page 2 of these notes.
FOUTY WITH AUTHORITY: Sophomore forward Olivia Fouty continues to impress with her ability the rebound the basketball. Against Wyoming, Jan. 2, Fouty surpassed her career-high with 15 rebounds in the first half en route to finishing the contest with 18 caroms. The 18 rebounds are tied for seventh most in a single-game and are the most by an EMU player since Paige Redditt hauled down 18 against Loyola, Nov. 20, 2011.
Fouty has at least six caroms in 11 of her 13 games this season, and she already has four double-figure rebounding performances (18 vs. Wyoming, 12 vs. UMKC, 12 vs. Michigan, 10 at Detroit).
INTERESTING STATS ABOUT EMU: In its eight victories this season, EMU is averaging 72.9 points while the opposition is posting just 50.8 points. In those games, opponents are shooting 38.4 percent from the field compared to 42.6 percent for the Eagles. In defeats, the Eagles are only scoring 64.2 points, while giving up 71.8. Another factor in the Eagles' success has been the ability to control the glass. EMU is grabbing 41.5 rebounds to just 30.3 for the opponents in the wins, while in setbacks EMU is out-rebounding by only three caroms (40.8 to 37.4).
NCAA RANKINGS: The latest NCAA Statistical Rankings came out on Jan. 1 and the Eagles are 10th in the nation (out of 336 eligible teams) in steals per game at 13.8. They are 18th in turnover margin at +6.42, 43rd in rebounding margin (+6.8) and 65th in scoring offense (+69.9) . Individually, Tavelyn James is seventh in the nation in scoring with an average of 22.2 points per game and 49th in three-point field goals per game at 2.5. Desyree Thomas is third in the nation with an average of 4.3 steals per game, while Paige Redditt is 65th in the nation in blocks with an average of 1.3 per game.
ON THE HORIZON: The Jan. 8 contest marks the 36th meeting between the Northern Illinois Huskies and Eastern Michigan Eagles, who first played during the 1981-82 season. Eastern leads the overall series, 26-9, and has won 21 of the last 24 games over the Cardinal and Black. Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert has tallied a 7-1 mark against NIU since taking over the program in 2007-08.
The contest will be shown regionally on SportsTime Ohio with Mike Cairns providing the play-by-play and Jacki Windon serving as the analyst. If you cannot find the game through your cable provider, Eagle All-Access will also video stream the broadcast with subscription packages starting at just $5.95.
GET THAT SHOT OUTTA HERE: Senior forward Paige Redditt recorded a blocked shot Friday, Dec. 30, in the loss to Seattle. She upped her career total to 102 and currently stands in third place on the EMU all-time list. Redditt needs one more rejection to pass Stephanie Smiley for second all time. Smiley tallied 103 rejections for Eastern from 1998-2002.
JAMES NOW SITS ATOP THE EMU RECORD BOOK IN SCORING: In the 13-point victory over Michigan, Dec. 11, senior Tavelyn James broke the EMU women's career scoring record with a 38-point effort to give her 1,935 points. James passed former EMU guard Laurie Byrd (1978-82) who scored 1,899 in her illustrious Hall of Fame career. Against the Wolverines, she was 10-of-21 from the field to go along with 13-for-14 from the free throw line. Over the first 10 minutes of the game, James scored 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range.
Currently ranked 11th all-time in points in MAC history, James has reached double figures in points on 91 occasions in her career. The Detroit, Mich. native has scored 20 or more in 40 of those contests. Her career average of 18.2 points per game is fourth-best in MAC annals, while she ranks in the top 20 in the conference record book in three-pointers attempted (807), field goals attempted (1,801), three-pointers made (244) and field goals made (706).
ALLOWING 50 OR LESS: Eastern Michigan is 90-0 all time when allowing 50 points or less. Since 2003-04, the Green and White has accomplished the feat 45 times with 21 of those coming against Mid-American Conference foes.
A LOOK INSIDE THE SPECIALTY STATS: The Eagles are averaging 39.7 points per game in the paint, 10.6 points off the bench, 25.2 points per game off turnovers, 15.0 second-chance points and 14.5 fast break points per game.
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