Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Convocation Center
2:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
17-8 (8-6MAC)
84
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60
Northern Illinois
10-15 (3-11MAC)
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Northern Illinois
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Eastern Michigan
25
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84
Green and White Cruise to an 84-60 Victory
2/20/2016 4:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Eagles led the entire game against the Huskies
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team (17-8, 8-6 MAC) ran away with an 84-60 victory over Northern Illinois (10-15, 3-11 MAC) today, Feb. 20. The Eagles grabbed the lead early, and did not relinquish it throughout the game.
Junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio – Rogers) led the Eagle attack, finishing with 19 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Additionally, the junior was five-of-10 from downtown. Three other EMU players also finished in double-digits, with senior Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich. – Martin Luther King) dropping 17 to go along with six boards and two blocks. Finally, juniors Sheyna Deans (Mt. Clemens, Mich. – Mt. Clemens) and Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Osseo) both finished with 16 points. Deans also chipped in six rebounds, while Morton had three treys and three assists as well.
As a team, the Green and White finished 32-of-73 from the floor and 10-of-21 from three-point land. The Eagles were perfect from the free-throw line, going 10-of-10. Eastern's defense was a key part of the game, forcing the Huskies into 21 turnovers, of which 12 were EMU steals. EMU also held a huge advantage in points off turnovers at 26-10.
The Eagles got on board first, opening up an early 6-0 lead. The Eagle defense caused the Huskies problems early on, forcing three turnovers in the first five minutes. The offense got into a rhythm early on, opening a 12-4 lead with 4:44 left in the first quarter. Heading into the final three minutes, EMU maintained a 14-7 lead, before a three from Sweeney put the Eagles up by 10. Sweeney then kept the offense rolling, draining another long shot to put EMU up 22-9 with 41 seconds to go. With the clock ticking down, senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey – TED Ankara College (Odessa College)) nailed a three from the corner to put the score at 25-9 at the end of the first quarter.
Early on in the second quarter, the Green and White held a big 27-9 lead before NIU sank a three. The Eagles, however, responded with a basket of their own. The offense continued their hot shooting, opening a 20-point lead, 32-12, with 6:49 remaining in the half. Both sides of the ball continued their hot start, as the offense shot 45 percent from the floor, and the defense held the Huskies to just 16 points through 17 minutes of play. With 2:48 left in the first half, the Eagles led by 24, 42-18. However, Northern began to find a rhythm on the offensive end, bringing the score to 44-25 at the half.
The Huskies got the scoring started with a three, after which Baldwin dropped in a contested layup. Both teams continued trading baskets, with Eastern maintaining a 20-point lead, 48-28. A three from Morton got the Eagles back on track, before the defense forced a steal on the other end. A couple of EMU turnovers gave the Huskies an opportunity to catch up on the offensive end, but the Eagle defense held strong. Within the final two minutes of the quarter, Morton converted a very tough layup, after which she sunk a free throw. Baldwin followed her with a contested layup of her own, also draining the free throw. At this point, EMU held a 59-36 lead. Ozelci, like in the first quarter, nailed another three as the clock ticked down to give EMU the 64-40 lead heading into the final quarter.
Sweeney opened the quarter with a quick layup, but the Huskies went down and sunk a basket of their own. Back-to-back threes from the Huskies brought the tally to 68-47 with 7:30 remaining. Morton dropped another quick three, giving her three on the day. Sweeney then sank one herself, giving EMU a 76-53 lead with five minutes to go. Baldwin continued bullying down low, dropping another tough layup. The Green and White then began to drain the clock, and ultimately finished with an 84-60 victory.
The Eagles continue their season on the road at Toledo next week, Feb. 24. Action from the Glass City is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team (17-8, 8-6 MAC) ran away with an 84-60 victory over Northern Illinois (10-15, 3-11 MAC) today, Feb. 20. The Eagles grabbed the lead early, and did not relinquish it throughout the game.
Junior Cha Sweeney (Toledo, Ohio – Rogers) led the Eagle attack, finishing with 19 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Additionally, the junior was five-of-10 from downtown. Three other EMU players also finished in double-digits, with senior Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich. – Martin Luther King) dropping 17 to go along with six boards and two blocks. Finally, juniors Sheyna Deans (Mt. Clemens, Mich. – Mt. Clemens) and Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Osseo) both finished with 16 points. Deans also chipped in six rebounds, while Morton had three treys and three assists as well.
As a team, the Green and White finished 32-of-73 from the floor and 10-of-21 from three-point land. The Eagles were perfect from the free-throw line, going 10-of-10. Eastern's defense was a key part of the game, forcing the Huskies into 21 turnovers, of which 12 were EMU steals. EMU also held a huge advantage in points off turnovers at 26-10.
The Eagles got on board first, opening up an early 6-0 lead. The Eagle defense caused the Huskies problems early on, forcing three turnovers in the first five minutes. The offense got into a rhythm early on, opening a 12-4 lead with 4:44 left in the first quarter. Heading into the final three minutes, EMU maintained a 14-7 lead, before a three from Sweeney put the Eagles up by 10. Sweeney then kept the offense rolling, draining another long shot to put EMU up 22-9 with 41 seconds to go. With the clock ticking down, senior Sera Ozelci (Ankara, Turkey – TED Ankara College (Odessa College)) nailed a three from the corner to put the score at 25-9 at the end of the first quarter.
Early on in the second quarter, the Green and White held a big 27-9 lead before NIU sank a three. The Eagles, however, responded with a basket of their own. The offense continued their hot shooting, opening a 20-point lead, 32-12, with 6:49 remaining in the half. Both sides of the ball continued their hot start, as the offense shot 45 percent from the floor, and the defense held the Huskies to just 16 points through 17 minutes of play. With 2:48 left in the first half, the Eagles led by 24, 42-18. However, Northern began to find a rhythm on the offensive end, bringing the score to 44-25 at the half.
The Huskies got the scoring started with a three, after which Baldwin dropped in a contested layup. Both teams continued trading baskets, with Eastern maintaining a 20-point lead, 48-28. A three from Morton got the Eagles back on track, before the defense forced a steal on the other end. A couple of EMU turnovers gave the Huskies an opportunity to catch up on the offensive end, but the Eagle defense held strong. Within the final two minutes of the quarter, Morton converted a very tough layup, after which she sunk a free throw. Baldwin followed her with a contested layup of her own, also draining the free throw. At this point, EMU held a 59-36 lead. Ozelci, like in the first quarter, nailed another three as the clock ticked down to give EMU the 64-40 lead heading into the final quarter.
Sweeney opened the quarter with a quick layup, but the Huskies went down and sunk a basket of their own. Back-to-back threes from the Huskies brought the tally to 68-47 with 7:30 remaining. Morton dropped another quick three, giving her three on the day. Sweeney then sank one herself, giving EMU a 76-53 lead with five minutes to go. Baldwin continued bullying down low, dropping another tough layup. The Green and White then began to drain the clock, and ultimately finished with an 84-60 victory.
The Eagles continue their season on the road at Toledo next week, Feb. 24. Action from the Glass City is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
NIU
EMU
FG%
.375
.438
3FG%
.304
.476
FT%
.833
1.000
RB
44
36
TO
21
8
STL
4
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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