Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, March 7
Cleveland, Ohio
12 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
11-20
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Central Michigan
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Photo by: Jim Naprstek
Furious Comeback Not Enough as EMU Falls to No. 1 CMU, 67-64, in MAC Quarterfinals
3/7/2018 3:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EMU finished the season with an 11-20 overall record
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The No. 9-ranked Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team saw its 2017-18 season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of No. 1 Central Michigan University. An incredible comeback was halted as EMU's shot at the buzzer missed sealing a, 67-64, defeat in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 7, at Quicken Loans Arena.
EMU (11-20, 6-12 MAC) mounted a furious comeback in the fourth quarter, rattling off 10 straight points and getting what once was a 21-point deficit to as close as one point. In the end, CMU (26-4, 17-1 MAC) hung on to advance to the semi-final round.
An abysmal first quarter in which Eastern scored just five points and shot 11 percent (2-of-18) from the floor doomed the Green and White, as the Chippewas put together a 21-point performance on 53-percent (9-of-17) shooting to take control, 21-5, after 10 minutes.
Eastern would go on to out-score Central in each of the next three quarters, but the 16-point deficit from the first proved too much to overcome. The five points tied for the second-fewest in a quarter for the Eagles this season.
The comeback was led by redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami County Day (Syracuse)), who scored 16 of her game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter. Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added 13 points and five rebounds, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) chipped in 12 points and 4 rebounds. Senior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers), led Eastern with six rebounds in her final game for the Green and White.
Eastern recovered from its rough opening quarter to shoot 34 percent (25-of-74) from the floor, while Central finished with a 45-percent (26-of-58) mark. The Eagles made it a game on the heels of its impressive pressure defense, forcing the Chippewas into 23 turnovers while only committing seven themselves. CMU won the rebounding battle, 50-34, and had eight assists to EMU's four.
Minott's 27 points gave her the fifth-best scoring season for a junior in Eastern Michigan history, finishing with 483. Lewis moved into second place in the EMU record book with her 12-point performance, finishing her rookie season with 435 points, trailing only Cha Sweeney.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The No. 9-ranked Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team saw its 2017-18 season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of No. 1 Central Michigan University. An incredible comeback was halted as EMU's shot at the buzzer missed sealing a, 67-64, defeat in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 7, at Quicken Loans Arena.
EMU (11-20, 6-12 MAC) mounted a furious comeback in the fourth quarter, rattling off 10 straight points and getting what once was a 21-point deficit to as close as one point. In the end, CMU (26-4, 17-1 MAC) hung on to advance to the semi-final round.
An abysmal first quarter in which Eastern scored just five points and shot 11 percent (2-of-18) from the floor doomed the Green and White, as the Chippewas put together a 21-point performance on 53-percent (9-of-17) shooting to take control, 21-5, after 10 minutes.
Eastern would go on to out-score Central in each of the next three quarters, but the 16-point deficit from the first proved too much to overcome. The five points tied for the second-fewest in a quarter for the Eagles this season.
The comeback was led by redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami County Day (Syracuse)), who scored 16 of her game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter. Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) added 13 points and five rebounds, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) chipped in 12 points and 4 rebounds. Senior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers), led Eastern with six rebounds in her final game for the Green and White.
Eastern recovered from its rough opening quarter to shoot 34 percent (25-of-74) from the floor, while Central finished with a 45-percent (26-of-58) mark. The Eagles made it a game on the heels of its impressive pressure defense, forcing the Chippewas into 23 turnovers while only committing seven themselves. CMU won the rebounding battle, 50-34, and had eight assists to EMU's four.
Minott's 27 points gave her the fifth-best scoring season for a junior in Eastern Michigan history, finishing with 483. Lewis moved into second place in the EMU record book with her 12-point performance, finishing her rookie season with 435 points, trailing only Cha Sweeney.
Team Stats
EMU
CMU
FG%
.338
.448
3FG%
.200
.176
FT%
.733
.750
RB
34
50
TO
7
23
STL
13
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
11
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
4
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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