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Women's Basketball Drops Hard-Fought Contest at Wichita State
12/7/2019 5:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Freshman guard Aaliyah Stanley drained a career-best six triples
WICHITA, Kan. (EMUEagles.com) – Despite taking a one-point lead into the halftime intermission, the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team was unable to close out the Wichita State University Shockers, falling, 63-52, in non-conference action inside Charles Koch arena, today, Dec. 7.
Eastern (2-6) was led by Aaliyah Stanley's (Boynton Beach, Fla.-Oxbridge Academy) 20 points. The freshman guard was 7-of-15 from the floor, including a career-best six makes from downtown. Redshirt junior guard Areanna Combs (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West (Oklahoma State)) added 11 points to the Eagles' effort, while sophomore guard Natalia Pineda (Miami, Fla.-John A. Ferguson) hauled in a team-best six rebounds.
Despite EMU shortening a 15-point deficit to nine with just over three minutes to play, Wichita State (5-3) proved too strong, eventually winning the contest, 63-52.
It was the Eastern Michigan defense that stole the show in the first half, forcing 11 Shocker turnovers, including three steals. On the boards, EMU kept pace with the American Athletic Conference-competition as each team brought down 17 rebounds in the half.
Down three early, 3-0, it was Stanley that put the Eagles on the scoreboard first, hitting a step-back three with a hand in her face. A scrappy affair from the beginning, the score was tied, 7-7, at the first media timeout.
Down, 12-7, the Eagles fought back to tie the game with just over one minute remaining in the opening quarter. The Green and White used a Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) triple to get their eventual 9-0 run started, before Combs added a layup of her own to tie the game at 12-all.
Lewis, a native of nearby Belton, Mo. had nearly 40 family members and friends in attendance, many of which saw her play for the first time in her three-year collegiate career.
With the score knotted at 12 to being the second quarter, the Eagles took control, building on their first quarter run to extend their lead to four, 16-12. Despite the Shockers regaining the lead, 20-19, with four minutes remaining, EMU was able to fight back to take a one-point lead into the locker room, 24-23.
WSU took control in the second half. The Shockers were able to outscore the Eagles 21-12 in the third quarter, before opening up a game-high 15-point advantage with 4:32 left in the contest.
Down 15, the Eagles refused to quite. Stanley, already with four triples, added two more late, bringing her total to six and helping EMU to claw back within nine, 46-55. Although it showed resilience, EMU found itself short on time. Down nine with only three minutes left on the clock, Eastern attempted to make an incredible comeback, but fell short.
After making the trip home to Ypsilanti, EMU will enjoy two off-days before getting back on the court, against Purdue Fort Wayne Tuesday, Dec. 10. The game will be played inside the Convocation Center, and is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. For the most up-to-date information on all things EMU women's hoops, visit EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on social media, at @EMUWBB.
Eastern (2-6) was led by Aaliyah Stanley's (Boynton Beach, Fla.-Oxbridge Academy) 20 points. The freshman guard was 7-of-15 from the floor, including a career-best six makes from downtown. Redshirt junior guard Areanna Combs (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West (Oklahoma State)) added 11 points to the Eagles' effort, while sophomore guard Natalia Pineda (Miami, Fla.-John A. Ferguson) hauled in a team-best six rebounds.
Despite EMU shortening a 15-point deficit to nine with just over three minutes to play, Wichita State (5-3) proved too strong, eventually winning the contest, 63-52.
It was the Eastern Michigan defense that stole the show in the first half, forcing 11 Shocker turnovers, including three steals. On the boards, EMU kept pace with the American Athletic Conference-competition as each team brought down 17 rebounds in the half.
Down three early, 3-0, it was Stanley that put the Eagles on the scoreboard first, hitting a step-back three with a hand in her face. A scrappy affair from the beginning, the score was tied, 7-7, at the first media timeout.
Down, 12-7, the Eagles fought back to tie the game with just over one minute remaining in the opening quarter. The Green and White used a Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) triple to get their eventual 9-0 run started, before Combs added a layup of her own to tie the game at 12-all.
Lewis, a native of nearby Belton, Mo. had nearly 40 family members and friends in attendance, many of which saw her play for the first time in her three-year collegiate career.
With the score knotted at 12 to being the second quarter, the Eagles took control, building on their first quarter run to extend their lead to four, 16-12. Despite the Shockers regaining the lead, 20-19, with four minutes remaining, EMU was able to fight back to take a one-point lead into the locker room, 24-23.
WSU took control in the second half. The Shockers were able to outscore the Eagles 21-12 in the third quarter, before opening up a game-high 15-point advantage with 4:32 left in the contest.
Down 15, the Eagles refused to quite. Stanley, already with four triples, added two more late, bringing her total to six and helping EMU to claw back within nine, 46-55. Although it showed resilience, EMU found itself short on time. Down nine with only three minutes left on the clock, Eastern attempted to make an incredible comeback, but fell short.
After making the trip home to Ypsilanti, EMU will enjoy two off-days before getting back on the court, against Purdue Fort Wayne Tuesday, Dec. 10. The game will be played inside the Convocation Center, and is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. For the most up-to-date information on all things EMU women's hoops, visit EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on social media, at @EMUWBB.
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Team Stats
EMU
WSU
FG%
.339
.431
3FG%
.364
.333
FT%
.333
.542
RB
32
35
TO
18
18
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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