Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Convocation Center
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Webb's Big Day Not Enough in Defeat to Northern Illinois
2/25/2017 5:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The senior finished with a career-best 31 points
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team dropped an 81-71 decision Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, to Northern Illinois University. For the Eagles (6-22, 1-15 MAC), it was their eighth loss in a row, while the Huskies (19-8, 12-4 MAC) picked up their 12th Mid-American Conference victory.
As a team, the Green and White shot 39.4 percent from the floor, going 28-of-71 overall. It was turnovers that plagued EMU, as the Huskies forced Eastern into 19 miscues which turned into 19 NIU points.
Senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) put together a career day, notching a career-best of 31 points versus Northern Illinois. Webb completed that feat on 13-of-26 shooting to go along with a pair of three point makes. She also pulled down six rebounds while picking up three steals and a pair of assists. Junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) added 18 points and eight rebounds, while junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) notched 10 points, nine rebounds and a career-best three blocks.
The Huskies jumped out to an early 12-2 lead just three minutes into the game forcing an EMU timeout. A Dailey jumper broke the streak, but NIU scored six of the next 10 to maintain their lead, 18-8, at the end of the first quarter.
EMU and NIU traded two three pointers each to begin the second frame, with three balls from freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie) and Robinson, to keep 10-point deficit four minutes in. The Huskies got the lead up to 15 soon thereafter, but back-to-back Webb buckets kept it an 11-point game, 30-19, with 4:21 until the half.
NIU then proceeded to go on a 7-0 run to grab a commanding 37-19 advantage with 2:56 left, but Eastern responded with a 6-0 run of their own to trail by 12, 37-25 into the half.
The second half began with EMU and NIU trading blows, but Eastern couldn't crack the deficit to under double digits. Midway through the period, the Eagles still trailed by 13, 50-37. A 6-2 run after the media timeout gave NIU a 56-39 lead with 1:59 to go, but a Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair C.C.)) jumper and two free throws, plus some stout defense, put the score at 56-43 into the final stanza.
A 7-3 Northern Illinois run to begin the final quarter gave the Huskies a 17-point lead with 7:30 to play. Webb then scored EMU's next 11 points, but NIU, like they did all game, continued to have the answer and still led by 15 with 3:31 remaining. The Eagles wouldn't go quietly though, whittling the NIU lead down to 10 with 1:47 to go, and eventually eight with 32 second left, but the Huskies were able to hold on for the 81-71 victory.
Eastern remains at home for its final home game of the 2017 season next Wednesday, March, 1 with a tilt against Ball State. The Senior Day contest inside the Convocation Center is set for a 7 p.m. tip.
Video Highlights.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team dropped an 81-71 decision Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, to Northern Illinois University. For the Eagles (6-22, 1-15 MAC), it was their eighth loss in a row, while the Huskies (19-8, 12-4 MAC) picked up their 12th Mid-American Conference victory.
As a team, the Green and White shot 39.4 percent from the floor, going 28-of-71 overall. It was turnovers that plagued EMU, as the Huskies forced Eastern into 19 miscues which turned into 19 NIU points.
Senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) put together a career day, notching a career-best of 31 points versus Northern Illinois. Webb completed that feat on 13-of-26 shooting to go along with a pair of three point makes. She also pulled down six rebounds while picking up three steals and a pair of assists. Junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) added 18 points and eight rebounds, while junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) notched 10 points, nine rebounds and a career-best three blocks.
The Huskies jumped out to an early 12-2 lead just three minutes into the game forcing an EMU timeout. A Dailey jumper broke the streak, but NIU scored six of the next 10 to maintain their lead, 18-8, at the end of the first quarter.
EMU and NIU traded two three pointers each to begin the second frame, with three balls from freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie) and Robinson, to keep 10-point deficit four minutes in. The Huskies got the lead up to 15 soon thereafter, but back-to-back Webb buckets kept it an 11-point game, 30-19, with 4:21 until the half.
NIU then proceeded to go on a 7-0 run to grab a commanding 37-19 advantage with 2:56 left, but Eastern responded with a 6-0 run of their own to trail by 12, 37-25 into the half.
The second half began with EMU and NIU trading blows, but Eastern couldn't crack the deficit to under double digits. Midway through the period, the Eagles still trailed by 13, 50-37. A 6-2 run after the media timeout gave NIU a 56-39 lead with 1:59 to go, but a Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair C.C.)) jumper and two free throws, plus some stout defense, put the score at 56-43 into the final stanza.
A 7-3 Northern Illinois run to begin the final quarter gave the Huskies a 17-point lead with 7:30 to play. Webb then scored EMU's next 11 points, but NIU, like they did all game, continued to have the answer and still led by 15 with 3:31 remaining. The Eagles wouldn't go quietly though, whittling the NIU lead down to 10 with 1:47 to go, and eventually eight with 32 second left, but the Huskies were able to hold on for the 81-71 victory.
Eastern remains at home for its final home game of the 2017 season next Wednesday, March, 1 with a tilt against Ball State. The Senior Day contest inside the Convocation Center is set for a 7 p.m. tip.
Team Stats
NIU
EMU
FG%
.392
.394
3FG%
.476
.357
FT%
.765
.909
RB
42
47
TO
12
19
STL
10
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
31
FGM
13
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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