Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 24
Convocation Center
2:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
10-17 (6-10MAC)
75
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84
Northern Illinois
14-13 (6-10MAC)
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Northern Illinois
19
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Eastern Michigan
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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Eagles Cannot Shake Slow Start in Loss to Huskies
2/24/2018 5:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Danielle Minott posted the first double-double of her career
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Highlights
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team's comeback bid came up short in an 84-75 defeat to Northern Illinois University Saturday, Feb. 24, inside the Convocation Center.
Trailing by as many as 18 in the second half, the Eagles (10-17, 6-10 MAC) cut the deficit to four with 2:08 remaining in regulation, but were denied their first sweep of the Huskies (14-13, 6-10 MAC) since the 2015-16 campaign.
For the fourth time this season, four Eagles reached double figures. Redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) led the Green and White with 18 points and a season-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) hit double-digits for the sixth consecutive game, recording 14 points, four boards, and was one of three starters with a pair of assists. Redshirt freshman Corrione Caldwell (Cleveland, Ohio-New Tech East) tallied 10 points and a team-best four steals, while senior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) added 14 points and three boards off the bench.
EMU finished 44.6 percent from the field, connecting on 33-of-74 field goal attempts, while NIU shot at a 50 percent (26-of-52) clip. The Green and White dominated in the post, outscoring the Huskies in the paint, 50-24, and notched 22 bench points compared to NIU's total of 14.
The Eagles fell behind, 9-2, in the early stages, but freshman Juanita Agosto (Seattle, Wash.-Garfield) responded by sinking a pair of layups to cut the Huskies' lead to three with 5:01 to go in the first quarter. Despite pulling down six offensive boards in the opening frame, the Green and White trailed 19-11 after one quarter of play.
Down 30-19, Agosto connected on a jumper before Dailey buried a layup to trim the Huskies' advantage to 30-23 with 4:32 remaining in the second period. However, NIU regained control of the momentum as the Eagles took a 44-30 deficit into the locker room.
EMU slowly got back into the contest, at one stage going on a 7-1 run to shorten NIU's lead to 58-48 with under five minutes to play in the third quarter. Trailing 65-50, Robinson scored six unanswered points to get EMU back to within single-digits with 8:35 remaining in the fourth frame.
The Eagles continued to give the Huskies everything they could handle as Robinson sank a pair of free throws to cap an 11-3 run and shrink the deficit to 75-71 with 2:08 to go in the fourth quarter. This time, the comeback bid ran out of steam as the Green and White fell by a nine-point margin, 82-73, as Northern Illinois closed things out at the charity stripe.
Eastern Michigan returns to the road with a trip to Kalamazoo Wednesday, Feb. 28, as the Green and White travel to University Arena to take on the Broncos of Western Michigan University in a Mid-American Conference West Division battle with plenty of seeding implications. Tipoff between EMU and WMU is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Highlights
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team's comeback bid came up short in an 84-75 defeat to Northern Illinois University Saturday, Feb. 24, inside the Convocation Center.
Trailing by as many as 18 in the second half, the Eagles (10-17, 6-10 MAC) cut the deficit to four with 2:08 remaining in regulation, but were denied their first sweep of the Huskies (14-13, 6-10 MAC) since the 2015-16 campaign.
For the fourth time this season, four Eagles reached double figures. Redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) led the Green and White with 18 points and a season-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) hit double-digits for the sixth consecutive game, recording 14 points, four boards, and was one of three starters with a pair of assists. Redshirt freshman Corrione Caldwell (Cleveland, Ohio-New Tech East) tallied 10 points and a team-best four steals, while senior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) added 14 points and three boards off the bench.
EMU finished 44.6 percent from the field, connecting on 33-of-74 field goal attempts, while NIU shot at a 50 percent (26-of-52) clip. The Green and White dominated in the post, outscoring the Huskies in the paint, 50-24, and notched 22 bench points compared to NIU's total of 14.
The Eagles fell behind, 9-2, in the early stages, but freshman Juanita Agosto (Seattle, Wash.-Garfield) responded by sinking a pair of layups to cut the Huskies' lead to three with 5:01 to go in the first quarter. Despite pulling down six offensive boards in the opening frame, the Green and White trailed 19-11 after one quarter of play.
Down 30-19, Agosto connected on a jumper before Dailey buried a layup to trim the Huskies' advantage to 30-23 with 4:32 remaining in the second period. However, NIU regained control of the momentum as the Eagles took a 44-30 deficit into the locker room.
EMU slowly got back into the contest, at one stage going on a 7-1 run to shorten NIU's lead to 58-48 with under five minutes to play in the third quarter. Trailing 65-50, Robinson scored six unanswered points to get EMU back to within single-digits with 8:35 remaining in the fourth frame.
The Eagles continued to give the Huskies everything they could handle as Robinson sank a pair of free throws to cap an 11-3 run and shrink the deficit to 75-71 with 2:08 to go in the fourth quarter. This time, the comeback bid ran out of steam as the Green and White fell by a nine-point margin, 82-73, as Northern Illinois closed things out at the charity stripe.
Eastern Michigan returns to the road with a trip to Kalamazoo Wednesday, Feb. 28, as the Green and White travel to University Arena to take on the Broncos of Western Michigan University in a Mid-American Conference West Division battle with plenty of seeding implications. Tipoff between EMU and WMU is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
NIU
EMU
FG%
.500
.446
3FG%
.476
.214
FT%
.846
.462
RB
38
35
TO
13
7
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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