Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 7
Convocation Center
12 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
5-10 (0-3MAC)
67
vs
86
Kent State
7-8 (1-2MAC)
1
2
3
4
F
Kent State
25
23
13
25
86
Eastern Michigan
17
12
21
17
67
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Women's Basketball Dropped by Hot Shooting Kent State
1/7/2017 2:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EMU finished with their best shooting day since Dec. 9
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Highlights.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team completed its two-game homestand with an 86-67 defeat to Kent State University Saturday, Jan. 7 inside the Convocation Center. Four Eagles finished in double figures in the contest.
Leading EMU (5-10, 0-3 MAC) were senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Osseo) and junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio – Rogers) who each had 18 points. Webb was one rebound short of the double-double, corralling nine rebounds. Also in double digits were senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich. – Mt. Clemens (St. Clair County C.C.)) who finished with 13, and junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich. – Huron) who had 11. Dailey also tied her season-high with five assists.
As a team, the Eagles shot 26-of-64 from the floor (40.6 percent) as well as seven-of-18 from three (38.9). It was their highest field goal and three-point percentage since shooting 42.4 and 50 percent against St. Bonaventure, Dec. 9.
Making her first career start, freshman Naliah Mitchell (Shaker Heights, Ohio – Shaker Heights) kicked things off with a quick three, and Webb followed shortly after with a long ball of her own. A jumper from Dailey gave the Eagles eight points within the first two minutes, but Kent State (7-8, 1-2 MAC) was just behind with seven.
After a brief lead for the Golden Flashes, Webb dropped in a layup from underneath the basket, tying the game at 10. The senior continued her hot shooting on the next possession, drilling her second three of the game and giving her eight points through just five minutes. The first media timeout saw Eastern holding a one-point lead, 13-12.
A short run from KSU gave the Flashes a four-point lead, but a layup from Deans cut it to two, 17-15. Deans kept the EMU offense moving with a pull-up jumper, but Kent State continued scoring as well, downing a buzzer-beating three to make the score 25-17 at the end of the first.
The Golden Flashes came out hot in the second, scoring a quick five points to make it 30-17. Deans got EMU back on track, scoring once again on a jumper, giving her six on the day. Following a 9-2 run through the first few minutes of the quarter, the Eagles called a timeout.
Coming out of the break, Dailey scored a pair of baskets, making it 36-23 with 5:25 to go until the half. The junior continued her offensive attack with a fast break layup following a steal, but hot shooting from the Golden Flashes kept EMU from making up ground, as it was 41-25 at the 3:24 mark.
Webb then picked up her 10th point of the game as the clock approached two minutes until halftime. EMU picked up four more points through the final seconds of play, and the halftime score stood at 48-29 in favor of Kent State.
Following the break, Webb scored the first points of the half following a KSU turnover. After a miss on the offensive end, junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio – Rogers) snagged the offensive board and laid it in, forcing an early Kent State timeout with the score at 48-33.Dailey kept the momentum rolling after the timeout with a layup and a three-pointer on the next possession, but the Golden Flashes answered with buckets of their own to make it 52-38.
With the offense in rhythm, Easley scored her second basket of the game to pull within 12, 52-40. Shortly after, a Webb layup and a Deans three-pointer cut the lead to single digits, 54-45, near the five-minute mark. Robinson then scored her first basket of the game, and with just under three minutes in the third, the Eagles trailed 56-47. With seconds remaining in the quarter, Robinson sunk another jumper, and the conclusion of the third quarter saw KSU in front 61-50.
Kent Stat struck first in the fourth, draining a three to push their lead to 14, 64-50. A Robinson three got the Eagles within 13, but a layup from the Golden Flashes put the lead back to 15 on the next possession. Although Webb scored yet again on another layup, KSU kept attacking, and the score stood at 72-56 with just over 4:30 remaining in the game.
Both Webb and Dailey then went two-for-two at the line, putting Webb's total at 18 and Dailey's at 16. Deans continued the trend with a pair from the charity stripe as well, putting the score at 78-62. Robinson followed by draining her second three of the game, and with 2:14 remaining, the Eagles called a timeout. Both teams traded baskets through the final two minutes of play, and Kent State emerged with the win, 86-67.
The Green and White will keep the MAC season rolling next week, traveling down to Oxford, Ohio for a mid-week bout with Miami, Wednesday, Jan. 11. Action from Millett Hall is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Highlights.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team completed its two-game homestand with an 86-67 defeat to Kent State University Saturday, Jan. 7 inside the Convocation Center. Four Eagles finished in double figures in the contest.
Leading EMU (5-10, 0-3 MAC) were senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Osseo) and junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio – Rogers) who each had 18 points. Webb was one rebound short of the double-double, corralling nine rebounds. Also in double digits were senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich. – Mt. Clemens (St. Clair County C.C.)) who finished with 13, and junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich. – Huron) who had 11. Dailey also tied her season-high with five assists.
As a team, the Eagles shot 26-of-64 from the floor (40.6 percent) as well as seven-of-18 from three (38.9). It was their highest field goal and three-point percentage since shooting 42.4 and 50 percent against St. Bonaventure, Dec. 9.
Making her first career start, freshman Naliah Mitchell (Shaker Heights, Ohio – Shaker Heights) kicked things off with a quick three, and Webb followed shortly after with a long ball of her own. A jumper from Dailey gave the Eagles eight points within the first two minutes, but Kent State (7-8, 1-2 MAC) was just behind with seven.
After a brief lead for the Golden Flashes, Webb dropped in a layup from underneath the basket, tying the game at 10. The senior continued her hot shooting on the next possession, drilling her second three of the game and giving her eight points through just five minutes. The first media timeout saw Eastern holding a one-point lead, 13-12.
A short run from KSU gave the Flashes a four-point lead, but a layup from Deans cut it to two, 17-15. Deans kept the EMU offense moving with a pull-up jumper, but Kent State continued scoring as well, downing a buzzer-beating three to make the score 25-17 at the end of the first.
The Golden Flashes came out hot in the second, scoring a quick five points to make it 30-17. Deans got EMU back on track, scoring once again on a jumper, giving her six on the day. Following a 9-2 run through the first few minutes of the quarter, the Eagles called a timeout.
Coming out of the break, Dailey scored a pair of baskets, making it 36-23 with 5:25 to go until the half. The junior continued her offensive attack with a fast break layup following a steal, but hot shooting from the Golden Flashes kept EMU from making up ground, as it was 41-25 at the 3:24 mark.
Webb then picked up her 10th point of the game as the clock approached two minutes until halftime. EMU picked up four more points through the final seconds of play, and the halftime score stood at 48-29 in favor of Kent State.
Following the break, Webb scored the first points of the half following a KSU turnover. After a miss on the offensive end, junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio – Rogers) snagged the offensive board and laid it in, forcing an early Kent State timeout with the score at 48-33.Dailey kept the momentum rolling after the timeout with a layup and a three-pointer on the next possession, but the Golden Flashes answered with buckets of their own to make it 52-38.
With the offense in rhythm, Easley scored her second basket of the game to pull within 12, 52-40. Shortly after, a Webb layup and a Deans three-pointer cut the lead to single digits, 54-45, near the five-minute mark. Robinson then scored her first basket of the game, and with just under three minutes in the third, the Eagles trailed 56-47. With seconds remaining in the quarter, Robinson sunk another jumper, and the conclusion of the third quarter saw KSU in front 61-50.
Kent Stat struck first in the fourth, draining a three to push their lead to 14, 64-50. A Robinson three got the Eagles within 13, but a layup from the Golden Flashes put the lead back to 15 on the next possession. Although Webb scored yet again on another layup, KSU kept attacking, and the score stood at 72-56 with just over 4:30 remaining in the game.
Both Webb and Dailey then went two-for-two at the line, putting Webb's total at 18 and Dailey's at 16. Deans continued the trend with a pair from the charity stripe as well, putting the score at 78-62. Robinson followed by draining her second three of the game, and with 2:14 remaining, the Eagles called a timeout. Both teams traded baskets through the final two minutes of play, and Kent State emerged with the win, 86-67.
The Green and White will keep the MAC season rolling next week, traveling down to Oxford, Ohio for a mid-week bout with Miami, Wednesday, Jan. 11. Action from Millett Hall is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
KENTST
EMU
FG%
.464
.406
3FG%
.500
.389
FT%
.684
.500
RB
51
30
TO
13
9
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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