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Late Surge Not Enough for Women’s Hoops at Toledo
2/22/2017 9:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Eagles come up short in a 65-57 setback against the Rockets
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TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team used a late fourth quarter push Wednesday, Feb. 22, but could not upend the University of Toledo in Mid-American Conference action inside Savage Arena. EMU, which trailed by as many as 20 points with 6:49 to play, outscored the Rockets by 12, 19-7, down the stretch in a 65-57 setback.
Eastern Michigan (6-21, 1-14 MAC) was led by a 17-point performance from senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo), who finished 7-of-14 from the floor. Webb also added nine rebounds in the contest. Toledo native junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added 13 points and six assists, while senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens-St. Clair County C.C.) finished with 12 points.
Toledo (18-8, 9-6 MAC) had four players score in double figures led by Kaayla McIntyre's 15 points effort.
EMU shot 39 percent (23-of-58) for the game, including making four shots from long-range. Eastern actually outshot UT (39.3 percent), but lost the battle on the glass, 43-34.
A slow 2-for-7 start for the Rockets from the field allowed the Eagles to use a 7-0 run aided capped by a Webb layup to take a 9-7 edge. Dailey became the fifth different EMU player to score in the opening five minutes with a stick back following a miss, as the sides continued to exchange makes from the floor.
As solid as the offense was in the opening moments, the two sides experienced more than three minutes without a field goal. Webb finally ended a 0-for-6 spell for EMU with a three-pointer with 45 seconds showing . However, the Rockets used a pair of quick scores in the waning moments to retake an 18-14 edge as the buzzer sounded.
EMU's defensive caused UT all sorts of trouble early on, with the Midnight Blue and Gold converting on 24 percent (6-of-25) of their attempts. Six turnovers by the Eagles aided the home team's cause, allowing UT to push the advantage to 23-16 with four minutes gone in the second quarter.
The deficit grew to 15, 30-16, as EMU missed eight-straight shots and turned it over four times in a seven minute span. Junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) finally ended the 12-0 run by the Rockets with a layup at the 1:47 mark to end the scoring woes. EMU scored the final five points of the frame with the margin at nine, 30-21, as the teams headed to the locker room.
Dailey and junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) each chipped in five points apiece to lead Eastern, as the squad outshot Toledo in the opening 20 minutes. Eastern made 32 percent (9-of-28) of its tries compared to just 27 percent (10-of-36) for Toledo. The biggest obstacle was that UT dominated the glass with an eight rebound edge, 27-19, as well as a seven point difference from the charity stripe.
Quick points offense out of the break by Dailey and Webb pulled the Green and White back within five, 35-30, on trey at the 5:55 mark of the third quarter. After a three minute stretch without a score, Michaela Rasmussen's layup with 4:50 left push the offense back in gear with a trio of scores to push it to 41-30 in favor of UT.
In a game of dramatic runs, the Rockets rode the wave of a 7-2 run over the next six minutes holding the Eagles without a field goal for the remainder of the third stanza.
Webb ended the drought with her second triple of the contest to make it 51-36 with 9:13 still to play in the contest. The scoring wave continued back in Eastern's direction, cutting the deficit back to 13, 60-47, on a Deans' jumper with 3:07 left.
A solid offense showing by EMU cut the margin to eight, 65-57, as the squad finished on a 7-of-9 streak from the floor to end the game.
The Eagles return home Saturday, Feb. 25, for a doubleheader against Northern Illinois University. The men's game is scheduled to begin at noon with the women to follow at 2:30 p.m. It is also Adopt-A-Pet Day with EMU partnering with Last Day Dog Rescue in Livonia, Mich. Beginning at 11 a.m. in the atrium of the Convocation Center, LDDR staff will be on-site conducting adoption applications, as well as signing up anyone interested in volunteering with the organization. Dogs and cats will be in attendance, and fans are encouraged to come prepared to find their new best friend to take home.
TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team used a late fourth quarter push Wednesday, Feb. 22, but could not upend the University of Toledo in Mid-American Conference action inside Savage Arena. EMU, which trailed by as many as 20 points with 6:49 to play, outscored the Rockets by 12, 19-7, down the stretch in a 65-57 setback.
Eastern Michigan (6-21, 1-14 MAC) was led by a 17-point performance from senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo), who finished 7-of-14 from the floor. Webb also added nine rebounds in the contest. Toledo native junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added 13 points and six assists, while senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens-St. Clair County C.C.) finished with 12 points.
Toledo (18-8, 9-6 MAC) had four players score in double figures led by Kaayla McIntyre's 15 points effort.
EMU shot 39 percent (23-of-58) for the game, including making four shots from long-range. Eastern actually outshot UT (39.3 percent), but lost the battle on the glass, 43-34.
A slow 2-for-7 start for the Rockets from the field allowed the Eagles to use a 7-0 run aided capped by a Webb layup to take a 9-7 edge. Dailey became the fifth different EMU player to score in the opening five minutes with a stick back following a miss, as the sides continued to exchange makes from the floor.
As solid as the offense was in the opening moments, the two sides experienced more than three minutes without a field goal. Webb finally ended a 0-for-6 spell for EMU with a three-pointer with 45 seconds showing . However, the Rockets used a pair of quick scores in the waning moments to retake an 18-14 edge as the buzzer sounded.
EMU's defensive caused UT all sorts of trouble early on, with the Midnight Blue and Gold converting on 24 percent (6-of-25) of their attempts. Six turnovers by the Eagles aided the home team's cause, allowing UT to push the advantage to 23-16 with four minutes gone in the second quarter.
The deficit grew to 15, 30-16, as EMU missed eight-straight shots and turned it over four times in a seven minute span. Junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) finally ended the 12-0 run by the Rockets with a layup at the 1:47 mark to end the scoring woes. EMU scored the final five points of the frame with the margin at nine, 30-21, as the teams headed to the locker room.
Dailey and junior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) each chipped in five points apiece to lead Eastern, as the squad outshot Toledo in the opening 20 minutes. Eastern made 32 percent (9-of-28) of its tries compared to just 27 percent (10-of-36) for Toledo. The biggest obstacle was that UT dominated the glass with an eight rebound edge, 27-19, as well as a seven point difference from the charity stripe.
Quick points offense out of the break by Dailey and Webb pulled the Green and White back within five, 35-30, on trey at the 5:55 mark of the third quarter. After a three minute stretch without a score, Michaela Rasmussen's layup with 4:50 left push the offense back in gear with a trio of scores to push it to 41-30 in favor of UT.
In a game of dramatic runs, the Rockets rode the wave of a 7-2 run over the next six minutes holding the Eagles without a field goal for the remainder of the third stanza.
Webb ended the drought with her second triple of the contest to make it 51-36 with 9:13 still to play in the contest. The scoring wave continued back in Eastern's direction, cutting the deficit back to 13, 60-47, on a Deans' jumper with 3:07 left.
A solid offense showing by EMU cut the margin to eight, 65-57, as the squad finished on a 7-of-9 streak from the floor to end the game.
The Eagles return home Saturday, Feb. 25, for a doubleheader against Northern Illinois University. The men's game is scheduled to begin at noon with the women to follow at 2:30 p.m. It is also Adopt-A-Pet Day with EMU partnering with Last Day Dog Rescue in Livonia, Mich. Beginning at 11 a.m. in the atrium of the Convocation Center, LDDR staff will be on-site conducting adoption applications, as well as signing up anyone interested in volunteering with the organization. Dogs and cats will be in attendance, and fans are encouraged to come prepared to find their new best friend to take home.
Team Stats
EMU
TOLEDO
FG%
.397
.393
3FG%
.286
.167
FT%
.500
.833
RB
34
43
TO
17
15
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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