Eastern Michigan Athletics
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EMU Falls on the Road to Minnesota, 80-56
12/3/2017 3:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Redshirt junior Emoni Jackson scored a career-high 13 points
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team dropped its fifth straight game Sunday, Dec. 3, falling to the University of Minnesota, 80-56. The Eagles (2-5) forced the Golden Gophers (8-1) to a season-high 19 turnovers, but could not overcome Minnesota's 53-42 lead on the glass.
Eastern Michigan shot just 28.2 percent from the field, while Minnesota boasted a scorching 46.3 field goal percentage. EMU held the upper hand from long range though, outshooting UM 35.0-28.0 from beyond the arc.
Three players finished the game in double figures, paced by redshirt junior Danielle Minott's (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting. Fellow redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan)) added a career-high 13 points, including a career-best two triples, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) also finished with 13 points.
On the glass, Lewis, Minott, and senior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the Green and White with six rebounds apiece.
The Eagles trailed by as many as 15 in the opening period as the Golden Gophers shot 69 percent from the field over the first seven minutes of play. EMU clawed its way back from behind the arc though, as Lewis, Minott, Jackson, and senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) knocked down triples to cut the deficit to single digits, 23-14, with two minutes to go in the quarter.
Feeding off a strong finish to the first period, EMU continued to chip away, cutting Minnesota's advantage to seven early in the second stanza. After drawing a charge of the defensive end, Jackson laid one in off the glass to make the score 27-20, but the Eagles closed the half just 1-of-11 from field. Amid a nearly five-minute scoring drought the Green and White late, as Eastern Michigan went to the locker room trailing, 38-24, after being outscored 11-8 in the frame. Minnesota's 11 points were the second-fewest it has scored in a quarter all season.
Fouls paired with strong shooting by the Golden Gophers allowed Minnesota to extend its lead to as many as 22, ultimately handing EMU an 80-56 loss.
Eastern travels to Illinois next weekend, Dec. 8-10, beginning with a Friday night showdown against the University of Illinois Chicago. Tipoff between the Eagles and Flames is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.
Eastern Michigan shot just 28.2 percent from the field, while Minnesota boasted a scorching 46.3 field goal percentage. EMU held the upper hand from long range though, outshooting UM 35.0-28.0 from beyond the arc.
Three players finished the game in double figures, paced by redshirt junior Danielle Minott's (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting. Fellow redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan)) added a career-high 13 points, including a career-best two triples, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) also finished with 13 points.
On the glass, Lewis, Minott, and senior Tori Easley (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) led the Green and White with six rebounds apiece.
The Eagles trailed by as many as 15 in the opening period as the Golden Gophers shot 69 percent from the field over the first seven minutes of play. EMU clawed its way back from behind the arc though, as Lewis, Minott, Jackson, and senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) knocked down triples to cut the deficit to single digits, 23-14, with two minutes to go in the quarter.
Feeding off a strong finish to the first period, EMU continued to chip away, cutting Minnesota's advantage to seven early in the second stanza. After drawing a charge of the defensive end, Jackson laid one in off the glass to make the score 27-20, but the Eagles closed the half just 1-of-11 from field. Amid a nearly five-minute scoring drought the Green and White late, as Eastern Michigan went to the locker room trailing, 38-24, after being outscored 11-8 in the frame. Minnesota's 11 points were the second-fewest it has scored in a quarter all season.
Fouls paired with strong shooting by the Golden Gophers allowed Minnesota to extend its lead to as many as 22, ultimately handing EMU an 80-56 loss.
Eastern travels to Illinois next weekend, Dec. 8-10, beginning with a Friday night showdown against the University of Illinois Chicago. Tipoff between the Eagles and Flames is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
EMU
MINN
FG%
.282
.463
3FG%
.350
.280
FT%
.455
.846
RB
42
53
TO
14
19
STL
10
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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