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Michigan Hands Eagles First Loss of the 2013-14 Campaign
12/11/2013 9:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EMU defense forces 21 turnovers and Morton scores 21 in the setback
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team's perfect season was snapped, Wednesday Dec. 11, as the University of Michigan defeated the Eagles, 89-75 at Crisler Center.
With the loss, the Green and White falls to 6-1 overall on the season, while the Wolverines improve to 7-3 overall.
The Green and White offense was propelled by Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) who notched 21 points which was just two shy of her career-high 23 points. Desyree Thomas (Waterford, Mich.-Mott) contributed 12 points for EMU, while Cha Sweeney (Toldeo, Ohio-Rogers) had 11 and Oliva Fouty (Toledo, Ohio-Sylvania Northview) dropped in 10 to round out the EMU double-digit scoring effort.
Jamaica Bucknor (New Haven, Conn.-Weaver) led EMU on the boards as she grabbed eight rebounds, while Morton and Natachia Watkins (South Euclid, Ohio-Brush) pulled down five apiece.
Eastern had a tough night on offense as it posted a 33.8 shooting percentage, but saw a bright spot from the free throw line as it went 15-for-20, which was good for a 75.0 free throw percentage. Michigan used an impressive 65.2 shooting percentage in the second half and a 57.4 total percentage to earn its seventh win of the season.
The Green and White once again shined on defense as it forced 21 turnovers and grabbed 11 steals, while Michigan had 11 turnovers and four steals. The Eagles had a strong showing off the bench as they scored 45 of Eastern's 75 points and notched 29 points off of Wolverine miscues.
Madison Ristovski led all scoring on the night as she netted 23 points, while Cyesha Goree had 21 for the Wolverines and Siera Thompson notched 15.
Michigan got out to the early advantage over the Eagles as it lead 11-2 in the first four minutes of play. The Green and White kept the contest close and used back-to-back layups from Morton to take their first lead of the night. Eastern used an 18-7 run with Morton connecting on the three-point play, draining her free throw to give EMU the 20-18 advantage with 11:48 remaining in the first half.
The Eagles' biggest lead of the half came when Sweeney made a jump shot inside the arc, allowing EMU to extend its lead to 22-18, but the Wolverine offense turned on as it went on a 25-10 run to close out the half. The score was knotted at 26-26 before Michigan's Ristovski went on an 11-0 run to bring the Wolverine lead to 37-26.
U-M used three-straight three pointers to take the 43-32 lead and cause Head Coach Tory Verdi to call a timeout with just 2:02 remaining in the first 20 minutes of play.
Eastern had a 3:36 scoring drought before Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) converted on a jump shot off a pass from Morton out of the timeout. The Eagles closed out the half trailing the Wolverines, 47-37, as Sweeney made two shots from the charity stripe with just 14 seconds left on the clock.
The first half of play saw six lead changes and three ties as EMU was 12-for-18 in the paint and scored 11 points off of turnovers, including four fastbreak baskets. The Green and White bench scored 22 of Eastern's 37 points, while the Eagles grabbed 10 offensive boards compared to Michigan's eight.
Morton led the Eagle offense in the first half as she posted 10 points, while Sara Stone (Plymouth, Mich.-Salem) and Watkins each netted six for the Green and White. Bucknor grabbed four rebounds, while Fouty and Watkins each notched two.
Michigan continued to build on its lead in the start of the second half, before Morton's hot hand brought the score to 59-52 with back-to-back baskets to trail by only seven with 12:54 remaining in the contest. Two costly fouls by EMU on three-point shots extended the U-M lead to 63-52 heading into the second media timeout of the half, as the Wolverines went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe.
The Green and White was unable to gain any momentum until Fouty was fouled on a made layup and made her free throw, forcing a timeout on the court. A Sweeney steal and a Watkins fastbreak layup cut the Wolverine lead to 10 before drained her third three of the night to bring Eastern within nine with 6:44 left to play.
The Eagles crept within nine of Michigan with 5:43 on the clock on a Thomas jump shot, but the Wolverine offense proved to be too much as U-M went on a 8-0 run to end the game and hand Eastern its first lost of the 2013-14 campaign.
Sweeney and Thomas led the Eagle scoring effort in the second half as Sweeney notched nine of her 11 points and Thomas connected on six of her 12 total points.
Eastern Michigan will be back in action Sunday, Dec. 15 when it makes the short trip to Detroit, Mich. to take on the University of Detroit Mercy. Tip off is set for noon at historic Calihan Hall, and the game will also be televised on Comcast Digital Cable Channel 900.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team's perfect season was snapped, Wednesday Dec. 11, as the University of Michigan defeated the Eagles, 89-75 at Crisler Center.
With the loss, the Green and White falls to 6-1 overall on the season, while the Wolverines improve to 7-3 overall.
The Green and White offense was propelled by Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) who notched 21 points which was just two shy of her career-high 23 points. Desyree Thomas (Waterford, Mich.-Mott) contributed 12 points for EMU, while Cha Sweeney (Toldeo, Ohio-Rogers) had 11 and Oliva Fouty (Toledo, Ohio-Sylvania Northview) dropped in 10 to round out the EMU double-digit scoring effort.
Jamaica Bucknor (New Haven, Conn.-Weaver) led EMU on the boards as she grabbed eight rebounds, while Morton and Natachia Watkins (South Euclid, Ohio-Brush) pulled down five apiece.
Eastern had a tough night on offense as it posted a 33.8 shooting percentage, but saw a bright spot from the free throw line as it went 15-for-20, which was good for a 75.0 free throw percentage. Michigan used an impressive 65.2 shooting percentage in the second half and a 57.4 total percentage to earn its seventh win of the season.
The Green and White once again shined on defense as it forced 21 turnovers and grabbed 11 steals, while Michigan had 11 turnovers and four steals. The Eagles had a strong showing off the bench as they scored 45 of Eastern's 75 points and notched 29 points off of Wolverine miscues.
Madison Ristovski led all scoring on the night as she netted 23 points, while Cyesha Goree had 21 for the Wolverines and Siera Thompson notched 15.
Michigan got out to the early advantage over the Eagles as it lead 11-2 in the first four minutes of play. The Green and White kept the contest close and used back-to-back layups from Morton to take their first lead of the night. Eastern used an 18-7 run with Morton connecting on the three-point play, draining her free throw to give EMU the 20-18 advantage with 11:48 remaining in the first half.
The Eagles' biggest lead of the half came when Sweeney made a jump shot inside the arc, allowing EMU to extend its lead to 22-18, but the Wolverine offense turned on as it went on a 25-10 run to close out the half. The score was knotted at 26-26 before Michigan's Ristovski went on an 11-0 run to bring the Wolverine lead to 37-26.
U-M used three-straight three pointers to take the 43-32 lead and cause Head Coach Tory Verdi to call a timeout with just 2:02 remaining in the first 20 minutes of play.
Eastern had a 3:36 scoring drought before Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) converted on a jump shot off a pass from Morton out of the timeout. The Eagles closed out the half trailing the Wolverines, 47-37, as Sweeney made two shots from the charity stripe with just 14 seconds left on the clock.
The first half of play saw six lead changes and three ties as EMU was 12-for-18 in the paint and scored 11 points off of turnovers, including four fastbreak baskets. The Green and White bench scored 22 of Eastern's 37 points, while the Eagles grabbed 10 offensive boards compared to Michigan's eight.
Morton led the Eagle offense in the first half as she posted 10 points, while Sara Stone (Plymouth, Mich.-Salem) and Watkins each netted six for the Green and White. Bucknor grabbed four rebounds, while Fouty and Watkins each notched two.
Michigan continued to build on its lead in the start of the second half, before Morton's hot hand brought the score to 59-52 with back-to-back baskets to trail by only seven with 12:54 remaining in the contest. Two costly fouls by EMU on three-point shots extended the U-M lead to 63-52 heading into the second media timeout of the half, as the Wolverines went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe.
The Green and White was unable to gain any momentum until Fouty was fouled on a made layup and made her free throw, forcing a timeout on the court. A Sweeney steal and a Watkins fastbreak layup cut the Wolverine lead to 10 before drained her third three of the night to bring Eastern within nine with 6:44 left to play.
The Eagles crept within nine of Michigan with 5:43 on the clock on a Thomas jump shot, but the Wolverine offense proved to be too much as U-M went on a 8-0 run to end the game and hand Eastern its first lost of the 2013-14 campaign.
Sweeney and Thomas led the Eagle scoring effort in the second half as Sweeney notched nine of her 11 points and Thomas connected on six of her 12 total points.
Eastern Michigan will be back in action Sunday, Dec. 15 when it makes the short trip to Detroit, Mich. to take on the University of Detroit Mercy. Tip off is set for noon at historic Calihan Hall, and the game will also be televised on Comcast Digital Cable Channel 900.
Team Stats
EMU
MICH
FG%
.338
.574
3FG%
.194
.467
FT%
.750
.800
RB
39
44
TO
11
21
STL
11
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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