Women’s Hoops Posts A Record-Setting 127-40 Victory on Education Day

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team kicked off its 2014-15 campaign with a record-breaking 127-40 victory over Kent State University-Tuscarawas on Education Day at the Convocation Center Friday, Nov. 14.

The Eagles had a record-breaking afternoon, setting four team Convocation Center records and three EMU single-game records. Freshman Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) tied the Convocation Center steals record and finished tied for second in a single-game with nine swipes in her first collegiate contest. As a team, EMU broke the Convo points record (127) and margin of victory record (87), field goals made (57), while tying the field goals attempted record (99). Eastern's 57 made field goals also broke the single-game record, while its 99 attempted field goals tied the all-time record.

Dailey led the Eagles in her first collegiate contest, scoring 31 points, grabbing nine steals, and dishing out six assists The Toledo, Ohio native also grabbed nine rebounds for the Green and White. Senior Jamaica Bucknor (Brooklyn, N.Y.-Weaver-ASA College) added 18 points to the EMU scoring effort, while KaBria Walker (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) had 12 points. Two other Eagles scored in double-digits as Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) and Britani Stowe (Washington, D.C.-Saint John's College Prep) notched 10 points apiece. Freshman Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the Eagles on the glass, grabbing 10 rebounds, four players pulled down five apiece for the Green and White.

Despite the early start the building was full of energy, as EMU welcomed more than 2,500 students for the annual Education Day contest. The goal was to get area children excited about college at an early age and give children an engaging, positive atmosphere to reinforce the learning going on at their school.

KSU Tuscarawas, playing with just five players, was lead by Tessa Sanders with 12 points. All but three of KSUT's field goals came from beyond the three-point line.

Eastern Michigan shot an impressive 57.6 percent from the floor, going 57-for-99 behind a 59.6 percent shooting effort in the second half. As a team, the Eagles had 23 steals and 23 assists, while turning the ball over just nine times. The Green and White forced KSUT to turn the ball over 32 times as the Eagles scored 55 points off of turnovers and 54 fastbreak points.

The Eagles went on a quick 7-0 run to start the contest over the Golden Eagles, but three three-pointers from KSUT cut the Green and White lead to three points and forced Head Coach Tori Verdi to call a timeout with 16:43 remaining in the first half. Coming out of the timeout, Eastern knocked down back-to-back baskets on a Bucknor putback and a Sweeney layup off a Dailey steal to take the 16-9 advantage.

Eastern Michigan pressured the Golden Eagles in the backcourt, grabbing two-straight steals on two separate occasions, while forcing a 10-second violation one time. The Green and White closed out the first half of action going on a 42-9 run to take a 66-23 advantage into the locker room.

EMU had three players reach double-digit scoring in the first half as Dailey led the way with 16 points as Bucknor and Sweeney each had 14 and 10 points, respectively. Kabria Walker (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) and Easley pulled down five rebounds apiece, while Bucknor grabbed four boards for the Green and White.

As a team, the Eagles swiped 13 balls from Kent State Tuscarawas and scored 28 fastbreak points, while Dailey led EMU with five steals. The Green and White shot an impressive 55.8 percent, going 29-for-52 from the floor and 85.7 percent from the free throw line, draining six-of-seven attempts.

The Golden Eagles scored 15 of their 23 points on three-point shots with Tessa Sanders draining three from beyond the arc and added one blocked shot. Sharde Collier notched seven points in the first half with one three pointer and two free throws. As a team, KSUT shot 25.0 perfect from beyond the three-point line and grabbed nine defensive rebounds.

Eastern continued its aggressive defense to open up the second half, grabbing six steals in the backcourt and scoring 11 points off of turnovers to take a 92-35 lead over the Golden Eagles with 11:52 to play in the contest.

The Eagles broke the 100-point mark for just the ninth time in Convocation Center history when Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey-TED Ankara College-Odessa College) drained a trey from beyond the arc to extend the EMU lead to 101-35 over KSUT.

Following two Golden Eagle free throws with just over seven minutes to play, Verdi put in an all-freshmen lineup that outscored KSTU 26-0 to close out the contest with an EMU record-breaking 127-40 victory. The previous single-game record was set Nov. 30, 2013 when the Green and White dropped 120 points on Marygrove.

The Eagles will be back in action Sunday, Nov. 16 when they head to East Lansing, Mich. to take on the Spartans of Michigan State University. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at the Breslin Center. WEMU (891. FM) will air the contest locally, while the game will be shown online as a part of BTN Plus.

Women’s Hoops Posts A Record-Setting 127-40 Victory on Education Day

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Team Stats

Sasha Dailey

Jamaica Bucknor

KaBria Walker

Cha Sweeney

Players Mentioned

Jamaica Bucknor

Sasha Dailey

Tori Easley

Sera Ozelci

Britani Stowe

Cha Sweeney

KaBria Walker

Players Mentioned

Jamaica Bucknor

Sasha Dailey

Tori Easley

Sera Ozelci

Britani Stowe

Cha Sweeney

KaBria Walker

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