Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, January 24
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
10-9 (5-3MAC)
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Miami
11-8 (3-5MAC)
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Eastern Michigan
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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Women's Basketball Comes Up Short Against Miami, 73-69
1/24/2018 10:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sasha Dailey scored a season-high 26 points
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Highlights
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team saw its three-game win streak come to an end against Miami University Wednesday, Jan. 24, inside the Convocation Center. The Eagles (9-10, 5-3 MAC) led the RedHawks (11-8, 3-5 MAC) by one with under a minute remaining in regulation, but MU used a slew of free throws down the stretch to hand EMU a 73-69 setback.
Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) paced the Green and White with a season-best 26 points to go with four rebounds and two assists. Freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) tallied 11 points, three boards, and a team-high three steals. Reigning Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) contributed 11 points and six rebounds, while fellow redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan)) added four points to go with a team-leading 13 boards. It was Jackson's third straight game with 10+ boards.
EMU shot 43.8 percent from the floor, connecting on 28-of-64 field goal attempts, while MU finished at a 45 percent (27-of-60) clip. The Eagles out-rebounded the RedHawks 37-31, and earned 44 points in the paint compared to MU's total of 34.
EMU led by as many as four in a back-and-forth opening period featuring two ties and five lead changes. Tied at 15, a mid-range jumper from Dailey put the Green and White back on top, 17-15, with 17 ticks left in the first frame.
Trailing 23-17, EMU responded with an 8-2 run to level the score at 25 with 3:05 left in the second period. Even though the RedHawks failed to make a field goal for a stretch lasting nearly six minutes, the Eagles took a 32-25 deficit into the intermission.
Down 36-29, Dailey split a pair of free throws before Minott made an uncontested layup to cut MU's lead to 36-32, prompting the RedHawks to burn a full timeout with 6:48 left in the third quarter. The Eagles continued to chip away at the deficit, with a layup from Dailey eventually evening the score at 41 with 3:18 to go in the third stanza.
Despite falling behind by as many as six early in the fourth, a three-point play by Dailey capped a 6-0 run to put the Eagles ahead, 58-57, with 4:57 left in the final frame. After MU grabbed a 68-66 lead, Lewis replied with a three-ball to give EMU a 69-68 edge with 56.2 seconds remaining in regulation. However, MU sophomore Lauren Dickerson sank four consecutive free throws as the RedHawks took a 72-69 lead with 16.8 seconds to play in the second half.
The Eagles had the ball and a chance to tie the game with the shot clock turned off, but a three-point attempt fell short and the RedHawks came away with the defensive rebound. Dickerson hit another free throw as MU handed EMU its second defeat in seven contests this season inside the Convocation Center.
Eastern Michigan is back on the road this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 27, as EMU treks to Buffalo, N.Y. for a 2 p.m. tilt against MAC East-leading University at Buffalo inside Alumni Arena.
Highlights
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team saw its three-game win streak come to an end against Miami University Wednesday, Jan. 24, inside the Convocation Center. The Eagles (9-10, 5-3 MAC) led the RedHawks (11-8, 3-5 MAC) by one with under a minute remaining in regulation, but MU used a slew of free throws down the stretch to hand EMU a 73-69 setback.
Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) paced the Green and White with a season-best 26 points to go with four rebounds and two assists. Freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) tallied 11 points, three boards, and a team-high three steals. Reigning Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) contributed 11 points and six rebounds, while fellow redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan)) added four points to go with a team-leading 13 boards. It was Jackson's third straight game with 10+ boards.
EMU shot 43.8 percent from the floor, connecting on 28-of-64 field goal attempts, while MU finished at a 45 percent (27-of-60) clip. The Eagles out-rebounded the RedHawks 37-31, and earned 44 points in the paint compared to MU's total of 34.
EMU led by as many as four in a back-and-forth opening period featuring two ties and five lead changes. Tied at 15, a mid-range jumper from Dailey put the Green and White back on top, 17-15, with 17 ticks left in the first frame.
Trailing 23-17, EMU responded with an 8-2 run to level the score at 25 with 3:05 left in the second period. Even though the RedHawks failed to make a field goal for a stretch lasting nearly six minutes, the Eagles took a 32-25 deficit into the intermission.
Down 36-29, Dailey split a pair of free throws before Minott made an uncontested layup to cut MU's lead to 36-32, prompting the RedHawks to burn a full timeout with 6:48 left in the third quarter. The Eagles continued to chip away at the deficit, with a layup from Dailey eventually evening the score at 41 with 3:18 to go in the third stanza.
Despite falling behind by as many as six early in the fourth, a three-point play by Dailey capped a 6-0 run to put the Eagles ahead, 58-57, with 4:57 left in the final frame. After MU grabbed a 68-66 lead, Lewis replied with a three-ball to give EMU a 69-68 edge with 56.2 seconds remaining in regulation. However, MU sophomore Lauren Dickerson sank four consecutive free throws as the RedHawks took a 72-69 lead with 16.8 seconds to play in the second half.
The Eagles had the ball and a chance to tie the game with the shot clock turned off, but a three-point attempt fell short and the RedHawks came away with the defensive rebound. Dickerson hit another free throw as MU handed EMU its second defeat in seven contests this season inside the Convocation Center.
Eastern Michigan is back on the road this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 27, as EMU treks to Buffalo, N.Y. for a 2 p.m. tilt against MAC East-leading University at Buffalo inside Alumni Arena.
Team Stats
MIAMI
EMU
FG%
.450
.438
3FG%
.429
.286
FT%
.867
.692
RB
31
37
TO
16
17
STL
9
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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