Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 25
San Antonio, Texas
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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
EMU Fades in Loss to Tulane at UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
11/25/2016 5:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Eagles coughed up the ball a season-high 20 times
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team squared off against Tulane University Friday, Nov. 25, in its first game of the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic in San Antonio, Texas. Plagued by a season-high 20 turnovers, the Eagles (2-3, 0-0 MAC) faded in a 62-50 setback to the Green Wave (3-1, 0-0 AAC) after leading by three at halftime.
Junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) and freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie) led the way for the Eagles. Dailey reached double figures for the fifth consecutive game, finishing with a team-high 11 points. The Toledo, Ohio product also added eight rebounds, four steals, and three assists in a well-rounded performance. Levine posted the first double-digit scoring performance of her career, finishing with 10 points, highlighted by two three-pointers.
As a team, Eastern Michigan shot 35.0 percent from the floor, including 16.7 percent from distance. Meanwhile, Tulane knocked down shots at a 34.9 percent clip and finished the game 26.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Green Wave also held the edge at the free throw line, converting 75.0 (12-of-16) percent of its attempts, while the Eagles finished 62.5 (5-of-8) percent at the charity stripe. Defensively, TU held the advantage on the glass, out-rebounding EMU, 45-37.
The Green Wave ran out to a 10-2 lead in the opening frame, before EMU's offense began clicking. After a free throw pushed Tulane's lead to eight, Levine sank a triple with 3:02 left in the period. From there, back-to-back layups by junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron), followed by a Dailey bucket, the Eagles held an 11-10 edge with just under two minutes remaining in the quarter. TU ended its three-minute scoring drought with a late basket to retake the lead, 12-11, with 10 minutes of play in the books.
Dailey fed redshirt junior Ashley Nickens (Sterling Heights, Mich.-Henry Ford II (Cincinnati)) inside for a layup. Drawing a foul and making the easy lay-in, Nickens' completed the three-point play at the charity stripe to give the Eagles a two-point cushion The Green Wave came right back, jumping out to a 22-18 lead on a three-pointer with 3:04 on the clock before the Green and White's defense locked in, holding TU without a point for the rest of the quarter. Meanwhile, Dailey hit a three and Robinson and junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added baskets on the offensive end of the floor. The Eagles' 7-0 run over the final three minutes of action gave Eastern a 25-22 advantage at the half.
Tulane rattled off seven points before the Easley tipped in a basket for EMU with 6:47 to go in the third quarter. Over the next two minutes, TU pushed its lead to as many as nine, before senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) ended a Green Wave run with a layup with 3:35 on the clock. Tulane came right back, earning a trip to the line on its very next possession to take a 38-29 lead. Ultimately, the Green Wave outscored the Eagles, 22-8, in the frame, taking a 44-33 advantage into the fourth quarter.
In the final period, the Green and White chipped away at the double digit deficit. Pulling within seven with just over a minute remaining in regulation, Tulane free throws down the stretch put the game out of reach, sealing a 62-50 setback for Eastern.
EMU closes out the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic Sunday, Nov. 27, against the University of Northern Colorado. The Sunday matinee is slated to get underway at 12 p.m. CT.
Junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) and freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie) led the way for the Eagles. Dailey reached double figures for the fifth consecutive game, finishing with a team-high 11 points. The Toledo, Ohio product also added eight rebounds, four steals, and three assists in a well-rounded performance. Levine posted the first double-digit scoring performance of her career, finishing with 10 points, highlighted by two three-pointers.
As a team, Eastern Michigan shot 35.0 percent from the floor, including 16.7 percent from distance. Meanwhile, Tulane knocked down shots at a 34.9 percent clip and finished the game 26.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Green Wave also held the edge at the free throw line, converting 75.0 (12-of-16) percent of its attempts, while the Eagles finished 62.5 (5-of-8) percent at the charity stripe. Defensively, TU held the advantage on the glass, out-rebounding EMU, 45-37.
The Green Wave ran out to a 10-2 lead in the opening frame, before EMU's offense began clicking. After a free throw pushed Tulane's lead to eight, Levine sank a triple with 3:02 left in the period. From there, back-to-back layups by junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron), followed by a Dailey bucket, the Eagles held an 11-10 edge with just under two minutes remaining in the quarter. TU ended its three-minute scoring drought with a late basket to retake the lead, 12-11, with 10 minutes of play in the books.
Dailey fed redshirt junior Ashley Nickens (Sterling Heights, Mich.-Henry Ford II (Cincinnati)) inside for a layup. Drawing a foul and making the easy lay-in, Nickens' completed the three-point play at the charity stripe to give the Eagles a two-point cushion The Green Wave came right back, jumping out to a 22-18 lead on a three-pointer with 3:04 on the clock before the Green and White's defense locked in, holding TU without a point for the rest of the quarter. Meanwhile, Dailey hit a three and Robinson and junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added baskets on the offensive end of the floor. The Eagles' 7-0 run over the final three minutes of action gave Eastern a 25-22 advantage at the half.
Tulane rattled off seven points before the Easley tipped in a basket for EMU with 6:47 to go in the third quarter. Over the next two minutes, TU pushed its lead to as many as nine, before senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) ended a Green Wave run with a layup with 3:35 on the clock. Tulane came right back, earning a trip to the line on its very next possession to take a 38-29 lead. Ultimately, the Green Wave outscored the Eagles, 22-8, in the frame, taking a 44-33 advantage into the fourth quarter.
In the final period, the Green and White chipped away at the double digit deficit. Pulling within seven with just over a minute remaining in regulation, Tulane free throws down the stretch put the game out of reach, sealing a 62-50 setback for Eastern.
EMU closes out the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic Sunday, Nov. 27, against the University of Northern Colorado. The Sunday matinee is slated to get underway at 12 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
EMU
TLN
FG%
.350
.349
3FG%
.167
.261
FT%
.625
.750
RB
37
45
TO
20
16
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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