YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team will play its second consecutive home game when it welcomes Ball State University to the George Gervin GameAbove Center Wednesday, Jan. 12. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Eagles (4-5, 1-1 MAC) come into the contest after their most impressive win of the season, an 80-60 dismantling of Central Michigan, Jan. 8. Meanwhile, Ball State (8-5, 1-1 MAC) will look to get back on track after a close, 54-51 setback versus Kent State, Jan. 9.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3, where Ryan Wooley and Dannie Rogers will patrol the action. Fans can hear the contest on WEMU 89.1 FM or worldwide on the Varsity Network app where play-by-play man Tom Helmer will have the call. Additionally, the team's official Twitter account, @EMUWBB, will provide live updates throughout the contest.
1,000 WATCH: Redshirt senior Areanna Combs is 31 points away from the 1,000 mark at Eastern Michigan (currently has 969). She is averaging a team best 16.6 points per game this season and is set to become to 24th member of the 1,000-point club at EMU.
Senior Courtnie Lewis (1,109 points) hit the mark during the 2019-20 campaign.
SATURDAY NIGHT FIVE: Eastern Michigan saw five Eagles score in double-digits against the Chippewas, Jan. 8: redshirt seniors Areanna Combs (16) and Danielle Rainey (15), redshirt sophomore Ce'Nara Skanes (14), freshman Lachelle Austin (11), and senior Courtnie Lewis (11). The last time EMU had five-or-more players score in double-digits against a Division I opponent was against Miami University, Jan. 15, 2020.
DOUBLE-DIPPING THE CHIPS: The Eagles have now won two-straight games over Central Michigan, dropping the Chippewas 80-60, Jan. 8, and 70-67, Jan. 20, 2021. This marked the first time since the 2014-15 season in which the Green and White have bested CMU twice in-a-row. Prior to the last two victories over Central, Eastern had dropped 13 consecutive matchups.
USE THE FORCE: EMU forced 20 turnovers against CMU, Jan. 8. For the Chippewas, 20 turnovers is tied for the second-most in a game this season. The Eagles have been disruptive all season, causing opponents to commit 15.9 turnovers per game. The game against Central also marked the second time this season Eastern forced 20-or-more turnovers against a Division I team, the other was against Detroit Mercy, Nov. 13, 2021 (20 turnovers).
ONE AWAY FROM THE TOP: Redshirt sophomore Ce'Nara Skanes continues to climb EMU's all-time double-double ladder. Skanes has five double-double outings this season and 16 as a member of the Green and White. She is one behind all-time leaders Sarah VanMetre and Oliva Fouty.
CLOSING IN ON WEBB: Senior Courtnie Lewis, a veteran for the Eagles and 1,000-point club member, is moving up the all-time point list at EMU. Lewis boasts 1,109 career points, good for 20th in program history. She sits just behind former Eagle Phillis Webb, who produced 1,125 points between 2013-17. EMU great Tavelyn James (2008-2012) owns the top spot in program history, having accumulated 2,470 career points.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: The Eagles have opened up the 2021-22 season with a home record of 4-1, with their only loss coming at the hands of Youngstown State, 70-67, Nov. 9. For Eastern Michigan, this is the best start to a season since the 2018-19 team started 5-0 inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center. Meanwhile, the team is currently 0-3 in away contests and 0-1 in neutral site games.
THE FIRST 20 MATTERS: Eastern Michigan's first-half play has been largely illustrative of the team's win-loss record this season. All four of Eastern's wins have seen the Eagles take a lead into the intermission, while each of the squad's five setbacks has included a halftime deficit. In the Eagles' 80-60 win over Central Michigan, the Green and White scored 44 points in the first half, their most against a Division I institution this season.
EMU is 40-15 in games in which it held a halftime lead since the onset of the 2016-17 season, and 17-74 in games where it has trailed at the break in that same span.
PLAYING DISCIPLINED: Eastern has been one of the most disciplined teams in the country in the early portion of the 2021-22 season. The Eagles lead the MAC and rank 26th in the country in fewest fouls (160). Additionally, EMU ranks second in the league and 12th nationally in fewest turnovers (142).
HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS: Eastern has been one of the best shooting teams in the nation this season. The Eagles have hit 44 percent (237-of-537) of their shots from the field this season, good for second in the league and 56th nationally. EMU's current best mark under Head Coach Fred Castro came in the 2017-18 campaign when the Green and White shot 40.1 percent from the floor for the season.
Even better from three-point land, EMU is 33rd in the country and fourth in the MAC with a 35.7 percent (61-171) clip from beyond the arc this season.
LIKE BONNIE AND CLYDE: Eastern Michigan's defense has been full of thievery this season. The Green and White are sixth in the league, averaging 9.1 steals per contest. That number is on track to be the second-best mark under Fred Castro (2016-Pres.). The 2017-18 EMU squad racked up 9.7 steals per contest.
JUICE IN JANUARY: January has been a month-of-moving for EMU under Head Coach Fred Castro. The Eagles have picked up 20 wins during the New Year month since 2017, the most in any month for the team during that span. EMU has finished with a winning record (5-3) three times during that stretch (2018, 2020, 2021).
Additionally, the month has been the best for the program as a whole. EMU has 167 total wins in the month of January, more than any other month.
JUANITA'S HUSTLE: Redshirt junior Juanita Agosto had a profound impact on the court versus Central Michigan, Jan. 8. In 23 minutes of play, the guard scored eight points, recorded five rebounds, and had a pair of assists and steals. Moreover, the Seattle, Wash. native was +31 on the afternoon. Her plus-31 outing is the highest of any Eagle against a Division I opponent this season. Additionally, the +31 performance translates to +51.88 per 40 minutes of action.
DEATH, TAXES, DOUBLE DIGITS: If one thing is as certain as can be, it's that Areanna Combs will score 10+ points. Including her nine performances of the nature this season, Combs has now recorded double-digit scoring efforts in 51 of her 53 career games with the Green and White (96.2%). That number is the highest percentage in the Mid-American Conference.
BIG TIME BUCKETS: Eastern Michigan is averaging 73.3 points per game through its first nine contests. That number is good for fourth in the MAC.
COOKIES: Redshirt senior Areanna Combs ranks fourth in the MAC in total steals (25) and steals per game (2.78) this season. Her steals per game average is the 30th-best mark in the nation. Combs set a career-high with 10 steals against Grace Christian, Nov. 18, to help her achieve her first ever triple-double (12 points, 11 assists, 10 steals).
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS: EMU has put an emphasis on the three-ball this year, and no one member of the Green and White has been better than redshirt senior Danielle Rainey.
Rainey has hit 29-of-62 (46.8%) from downtown and has hit at least three shots from beyond-the-arc in seven contests.
The Washington, D.C. native's three-point percentage is No. 2 in the MAC and 12th in the nation. Rainey is fourth in the league in treys made per game (3.22), good for 8th in the country.
CHASING 200: The Eastern Michigan women's basketball program has racked up 197 total wins inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center (renamed Dec. 11, 2021) since it opened for play in the 1998-1999 season. EMU can get to 200 all-time with seven home wins this season. The Eagles have averaged just over six wins at home each season since 2016-17, but have twice hit nine home wins.
SHARING IS CARING: Redshirt senior Areanna Combs has tallied 34 assists (3.78 per game) this season.
Eleven of Combs' 26 assists came against Grace Christian University, Nov. 18. The 11 dimes against the Tigers tops her previous best, which she set two games prior against Detroit Mercy, Nov. 9 (7).
As a team, the Green and White have recorded 14-or-more assists in three games this season. Eastern only achieved 14-or-more assists in a game twice last year.
BLOCK PART(E): EMU is third in the Mid-American Conference in blocks per game (4.11). Through nine games, the Eagles have recorded 37 blocks, an improvement from their 20 blocks in the same span last season.
Freshman Treasure Thompson leads the team and is second in the MAC with 1.4 blocks per game while redshirt sophomore Ce'Nara Skanes sits fourth in the league with 1.3 swats per contest.
The Eagles have recorded at least five blocks in three contests, rejecting six shots against Detroit Mercy, Nov. 13, Grace Christian, Nov. 18, and FIU, Nov. 27. In the 2020-21 campaign, Eastern only recorded five-or-more blocks in a game three times: Seven, at Western Michigan, Jan. 20, 2021; Six versus Ball State, Jan. 23, 2021; Five at Southern Illinois, Nov. 25, 2020.
ALL-TIME VERSUS BALL STATE: Eastern Michigan boasts a 45-40 edge in the all-time series with Ball State. Additionally, the Eagles have bested the Cardinals in five of the last seven meetings.
LAST TIME AGAINST BALL STATE: Despite a 23-point fourth quarter effort, Eastern dropped its last contest against Ball State, 68-64, Jan. 23, 2021. At home, then-redshirt junior Areanna Combs dropped 19 points while then-redshirt freshman Ce'Nara Skanes added 14 in the loss.
AT LAST: Eastern Michigan broke a 26-day hiatus when it took on Toledo, Jan. 5, in the Glass City. That stretch (Dec. 10 through Jan. 4) was the largest in-season break between games in program history.
BACK IN #MACTION: The Green and White's 2021-22 campaign marks the 41st season Eastern Michigan will compete as a member of the Mid-American Conference. Playing a league schedule since the 1981-82 campaign, EMU has compiled a 295-373 record against conference opponents all-time.
RING CHASING: Eastern is in search of its first conference championship since 2012. That year, the Eagles captured both the MAC West and MAC Tournament titles.
As a program, EMU has claimed four division crowns (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012) and two tournament championships (2004, 2012).
ON THE HORIZON: Eastern Michigan will hit the road for a weekend matchup at Kent State University. Tipoff against the Golden Flashes is set for 1 p.m.
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