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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Phillis Webb Reaches Rare Air as Eagles Fall to Kent State
2/8/2017 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Webb became the seventh player in program history to score 1,000 points and grab 700 rebounds in their career
KENT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) became just the seventh player in Eastern Michigan University women's basketball history to grab 700 rebounds and score 1,000 points in their career in EMU's loss to Kent State University Wednesday night, Feb. 8, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. The Eagles (6-17, 1-10 MAC) hung with the Golden Flashes (13-11, 7-5 MAC) early, but could not keep pace with a second half surge by KSU, eventually falling, 83-65.
As a team EMU finished the night 23-of-61 from the field and converted 40.0 percent (4-of-10) of its shots from beyond the arc. KSU held the edge on offense, knocking down 50.0 percent (30-of-60) of its shots from the field, highlighted by eight triples.
Webb led the Eagles with 21 points and seven rebounds, while junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) also finished in double figures. Dailey poured in 13 points and added a team-high eight rebounds. Jordan Korinek led the Flashes with a season-best 28 points while teammate Larissa Lurken chipped in 22.
Turnovers dictated the tone early on, as a pair of Kent State miscues allowed the Eagles to gain a 2-0 edge in the opening minutes. The Golden Flashes came right back, scoring seven consecutive points on three EMU turnovers, to gain a 7-2 lead at the six minute mark.
Over the next six minutes the two squads traded leads, with neither team leading by more than three. A triple by freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie) gave Eastern Michigan a 15-14 lead with less than a minute to go in the period, but KSU closed out the quarter with a pair of free throws to take a 16-15 lead.
Fouls piled up for the Green and White in the second quarter, forcing EMU Head Coach Fred Castro to use a revolving door of substitutions as the offense stalled. The Eagles began the frame 0-for-4 from the floor over the first five minutes of the frame, allowing Kent State to take its largest lead of the game, 22-16.
Out of the media timeout, Levine got the Eagles rolling with another corner trey and redshirt junior Ashley Nickens (Sterling Heights, Mich.-Henry Ford II (Cincinnati)) kept things going with a jumper to bring EMU within one, 22-21, with 4:41 to play. That was as close as EMU would get in the first half, as KSU's Korinek scored nine points over the final four minutes of the frame to carry a 34-26 edge into the locker room.
Kent State jumped out to a 41-28 lead over the first two minutes of the second half, forcing the Eagles to call an early timeout. Offenses started clicking out of the break, as Dailey hit a pull-up jumper, before going inside out to senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair Count C.C.)) for a three-pointer to keep pace with the Golden Flashes, but EMU still faced a double digit deficit at the media timeout.
Behind the play of Dailey, Eastern Michigan cut the deficit to as few as seven. First assisting on a layup by Webb, Dailey then swiped a pass and dished to junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) for a quick bucket, before scoring four consecutive points to make the score 55-48. KSU closed the frame on a 4-0 run, leaving the Eagles trailing by 11, 59-48, with 10 minutes to play.
In the fourth quarter, Kent State extended its lead to 20 behind a 13-0 run over a three-minute span that included the final minute of the third period to bring about an EMU timeout. Trailing 68-48, the Eagles had no response for KSU's hot offense. The Golden Flashes went 8-of-12 from the floor in the final stanza, eventually handing the Eagles an 83-65 setback.
Eastern Michigan returns home this weekend, Feb. 11, for a 2:30 p.m. clash against the RedHawks of Miami University inside the Convocation Center. Fans that wear pink will be granted admission for just $5 to Saturday's MAC cross-divisional contest. There will also be a silent auction to benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in which fans can bid on adidas gear, EMU memorabilia, season tickets, and much more.
As a team EMU finished the night 23-of-61 from the field and converted 40.0 percent (4-of-10) of its shots from beyond the arc. KSU held the edge on offense, knocking down 50.0 percent (30-of-60) of its shots from the field, highlighted by eight triples.
Webb led the Eagles with 21 points and seven rebounds, while junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) also finished in double figures. Dailey poured in 13 points and added a team-high eight rebounds. Jordan Korinek led the Flashes with a season-best 28 points while teammate Larissa Lurken chipped in 22.
Turnovers dictated the tone early on, as a pair of Kent State miscues allowed the Eagles to gain a 2-0 edge in the opening minutes. The Golden Flashes came right back, scoring seven consecutive points on three EMU turnovers, to gain a 7-2 lead at the six minute mark.
Over the next six minutes the two squads traded leads, with neither team leading by more than three. A triple by freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie) gave Eastern Michigan a 15-14 lead with less than a minute to go in the period, but KSU closed out the quarter with a pair of free throws to take a 16-15 lead.
Fouls piled up for the Green and White in the second quarter, forcing EMU Head Coach Fred Castro to use a revolving door of substitutions as the offense stalled. The Eagles began the frame 0-for-4 from the floor over the first five minutes of the frame, allowing Kent State to take its largest lead of the game, 22-16.
Out of the media timeout, Levine got the Eagles rolling with another corner trey and redshirt junior Ashley Nickens (Sterling Heights, Mich.-Henry Ford II (Cincinnati)) kept things going with a jumper to bring EMU within one, 22-21, with 4:41 to play. That was as close as EMU would get in the first half, as KSU's Korinek scored nine points over the final four minutes of the frame to carry a 34-26 edge into the locker room.
Kent State jumped out to a 41-28 lead over the first two minutes of the second half, forcing the Eagles to call an early timeout. Offenses started clicking out of the break, as Dailey hit a pull-up jumper, before going inside out to senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair Count C.C.)) for a three-pointer to keep pace with the Golden Flashes, but EMU still faced a double digit deficit at the media timeout.
Behind the play of Dailey, Eastern Michigan cut the deficit to as few as seven. First assisting on a layup by Webb, Dailey then swiped a pass and dished to junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) for a quick bucket, before scoring four consecutive points to make the score 55-48. KSU closed the frame on a 4-0 run, leaving the Eagles trailing by 11, 59-48, with 10 minutes to play.
In the fourth quarter, Kent State extended its lead to 20 behind a 13-0 run over a three-minute span that included the final minute of the third period to bring about an EMU timeout. Trailing 68-48, the Eagles had no response for KSU's hot offense. The Golden Flashes went 8-of-12 from the floor in the final stanza, eventually handing the Eagles an 83-65 setback.
Eastern Michigan returns home this weekend, Feb. 11, for a 2:30 p.m. clash against the RedHawks of Miami University inside the Convocation Center. Fans that wear pink will be granted admission for just $5 to Saturday's MAC cross-divisional contest. There will also be a silent auction to benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in which fans can bid on adidas gear, EMU memorabilia, season tickets, and much more.
Team Stats
EMU
KENTST
FG%
.377
.500
3FG%
.400
.571
FT%
.625
.882
RB
31
38
TO
16
15
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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