Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 24
Los Angeles, Calif.
1 p.m. PT
Eastern Michigan University
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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Women's Basketball Clipped by Denver 60-54
11/24/2017 5:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Eagles wrap up action at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic tomorrow, Nov. 25, at 3:30 p.m. PT
LOS ANGELES (EMUEagles.com) – A second half comeback fell short as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team dropped its first game of the weekend Friday, Nov. 24, at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic. Eastern Michigan (2-3) trailed the University of Denver by as many as 12 before taking its first lead of the game in the fourth quarter, but Denver (3-2) pulled away late to hand the Eagles a 60-54 loss.
Eastern Michigan held the edge in shooting, converting 40.8 percent of its shots from the field, while Denver connected at a 33.9 percent clip. The difference came down to three-pointers, where the Pioneers sunk nine to the Eagles' one.
Senior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) led a balanced offensive effort for the Eagles, scoring a team-high 11 points. The Ann Arbor, Mich. native also dished out five assists and added seven rebounds. Fellow senior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) and Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added in 10 points apiece as the only other Eagles to reach double figures.
Redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) led EMU on the glass, where the Green and White out-rebounded the Pioneers 36-35. Minott corralled a team-best 10 boards, to go along with a team-high five steals.
Turnovers kept the Eagles from getting anything going early, as the Green and White fell behind, 11-2, midway through the opening period. Chipping away at the deficit from the free throw line, Robinson and freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) each knocked down a pair to get EMU within five after 10 minutes of play.
Trailing 19-14, Robinson slipped a pass to Minott for a reverse lay-in to get Eastern Michigan within a basket for the first points of the second quarter. Feeding off the quick bucket, Minott swiped a Denver pass and took it coast-to-coast to cut the deficit to one, 19-18. Neither team mustered much offensively from the point on, as the Eagles' defense held the Pioneers without a field goal for the first four minutes of the frame. Each team scored just eight points apiece in the period, with all eight of the Eagles' points coming courtesy of Minott, leaving the score 27-22 in favor of Denver at the half.
The Green and White came out strong in the second half, pulling within one twice over the first six minutes, but the Pioneers answered taking a 35-31 lead into the media timeout. After a put-back extended DU's lead to six, 37-31, EMU scored six unanswered points to even the score at 37 late in the quarter.
The Green and White took its first lead of the game just seconds into the fourth quarter as Minott picked off a Denver pass, allowing Robinson to find Easley for a wide open layup. EMU stretch its lead to as many as six, forcing DU to burn a pair of timeouts, the second of which proved timely. The Pioneers rattled off six straight points to tie the score at 47 and force EMU to call a timeout.
Out of the break, Denver regained the lead behind a 9-1 run. EMU called its final timeout trailing by eight with 3:33 remaining, but could not complete the comeback, falling 60-54.
The Eagles wrap up their time at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic tomorrow, Nov. 25, against tournament host Loyola Marymount University. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PT.
Eastern Michigan held the edge in shooting, converting 40.8 percent of its shots from the field, while Denver connected at a 33.9 percent clip. The difference came down to three-pointers, where the Pioneers sunk nine to the Eagles' one.
Senior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) led a balanced offensive effort for the Eagles, scoring a team-high 11 points. The Ann Arbor, Mich. native also dished out five assists and added seven rebounds. Fellow senior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) and Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added in 10 points apiece as the only other Eagles to reach double figures.
Redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) led EMU on the glass, where the Green and White out-rebounded the Pioneers 36-35. Minott corralled a team-best 10 boards, to go along with a team-high five steals.
Turnovers kept the Eagles from getting anything going early, as the Green and White fell behind, 11-2, midway through the opening period. Chipping away at the deficit from the free throw line, Robinson and freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) each knocked down a pair to get EMU within five after 10 minutes of play.
Trailing 19-14, Robinson slipped a pass to Minott for a reverse lay-in to get Eastern Michigan within a basket for the first points of the second quarter. Feeding off the quick bucket, Minott swiped a Denver pass and took it coast-to-coast to cut the deficit to one, 19-18. Neither team mustered much offensively from the point on, as the Eagles' defense held the Pioneers without a field goal for the first four minutes of the frame. Each team scored just eight points apiece in the period, with all eight of the Eagles' points coming courtesy of Minott, leaving the score 27-22 in favor of Denver at the half.
The Green and White came out strong in the second half, pulling within one twice over the first six minutes, but the Pioneers answered taking a 35-31 lead into the media timeout. After a put-back extended DU's lead to six, 37-31, EMU scored six unanswered points to even the score at 37 late in the quarter.
The Green and White took its first lead of the game just seconds into the fourth quarter as Minott picked off a Denver pass, allowing Robinson to find Easley for a wide open layup. EMU stretch its lead to as many as six, forcing DU to burn a pair of timeouts, the second of which proved timely. The Pioneers rattled off six straight points to tie the score at 47 and force EMU to call a timeout.
Out of the break, Denver regained the lead behind a 9-1 run. EMU called its final timeout trailing by eight with 3:33 remaining, but could not complete the comeback, falling 60-54.
The Eagles wrap up their time at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic tomorrow, Nov. 25, against tournament host Loyola Marymount University. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PT.
Team Stats
EMU
DEN
FG%
.408
.339
3FG%
.100
.375
FT%
.684
.786
RB
36
35
TO
21
18
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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