Eastern Michigan Athletics
Combs Earns All-MAC Honors in First Year With The Green and White
3/10/2020 10:01:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Oklahoma City native was a Second-Team All-MAC and MAC All-Defensive Team honoree
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University women's basketball redshirt junior guard Areanna Combs (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West (Oklahoma State)) was named to multiple 2020 All-Mid-American Conference teams, the league office announced Tuesday, March 10. The All-MAC teams are voted on by the league's head coaches.
Combs garnered both Second Team All-MAC and MAC All-Defensive Team honors, becoming the first EMU student-athlete to earn either honor since the 2015-16 campaign when Cha Sweeney and Janay Morton were honored in the two categories, respectively. Combs is just the second Eagle in program history to earn all-defensive honors, and brings home the school's 17th nod on the Second-Team All-MAC list.
A redshirt junior, Combs has been outstanding for the Eagles in the 23 games she has played this season. The Oklahoma City native has scored in double-figures in each contest. In all, Combs is averaging a team-best 19.2 points per game.
Combs most recently scored a team-best 23 points against NIU, March 9. The performance was her 11th of 20+ points this season. Her 23-game double-digit streak is currently the second-best in the MAC behind CMU's Micaela Kelly (29 games). The duo is the only pair in the MAC to have scored 10+ points in every game that they have participated in this season.
With her 23-point performance against NIU in the first round of the MAC Tournament, March 9, Combs etched herself into the EMU record books. The first-year Eagle is now No. 8 all-time on the list of points scored in a junior season, currently sitting at 442. In all, she has led the team in single-game scoring 14 times, and has registered four double-doubles.
Defensively, Combs leads a unit that ranks second overall in the MAC in points per game allowed (65.4), and fourth in steals (8.57 per game). Combs has racked up a team-best 51 steals in just 23 contests for the Green and White.
With its first round tournament win, EMU is set to play in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Wednesday, March 11, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and on WEMU 89.1 FM. Fans are encouraged to visit EMUEagles.com or follow the team on social media at @EMUWBB for the most up-to-date MAC tournament info.
2019-20 MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
MAC Player of the Year
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
MAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
Heather Oesterle, Central Michigan
MAC Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
MAC Women's Basketball Sixth Player of the Year
Gabrielle Bird, Central Michigan
MAC Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Cierra (Cece) Hooks, Ohio
Women's Basketball All-MAC First Team
Oshlynn Brown, Ball State
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois
Cierra (Cece) Hooks, Ohio
Erica Johnson, Ohio
Women's Basketball All-MAC Second Team
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Molly Davis, Central Michigan
Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
Lauren Dickerson, Miami
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan
Women's Basketball All-MAC Third Team
Haliegh Reinoehl, Akron
Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo
Kyra Bussell, Central Michigan
Savannah Kluesner, Miami
Jordan Walker, Western Michigan
Women's Basketball All-MAC Honorable Mention
Jordyn Dawson, Akron
Angela Perry, Bowling Green
Megan Carter, Kent State
Katie Shumate, Kent State
Amani Burke, Ohio
Women's Basketball MAC All-Defensive Team
Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
Lindsey Thall, Kent State
Cierra (Cece) Hooks, Ohio
Women's Basketball MAC All-Freshman Team (6 Players due to ties)
Sydney Freeman, Ball State
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Molly Davis, Central Michigan
Katie Shumate, Kent State
Nila Blackford, Kent State
Peyton Scott, Miami
Combs garnered both Second Team All-MAC and MAC All-Defensive Team honors, becoming the first EMU student-athlete to earn either honor since the 2015-16 campaign when Cha Sweeney and Janay Morton were honored in the two categories, respectively. Combs is just the second Eagle in program history to earn all-defensive honors, and brings home the school's 17th nod on the Second-Team All-MAC list.
A redshirt junior, Combs has been outstanding for the Eagles in the 23 games she has played this season. The Oklahoma City native has scored in double-figures in each contest. In all, Combs is averaging a team-best 19.2 points per game.
Combs most recently scored a team-best 23 points against NIU, March 9. The performance was her 11th of 20+ points this season. Her 23-game double-digit streak is currently the second-best in the MAC behind CMU's Micaela Kelly (29 games). The duo is the only pair in the MAC to have scored 10+ points in every game that they have participated in this season.
With her 23-point performance against NIU in the first round of the MAC Tournament, March 9, Combs etched herself into the EMU record books. The first-year Eagle is now No. 8 all-time on the list of points scored in a junior season, currently sitting at 442. In all, she has led the team in single-game scoring 14 times, and has registered four double-doubles.
Defensively, Combs leads a unit that ranks second overall in the MAC in points per game allowed (65.4), and fourth in steals (8.57 per game). Combs has racked up a team-best 51 steals in just 23 contests for the Green and White.
With its first round tournament win, EMU is set to play in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Wednesday, March 11, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and on WEMU 89.1 FM. Fans are encouraged to visit EMUEagles.com or follow the team on social media at @EMUWBB for the most up-to-date MAC tournament info.
2019-20 MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
MAC Player of the Year
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
MAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
Heather Oesterle, Central Michigan
MAC Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
MAC Women's Basketball Sixth Player of the Year
Gabrielle Bird, Central Michigan
MAC Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Cierra (Cece) Hooks, Ohio
Women's Basketball All-MAC First Team
Oshlynn Brown, Ball State
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois
Cierra (Cece) Hooks, Ohio
Erica Johnson, Ohio
Women's Basketball All-MAC Second Team
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Molly Davis, Central Michigan
Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
Lauren Dickerson, Miami
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan
Women's Basketball All-MAC Third Team
Haliegh Reinoehl, Akron
Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo
Kyra Bussell, Central Michigan
Savannah Kluesner, Miami
Jordan Walker, Western Michigan
Women's Basketball All-MAC Honorable Mention
Jordyn Dawson, Akron
Angela Perry, Bowling Green
Megan Carter, Kent State
Katie Shumate, Kent State
Amani Burke, Ohio
Women's Basketball MAC All-Defensive Team
Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
Lindsey Thall, Kent State
Cierra (Cece) Hooks, Ohio
Women's Basketball MAC All-Freshman Team (6 Players due to ties)
Sydney Freeman, Ball State
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Molly Davis, Central Michigan
Katie Shumate, Kent State
Nila Blackford, Kent State
Peyton Scott, Miami
Players Mentioned
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