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Eagles Comeback Falls Short Against Bowling Green
1/27/2016 9:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sheyna Deans recorded career-highs in points (10), rebounds (9), and steals (3) in the loss
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team mounted a late comeback but fell short on the road, Jan. 27, against Bowling Green State University. The Falcons (8-9, 4-4 MAC) led by as many 16 before the Eagles (13-6, 4-4 MAC) pulled within a score with 37 seconds to play. However, Eastern's comeback fell short as Bowling Green scored the last four points of the game to sending EMU home with a 67-63 loss.
Junior Sheyna Deans (Mt. Clair, Mich.-Mt. Clair) had a career night, falling one rebound shy of her first double-double. Deans scored a career-high 10 points while grabbing a career-best nine boards in addition to three steals. Junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the Eagles with 15 points while fellow juniors Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) and Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Bowling Green broke the seal with an early three-pointer before senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey-TED Ankara College) knocked down a triple for the Eagles to level the score at three early on. After a drive and kick from Morton that resulted in a bucket by senior Rachel Kehoe (St. Clair, Mich.-St. Clair), the Green and White held a one-point lead.
EMU's slim cushion only lasted temporarily as the Falcons used a 7-2 run to take an 11-7 lead at the first media timeout.
Out of the break, an early basket by BGSU extended their lead to 13-7 before the Eagles answered the call. A hustle play by sophomore Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) re-energized the Green and White, ultimately resulting in a wide open layup for Webb. From there, a steal by Dailey and free throws by graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin (Plymouth, Mich.-Martin Luther) evened the score at 13 with a minute left in the opening period.
The Falcons added a free throw and a jumper before the quarter came to a close to take a 16-13 lead into the second frame.
Eastern mustered just 11 points in the second quarter, nine of which came courtesy of Sweeney, as Bowling Green increased their lead to as many as 13 before carrying a 36-24 advantage into halftime.
The Eagles shot just 25.7 percent from the field over the first 20 minutes of play while the Falcons knocked down 61.9 percent of their shots, including 7-of-11 three-point attempts.
Ozelci opened the second half with a triple, only to have Bowling Green knock down back-to-back threes to extend their lead to 15 before Deans turned the tide in favor of the Eagles. An offensive rebound and a put back by the Mt. Clemens, Mich. product were followed by a diving rebound and a charge, pulling the Eagles within 10, 42-32, midway through the third quarter.
Deans continued her strong play on both ends of the floor over the next five minutes, scoring four points and swiping a BGSU pass to fuel the Eagles' comeback effort. Baldwin added points from the charity stripe, cutting the deficit to six, 48-42, heading into the final frame.
Plagued by a slow start, the Eagles found themselves down by 12 with three minutes to play. Despite the deficit, the Eagles continued to rally around the play of Deans and Sweeney, to pull within six with 1:18 to play. From there, a three-pointer by Morton and baskets by Sweeney and Deans brought the Eagles within a basket with 37 ticks left on the clock. Unfortunately for the Green and White, the Falcons converted from the free throw line before sealing it with a layup just before time expired to hand the Eagles a 67-63 setback.
Eastern closes out a brief two-game road trip, Saturday, Jan. 30 against the University of Akron. The Eagles will look to avenge a 68-65 overtime loss to the Zips back on Jan. 6 when the squads meet for the second time this season. Tipoff in Akron, Ohio is slated for 2 p.m.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team mounted a late comeback but fell short on the road, Jan. 27, against Bowling Green State University. The Falcons (8-9, 4-4 MAC) led by as many 16 before the Eagles (13-6, 4-4 MAC) pulled within a score with 37 seconds to play. However, Eastern's comeback fell short as Bowling Green scored the last four points of the game to sending EMU home with a 67-63 loss.
Junior Sheyna Deans (Mt. Clair, Mich.-Mt. Clair) had a career night, falling one rebound shy of her first double-double. Deans scored a career-high 10 points while grabbing a career-best nine boards in addition to three steals. Junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the Eagles with 15 points while fellow juniors Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) and Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Bowling Green broke the seal with an early three-pointer before senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey-TED Ankara College) knocked down a triple for the Eagles to level the score at three early on. After a drive and kick from Morton that resulted in a bucket by senior Rachel Kehoe (St. Clair, Mich.-St. Clair), the Green and White held a one-point lead.
EMU's slim cushion only lasted temporarily as the Falcons used a 7-2 run to take an 11-7 lead at the first media timeout.
Out of the break, an early basket by BGSU extended their lead to 13-7 before the Eagles answered the call. A hustle play by sophomore Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) re-energized the Green and White, ultimately resulting in a wide open layup for Webb. From there, a steal by Dailey and free throws by graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin (Plymouth, Mich.-Martin Luther) evened the score at 13 with a minute left in the opening period.
The Falcons added a free throw and a jumper before the quarter came to a close to take a 16-13 lead into the second frame.
Eastern mustered just 11 points in the second quarter, nine of which came courtesy of Sweeney, as Bowling Green increased their lead to as many as 13 before carrying a 36-24 advantage into halftime.
The Eagles shot just 25.7 percent from the field over the first 20 minutes of play while the Falcons knocked down 61.9 percent of their shots, including 7-of-11 three-point attempts.
Ozelci opened the second half with a triple, only to have Bowling Green knock down back-to-back threes to extend their lead to 15 before Deans turned the tide in favor of the Eagles. An offensive rebound and a put back by the Mt. Clemens, Mich. product were followed by a diving rebound and a charge, pulling the Eagles within 10, 42-32, midway through the third quarter.
Deans continued her strong play on both ends of the floor over the next five minutes, scoring four points and swiping a BGSU pass to fuel the Eagles' comeback effort. Baldwin added points from the charity stripe, cutting the deficit to six, 48-42, heading into the final frame.
Plagued by a slow start, the Eagles found themselves down by 12 with three minutes to play. Despite the deficit, the Eagles continued to rally around the play of Deans and Sweeney, to pull within six with 1:18 to play. From there, a three-pointer by Morton and baskets by Sweeney and Deans brought the Eagles within a basket with 37 ticks left on the clock. Unfortunately for the Green and White, the Falcons converted from the free throw line before sealing it with a layup just before time expired to hand the Eagles a 67-63 setback.
Eastern closes out a brief two-game road trip, Saturday, Jan. 30 against the University of Akron. The Eagles will look to avenge a 68-65 overtime loss to the Zips back on Jan. 6 when the squads meet for the second time this season. Tipoff in Akron, Ohio is slated for 2 p.m.
Team Stats
EMU
BGSU
FG%
.365
.480
3FG%
.235
.478
FT%
.867
.615
RB
35
33
TO
13
17
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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