Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, November 16
Convocation Center
12 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
2-1
68
vs
50
Ferris State
0-3
1
2
3
4
F
Ferris State
18
11
11
10
50
Eastern Michigan
23
13
18
14
68
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Eagles Defeat Ferris State in Home Opener, 68-50
11/16/2016 2:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior Sasha Dailey led all scorers with 28 points
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team opened its 2016-17 home schedule with a 68-50 non-conference victory over Ferris State University Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16, inside the Convocation Center.
The Eagles (2-1, 0-0 MAC) were led offensively by junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) who had a game-high 28 points and nine rebounds, finishing just shy of a double-double. Redshirt junior Ashley Nickens (Sterling Heights, Mich.-Henry Ford II (Cincinnati)) scored her first points as an Eagle, finishing with a career-best 12, while junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) was the other EMU player in double figures with 10. Freshman Becca Turney (Cannonsburg, Pa.-Canon McMillan) had a career game as well, finishing with career-highs in both rebounds and blocks, tallying 12 and five, respectively. Turney's five rejections were the most by an Eagle this season and tied for seventh-most in single-game history. Additionally, she is just the second Eagle to record five or more blocks in a game since 2003.
As a team, EMU was fierce on the defensive end, totaling seven blocks, and 11 steals, which turned into 24 of EMU's 68 points. The Eagles held the Bulldogs without a double-digit scorer as well. Offensively, EMU out-scored FSU by a 44-28 margin in the paint and 40-25 off the bench.
Eastern started out with the first six points of the contest with three points each from Robinson and Dailey, but the Bulldogs rattled off five straight of their own to make it 6-5 at the seven minute mark. A layup from Dailey and back-to-back buckets from Nickens made the tally 12-9 into the media timeout.
Out of the break, EMU went on a 9-2 run to jump ahead 21-11 at the 2:30 mark. Dailey contributed five points on the run, including the first three-ball of the game for the Eagles. FSU responded toward the end of the first with 7-2 run of their own to cut the score to 23-18 at the end of one.
The Bulldogs hit a pair of shots to begin the second to make it a three-point game, but Turney laid one in right after to stop the bleeding and make the score 25-20 with just under nine minutes until the half.
Both offenses went cold for the next two plus minutes, keeping the five point game until 6:20 when a Nickens layup and Dailey three-pointer made it 30-22. EMU and FSU traded baskets the rest of the way, and at the half, Eastern led by seven, 36-29.
After the break, Eastern held Ferris State without points until the eight minute mark and without a field goal until 7:30 to go. Meanwhile, EMU only got a pair of buckets themselves and led 42-32 at the under seven minute point.
The lead remained at 10 until about 3:30 when Eastern began to pull away. Dailey free throws, followed by a layup by Robinson got things started. Then, after two more buckets from Dailey, Eastern found themselves up 52-37.
After an Eastern timeout with a minute left, junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) nailed a shot to give Eastern its biggest lead, 54-37. FSU then hit a three at the buzzer to make it 54-40 into the fourth quarter.
Eastern got one free throw to start the final frame, but Ferris State hit another three and got a free throw to cut their deficit to 11. The Eagles responded immediately, rattling off the next eight points on layups from four different players, and extending the lead to 61-44 with three minutes to play.
With the 17 point lead, the Eagles coated down the stretch, leading by as many as 20, and finishing with the 18-point win, 68-50.
Eastern Michigan heads back on the road this weekend when they travel to North Carolina with a non-conference bout with Wake Forest University. Tip-off against the Demon Deacons is set for 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20.
Photo Gallery.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team opened its 2016-17 home schedule with a 68-50 non-conference victory over Ferris State University Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16, inside the Convocation Center.
The Eagles (2-1, 0-0 MAC) were led offensively by junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) who had a game-high 28 points and nine rebounds, finishing just shy of a double-double. Redshirt junior Ashley Nickens (Sterling Heights, Mich.-Henry Ford II (Cincinnati)) scored her first points as an Eagle, finishing with a career-best 12, while junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) was the other EMU player in double figures with 10. Freshman Becca Turney (Cannonsburg, Pa.-Canon McMillan) had a career game as well, finishing with career-highs in both rebounds and blocks, tallying 12 and five, respectively. Turney's five rejections were the most by an Eagle this season and tied for seventh-most in single-game history. Additionally, she is just the second Eagle to record five or more blocks in a game since 2003.
As a team, EMU was fierce on the defensive end, totaling seven blocks, and 11 steals, which turned into 24 of EMU's 68 points. The Eagles held the Bulldogs without a double-digit scorer as well. Offensively, EMU out-scored FSU by a 44-28 margin in the paint and 40-25 off the bench.
Eastern started out with the first six points of the contest with three points each from Robinson and Dailey, but the Bulldogs rattled off five straight of their own to make it 6-5 at the seven minute mark. A layup from Dailey and back-to-back buckets from Nickens made the tally 12-9 into the media timeout.
Out of the break, EMU went on a 9-2 run to jump ahead 21-11 at the 2:30 mark. Dailey contributed five points on the run, including the first three-ball of the game for the Eagles. FSU responded toward the end of the first with 7-2 run of their own to cut the score to 23-18 at the end of one.
The Bulldogs hit a pair of shots to begin the second to make it a three-point game, but Turney laid one in right after to stop the bleeding and make the score 25-20 with just under nine minutes until the half.
Both offenses went cold for the next two plus minutes, keeping the five point game until 6:20 when a Nickens layup and Dailey three-pointer made it 30-22. EMU and FSU traded baskets the rest of the way, and at the half, Eastern led by seven, 36-29.
After the break, Eastern held Ferris State without points until the eight minute mark and without a field goal until 7:30 to go. Meanwhile, EMU only got a pair of buckets themselves and led 42-32 at the under seven minute point.
The lead remained at 10 until about 3:30 when Eastern began to pull away. Dailey free throws, followed by a layup by Robinson got things started. Then, after two more buckets from Dailey, Eastern found themselves up 52-37.
After an Eastern timeout with a minute left, junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) nailed a shot to give Eastern its biggest lead, 54-37. FSU then hit a three at the buzzer to make it 54-40 into the fourth quarter.
Eastern got one free throw to start the final frame, but Ferris State hit another three and got a free throw to cut their deficit to 11. The Eagles responded immediately, rattling off the next eight points on layups from four different players, and extending the lead to 61-44 with three minutes to play.
With the 17 point lead, the Eagles coated down the stretch, leading by as many as 20, and finishing with the 18-point win, 68-50.
Eastern Michigan heads back on the road this weekend when they travel to North Carolina with a non-conference bout with Wake Forest University. Tip-off against the Demon Deacons is set for 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20.
Team Stats
FS
EMU
FG%
.303
.346
3FG%
.167
.167
FT%
.636
.786
RB
43
56
TO
19
14
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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