Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, January 14
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
7-7 (0-3MAC)
59
vs
82
Ohio
12-3 (3-1MAC)
1
2
F
Ohio
44
38
82
Eastern Michigan
25
34
59
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagles Fall to Ohio in Home Conference Contest
1/14/2015 9:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Eagles were unable to overcome an early deficit, dropping an 82-59 contest to the Bobcats
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Returning to the home floor of the Convocation Center for the first time in over two weeks, the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team dropped its third-straight contest to open up Mid-American Conference play, falling 82-59 to Ohio University Wednesday night, Jan. 14. The Bobcats (12-3, 3-1 MAC) got out to a 22-2 advantage in the first six minutes of the game, causing the Eagles (7-7, 0-3 MAC) to play from behind for the remaining minutes and were unable to recover.
Eastern's shooting woes continued as the Green and White made just 30.6 percent of its attempts (19-of-62). After struggling from beyond the arc in the first half, the Eagles improved in the final 20 minutes by sinking 5-of-11 from long range. EMU made 14-of-18 from the foul line for an impressive 77.8 percent clip. Jamaica Bucknor (Brooklyn, N.Y.-Weaver-ASA College) paced the Eagles with 13 points, while Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) chipped in with 12. On the defensive side of the floor, EMU forced 16 Ohio turnovers while only committing 11 miscues on the offensive, well under its season average.
Hannah Boesinger scored 18 points off the bench to lead all scorers in the ball game, going 6-of-7 from the field. Three other Bobcats reached double figures as Mariah Byard recorded 16, while Lexie Baldwin and Quiera Lampkins each tallied 12 points apiece. As a team, OU made over half of its attempts by shooting 29-of-57 for 50.9 percent. Having an offense that relies on the three, the Bobcats were deadly from beyond the arc with 13 triples on 27 chances. Ohio had success in the paint, outscoring EMU 32-12 as well as holding the rebounding advantage, 46-35.
Ohio started on fire, knocking down seven of its first eight attempts, while the Eagles made just one of their first 14. Scoring 19-straight points, the Bobcats opened up a 22-2 advantage. OU, a team ranked in the top five nationally in three pointers made per game, lived up to its national ranking by drilling 6-of-7 triples in the first nine minutes of the contest.
Bucknor cut into the lead, hitting Eastern's first three of the game, and after back-to-back stops, Morton added a long range jumper of her own to put the Eagles into double-digits. EMU's defense tried to get back the home squad back into the contest, coming out with five stops on six possessions that saw the Bobcats turn the ball over on four occasions.
After falling behind by 20 in the first six minutes of the contest, the Eagles outscored the Bobcats for the remainder of the first half but still found themselves trailing by a 44-25 margin at the break. The Green and White defense forced 10 OU turnovers, converting them into seven points. Eastern made just 9-of-32 from the floor, including 2-of-12 from beyond the arc, for a 28.1 percent clip. Morton led the way with nine points, while Bucknor added seven first half points. On the offensive side of the floor, EMU found success at the charity stripe by sinking 5-of-6 attempts.
The sharpshooting Bobcats were 56.7 percent from the field on 17-of-30 buckets. OU reached its average three pointers made per contest in the first half alone, going 9-of-16 from three-point land. Byard went 4-of-7 from long range for a team-high 12 points, and Black contributed 10 points as well. Off the bench, Boesinger went 3-of-3 from the floor in the opening 20 minutes for 7 points. Ohio also controlled the boards, 24-14, which helped to 10 second chance points.
Following a pair of OU triples to start the second half, Eastern Michigan responded with an 8-0 run that included two threes by Bucknor, causing Ohio to take a timeout to talk things over. Scoring 15 of the first 19 points of the second half, the Eagles decreased the deficit to 14, 54-40, for the lowest margin since the start of the contest.
The game remained a 14-point difference before Ohio opened up a 9-2 run to increase its advantage. However, Sera Ozelci (Anakara, Turkey-TED Ankara College-Odessa) entered the contest and drilled back-to-back three-balls as the Eagles continued to fight. Nonetheless, the large hole dug at the start of the contest proved to be too much for EMU to overcome as Ohio took the game wire-to-wire, 82-59.
EMU remains home to host Bowling Green State University Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Convocation Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. The game is the second part of a doubleheader at the Convo with the EMU men's team hosting Northern Illinois University at noon.
Eastern's shooting woes continued as the Green and White made just 30.6 percent of its attempts (19-of-62). After struggling from beyond the arc in the first half, the Eagles improved in the final 20 minutes by sinking 5-of-11 from long range. EMU made 14-of-18 from the foul line for an impressive 77.8 percent clip. Jamaica Bucknor (Brooklyn, N.Y.-Weaver-ASA College) paced the Eagles with 13 points, while Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) chipped in with 12. On the defensive side of the floor, EMU forced 16 Ohio turnovers while only committing 11 miscues on the offensive, well under its season average.
Hannah Boesinger scored 18 points off the bench to lead all scorers in the ball game, going 6-of-7 from the field. Three other Bobcats reached double figures as Mariah Byard recorded 16, while Lexie Baldwin and Quiera Lampkins each tallied 12 points apiece. As a team, OU made over half of its attempts by shooting 29-of-57 for 50.9 percent. Having an offense that relies on the three, the Bobcats were deadly from beyond the arc with 13 triples on 27 chances. Ohio had success in the paint, outscoring EMU 32-12 as well as holding the rebounding advantage, 46-35.
Ohio started on fire, knocking down seven of its first eight attempts, while the Eagles made just one of their first 14. Scoring 19-straight points, the Bobcats opened up a 22-2 advantage. OU, a team ranked in the top five nationally in three pointers made per game, lived up to its national ranking by drilling 6-of-7 triples in the first nine minutes of the contest.
Bucknor cut into the lead, hitting Eastern's first three of the game, and after back-to-back stops, Morton added a long range jumper of her own to put the Eagles into double-digits. EMU's defense tried to get back the home squad back into the contest, coming out with five stops on six possessions that saw the Bobcats turn the ball over on four occasions.
After falling behind by 20 in the first six minutes of the contest, the Eagles outscored the Bobcats for the remainder of the first half but still found themselves trailing by a 44-25 margin at the break. The Green and White defense forced 10 OU turnovers, converting them into seven points. Eastern made just 9-of-32 from the floor, including 2-of-12 from beyond the arc, for a 28.1 percent clip. Morton led the way with nine points, while Bucknor added seven first half points. On the offensive side of the floor, EMU found success at the charity stripe by sinking 5-of-6 attempts.
The sharpshooting Bobcats were 56.7 percent from the field on 17-of-30 buckets. OU reached its average three pointers made per contest in the first half alone, going 9-of-16 from three-point land. Byard went 4-of-7 from long range for a team-high 12 points, and Black contributed 10 points as well. Off the bench, Boesinger went 3-of-3 from the floor in the opening 20 minutes for 7 points. Ohio also controlled the boards, 24-14, which helped to 10 second chance points.
Following a pair of OU triples to start the second half, Eastern Michigan responded with an 8-0 run that included two threes by Bucknor, causing Ohio to take a timeout to talk things over. Scoring 15 of the first 19 points of the second half, the Eagles decreased the deficit to 14, 54-40, for the lowest margin since the start of the contest.
The game remained a 14-point difference before Ohio opened up a 9-2 run to increase its advantage. However, Sera Ozelci (Anakara, Turkey-TED Ankara College-Odessa) entered the contest and drilled back-to-back three-balls as the Eagles continued to fight. Nonetheless, the large hole dug at the start of the contest proved to be too much for EMU to overcome as Ohio took the game wire-to-wire, 82-59.
EMU remains home to host Bowling Green State University Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Convocation Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. The game is the second part of a doubleheader at the Convo with the EMU men's team hosting Northern Illinois University at noon.
Team Stats
OHIO
EMU
FG%
.509
.306
3FG%
.481
.304
FT%
.478
.778
RB
46
35
TO
16
11
STL
5
3
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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