Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, December 10
West Long Branch, N.J.
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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68
Monmouth
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Eastern Michigan
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Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagles Hold Off Monmouth, 78-68, Behind Webb's Double-Double
12/10/2015 9:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior Phillis Webb scored 10 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (EMUEagles.com) – Junior Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) scored the 1,000th point of her career as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team escaped with a 78-68 non-conference win over Monmouth University, Dec. 10, at The MAC. The Green and White led by as many as 18 before the Hawks (2-6) took the lead early in the fourth quarter only to have the Eagles regain the lead late in the period on their way to a 78-68 victory.
Junior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) recorded her first double-double of the season in the win, scoring 20 points while grabbing 11 rebounds while junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led all scorers with 26 points. Graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich.-Martin Luther King) added 10 rebounds in the win.
Defense dictated play early, as the Eagles benefited from a steal by Morton, a block by Baldwin, and MU miscues over the first four minutes of play to take a 5-1 lead while holding Monmouth without a made basket through their first seven attempts. The Hawks scoring drought ended with 4:21 left in the opening period as Sarah Olson knocked down a three-pointer to cut EMU's lead to 9-4 but the Eagles responded on their next offensive possession.
Behind five points by Morton and high-pressure backcourt defense, the Eagles held a 16-9 edge through the first ten minutes of play.
Eastern Michigan scored the first nine points of the second quarter, capped by a three-pointer by senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey-TED Ankara College) to extend their lead to 14. Like the first quarter, the Green and White held the Hawks scoreless for the first three minutes of the period but back-to-back three-pointers pulled Monmouth with eight points.
Shooting 52.9 percent from the field in the quarter as a team, Sweeney's balanced play fueled the Eagles to a 15-point halftime lead. Knocking down shot after shot, Sweeney slipped passes to Baldwin and senior Rachel Kehoe (St. Clair, Mich.-St. Clair) on pick-and-rolls before hitting a step-back three with time expiring to give the Green and White a 38-23 lead at the break.
Seven third quarter three-pointers by Monmouth pulled the Hawks within one late in the third period. The Eagles maintained an eight-point cushion for most of the period, but a three-minute long scoreless drought allowed the Hawks to mount a comeback.
The Eagles opened the final quarter of play clinging to a one point lead, 54-53. Monmouth's hot shooting from the previous period carried over into the final frame as the Hawks gained their first lead of the game with 6:34 to play. MU went on to extend its lead to as many as seven before Webb took over. Scoring 10 of her 20 points in the final 4:32 of play, Webb highlighted a 9-0 run by the Eagles in which the Green and White reclaimed the lead.
As Webb and the Eagles heated up, the Hawks faded allowing EMU to push its lead to double digits. Free throws down the stretch by Sweeney sealed the deal for the Eagles, as they claimed a 78-68 win.
The Thursday night match up marked the return of EMU Assistant Coach Carly Thibault to her alma mater for the first time since graduating in 2013. A four-year member of the Monmouth women's basketball team, Thibault was a prominent player from beyond the arc, finishing third in program history with 166 made three-pointers.
Wrapping up a seven day stretch in which the Eagles played four games, the Green and White now take an eight day break from action to close out their five-game road trip. With finals on tap for the players next week, EMU's next game will take place in Livonia, Mich. against Madonna, Friday, Dec. 18. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m.
Junior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) recorded her first double-double of the season in the win, scoring 20 points while grabbing 11 rebounds while junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led all scorers with 26 points. Graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich.-Martin Luther King) added 10 rebounds in the win.
Defense dictated play early, as the Eagles benefited from a steal by Morton, a block by Baldwin, and MU miscues over the first four minutes of play to take a 5-1 lead while holding Monmouth without a made basket through their first seven attempts. The Hawks scoring drought ended with 4:21 left in the opening period as Sarah Olson knocked down a three-pointer to cut EMU's lead to 9-4 but the Eagles responded on their next offensive possession.
Behind five points by Morton and high-pressure backcourt defense, the Eagles held a 16-9 edge through the first ten minutes of play.
Eastern Michigan scored the first nine points of the second quarter, capped by a three-pointer by senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey-TED Ankara College) to extend their lead to 14. Like the first quarter, the Green and White held the Hawks scoreless for the first three minutes of the period but back-to-back three-pointers pulled Monmouth with eight points.
Shooting 52.9 percent from the field in the quarter as a team, Sweeney's balanced play fueled the Eagles to a 15-point halftime lead. Knocking down shot after shot, Sweeney slipped passes to Baldwin and senior Rachel Kehoe (St. Clair, Mich.-St. Clair) on pick-and-rolls before hitting a step-back three with time expiring to give the Green and White a 38-23 lead at the break.
Seven third quarter three-pointers by Monmouth pulled the Hawks within one late in the third period. The Eagles maintained an eight-point cushion for most of the period, but a three-minute long scoreless drought allowed the Hawks to mount a comeback.
The Eagles opened the final quarter of play clinging to a one point lead, 54-53. Monmouth's hot shooting from the previous period carried over into the final frame as the Hawks gained their first lead of the game with 6:34 to play. MU went on to extend its lead to as many as seven before Webb took over. Scoring 10 of her 20 points in the final 4:32 of play, Webb highlighted a 9-0 run by the Eagles in which the Green and White reclaimed the lead.
As Webb and the Eagles heated up, the Hawks faded allowing EMU to push its lead to double digits. Free throws down the stretch by Sweeney sealed the deal for the Eagles, as they claimed a 78-68 win.
The Thursday night match up marked the return of EMU Assistant Coach Carly Thibault to her alma mater for the first time since graduating in 2013. A four-year member of the Monmouth women's basketball team, Thibault was a prominent player from beyond the arc, finishing third in program history with 166 made three-pointers.
Wrapping up a seven day stretch in which the Eagles played four games, the Green and White now take an eight day break from action to close out their five-game road trip. With finals on tap for the players next week, EMU's next game will take place in Livonia, Mich. against Madonna, Friday, Dec. 18. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m.
Team Stats
EMU
MU-W
FG%
.400
.333
3FG%
.333
.368
FT%
.769
.857
RB
47
43
TO
11
14
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
9
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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