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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Eagles Cannot Keep Pace in Setback to Wake Forest
11/20/2016 3:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Eagles fell to 2-2 on the season with the loss
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team opened a five-game road trip Sunday, Nov. 20, against the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Eagles (2-2, 0-0 MAC) could not keep pace with the Demon Deacons' (3-1, 0-0 ACC) hot shooting, eventually falling 89-61.
Four players reached double figures in scoring for the Eagles. Junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the way with a team-high 15 points, while also adding two steals. Fellow junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) added 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists to fill up the stat sheet. Meanwhile, senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair County C.C.)) and Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) added 10 apiece.
As a team, the Eagles converted just 35.9 percent (23-of-64) of their shots from the floor, while the Demon Deacons knocked down 50.0 percent (34of-68) of their attempts. Three-point shooting fell in favor of WFU as well, as Wake Forest outshot Eastern 57.1-20.0 from distance. Meanwhile, EMU coughed up the ball 14 times and forced WFU into 14 miscues throughout the game. The game also marked the first time this season the Eagles were outrebounding, as the Demon Deacons held the 50-30 advantage on the glass.
Wake Forest used five offensive rebounds over the first three minutes of play to claim a 6-2 lead at the 7:20 mark of the first quarter. With turnovers stalling each team, the four-point Demon Deacon advantage stood at the initial media timeout.
Out of the break, Robinson ended a five minute scoring drought for the Eagles, taking it all the way in for a layup to pull the Green and White within a score. Coming right back down the floor, Wake Forest used a trip to the free throw line to start and 7-0 run and take a 13-6 lead. Dailey broke the run with a pullback jumper and Deans knocked down a bucket with less than a minute remaining to cut the Demon Deacons' lead to 15-10 through 10 minutes of play.
In the second quarter, the Eagles struggled to find enough consistency on offense to keep pace with Wake Forest. WFU began the frame with a 20-3 run, giving the home team a 35-13 lead with 5:53 remaining before halftime. Trailing by 23, EMU clawed its way back within 10. Jump started by a Dailey three-ball, the Green and White held the Demon Deacons without a field goal for the final six minutes of play. Robinson led the way with five points, while Dailey, freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie), and Deans also scored during the stretch.
Coming out of halftime facing a 38-28 deficit, Eastern Michigan and Wake Forest traded buckets over the first six minutes of the third quarter before WFU rode its hot shooting to a 70-49 lead through 30 minutes of play. The Demon Deacons knocked down 12-of-18 shots during the quarter, including three triples, while EMU went 7-for-20 from the floor and 1-of-5 from long.
Eastern's offense stayed even with Wake Forest's through the first half of the final period, leaving the score 80-59 in favor of WFU with 4:47 to play. The Eagles hit 5-of-6 shots over the first five minutes, while the Demon Deacons went 5-of-8, to take control. EMU chipped away late but ultimately fell, 89-61.
Eastern Michigan continues its road trip next weekend, Nov. 25-27, at the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic. There, the Eagles will square off with Tulane and Northern Colorado. EMU's clash with the Green Wave is slated for 2 p.m. CT, Friday, Nov. 25.
Four players reached double figures in scoring for the Eagles. Junior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the way with a team-high 15 points, while also adding two steals. Fellow junior Micah Robinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) added 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists to fill up the stat sheet. Meanwhile, senior Sheyna Deans (Detroit, Mich.-Mt. Clemens (St. Clair County C.C.)) and Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Osseo) added 10 apiece.
As a team, the Eagles converted just 35.9 percent (23-of-64) of their shots from the floor, while the Demon Deacons knocked down 50.0 percent (34of-68) of their attempts. Three-point shooting fell in favor of WFU as well, as Wake Forest outshot Eastern 57.1-20.0 from distance. Meanwhile, EMU coughed up the ball 14 times and forced WFU into 14 miscues throughout the game. The game also marked the first time this season the Eagles were outrebounding, as the Demon Deacons held the 50-30 advantage on the glass.
Wake Forest used five offensive rebounds over the first three minutes of play to claim a 6-2 lead at the 7:20 mark of the first quarter. With turnovers stalling each team, the four-point Demon Deacon advantage stood at the initial media timeout.
Out of the break, Robinson ended a five minute scoring drought for the Eagles, taking it all the way in for a layup to pull the Green and White within a score. Coming right back down the floor, Wake Forest used a trip to the free throw line to start and 7-0 run and take a 13-6 lead. Dailey broke the run with a pullback jumper and Deans knocked down a bucket with less than a minute remaining to cut the Demon Deacons' lead to 15-10 through 10 minutes of play.
In the second quarter, the Eagles struggled to find enough consistency on offense to keep pace with Wake Forest. WFU began the frame with a 20-3 run, giving the home team a 35-13 lead with 5:53 remaining before halftime. Trailing by 23, EMU clawed its way back within 10. Jump started by a Dailey three-ball, the Green and White held the Demon Deacons without a field goal for the final six minutes of play. Robinson led the way with five points, while Dailey, freshman Esabelle Levine (Eden Prairie, Minn.-Eden Prairie), and Deans also scored during the stretch.
Coming out of halftime facing a 38-28 deficit, Eastern Michigan and Wake Forest traded buckets over the first six minutes of the third quarter before WFU rode its hot shooting to a 70-49 lead through 30 minutes of play. The Demon Deacons knocked down 12-of-18 shots during the quarter, including three triples, while EMU went 7-for-20 from the floor and 1-of-5 from long.
Eastern's offense stayed even with Wake Forest's through the first half of the final period, leaving the score 80-59 in favor of WFU with 4:47 to play. The Eagles hit 5-of-6 shots over the first five minutes, while the Demon Deacons went 5-of-8, to take control. EMU chipped away late but ultimately fell, 89-61.
Eastern Michigan continues its road trip next weekend, Nov. 25-27, at the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic. There, the Eagles will square off with Tulane and Northern Colorado. EMU's clash with the Green Wave is slated for 2 p.m. CT, Friday, Nov. 25.
Team Stats
EMU
WF
FG%
.359
.500
3FG%
.200
.571
FT%
.667
.520
RB
30
50
TO
14
14
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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