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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Eagles Top Titans, 85-68, for Fifth Straight Win
12/30/2015 8:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior Cha Sweeney scored a team-high 23 points in the game
Postgame Audio.
DETROIT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team made the short trip into the Motor City for their final non-conference contest of the season Wednesday, Dec. 30, looking to secure their fifth consecutive victory. Taking on the Titans of the University of Detroit Mercy (4-7) in Calihan Hall, the Eagles (9-2) closed out the calendar year with an 85-68 road win.
Junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) scored a team-high 23, while filling in the box score with seven assists, seven rebounds, and four steals. Sophomore Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio) added a season-high 18 points and junior Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo scored 16, while junior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) and graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich.-Martin Luther King) chipped in 14 and 10 points, respectively.
Eastern Michigan outshot the Titans in every aspect of the game, converting 53.1 percent (34-of-64) of its shots from the field compared to Detroit's 39.3 field goal percentage (22-of-56). Additionally, the Eagles held the upper hand from long range (36.0 to 33.3 percent) and the charity stripe (80.0 to 75.0 percent).
Back-to-back-to-back three-pointers by Morton put the Eagles in front 9-0 four minutes into the contest, and set the pace for a majority of the first quarter. Dailey knocked down a shot just inside the three-point arc before Detroit broke their scoring drought, with 3:20 left on the clock.
Another three by Morton and six points by Dailey lifted the Eagles to a 20-8 lead after the opening frame.
With the shot clock winding down, a baseline jumper by Sweeney kick started a 12-4 run by the Green and White in the opening minutes of the second quarter.
Following a triple by the Titans, the Eagles turned up the pressure defensively. A pair of steals in the back court by Sweeney resulted in easy buckets for Dailey and Baldwin as Eastern Michigan extended their lead to 20 with just under three minutes remaining in the half.
EMU closed out the half on a 9-3 run, capped by a baseline three-pointer by Sweeney, to take a 47-21 lead into halftime.
The Eagles shot an astonishing 63.3 percent from the floor over the first 20 minutes of play, highlighted by a 7-of-14 showing from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the tenacious defense of the Green and White held the Titans to 24 percent shooting from the field.
Detroit's shooting woes of the first half fell by the wayside in the second half as the Titans drained four three-pointers in the first four minutes of the third quarter.
Despite a valiant effort by UDM to cut into their lead, the Eagles stood strong. Morton and Webb scored early on before Sweeney turned defense into offense. Taking advantage of the Titans youth at point guard, Sweeney's on-ball defense flustered Detroit forcing a pair of miscues and cashing them in for points, giving the Eagles a 60-33 lead midway through the quarter.
Over the next five minutes of the period, the Titans outscored the Eagles 18-11, cutting EMU's lead to 20, 71-51, through three quarters of play. The Titans pulled within 15 several times in the final frame but the Eagles kept their cool, hanging on for an 85-68 victory.
The Eagles now turn their attention to the Mid-American Conference portion of the 2015-16 slate, as they host the University at Buffalo, Jan. 2, in the Convocation Center. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. as the second part of an Eastern Michigan basketball doubleheader.
DETROIT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team made the short trip into the Motor City for their final non-conference contest of the season Wednesday, Dec. 30, looking to secure their fifth consecutive victory. Taking on the Titans of the University of Detroit Mercy (4-7) in Calihan Hall, the Eagles (9-2) closed out the calendar year with an 85-68 road win.
Junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) scored a team-high 23, while filling in the box score with seven assists, seven rebounds, and four steals. Sophomore Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio) added a season-high 18 points and junior Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo scored 16, while junior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) and graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich.-Martin Luther King) chipped in 14 and 10 points, respectively.
Eastern Michigan outshot the Titans in every aspect of the game, converting 53.1 percent (34-of-64) of its shots from the field compared to Detroit's 39.3 field goal percentage (22-of-56). Additionally, the Eagles held the upper hand from long range (36.0 to 33.3 percent) and the charity stripe (80.0 to 75.0 percent).
Back-to-back-to-back three-pointers by Morton put the Eagles in front 9-0 four minutes into the contest, and set the pace for a majority of the first quarter. Dailey knocked down a shot just inside the three-point arc before Detroit broke their scoring drought, with 3:20 left on the clock.
Another three by Morton and six points by Dailey lifted the Eagles to a 20-8 lead after the opening frame.
With the shot clock winding down, a baseline jumper by Sweeney kick started a 12-4 run by the Green and White in the opening minutes of the second quarter.
Following a triple by the Titans, the Eagles turned up the pressure defensively. A pair of steals in the back court by Sweeney resulted in easy buckets for Dailey and Baldwin as Eastern Michigan extended their lead to 20 with just under three minutes remaining in the half.
EMU closed out the half on a 9-3 run, capped by a baseline three-pointer by Sweeney, to take a 47-21 lead into halftime.
The Eagles shot an astonishing 63.3 percent from the floor over the first 20 minutes of play, highlighted by a 7-of-14 showing from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the tenacious defense of the Green and White held the Titans to 24 percent shooting from the field.
Detroit's shooting woes of the first half fell by the wayside in the second half as the Titans drained four three-pointers in the first four minutes of the third quarter.
Despite a valiant effort by UDM to cut into their lead, the Eagles stood strong. Morton and Webb scored early on before Sweeney turned defense into offense. Taking advantage of the Titans youth at point guard, Sweeney's on-ball defense flustered Detroit forcing a pair of miscues and cashing them in for points, giving the Eagles a 60-33 lead midway through the quarter.
Over the next five minutes of the period, the Titans outscored the Eagles 18-11, cutting EMU's lead to 20, 71-51, through three quarters of play. The Titans pulled within 15 several times in the final frame but the Eagles kept their cool, hanging on for an 85-68 victory.
The Eagles now turn their attention to the Mid-American Conference portion of the 2015-16 slate, as they host the University at Buffalo, Jan. 2, in the Convocation Center. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. as the second part of an Eastern Michigan basketball doubleheader.
Team Stats
EMU
DETROIT
FG%
.531
.393
3FG%
.360
.333
FT%
.800
.750
RB
36
32
TO
18
19
STL
14
9
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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