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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Andrew Mascharka
Jackson's Game-Winning Tip-In Leads EMU to Win at BGSU
1/3/2018 9:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
It was EMU's first win in the Stroh Center since 2005
Postgame Interviews: Fred_Castro & Emoni_Jackson
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – A tip-in with less than a second to go by redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan)) lifted the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team to a 54-52 win over Bowling Green State University Wednesday night, Jan. 3, inside the Stroh Center. The Eagles (5-8, 1-1 MAC) erased a 13-point deficit to walk away with their first win in Bowling Green since 2005.
Neither team shot the ball particularly well, but Eastern Michigan's strong performance at the charity stripe led the Green and White to the win. EMU converted 31.5 percent of its shots and 4-of-13 attempts from distance, while BGSU (8-5, 0-2 MAC) finished 17-of-53 from the floor. At the stripe, the Falcons went 10-for-15, while the Eagles knocked down 16-of-22 free throw attempts.
On the defensive end, Eastern tallied 14 steals and forced Bowling Green to commit 25 turnovers. Three Eagles registered three thefts each, while seven different players recorded at least one.
Redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) turned in a career-high 19 points to go along with two rebounds, three steals, and an assist. Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) continued to work her way towards the 1,000-point club with a 15-point performance, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) and Jackson added eight and seven points, respectively.
A back-and-forth game early, Bowling Green caught fire from beyond the arc, knocking down 4-of-6 triples to take a 22-14 lead into the second period. BGSU's long range shooting erased a five point EMU lead and disrupted Eastern Michigan's rhythm offensively.
The shooting woes carried into the second quarter, as the Eagles began the period 0-for-6 from the floor. Five free throws kept the Green and White in striking distance though, making it a 10-point, 29-19, game at the media timeout.
With EMU's defense tightening up, BGSU's offense stalled, only managing points from the free throw line over the final five minute of the half. Meanwhile, Minott knocked down a triple and Lewis added freebies from the line to cut the Falcons' lead to seven, 31-24, at the break.
Minott and Dailey led the Eagles comeback out of halftime, combining for 13 points over the first seven minutes of the half. Dailey got things going with a triple, before Minott chipped in from the free throw line. Then, a Dailey three-ball was followed by Minott's second trey of the day, putting Eastern Michigan in front by one. With all of the momentum in their favor, Dailey drove to the hoop for a lay-in to extend EMU's lead to three, 39-36, and force a BGSU timeout. The break proved to be timely for Bowling Green, as the Falcons capped an 8-1 run with a three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 44-40 advantage into the final period.
A Lewis layup with 5:30 to play tied the score at 47, setting up Eastern Michigan's late game heroics. Dailey rattled off five points over the next three and a half minutes to give EMU a 52-49 lead with 1:50 left on the clock.
An offensive rebound was kicked out to the wing where Bowling Green's Haley Puk knotted the score back up at 52 with 28 seconds on the clock. Running the last play of the game, Minott's jumper missed the mark and Lewis' put-back caught the back iron. Leaping up in the middle of the lane, Jackson tipped in the shot with four tenths of a second left. With EMU in the lead 54-52, BGSU could not get a shot off, sealing the two-point win for the Eagles.
EMU is back in action Saturday, Jan. 6, when the University of Toledo visits the Convocation Center for a MAC West tilt. Tipoff between the Eagles and Rockets is slated for approximately 2:30 p.m. as the second leg of a doubleheader with the EMU men's basketball team.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – A tip-in with less than a second to go by redshirt junior Emoni Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.-Long Beach Polytechnic (Michigan)) lifted the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team to a 54-52 win over Bowling Green State University Wednesday night, Jan. 3, inside the Stroh Center. The Eagles (5-8, 1-1 MAC) erased a 13-point deficit to walk away with their first win in Bowling Green since 2005.
Neither team shot the ball particularly well, but Eastern Michigan's strong performance at the charity stripe led the Green and White to the win. EMU converted 31.5 percent of its shots and 4-of-13 attempts from distance, while BGSU (8-5, 0-2 MAC) finished 17-of-53 from the floor. At the stripe, the Falcons went 10-for-15, while the Eagles knocked down 16-of-22 free throw attempts.
On the defensive end, Eastern tallied 14 steals and forced Bowling Green to commit 25 turnovers. Three Eagles registered three thefts each, while seven different players recorded at least one.
Redshirt junior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) turned in a career-high 19 points to go along with two rebounds, three steals, and an assist. Senior Sasha Dailey (Toledo, Ohio-Rogers) continued to work her way towards the 1,000-point club with a 15-point performance, while freshman Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) and Jackson added eight and seven points, respectively.
A back-and-forth game early, Bowling Green caught fire from beyond the arc, knocking down 4-of-6 triples to take a 22-14 lead into the second period. BGSU's long range shooting erased a five point EMU lead and disrupted Eastern Michigan's rhythm offensively.
The shooting woes carried into the second quarter, as the Eagles began the period 0-for-6 from the floor. Five free throws kept the Green and White in striking distance though, making it a 10-point, 29-19, game at the media timeout.
With EMU's defense tightening up, BGSU's offense stalled, only managing points from the free throw line over the final five minute of the half. Meanwhile, Minott knocked down a triple and Lewis added freebies from the line to cut the Falcons' lead to seven, 31-24, at the break.
Minott and Dailey led the Eagles comeback out of halftime, combining for 13 points over the first seven minutes of the half. Dailey got things going with a triple, before Minott chipped in from the free throw line. Then, a Dailey three-ball was followed by Minott's second trey of the day, putting Eastern Michigan in front by one. With all of the momentum in their favor, Dailey drove to the hoop for a lay-in to extend EMU's lead to three, 39-36, and force a BGSU timeout. The break proved to be timely for Bowling Green, as the Falcons capped an 8-1 run with a three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 44-40 advantage into the final period.
A Lewis layup with 5:30 to play tied the score at 47, setting up Eastern Michigan's late game heroics. Dailey rattled off five points over the next three and a half minutes to give EMU a 52-49 lead with 1:50 left on the clock.
An offensive rebound was kicked out to the wing where Bowling Green's Haley Puk knotted the score back up at 52 with 28 seconds on the clock. Running the last play of the game, Minott's jumper missed the mark and Lewis' put-back caught the back iron. Leaping up in the middle of the lane, Jackson tipped in the shot with four tenths of a second left. With EMU in the lead 54-52, BGSU could not get a shot off, sealing the two-point win for the Eagles.
EMU is back in action Saturday, Jan. 6, when the University of Toledo visits the Convocation Center for a MAC West tilt. Tipoff between the Eagles and Rockets is slated for approximately 2:30 p.m. as the second leg of a doubleheader with the EMU men's basketball team.
Team Stats
EMU
BGSU
FG%
.315
.321
3FG%
.308
.400
FT%
.727
.667
RB
34
41
TO
17
25
STL
14
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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