Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, January 18
Muncie, Ind.
7 p.m.
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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Eagles Clipped by Cardinals on the Road
1/18/2017 8:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Eagles tied a season-high with 20 turnovers
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – A slow start was too much to overcome, as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team suffered a 78-49 setback at the hands of Ball State University Wednesday evening, Jan. 18, at John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind.
As a team Eastern Michigan shot 29.3 percent from the field, converting just 17-of-58 field goal attempts. The Green and White finished 3-of-20 from distance and 12-of-18 from the charity stripe. Ball State on the other hand, converted shots at a 43.1 percent clip, including 61.5 (8-of-13) from beyond the arc. Compounding its shooting troubles, the Eagles coughed the ball up a season-high 20 times.
Senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair County C.C.)) led the Eagles with a team-best 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, while also adding five rebounds, and two steals. Junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) finished with 13 points as the only other Eagle to reach double digits. Dailey also tallied a team-high four steals. Meanwhile, senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) flirted with a double-double, posting a team-high nine rebounds to go along with eight points.
The Eagles struck first, with Dailey knocking down a jumper from the free throw line, but the Cardinals came back with an 11-2 run to cancel out EMU's only lead of the game. Ball State's offense continued to click, forcing EMU to call a timeout, trailing 17-4, with 5:45 to go in the opening period.
Neither team could find much offensively out of the media timeout as the score remained deadlocked at 17-4 until the four minute mark. Back-to-back baskets by the Cardinals pushed the score to 21-4, bringing about another EMU timeout at which point the Eagles turned to their bench.
Freshmen Becca Turney (Canonsburg, Pa.-Canon McMillan) and Jayla Russ (Arlington, Wash.-Arlington) checked into the game at the break, as the Eagles turned to use their size to slow down BSU. The substitutions allowed the Green and White to body up down low and Dailey took advantage. The Toledo, Ohio product swiped a pair of passes while doubling the Cardinals' bigs, kick starting the Eastern offense. Despite buckets by Dailey and junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron), the Eagles trailed 26-9 at the end of the first quarter.
EMU's first basket of the second quarter came with six and a half minutes left on the clock as Robinson found Deans in the corner for a triple. The Eagles' first triple of the game cut the Cardinals' lead to 30-12 as the period approached the midway mark.
Trailing 33-12 with 4:13 to go in the half, the Green and White answered a pair of free throws with back-to-back pull-up jumpers from Deans. EMU's momentum was quickly stalled however, as BSU converted a three-point play to keep its edge at 22, 38-16.
The stingy defense of the Cardinals held the Eagles to their lowest point total in a half this season, as Eastern went to the locker room trailing, 46-20.
The Eagles converted just 30.8 percent of their shots in the first half, while the Cardinals were 15-of-34 from the field and 4-of-5 from deep. EMU's shooting struggles extended to the free throw line, where it hit just 3-of-6 attempts compared to BSU's 12-of-16 showing from the stripe.
In the second half, Eastern Michigan's shooting woes continued as Ball State extended its lead to as many as 44. The Eagles chipped away in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late as the Eagles fell, 78-49.
Eastern Michigan travels to Athens, Ohio this weekend, Jan. 21, for a MAC crossover tilt versus the East Division-leading Bobcats of Ohio University. Tipoff from OU's Convocation Center is set for 2 p.m.
As a team Eastern Michigan shot 29.3 percent from the field, converting just 17-of-58 field goal attempts. The Green and White finished 3-of-20 from distance and 12-of-18 from the charity stripe. Ball State on the other hand, converted shots at a 43.1 percent clip, including 61.5 (8-of-13) from beyond the arc. Compounding its shooting troubles, the Eagles coughed the ball up a season-high 20 times.
Senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair County C.C.)) led the Eagles with a team-best 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, while also adding five rebounds, and two steals. Junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) finished with 13 points as the only other Eagle to reach double digits. Dailey also tallied a team-high four steals. Meanwhile, senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) flirted with a double-double, posting a team-high nine rebounds to go along with eight points.
The Eagles struck first, with Dailey knocking down a jumper from the free throw line, but the Cardinals came back with an 11-2 run to cancel out EMU's only lead of the game. Ball State's offense continued to click, forcing EMU to call a timeout, trailing 17-4, with 5:45 to go in the opening period.
Neither team could find much offensively out of the media timeout as the score remained deadlocked at 17-4 until the four minute mark. Back-to-back baskets by the Cardinals pushed the score to 21-4, bringing about another EMU timeout at which point the Eagles turned to their bench.
Freshmen Becca Turney (Canonsburg, Pa.-Canon McMillan) and Jayla Russ (Arlington, Wash.-Arlington) checked into the game at the break, as the Eagles turned to use their size to slow down BSU. The substitutions allowed the Green and White to body up down low and Dailey took advantage. The Toledo, Ohio product swiped a pair of passes while doubling the Cardinals' bigs, kick starting the Eastern offense. Despite buckets by Dailey and junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron), the Eagles trailed 26-9 at the end of the first quarter.
EMU's first basket of the second quarter came with six and a half minutes left on the clock as Robinson found Deans in the corner for a triple. The Eagles' first triple of the game cut the Cardinals' lead to 30-12 as the period approached the midway mark.
Trailing 33-12 with 4:13 to go in the half, the Green and White answered a pair of free throws with back-to-back pull-up jumpers from Deans. EMU's momentum was quickly stalled however, as BSU converted a three-point play to keep its edge at 22, 38-16.
The stingy defense of the Cardinals held the Eagles to their lowest point total in a half this season, as Eastern went to the locker room trailing, 46-20.
The Eagles converted just 30.8 percent of their shots in the first half, while the Cardinals were 15-of-34 from the field and 4-of-5 from deep. EMU's shooting struggles extended to the free throw line, where it hit just 3-of-6 attempts compared to BSU's 12-of-16 showing from the stripe.
In the second half, Eastern Michigan's shooting woes continued as Ball State extended its lead to as many as 44. The Eagles chipped away in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late as the Eagles fell, 78-49.
Eastern Michigan travels to Athens, Ohio this weekend, Jan. 21, for a MAC crossover tilt versus the East Division-leading Bobcats of Ohio University. Tipoff from OU's Convocation Center is set for 2 p.m.
Team Stats
EMU
BALLST
FG%
.293
.431
3FG%
.150
.615
FT%
.667
.737
RB
37
45
TO
20
14
STL
9
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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