Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 20
DeKalb, Ill.
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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Women's Hoops Wins Third Straight with 83-76 Road Triumph at NIU
1/20/2018 4:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four Eagles scored in double figures to lead EMU to the win
Postgame Interviews: Sasha_Dailey | Emoni_Jackson
DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – A strong second half fueled the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team to an 83-76 Mid-American Conference road victory over Northern Illinois University Saturday, Jan. 20, inside NIU's Convocation Center. The win was the third straight for the Green and White, giving EMU its first three-game win streak since winning five in-a-row, Feb. 6-24, 2016.
The Eagles shot a whopping 48.5 percent from the field, converting on 32-of-66 shots, while also going 8-for-17 from three-point range. On the flip side, the Huskies finished the day 27-of-62 (43.5 percent) and 8-of-22 from deep.
Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led EMU's offense, turning in a team-high 19 points, as four Eagles hit double figure scoring. Redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan) turned in her second consecutive double-double, going for 13 points and 14 rebounds. Fellow redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) added 15 points, six boards, and three steals, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) chipped in 18 points.
Eastern Michigan struck first on a redshirt freshman Corrione Cardwell (Cleveland, Ohio-New Tech East) swipe-and-score, but an 11-2 run by NIU allowed the Huskies to take a seven-point edge into the media timeout just over halfway into the period. Following the pause in action, the Eagles chipped away at the deficit, eventually regaining the lead, 22-21, late, before a banked in three at the buzzer gave the Huskies a 24-22 lead after one quarter.
The Green and White offense came out hot in the second frame, as Lewis and Minott drained three-balls to put Eastern in front, 28-24. EMU extended its lead to as many as seven, before cooling off and taking a 37-35 advantage into halftime.
There was no shortage of scoring the third quarter, as EMU put up 31 points, its most in a quarter this season. The Eagles went 13-of-15 from the field, sinking a trio of three-pointers, while the Huskies put up 27 points in frame. EMU's offensive outburst was capped by a Dailey layup just before the buzzer, putting Eastern up 68-62 into the final stanza.
Eastern Michigan stretched its lead to as many as 10 in the fourth, but Northern Illinois battled back within striking distance down the stretch, cutting EMU's lead to five. With the Huskies making it a two-possession game, Dailey and Minott took over, hitting clutch buckets and crucial free throws to allow the Eagles to escape with an 83-76 victory.
EMU is back on the hardwood Wednesday, Jan. 24, against Miami University. Tipoff between the Eagles and RedHawks is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – A strong second half fueled the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team to an 83-76 Mid-American Conference road victory over Northern Illinois University Saturday, Jan. 20, inside NIU's Convocation Center. The win was the third straight for the Green and White, giving EMU its first three-game win streak since winning five in-a-row, Feb. 6-24, 2016.
The Eagles shot a whopping 48.5 percent from the field, converting on 32-of-66 shots, while also going 8-for-17 from three-point range. On the flip side, the Huskies finished the day 27-of-62 (43.5 percent) and 8-of-22 from deep.
Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led EMU's offense, turning in a team-high 19 points, as four Eagles hit double figure scoring. Redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan) turned in her second consecutive double-double, going for 13 points and 14 rebounds. Fellow redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) added 15 points, six boards, and three steals, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) chipped in 18 points.
Eastern Michigan struck first on a redshirt freshman Corrione Cardwell (Cleveland, Ohio-New Tech East) swipe-and-score, but an 11-2 run by NIU allowed the Huskies to take a seven-point edge into the media timeout just over halfway into the period. Following the pause in action, the Eagles chipped away at the deficit, eventually regaining the lead, 22-21, late, before a banked in three at the buzzer gave the Huskies a 24-22 lead after one quarter.
The Green and White offense came out hot in the second frame, as Lewis and Minott drained three-balls to put Eastern in front, 28-24. EMU extended its lead to as many as seven, before cooling off and taking a 37-35 advantage into halftime.
There was no shortage of scoring the third quarter, as EMU put up 31 points, its most in a quarter this season. The Eagles went 13-of-15 from the field, sinking a trio of three-pointers, while the Huskies put up 27 points in frame. EMU's offensive outburst was capped by a Dailey layup just before the buzzer, putting Eastern up 68-62 into the final stanza.
Eastern Michigan stretched its lead to as many as 10 in the fourth, but Northern Illinois battled back within striking distance down the stretch, cutting EMU's lead to five. With the Huskies making it a two-possession game, Dailey and Minott took over, hitting clutch buckets and crucial free throws to allow the Eagles to escape with an 83-76 victory.
EMU is back on the hardwood Wednesday, Jan. 24, against Miami University. Tipoff between the Eagles and RedHawks is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
Today's player of the game is Sasha Dailey!
— EMU Women's Basketball (@EMUWBB) January 20, 2018
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Team Stats
EMU
NIU
FG%
.485
.435
3FG%
.471
.364
FT%
.688
.700
RB
37
37
TO
9
13
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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