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Projected StartersPOS NO NAME HT YR 2009-10 STATSF 5 Michelle
Kirk 6-0 Jr. 19.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.7 apgF 22 Liz Leer 6-2 Jr. 12.5
ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.3 bpgG 12 Ebony Edwards 5-8 So. 5.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg,
1.7 spgG 23 Raven Harris 5-7 So. 5.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.3 spgC 00
Ohemaa Nyanin 6-2 Sr. 4.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
ReservesPOS NO NAME HT YR 2009-10 STATSG 4 Geleisa George 5-9
Fr. --G 10 Nicole Ryan 5-8 Sr. 7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.3 apgG 13 Ashley
Yencho 5-7 Jr. 4.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.1 apgF 15 Lisa Strack 5-10 So.
6.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.6 apgF 42 Janelle McDonald 6-1 So. 1.4 ppg, 1.2
rpg, 0.1 apgC 44 Stephanie Anya 6-2 Fr. 1.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4
spg
Game 21Lafayette (4-16, 2-4) vs. American (13-7, 6-0)
Saturday, January 30, 2010 2 p.m. ETBender Arena Washington,
D.C.Web: Patriot League All*Access
The American University womens basketball team is seeking its
eighth straight win when it hosts Lafayette on Saturday afternoon
at 2 p.m. at Bender Arena.
American (13-7, 6-0 Patriot League) is coming off a win at Navy
on Wednesday evening in its most recent game. The Eagles were led
by juniors Michelle Kirk and Liz Leer, each of whom recorded a
game-high 17 points. Leer also grabbed six rebounds and matched her
career-high with six blocked shots. Her six blocks ties her
previous single-game school record. Additionally, sophomore Lisa
Strack added 15 points and eight rebounds off the bench, both of
which are career-bests.
As a team, the Eagles shot 10-for-10 from the free throw line,
only the fourth game in school history they have been perfect from
the charity stripe (on a minimum of 10 attempts). For the season,
American is shooting a Patriot League-best 75.6 percent from the
foul line, which is currently the 15th best percentage in the
country.
Lafayette (4-16, 2-4 PL) comes into Saturdays action trying to
snap a three-game losing streak. The Leopards last victory came on
January 16, a 46-43 win against Navy. Lauren Jackson leads
Lafayette this season with 10.8 points per game, while LeKeisha
Wright chips in 10.7 per contest.
AU is 7-2 at home this season, and is currently riding a
four-game home winning streak. On the fl ip side, the Leopards are
3-8 on the road, including a 1-2 mark in conference play.
American both regular season matchups against the Leopards last
season, although seventh-seeded Lafayette upset the second-seeded
Eagles in the quarterfi nals of the Patriot League Tournament last
March, 58-56. Americans two regular season victories came by a
combined 33 points.
The Eagles lead the all-time series against Lafayette by a 19-4
margin. Additionally, American is a perfect 11-0 against the
Leopards in Bender Arena.
NovemberNovemberSun. 8 Virginia Wesleyan (Exhib.) W, 98-34Fri.
13 at Howard W, 71-59Mon. 16 at Princeton L, 77-45Wed. 18 at Brown
W, 64-54Sun. 22 EAST CAROLINA L, 70-65Tues. 24 NJIT W, 65-57Sun. 28
at Wagner L, 73-72
DecemberDecemberWed. 2 at Drexel L, 50-40Sun. 6 HIGH POINT W,
67-46Wed. 16 MORGAN STATE W, 59-45Sun. 20 MARYLAND L, 75-64 Hatter
Classic @ DeLand, Fla.Mon. 28 vs. Buffalo W, 54-43Tues. 29 vs. St.
Francis (Pa.) L, 60-57
JanuaryJanuarySat. 2 at Columbia L, 66-56Mon. 4 MD.-EASTERN
SHORE W, 57-46Sat. 9 LEHIGH * W, 69-65 (OT)Wed. 13 BUCKNELL * W,
63-51Sat. 16 at Colgate * W, 80-58Wed. 20 ARMY * W, 64-49Sun. 24 at
Holy Cross * W, 64-51Wed. 27 at Navy * W, 62-45Sat. 30 LAFAYETTE *
2:00 p.m.
FebruaryFebruarySat. 6 at Lehigh * 7:00 p.m.Wed. 10 at Bucknell
* 7:00 p.m.Sat. 13 COLGATE * 2:00 p.m.Wed. 17 at Army * 7:00
p.m.Sat. 20 HOLY CROSS * 2:00 p.m.Wed. 24 NAVY * 7:00 p.m.Sat. 27
at Lafayette * 1:00 p.m.
MarchMarchSat. 6 PL Quarterfi nals @ Holy Cross TBDSun. 7 PL
Semifi nals @ Holy Cross TBDSat. 13 PL Finals @ TBD 6:00 p.m.
BOLD CAPS indicates home game* indicates Patriot League
Opponent
2009-10 Schedule
Athletics CommunicationsWomens Basketball Contact
................................ Howard SmithOffi ce Phone
....................................................... (202)
885-3032Cell Phone
.......................................................... (202)
531-0160E-mail
......................................................hsmith@american.eduWebsite
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AUeagles.comMailing Address
.....................................................Bender Arena
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20016
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Riding a Hot StreakAmerican have won a season-high seven
straight games, including a perfect 6-0 start in the Patriot
League. The Eagles last loss came on January 2 at Columbia, giving
them a 7-1 record in January . This is the fi rst time AU has ever
been 6-0 in conference play.
Home CookinAmerican is 7-2 in the friendly confi nes of Bender
Arena this season, picking up wins in its last four home games. AU
is 5-4 on the road and 1-1 in neutral site games.
Leading the PackAmerican currently leads the Patriot League in
team free throw percentage (75.6 percent) and three-point fi eld
goal percentage (37.1 percent). The Eagles also rank second in the
conference in several team statistics, including scoring offense
(61.9 ppg), scoring margin (+4.9 per game), rebounding defense
(34.7 per game) and blocked shots (3.6 per game).
Take Me to Your LeaderJunior Michelle Kirk has led the Eagles in
scoring in 18 of their 20 games so far this season, scoring at
least 18 points in 14 of those contests. Her 19.8 points per game
average is currently leading the Patriot League. She is also tops
in the conference in minutes played (37.2 per game), while she
ranks in the top three in each of the following statistics:
three-point percentage (41.5 percent - 2nd), free throw percentage
(84.0 percent - 2nd) and three-point fi eld goals made (2.2 per
game - 3rd). She is currently seventh in the conference in fi eld
goal percentage (44.1 percent) and 10th in the conference in
rebounding with 5.3 per contest. The 2009 All-League selection
currently has 999 career points, one shy of the 1,000-point
plateau.
Back-to-Back-to-Back HonorsKirk has been selected as the Patriot
League Player of the Week in each of the last three weeks. She has
been recognized with the award a league-high fi ve times this
season, and on six occasions in her career.
Stepping Up When it CountsIn the fi ve conference games, Kirk is
averaging 21.7 points per game, which leads the Patriot League. In
the conference opener against defending champion Lehigh on January
9, the 2009-10 All-Patriot League Preseason selection put together
one of the best individual efforts in recent AU womens basketball
history with 32 points, the fi fth-highest single-game output in
school history. She was 10-of-21 from the fi eld, including a
career-best fi ve made three-pointers (in nine attempts) and a
perfect seven-of-seven from the free throw line. Her 32
point-performance was the most points by an AU student-athlete
since Chanel Hunt scored 34 points on February 11, 2003 against
Navy.
Impressive from DeepKirk has been hot from the three-point line
over the past six games, knocking down a combined 18 three-pointers
on 48.6 percent from deep. Her fi ve-trifectas in both wins against
Lehigh and Bucknell matched her career-high.
Get That Out of HereJunior Liz Leer is fi rst in the Patriot
League with 46 blocked shots this season (2.3 per game). She
currently sits second in school history with 148 blocks, only four
shy of the programs all-time record. She had a career-high-matching
six blocks in Americans win over Navy on Wednesday, which tied her
own single-game program record.
Double TroubleLeer recorded her fi rst double-double of the
2009-10 season with 14 points and 13 rebounds in Americans victory
over Army on January 20. This marked her third-career
double-double, as her previous two both occured in the 2008-09
season. Taking Care of the RockSophomore Raven Harris currently
leads the Patriot League with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. She
is averaging 3.7 assists per game, which is good for third in the
conference.
Thieves on the LooseHarris and classmate Ebony Edwards are
currently second and fi fth, respectively, in the conference in
steals. Harris is averaging 2.3 steals per game, while Edwards
contributes 1.7 per contest. Harris, Edwards and Kirk each recorded
four steals in AUs win over Colgate on January 16.
Protecting the LeadAU is 10-1 in games in which it leads at
halftime. Additionally, the Eagles are 12-0 when they lead with fi
ve minutes remaining in the game.
Aggressive Play RewardedThe Eagles are 10-2 in games in which
they attempt more free throws than their opponents. On the fl ip
side, AU is only 3-5 in which the opponent shoots more free
throws.
Patriot League SuccessIn the last three seasons, the Eagles are
26-8 (.765) in conference play, which is the highest winning
percentage of any Patriot League school.
Eagles Expected to SoarAU was selected to fi nish second in the
Patriot League in the preseason poll, the conference announced
prior to the start of the season. The poll was voted on by the
leagues coaches and sports information directors. Kirk was selected
as a Preseason All-Patriot League pick.
Playing Deep into MarchFor the fi rst time in program history,
AU earned trips to the postseason in each of the last two seasons
as the Eagles reached the postseason WNIT in both 2007-08 and
2008-09. Last season, fi rst-year head coach Matt Corkery led the
Eagles to a 19-12 record, and was the associate head coach in the
2007-08 campaign as the Eagles clinched the Patriot League regular
season crown.
Threes Better than NoneThe Eagles captured three All-Patriot
League awards in the 2008-09 campaign. Current junior Michelle Kirk
was named First Team All-Conference, while now-sophomores Ebony
Edwards and Lisa Strack were selected to the Patriot League
All-Rookie Team.
2009-10 Patriot LeaguePreseason Poll
1. Lehigh .............(13 fi rst-place votes) 97 points2.
American ................ (3 fi rst-place votes) 763. Holy Cross
.................................................. 764. Navy
........................................................... 545.
Bucknell ......................................................
526. Army
........................................................... 507.
Colgate .......................................................
228. Lafayette
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Michelle Kirk 2009-10 Awards- Preseason All-Patriot League Team-
5-time Patriot League Player of the Week (11/30, 12/21, 1/11, 1/18,
1/25)- ECAC Division I Co-Player of the Week (1/11)- 2-time
American University Student-Athlete of the Week (11/16, 1/11)
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Team Stats Comparison AMERICAN Lafayette 13-7 .................
Overall Record ...................4-16 6-0 ...............
Conference Record .................2-4 61.9
...................Points/Game ..................... 46.5 57.0
.............. Opp. Points/Game ................ 62.2 34.9
................Rebounds/Game .................. 28.4 34.7
........... Opp. Rebounds/Game ............. 38.2 41.0
........................FG Pct. .......................... 34.8
38.4 ................... Opp. FG Pct. ..................... 42.4
37.1 .................... 3-Point Pct. ...................... 26.8
31.0 ................Opp. 3-Point Pct. .................. 30.5 75.6
.................Free Throw Pct. ................... 69.5 13.7
............Personal Fouls/Game .............. 18.8 12.6
.................. Assists/Game ...................... 8.9 15.7
................Turnovers/Game .................. 18.7 3.6
..............Blocked Shots/Game ................ 3.0 8.1
..................... Steals/Game ....................... 6.4
AU Record Books
Free Throw Percentage, Career1. Liz Leer, 2007-Pres ...........
(107-130) 82.32. Kate Miller, 1997-00 ........... (296-361) 82.03.
Nicole Ryan, 2005-Pres ... (156-194) 80.44. Michelle Kirk,
2007-Pres .. (233-291) 80.15. Beth Shearer, 1984-88 .......
(476-598) 79.6
Three-Point FGs Made, Career1. Talicia Jackson, 2005-09
...................... 1602. Nicole Ryan, 2005-Pres
...................... 1533. Kari Gaskins, 1995-99
.......................... 1474. Liz Hayes, 2006-08
............................... 1445. Maria Werries, 1999-03
........................ 105
Blocked Shots, Career1. Kirsten Keller, 1991-95
......................... 1522. Liz Leer, 2007-Pres
............................. 1483. Hollie Steinman, 1998-02
..................... 1284. Kia Cooper, 1984-88
............................... 855. Kristin Hirschler, 1990-94
........................ 83
Field Goal Percentage, Career1. Lynne Copeland, 1982-83
....(110-190) 57.92. Kelly Lane, 1985-87 ............ (364-630)
57.83. Darsi Smith, 1980-84 .......... (501-955) 52.54. Liz Leer,
2007-Pres. .......... (348-664) 52.4 Beth Shearer, 1984-88 ......
(565-1078) 52.4
Inside the Series - LafayetteAll-Time Record: American leads
19-42009 Meetings: American 72, Lafayette 61 (1/31/09 in Easton,
Pa.) American 75, Lafayette 54 (2/28/09 in Washington, D.C.)
Lafayette 58, American 56 (3/7/09 in Bethlehem, Pa.*) * Patriot
League Tournament Quarterfi nals
American won two of the three matchups last season, although the
seventh-seeded Leopards upset AU in the quarterfi nals of the
Patriot League Tournament.
The Eagles hold a perfect 11-0 record against Lafayette in
Bender Arena. American leads the all-time series, 19-4.
AU is 7-2 at home this season, and is currently riding a
four-game home winning streak. The Leopards are 3-8 on the road
this season, including a 1-2 mark in conference play.
Milestone Watch- Junior Michelle Kirk has scored 999 career
points, leaving her just one point shy of the 1,000-point mark.
Eleven womens basketball student-athletes are currently in the
1,000-point club.
- Liz Leer is currently fi rst in career free throw percentage
at 82.3, while Nicole Ryan sits in third at 80.4 percent, and
Michelle Kirk is in fourth at 80.1 percent. Ryan set a new AU
single-season mark last year with an 87.8 percent conversion rate
from the charity stripe. Leer leads the Eagles this season at 85.4
percent, while Leer is shooting 84.0 percent.
- Ryan is second in school history with 153 made
three-pointers.
- Leer has recorded 148 blocked shots in her career at American,
including a single-season school record of 62 last season. She
currently sits second in school history in career blocked shots,
and is only four blocks behind Kirsten Keller, who competed at AU
from 1991-95, for the schools all-time record.
- In her career, Leer has shot 52.4 percent from the fi eld,
which places her fourth in AU history. Lynne Copeland sits atop the
AU list at 57.9 percent.
Patriot League PlayThe Eagles currently sit alone in fi rst
place at 6-0. This marks AUs fi rst 6-0 start in conference play in
school history.
In addition to AUs 62-45 win over Navy, Army, Holy Cross and
Lehigh each recorded conference victories on Wednesday.
Patriot League action continues on Saturday with all eight teams
in action. In addition to American versus Lafayette, Bucknell takes
on Army in West Point, N.Y., Navy travels to Hamilton, N.Y.. to
face off against Colgate, and Holy Cross and Lehigh square off in
Bethlehem, Pa.
Lafayette is currently 2-4 in the conference, sitting in a tie
for fi fth place. The Leopards have defeated Holy Cross and Navy in
league play, while recording losses to Colgate, Bucknell, Lehigh
and Army.
2009-10 Patriot League Standings Patriot OverallTEAM W L Pct. W
L Pct.American 6 0 1.000 13 7 .650Lehigh 5 1 .833 18 3 .857Navy 3 3
.500 11 10 .524Army 3 3 500 9 11 .450Bucknell 2 4 .333 6 13
.316Holy Cross 2 4 .333 6 15 .286Lafayette 2 3 .333 4 16
.200Colgate 1 5 .167 6 14 .300
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2009-10 RosterNumericalNo. Name .................Pos. Cl.
....Ht. .. Hometown/High School00 ..Ohemaa Nyanin ..C ... Sr.
.......6-2 .. Accra, Ghana/Westtown School4 ....Geleisa George ...G
.. Fr. ........5-9 .. Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King Regional5
....Michelle Kirk ........F/G Jr. .......6-0 .. Painted Post,
N.Y./Corning-Painted Post West10 ..Nicole Ryan .........G .. RS Sr.
5-8 .. Safety Harbor, Fla./Clearwater12 ..Ebony Edwards ...G .. So.
......5-8 .. Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara13 ..Ashley Yencho
.....G .. Jr. .......5-7 .. Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland15 ..Lisa
Strack ...........G .. So. ......5-10 Langhorne, Pa./Archbishop
Wood22 ..Liz Leer ................F ... Jr. .......6-2 .. Glenside,
Pa./Abington23 ..Raven Harris .......G .. So. ......5-7 .. Virginia
Beach, Va./Princess Anne42...Janelle McDonald .F .... So........6-1
... Ashburn, Va./Notre Dame Academy44 ..Stephanie Anya ...C ... Fr.
.......6-2 .. Germantown, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross
AlphabeticalNo. Name .................Pos. Cl. ....Ht. ..
Hometown/High School44 ..Stephanie Anya ...C ... Fr. .......6-2 ..
Germantown, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross12 ..Ebony Edwards ...G ..
So. ......5-8 .. Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara4 ....Geleisa
George ...G .. Fr. ........5-9 .. Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King
Regional23 ..Raven Harris .......G .. So. ......5-7 .. Virginia
Beach, Va./Princess Anne5 ....Michelle Kirk ........F/G Jr.
.......6-0 .. Painted Post, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post West22 ..Liz
Leer ................F ... Jr. .......6-2 .. Glenside,
Pa./Abington42 ..Janelle McDonald F ... So. ......6-1 .. Ashburn,
Va./Notre Dame Academy00 ..Ohemaa Nyanin ..C ... Sr. .......6-2 ..
Accra, Ghana/Westtown School10 ..Nicole Ryan .........G .. RS Sr.
5-8 .. Safety Harbor, Fla./Clearwater15 ..Lisa Strack ...........G
.. So. ......5-10 Langhorne, Pa./Archbishop Wood13 ..Ashley Yencho
.....G .. Jr. .......5-7 .. Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland
Position Breakdown
Guards ............Edwards, George, Harris,
..............................Ryan, Strack, Yencho Forwards
...............Kirk, Leer, McDonald
Centers ..............................Anya, Nyanin
Class BreakdownSeniors (10) ......................Nyanin,
Ryan
Juniors (11) .............. Kirk, Leer, Yencho
Sophomores (12) ........Edwards, Harris,
....................................McDonald, Strack
Freshman (13) ............... Anya, George
Geographical BreakdownInternational
................................Nyanin
Maryland .........................Anya, Edwards
New York ............................George, Kirk
Pennsylvania......... Leer, Strack, Yencho
Virginia ....................... Harris, McDonald
Height Breakdown5-7 ....................................Harris,
Yencho
5-8 ...................................Edwards, Ryan
5-9 ............................................... George
5-10 ...............................................Strack
6-0
.....................................................Kirk
6-1 ...........................................McDonald
6-2 .............................Anya, Leer, Nyanin
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#5 Michelle KirkSeason Category Career-High32 vs. Lehigh
(1/9/10) Points 32 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)8, two times, last vs.
Buffalo (12/28/09) Rebounds 11 vs. Navy (1/28/09)10, three times,
last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FG Made 12 vs. Navy (1/28/09)21 vs. Lehigh
(1/9/10) FG Atts 22 vs. Navy (1/28/09)5, two times, last vs.
Bucknell (1/13/10) 3 FG Made 5, two times, last vs. Bucknell
(1/13/10)9 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) 3 FG Atts 9 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)12
vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) FT Made 12 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)14 at Brown
(11/18/09) FT Atts 14 at Brown (11/18/09)4 at Colgate (1/16/10)
Assists 5, two times, last vs. Brown (1/6/09)2 at Brown (11/18/09)
Blocks 2, two times, last at Brown (11/18/09)4, two times, last at
Colgate (1/16/10) Steals 4, two times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)45
vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 45 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
Season/Career Highs
#10 Nicole RyanSeason Category Career-High16 at Princeton
(11/16/09) Points 25 at Navy (3/3/07)10 at Brown (11/13/09 Rebounds
10 at Brown (11/18/09)6 at Princeton (11/16/09) FG Made 8 vs. Holy
Cross (1/20/07)11 at Princeton (11/16/09) FG Atts 18, four times,
last vs. HC (2/17/07)4 at Princeton (11/16/09) 3 FG Made 5, three
times, last at Navy (2/25/09)6, two times, last at Wagner
(11/28/09) 3 FG Atts 16 at Monmouth (12/22/06)6 at Wagner
(11/28/09) FT Made 9 vs. Drexel (12/30/06)7 at Wagner (11/28/09) FT
Atts 10 vs. Drexel (12/30/06)4 at Wagner (11/28/09) Assists 4 two
times, last at Wagner (11/28/09)2 at Wagner (11/28/09) Blocks 2 at
Wagner (11/28/09)2. two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09) Steals 5,
three times, last vs. Navy (1/24/07)36 at Brown (11/18/09) Minutes
39 vs. Army (2/18/09)
#12 Ebony EdwardsSeason Category Career-High14 vs. Army
(1/20/10) Points 14 vs. Army (1/20/10)8 at Colgate (1/16/10)
Rebounds 8 at Colgate (1/16/10)5 vs. Army (1/20/10) FG Made 5 vs.
Army (1/20/10)11 vs. Army (1/20/10) FG Atts 11 vs. Army (1/20/10)3,
two times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) 3 FG Made 3, four times, last vs.
UMES (1/4/10)7 vs. UMES (1/4/10) 3 FG Atts 7 vs. UMES (1/4/10)4 vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10) FT Made 4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)5 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
FT Atts 5 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)6 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Assists 6 vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10))-- Blocks 1 vs. Columbia (1/4/09) 6 at Wagner
(11/28/09) Steals 6 at Wagner (11/28/09)43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
Minutes 43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
#00 Ohemaa NyaninSeason Category Career-High9, three times, last
vs. Army (1/20/10) Points 9, three times, last vs. Army (1/20/10)13
vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Rebounds 13 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)4, three times,
last at Colgate (1/16/10) FG Made 4, three times, last at Colgate
(1/16/10)8 two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09) FG Atts 8 two
times, last at Wagner (11/28/09)-- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts --3 vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10) FT Made 3 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
FT Atts 4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)
Assists 3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)1, three times, last vs.
UMES (1/4/10) Blocks 1, six times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)1, two
times, last vs. UMES (1/4/09) Steals 1, six times, last vs. UMES
(1/4/10)33 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 33 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
#4 Geleisa GeorgeSeason Category Career-High-- Points ----
Rebounds ---- FG Made ---- FG Atts ---- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts
---- FT Made ---- FT Atts ---- Assists ---- Blocks ---- Steals ----
Minutes --
#13 Ashley YenchoSeason Category Career-High15 vs. St. Francis
(Pa.) (12/29/09) Points 15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)3, two
times, last at Navy (1/27/10) Rebounds 4 at Drexel (12/31/07)6 vs.
St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) FG Made 6 vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
(12/29/09)9 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) FG Atts 9 vs. St.
Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) 3 FG
Made 3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)6, two times, last vs. UMES
(1/4/10) 3 FG Atts 6, three times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)2, two
times, last vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Made 4, two times, last at
Clev St (12/29/07)4 at Princeton (11/16/09) FT Atts 5 at Cleveland
State (12/29/07)5 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Assists 5 vs.
St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)-- Blocks --3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)
Steals 3 vs.Maryland (12/20/09)40 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)
Minutes 40 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)
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#23 Raven HarrisSeason Category Career-High15 at Holy Cross
(1/24/10) Points 15 at Holy Cross (1/24/10)4, two times, last vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10) Rebounds 4, three times, last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)5
at Holy Cross (1/24/10) FG Made 5 at Holy Cross (1/24/10)10 vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10) FG Atts 10 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)2, two times, last at
Holy Cross (1/24/10) 3 FG Made 2, two times, last at Holy Cross
(1/24/10)4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) 3 FG Atts 4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)6 vs.
Buffalo (12/28/09) FT Made 6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)8 vs. Buffalo
(12/28/09) FT Atts 8 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)6, three times, last at
Colgate (1/16/10) Assists 6, four times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)1
at Holy Cross (1/24/10) Blocks 1, two times, last at Holy Cross
(1/24/10)5 at Columbia (1/2/10) Steals 5 at Columbia (1/2/10)42 vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 42 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)
Season/Career Highs
#42 Janelle McDonaldSeason Category Career-High6 at Navy
(1/27/10) Points 6, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)5 at Princeton
(11/16/09) Rebounds 5 at Princeton (11/16/09)3 at Navy (1/27/10) FG
Made 3, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)6 at Princeton (11/16/09)
FG Atts 7 at Bucknell (1/14/09)-- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts ---- FT
Made 2 at NJIT (11/14/08)-- FT Atts 2, two times, last at Lehigh
(1/10/09)1, two times, last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Assists 2, two
times, last vs. Lafayette (2/28/09)1 at Princeton (11/16/09) Blocks
1, two times, last at Princeton (11/16/09)1 at Howard (11/13/09)
Steals 2 vs. Navy (1/28/09)17 at Princeton (11/16/09) Minutes 19 at
Bucknell (1/14/09)
#44 Stephanie AnyaSeason Category Career-High4, two times, last
vs. Bucknell (1/13/10) Points 4, two times, last vs. Bucknell
(1/13/10)7, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)
Rebounds 7, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)2, two
times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10) FG Made 2, two times, last vs.
Bucknell (1/13/10)5, six times, last vs. Army (1/20/10) FG Atts 5,
six times, last vs. Army (1/20/10)-- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts --2
vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) FT Made 2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
(12/29/09)4 vs. Morgan State (12/16/09) FT Atts 4 vs. Morgan State
(12/16/09)1, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)
Assists 1, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)1, four
times, last vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) Blocks 1, four times, last vs.
Buffalo (12/28/09)2, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
(12/29/09) Steals 2, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
(12/29/09)18, two times, last at Colgate (1/16/10) Minutes 18, two
times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)
#15 Lisa StrackSeason Category Career-High15 at Navy (1/27/10)
Points 15 at Navy (1/27/10)8, three times, last at Navy (1/27/10)
Rebounds 8, three times, last at Navy (1/27/10)6, two times, last
at Navy (1/27/10) FG Made 6, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)11
vs. Maryland (12/20/09) FG Atts 11 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)1, fi ve
times, last at Navy (1/27/10) 3 FG Made 1, 12 times, last at Navy
(1/27/10)4 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3 FG Atts 4 vs. Maryland
(12/20/09)6 at Wagner (11/28/09) FT Made 6 at Wagner (11/28/09)6,
two times, last vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Atts 6, two times, last
vs. High Point (12/6/09)4 at Navy (1/27/10) Assists 8 vs. Howard
(11/19/08)2 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) Blocks 2 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)4
vs. High Point (12/6/09) Steals 4 vs. High Point (12/6/09)34 at
Navy (1/27/10) Minutes 34 at Navy (1/27/10)
#22 Liz LeerSeason Category Career-High19 at Brown (11/18/09)
Points 19 at Brown (11/18/09)13 vs. Army (1/20/10) Rebounds 14 at
Morgan State (11/28/08)8, three times, last at Columbia (12/2/10)
FG Made 9 at Morgan State (11/28/08)16 at Columbia (1/2/10) FG Atts
16, two times, last at Columbia (1/2/10)3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3
FG Made 3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)7 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3 FG
Atts 7 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)6 vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Made 8
at Lafayette (1/31/09)7 vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Atts 8 at
Lafayette (1/31/09)5 at Columbia (1/2/10) Assists 5 at Columbia
(1/2/10)6 at Navy (1/27/10) Blocks 6, two times, last at Navy
(1/27/10)3, three times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) Steals 3, six
times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 43 vs.
Lehigh (1/9/10)
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TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA
Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg05 Kirk,
Michelle 20 20 745 37.2 126 286 .441 44 106 .415 100 119 .840 28 78
106 5.3 24 0 34 38 11 25 396 19.8
22 Leer, Liz 20 20 690 34.5 101 217 .465 12 27 .444 35 41 .854
42 81 123 6.2 51 0 34 84 46 17 249 12.5
10 Ryan, Nicole 7 7 198 28.3 16 54 .296 9 31 .290 9 15 .600 2 15
17 2.4 8 0 16 17 2 6 50 7.1
15 Strack, Lisa 16 1 383 23.9 38 93 .409 6 28 .214 29 36 .806 34
39 73 4.6 28 1 26 25 3 18 111 6.9
12 Edwards, Ebony 20 18 524 26.2 38 105 .362 21 55 .382 17 22
.773 20 45 65 3.3 43 0 34 17 0 33 114 5.7
23 Harris, Raven 19 12 528 27.8 38 105 .362 7 27 .259 24 34 .706
6 36 42 2.2 33 0 70 51 1 44 107 5.6
00 Nyanin, Ohemaa 20 19 379 19.0 37 95 .389 0 0 .000 13 26 .500
59 56 115 5.8 33 1 15 18 3 2 87 4.4
13 Yencho, Ashley 18 3 269 14.9 26 55 .473 16 36 .444 7 9 .778 3
13 16 0.9 10 0 19 27 0 9 75 4.2
44 Anya, Stephanie 19 0 221 11.6 11 45 .244 0 0 .000 5 14 .357
15 36 51 2.7 28 0 2 14 4 7 27 1.4
42 Mcdonald, Janelle 16 0 89 5.6 11 23 .478 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 6
13 19 1.2 16 0 2 12 1 1 22 1.4
TM TEAM................ 30 41 71 3.6 0 10
Total.......... 20 442 1078 .410 115 310 .371 239 316 .756 245
453 698 34.9 274 2 252 313 71 162 1238 61.9
Opponents...... 20 423 1102 .384 96 310 .310 198 276 .717 263
431 694 34.7 304 1 267 342 46 131 1140 57.0
2009-10 Overall Statistics (13-7)
2009-10 Statistics
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA
Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg05 Kirk,
Michelle 6 6 230 38.3 41 88 .466 18 37 .486 30 34 .882 9 19 28 4.7
2 0 11 9 3 9 130 21.7
22 Leer, Liz 6 6 190 31.7 31 70 .443 4 13 .308 11 12 .917 11 27
38 6.3 17 0 13 18 19 3 77 12.8
23 Harris, Raven 6 6 213 35.5 19 45 .422 7 14 .500 8 11 .727 5 9
14 2.3 8 0 24 20 1 20 53 8.8
15 Strack, Lisa 5 0 114 22.8 14 32 .438 3 9 .333 6 7 .857 10 12
22 4.4 6 0 9 7 0 4 37 7.4
12 Edwards, Ebony 6 6 186 31.0 13 46 .283 7 23 .304 9 11 .818 14
15 29 4.8 10 0 20 3 0 8 42 7.0
00 Nyanin, Ohemaa 6 6 127 21.2 12 33 .364 0 0 .000 5 9 .556 27
21 48 8.0 6 0 4 1 0 0 29 4.8
13 Yencho, Ashley 5 0 74 14.8 5 15 .333 4 11 .364 0 0 .000 2 5 7
1.4 3 0 5 2 0 2 14 2.8
42 Mcdonald, Janelle 5 0 23 4.6 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6
1.2 5 0 1 0 0 0 10 2.0
44 Anya, Stephanie 5 0 68 13.6 5 21 .238 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 6 11
17 3.4 9 0 0 4 0 2 10 2.0
TM TEAM................ 9 10 19 3.2 0 3
Total.......... 6 145 358 .405 43 107 .402 69 86 .802 94 134 228
38.0 66 0 87 67 23 48 402 67.0
Opponents...... 6 120 323 .372 31 100 .310 48 71 .676 77 126 203
33.8 86 0 79 98 17 28 319 53.2
2009-10 Conference Statistics (6-0)
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA
Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg05 Kirk,
Michelle 14 14 515 36.8 85 198 .429 26 69 .377 70 85 .824 19 59 78
5.6 22 0 23 29 8 16 266 19.0
22 Leer, Liz 14 14 500 35.7 70 147 .476 8 14 .571 24 29 .828 31
54 85 6.1 34 0 21 66 27 14 172 12.3
10 Ryan, Nicole 7 7 198 28.3 16 54 .296 9 31 .290 9 15 .600 2 15
17 2.4 8 0 16 17 2 6 50 7.1
15 Strack, Lisa 11 1 269 24.5 24 61 .393 3 19 .158 23 29 .793 24
27 51 4.6 22 1 17 18 3 14 74 6.7
12 Edwards, Ebony 14 12 338 24.1 25 59 .424 14 32 .438 8 11 .727
6 30 36 2.6 33 0 14 14 0 25 72 5.1
13 Yencho, Ashley 13 3 195 15.0 21 40 .525 12 25 .480 7 9 .778 1
8 9 0.7 7 0 14 25 0 7 61 4.7
23 Harris, Raven 13 6 315 24.2 19 60 .317 0 13 .000 16 23 .696 1
27 28 2.2 25 0 46 31 0 24 54 4.2
00 Nyanin, Ohemaa 14 13 252 18.0 25 62 .403 0 0 .000 8 17 .471
32 35 67 4.8 27 1 11 17 3 2 58 4.1
44 Anya, Stephanie 14 0 153 10.9 6 24 .250 0 0 .000 5 12 .417 9
25 34 2.4 19 0 2 10 4 5 17 1.2
42 Mcdonald, Janelle 11 0 66 6.0 6 15 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 8
13 1.2 11 0 1 12 1 1 12 1.1
TM TEAM................ 21 31 52 3.7 0 7
Total.......... 14 297 720 .413 72 203 .355 170 230 .739 151 319
470 33.6 208 2 165 246 48 114 836 59.7
Opponents...... 14 303 779 .389 65 210 .310 150 205 .732 186 305
491 35.1 218 1 188 244 29 103 821 58.6
2009-10 Non-Conference Statistics (7-7)
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DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE RECORD ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH
REBOUNDS11/13/09 7:00 p.m. at Howard W 71-59 1-0 413 (25) Kirk,
Michelle (8) Leer, Liz11/16/09 7:00 p.m. at Princeton L 77-45 1-1
274 (16) Ryan, Nicole (6) Kirk, Michelle11/18/09 4:00 p.m. at Brown
W 64-54 2-1 450 (27) Kirk, Michelle (10) Ryan, Nicole11/22/09 2:00
p.m. EAST CAROLINA L 70-65 2-2 435 (19) Kirk, Michelle (9) Nyanin,
Ohemaa11/24/09 7:00 p.m. NJIT W 65-57 3-2 148 (24) Kirk, Michelle
(7) Kirk, Michelle (7) Leer, Liz (7) Strack, Lisa11/28/09 3:00 p.m.
at Wagner L 73-72 3-3 497 (25) Kirk, Michelle (8) Leer, Liz12/02/09
7:00 p.m. at Drexel L 50-40 3-4 612 (13) Kirk, Michelle (8) Strack,
Lisa12/06/09 2:00 p.m. HIGH POINT W 67-46 4-4 355 (22) Kirk,
Michelle (9) Leer, Liz12/16/09 7:00 p.m. MORGAN STATE W 59-45 5-4
256 (20) Kirk, Michelle (9) Nyanin, Ohemaa12/20/09 2:00 p.m.
MARYLAND L 75-64 5-5 331 (18) Kirk, Michelle (5) Leer, Liz12/28/09
3:00 p.m. vs. Buffalo ^ W 54-43 6-5 146 (18) Kirk, Michelle (8)
Kirk, Michelle12/29/09 1:00 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) ^ L 60-57 6-6
113 (16) Kirk, Michelle (7) Anya, Stephanie1/02/10 1:00 p.m. at
Columbia L 66-56 6-7 210 (17) Leer, Liz (5) Leer, Liz (5) Nyanin,
Ohemaa1/04/10 7:00 p.m. MD. EASTERN SHORE W 57-46 7-7 146 (19)
Kirk, Michelle (8) Kirk, Michelle1/09/10 2:00 p.m. LEHIGH * W 69-65
OT 8-7 (1-0) 468 (32) Kirk, Michelle (13) Nyanin, Ohemaa1/13/10
7:00 p.m. BUCKNELL * W 63-51 9-7 (2-0) 223 (20) Kirk, Michelle (7)
Nyanin, Ohemaa1/16/10 2:00 p.m. at Colgate * W 80-58 10-7 (3-0) 249
(26) Kirk, Michelle (8) Edwards, Ebony1/20/10 7:00 p.m. ARMY * W
64-49 11-7 (4-0) 327 (14) Edwards, Ebony (13) Leer, Liz (14) Kirk,
Michelle (14) Leer, Liz1/24/10 2:00 p.m. at Holy Cross * W 64-51
12-7 (5-0) 2105 (21) Kirk, Michelle (8) Kirk, Michelle1/27/10 7:00
p.m. at Navy * W 62-45 13-7 (6-0) 1258 (17) Kirk, Michelle (8)
Strack, Lisa (17) Leer, Liz 1/30/10 2:00 p.m. LAFAYETTE * 2/06/10
7:00 p.m. at Lehigh * 2/10/10 7:00 p.m. at Bucknell * 2/13/10 2:00
p.m. COLGATE * 2/17/10 7:00 p.m. at Army * 2/20/10 2:00 p.m. HOLY
CROSS * 2/24/09 7:00 p.m. NAVY * 2/27/09 1:00 p.m. at Lafayette *
3/06/09 TBD Patriot League Quarterfi nals
* indicates Patriot League game^ Hatter Classic in DeLand,
Fla.
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAMEHOME 9 2689 298.8AWAY 9
6068 674.2NEUTRAL 2 259 129.5TOTAL 20 9016 450.8
Overall: 13-7 Patriot League: 6-0 Home: 7-2 Away: 5-4 Neutral:
1-1
2009-10 Schedule and Results
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Opponent P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A
P-R-A P-R-A
at Howard 8-5-1 DNP 25-7-3 4-2-3 5-1-2 2-0-0 3-3-3 18-8-4 6-3-1
0-0-1 0-0-0
at Princeton 0-3-1 DNP 8-6-3 16-0-1 0-3-0 4-0-0 5-4-1 6-3-0
2-3-4 4-5-0 0-0-0
at Brown 4-2-1 DNP 27-8-0 2-10-3 2-2-1 3-0-0 3-4-2 19-9-2 0-1-1
2-2-0 2-0-0
EAST CAROLINA 8-9-0 DNP 19-6-2 11-0-2 6-2-1 DNP 2-2-0 14-5-1
2-0-4 2-0-0 1-3-1
NJIT 5-2-0 DNP 24-7-0 3-3-3 3-1-3 3-0-1 11-7-0 10-7-3 4-2-5
2-1-0 0-0-0
at Wagner 8-3-0 DNP 25-4-1 14-2-4 2-3-1 0-0-0 10-4-1 10-8-1
0-2-5 DNP 3-7-0
at Drexel 2-5-1 DNP 13-4-1 0-0-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 4-8-1 9-7-1 4-3-3
0-0-0 2-3-0
HIGH POINT 2-5-1 DNP 22-7-1 DNP 8-1-0 4-2-2 12-7-3 16-9-1 3-3-6
0-1-0 0-3-0
MORGAN STATE 7-9-0 DNP 20-3-1 DNP 7-6-2 2-0-1 4-8-2 10-7-1 8-3-6
0-0-0 1-3-0
MARYLAND 4-3-1 DNP 18-3-1 DNP 3-1-0 5-1-3 14-1-2 11-5-1 7-4-5
DNP 2-1-0
vs. Buffalo ^ 0-2-1 DNP 18-8-3 DNP 5-1-0 3-0-0 6-3-2 12-2-0
10-2-1 0-1-0 0-4-0
vs. St. Francis (Pa.) ^ 3-6-3 DNP 16-6-2 DNP 11-6-2 15-1-5 DNP
8-3-0 DNP 2-2-0 2-7-1
at Columbia 5-5-0 DNP 12-1-2 DNP 8-3-1 6-1-1 DNP 17-5-5 4-2-3
0-1-0 4-1-0
MD. EASTERN SHORE 2-7-1 DNP 19-8-3 DNP 9-6-1 11-3-1 DNP 12-7-1
4-0-3 DNP 0-2-0
LEHIGH * 9-13-0 DNP 32-4-0 DNP 9-7-6 DNP DNP 6-5-3 9-4-4 2-1-1
2-6-0
BUCKNELL * 3-7-1 DNP 20-5-2 DNP 6-1-3 2-1-1 6-2-2 12-3-0 10-2-5
DNP 4-2-0
at Colgate * 9-5-0 DNP 26-6-4 DNP 10-8-5 3-1-1 9-3-0 13-7-3
6-1-6 2-1-0 2-4-0
ARMY * 4-9-1 DNP 14-2-2 DNP 14-1-1 6-2-0 2-5-1 14-13-3 8-3-5
0-1-0 2-5-0
at Holy Cross * 2-7-2 DNP 21-8-0 DNP 3-7-3 3-0-1 5-4-2 15-4-2
15-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0
at Navy * 2-7-0 DNP 17-3-3 DNP 0-5-2 0-3-2 15-8-4 17-6-2 5-1-1
6-3-0 DNP
LAFAYETTE *
at Lehigh *
at Bucknell *
COLGATE *
at Army *
HOLY CROSS *
NAVY *
at Lafayette *
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2009-10 Scoring Summary
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Points High Low
80 at Colgate (1/16/10)40 at Drexel (12/2/09)
77 by Princeton (11/16/09)43 by Buffalo (12/28/09)
FG Made High Low
31 at. Colgate (1/16/10)12 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)
31 by Princeton (11/16/09)15 by Drexel (12/2/09)
FG Attempts High Low
62, fi ve times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)42 vs. Buffalo
(12/28/09)
68 by Lehigh (1/9/10)42 by Bucknell (1/13/10)
FG % High Low
52.2 vs. NJIT (11/24/09)28.6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)
51.9 by Maryland (12/20/09)29.0 by Morgan State (12/16/09)
3-Pt. FG Made High Low
9 vs. Army (1/20/10)2, two times, last at Drexel (12/2/09)
10 by Princeton (11/16/09)2, three times, last by High Point
(12/06/09)
3-Pt. FG Attempted High Low
26 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 11, three times, last vs. High Point
(12/6/09)
25 by Morgan State (12/16/09)10, three times, last by UMES
(1/4/10)
3-Pt. FG % High Low
58.3 at Princeton (11/16/09)16.7 at Drexel (12/2/09)
57.1 by Wagner (11/28/09)14.3 by Howard (11/13/09)
Free Throws Made High Low
25 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)2 at Princeton (11/16/09)
19 by Howard (11/13/09)3 by Morgan State (12/16/09)
Free Throws Att. High Low
28, two times, last vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)6 at Princeton
(11/16/09)
23 by Howard (11/13/09)4 by Morgan State (12/16/09)
Free Throw % High Low
100.0 at Navy (1/27/10)33.3 at Princeton (11/16/09)
100.0 by NJIT (11/24/09)50.0 by Colgate (1/16/10)
Rebounds High Low
45, two times, last vs. Army (1/20/10)21 vs. Maryland
(12/20/09)
46 by Maryland (12/20/09)27 by NJIT (11/24/09)
Assists High Low
19 at Colgate (1/16/10)6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)
20 by Princeton (11/16/09) 8, two times, last by Army
(1/20/10)
Steals High Low
15 at Columbia (1/2/10)3 vs. NJIT (11/24/09)
12 by East Carolina (11/22/09)2 by Bucknell (1/13/10)
Blocked Shots High Low
6 at Navy (1/27/10)0 vs. East Carolina (11/22/09)
8 by Wagner (11/28/09)0, five times, last by St. Francis (Pa.)
(12/29/09)
Turnovers High Low
25, two times, last vs. St.Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)7 at Holy
Cross (1/24/10)
28 by Bucknell (1/13/10)11, twice, last by Lehigh (1/9/10)
Fouls High Low
19 at Wagner (11/28/09)9, two times, last vs. Bucknell
(1/13/10)
21 by High Point (12/6/09)8 by Maryland (12/20/09)
2009-10 Team Game Highs/LowsAmerican Opponents
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Eagles win opening tip
.........................................................3-2
Opponent wins opening tip
..........................................10-5Eagles lead at
halftime
.......................................................10-1 Eagles
trail at halftime
...................................................3-6 Eagles tied
at halftime
...................................................0-0Eagles lead
with 5:00 left
...................................................12-0 Eagles
trail with 5:00 left
...............................................1-7 Eagles tied with
5:00 left ...............................................0-0Eagles
outrebound opponent
...............................................8-4 Opponent
outrebounds the Eagles................................5-3 Eagles
tie opponent in rebounds
...................................0-0Eagles shoot 50% or better
from the fi eld ............................2-0 Opponent shoots 50%
or better from the fi eld...............1-2Eagles shoot 40% or
better from 3-point range ...................6-3 Opponent shoots
40% or better from 3-pt .....................2-2 Eagles shoot
better than opponent from 3-pt ..............12-2Eagles have better
FG% than opponent ............................ 11-1 Opponent has
better FG% than the Eagles .................2-6 Eagles and opponent
shoot equal FG%........................0-0Eagles have more FT
attempts ..........................................10-2 Opponent
has more FT attempts ..................................3-5 Eagles
and opponent have equal FT attempts ..............0-0Eagles bench
outscores opponent ......................................3-1
Opponents bench outscores Eagles ............................9-6
Bench scoring is equal
..................................................1-0Following an
Eagle win
........................................................7-5
Following an Eagle
loss.................................................5-2Eagles
commit fewer turnovers than opponent ....................9-3 Eagles
commit more turnovers than opponent..............4-4 Eagles and
opponent commit equal turnovers ..............0-0Two or fewer
Eagles score in double fi gures .......................4-3 Three
Eagles score in double fi gures ............................9-3
Four Eagles score in double fi gures
..............................0-1 Five or more Eagles score in
double fi gures .................0-0
Eagles score 59 points or less
.............................................3-4 Eagles score
between 60-69 points ..............................8-2 Eagles score
between 70-79 points ..............................1-1 Eagles score
between 80-89 points ..............................1-0 Eagles score
between 90-99 points ..............................0-0 Eagles score
100 points or more...................................0-0In games
decided by three points or less.............................0-2 In
games decided by 4-10 points ..................................3-3
In games decided by 11-20 points
.................................8-1 In games decided by 21-29
points ................................2-0 In games decided by 30
points or more ........................0-1In November games
.............................................................3-3 In
December games
......................................................3-3 In
January games
..........................................................7-1 In
February games
........................................................0-0 In
March
games.............................................................0-0Monday
games.....................................................................2-1
Tuesday games
.............................................................1-1
Wednesday games
........................................................5-1
Thursday
games............................................................0-0
Friday
games.................................................................1-0
Saturday games
............................................................2-2
Sunday games
..............................................................2-2Afternoon
games
..................................................................6-5
Evening
games..............................................................7-2Against
ranked teams
..........................................................0-0Overtime
games
...................................................................1-0Tournament
games
..............................................................1-1
Eagles Record in 2009-10 When...
An American Student-Athlete ...Scored 30-39 Points:
......................... ................Michelle Kirk (32) vs.
Lehigh, 1/9/10Scored 40+ Points:
............................................................................
............... NeverAttempted 20+ Field Goals:
............................... Michelle Kirk (21) vs. Lehigh,
1/9/10Made 10+ Free Throws: ................................
Michelle Kirk (12) vs. Buffalo, 12/28/09Record 13+ Rebounds:
................................. Ohemaa Nyanin (13) vs. Lehigh,
1/9/10Registered 10+ Assists: ................................ ..
..Pam Stanfi eld (11) vs. Navy, 2/21/06Made 5+ Three-Pointers:
.................... ........... .Michelle Kirk (5) vs. Bucknell,
1/13/10Blocked 5+ Shots: ..............................
............................Liz Leer (6) at Navy, 1/27/10Had 5+
Steals: ........................ ........ ........... Ebony Edwards
(6) at Wagner, 11/28/09Had a Double-Double: ............
............. Liz Leer (14 pts., 13 rebs.) vs. Army, 1/20/10Had
Three Cons. Double-Doubles:
....................................................................
NeverLed Team in Points, Rebs. & Assists: ...Michelle Kirk (18,
8, 3) vs. Buffalo, 12/28/09Hit Shot in Final Five Seconds to Win:
....... Chanel Hunt (0:00.5) at Colgate, 1/23/04
An American Team ...Had a 20+ point win:
.........................................................at Colgate
(80-58), 1/16/10Had a 30+ point win:
....................................................... .at Colgate
(88-58), 1/19/08Had a 40+ point win:
.................................. .. vs. Sacramento State (82-41),
11/21/97Had a 50+ point win:
..................................................... .vs.
Baltimore (97-43), 1/6/83Scored 100+ points:
..................................... .vs. George Mason (109-74 W),
2/21/81Combined with opponent to score 200+ points: .. .... at
Richmond (93-115 L), 1/28/00Tallied 50+ rebounds:
............................................. .................50
vs. Bucknell. 3/9/08Three players fouled out: .............. at
Navy (Costenbader, Spriggs, Werries), 2/11/03
Made 10-14
three-pointers:.......................................... vs. Rhode
Island (10), 12/7/08Made 15+ three-pointers:
................................................ ...
.............................. NeverMade more 3-ptrs. than 2-point
fi eld goals:
...................................................... Never Dished
20+ assists: ....................................................
.........vs. Columbia (26), 1/4/09Four players scored in
double-digits: .............................at Wagner (Kirk 25,
Ryan 14,
..........................................................................................
Leer 10, Strack 10), 2/7/09Five players scored in double-digits:
.....................................................vs.Holy
Cross.....................(Hayes 17, Stanfi eld 15, Jackson 14,
Leer 12, NGarsanet 10), 2/23/08Six players scored in double-digits:
............................................................... vs.
Navy
.................................................................................(Spriggs
16, Hunt 15, McNatt 14,
.................................................................
Barnes 13, Salem 13, Schuyler 10), 3/5/04All fi ve starters scored
in double-digits: ........................................at Mount
St.
Marys...........................................................................
(Spriggs 16, Schuyler 15, Salem
13,.......................................................................................Hunt
12, Barnes 10), 12/3/03Two+ players recorded double-digit rebounds:
.............................vs. Bucknell,
3/9/08..................................................
Smith-Davidson (12), NGarsanet (11), Jackson (10)Had a
single-overtime win:
..................................................vs. Lehigh
(69-65), 1/9/10Had a single-overtime loss:
.................................................. vs. Army (60-58)
2/18/09Had a double-overtime win:
.................................................. vs. Penn
(84-80), 3/2/93Had a double-overtime loss:
...............................................vs. Liberty (76-72),
1/6/04Lost when scoring 75 points: ..............................
vs. Holy Cross (78-84 OT), 1/26/03Had a 20+ win season:
........................................................................1997-98
(23-7)Played in a postseason
tournament:.....................................................2008-09
WNIT
The Last Time...
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American University Womens BasketballAmerican University Womens
Basketball
Back-to-Back Postseason AppearancesBack-to-Back Postseason
Appearances1212
Game 1 - Nov. 13, 2009 American 71, Howard 59Burr Gymnasium
Washington, D.C.
Michelle Kirk scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting
from the fi eld to lead the American University womens basketball
team to a 71-59 victory at Howard on Friday night in both teams
2009-10 season-opener. American (1-0) got off to a slow start,
falling behind 15-10 in the games fi rst seven-plus minutes in a
contest that was played at Howards Burr Gymnasium in Washington,
D.C. A Liz Leer three-point play spurred an 8-0 Eagles run, which
gave them an 18-15 lead with 11 minutes to play in the opening
half. American proceeded to open up a seven-point advantage late in
the half, but a 9-0 Bison run late in the fi rst stanza helped give
Howard (0-1) a 34-33 lead heading into halftime. The Eagles began
to take control of the game in the second half, as a Kirk layup
less than two minutes in gave AU a 37-36 lead. The Eagles would not
trail in the rest of the contest, as AU proceeded to go on a 7-1
run, capped by a Nicole Ryan three-pointer, to take a 48-39 lead
with less than 15 minutes to play. Howard tried to get back in the
game throughout the remain-der of the second half, but was unable
to get within fi ve points of AU. A mini 5-0 spurt by American on a
Lisa Strack three-pointer and Raven Harris bucket gave the Eagles a
58-48 lead with7:07 to play. The Eagles put the fi nal stamp on
their victory with an 11-0 run over a three-minute span to open up
a 19-point (71-52) advantage with just over two minutes to play.
Howard would score the fi nal seven points of the game to close the
fi nal margin to 12, 71-59. Kirk, a junior forward, led the way for
American with 25 points, only two points shy of her career-high,
which she set last January versus Navy. The Preseason All-Patriot
League selection also chipped in seven rebounds and three assists
in 37 minutes of action. Leer added 18 points for AU on 8-of-13
shooting and recorded game-highs with eight rebounds and four
assists. Leers 18 points and four helpers both matched
career-highs. She has now reached the 18-point mark in six
different games throughout her career. Additionally, the junior
forward converted her fi rst-career three-point fi eld goal in the
victory over Howard. For the game, the Eagles shot 46.8 per-cent
from the fi eld compared to only 32.8 percent for Howard. American
was six-of-15 from three-point range (40 percent), and held the
Bison to two-of-14 from deep (14.2 percent). It was a good team
effort tonight, remarked American University Head Coach Matt
Corkery. We made some adjustments at the half that were good for
us. We did a better job on the boards as well. We were pleased with
our offensive execution in the second half.
American (1-0) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 4-8
0-1 5 8 0 0 0 25Kirk, Michelle 10-20 3-5 7 25 3 1 2 37Ryan, Nicole
1-7 1-2 2 4 3 0 0 26 Leer, Liz 8-13 1-1 8 18 4 1 0 38Harris, Raven
2-4 2-2 3 6 1 0 0 22Edwards, Ebony 2-4 0-0 1 5 2 0 1 14Yencho,
Ashley 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2Strack, Lisa 1-3 0-0 3 3 3 0 2
21McDonald, Janelle 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 10Anya, Stephanie 0-0 0-1 0 0
0 0 0 5Team 9Totals 29-62 7-12 38 71 18 2 6 200
Howard (0-1) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinCurley-Payne, C. 2-6
1-3 3 5 4 0 0 35Brown, Zakia 4-18 6-7 2 16 2 0 2 35Doyle, Saadia
3-7 10-10 12 16 1 0 1 29Deterville, Portia 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
10Smith, Kara 2-6 1-1 2 5 0 0 0 25Holmes, Tamoria 3-10 1-2 3 7 1 0
1 23Baulkman, Charae 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 14ONeal, Julee 2-3 0-0 4 4 0
0 0 10Edwards, Amanda 2-4 0-0 3 4 0 0 1 19Team 11Totals 19-58 19-23
43 59 8 0 6 200
Halftime: Howard 34, American, 33. 3-Point Goals: American 6-15
(Kirk 2-6, Ryan 1-4, Leer 1-1, Edwards 1-3, Strack 1-1), Howard
2-14 (Curley-Payne 0-1, Brown 2-10, Holmes 0-3). Turnovers: Howard
15, American 13.
Game 2 - Nov. 16, 2009 Princeton 77, American 45Jadwin Gym
Princeton, N.J.
The American University womens basketball played at Princeton on
Monday night at Jadwin Gym in Princeton, N.J., and was defeated by
a score of 77-45. It began well for the Eagles, as senior Nicole
Ryan knocked down back-to-back three pointers in the fi rst three
minutes of play to give American (1-1) an early 6-0 lead. Princeton
(2-0), however, stormed right back with 18 straight points over the
next eight minutes to take a 18-6 advantage before a Michelle Kirk
three-point fi eld goal broke the scoreless drought for the Eagles.
The Tigers continued to have their way on the of-fensive end
throughout the remainder of the fi rst half, opening up a 19-point
advantage, 30-11, with 3:20 to play on a Addie Micir three-pointer.
American began to get its rhythm toward the end of the opening
stanza on back-to-back buckets by junior Liz Leer to cut the
Princeton lead to 32-15. The Tigers ended up taking a 17-point
lead, 34-17, into the halftime intermission after shoot-ing 42.9
percent from the fl oor (15-35) compared to only 27.3 percent
(6-22) for the Eagles. The second half played out in a similar
fashion to the fi rst 20 minutes, as the Eagles got off to a good
start on back-to-back early buckets by Leer and sophomore Lisa
Strack to trim the Princeton lead to 15. But the Tigers proceeded
to rattle off 16 unanswered points to take a commanding 55-24
advantage with 14 minutes left in the contest. The teams would play
even basketball over the fi nal several minutes, as Princeton
cruised to a 77-45 home victory. In the game, Princeton shot 50.8
percent from the fl oor (31-61), including an impressive 52.6
(10-19) percent from three-point range. The Eagles fi nished the
game at 40 per-cent overall (18-45), and were seven-of-12 from
beyond-the-arc. The combination of Micir and Niveen Rasheed fi
nished with 20 and 18 points for Princeton, respectively. The duo
combined to shoot 15-for-25 from the fl oor and grabbed 10 total
rebounds. American was led by Ryan, who scored 16 points on
six-of-11 shooting, including four-of-six from behind the arc. Her
four triples gives her 149 in her career, moving her second in AU
history. Kari Gaskins, who played at AU from 1995-99, was
previously second all-time in made three-pointers with 147.
American (1-1) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 0-2 0-0 3
0 1 0 0 19Kirk, Michelle 3-8 0-2 6 8 3 0 0 30Ryan, Nicole 6-11 0-0
0 16 1 0 0 27 Leer, Liz 3-6 0-0 3 6 0 0 0 27Harris, Raven 1-5 0-0 3
2 4 0 2 27Edwards, Ebony 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 12Yencho, Ashley 1-2 2-4
0 4 0 0 0 14Strack, Lisa 2-4 0-0 4 5 1 0 1 23McDonald, Janelle 2-6
0-0 5 4 0 1 0 17Anya, Stephanie 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4Team 1Totals
18-45 2-6 28 45 10 1 4 200
Princeton (2-0) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinMicir, Addie 7-13
0-0 2 20 0 0 1 31Edwards, Lauren 4-9 0-0 5 9 5 0 3 23Allgood,
Devona 5-11 0-0 7 10 2 1 1 25Polansky, Lauren 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 0 1
21Rasheed, Niveen 8-12 1-2 5 18 5 0 2 27Hill, Krystal 4-8 2-2 0 11
1 0 0 17Binkley, Beth 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2Miller, Kate 1-2 2-2 1 4 1
0 0 11Johnson, Laura 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 15Brown, Tani 1-1 0-0 2 2 1
0 0 13Bowen, Megan 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3Stevens, Cheryl 0-1 0-0 4 0 0
1 0 12Team 1Totals 31-61 5-6 32 77 20 2 8 200
Halftime: Princeton 34, American, 17. 3-Point Goals: American
7-12 (Kirk 2-4, Ryan 4-6, Harris 0-1, Strack 1-1), Princeton 10-19
(Micir 6-11, Edwards 1-4, Rasheed 1-1, Hill 1-2, Johnson 1-1).
Turnovers: American 25, Princeton 14.
Game 3 - Nov. 18, 2009 American 64, Brown 54Pizzitola Sports
Center Providence, R.I.The duo of Michelle Kirk and Liz Leer
recorded career-highs with 27 and 19 points, respectively, to lead
the American University womens basketball team to a 64-54 victory
at Brown on Wednesday afternoon in Providence, R.I. Senior Nicole
Ryan grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the vic-tory, as the
Eagles used a 17-0 run in the second half to take control of the
game. The fi rst several minutes went back-and-forth before Brown
(0-2) scored four straight points to take a 20-15 lead midway
through the fi rst half. Leer re-sponded for American (2-1) with
consecutive left-handed layups to close the gap to one, 20-19, with
7:55 to play in the opening stanza. After back-to-back Kirk
three-pointers gave AU a 25-22 lead, Brown put together an 8-0
spurt to take a 30-25 advantage. The Bears opened up a six-point
lead, 32-26, late in the fi rst half before the Eagles scored three
points in the fi nal two seconds on a Lisa Strack free throw and a
Leer rebound, put-back as time expired. Brown took a 32-29 lead
into halftime and extended it to fi ve on a Courtney Lee jumper a
minute into the second half. The rest of the contest turned into a
game of runs, as the Eagles initially rolled off fi ve straight
points - on a Kirk free throw, a beautiful dish from Strack to Leer
for a close-range bucket and an Ebony Edwards steal and
coast-to-coast layup - to knot the score at 34 with 17:03 to play.
The Bears quickly responded, running off seven unanswered points
over the next two-plus minutes to take a seven-point advantage,
41-34. Facing their largest defi cit of the game, the Eagles showed
toughness and found their rhythm on both ends of the fl oor,
rolling off 17 consecu-tive points over an eight-and-a-half minute
span to take a 51-41 lead with 5:59 to go. American knocked down
three three-pointers during the spurt, two by Kirk and one by
Ash-ley Yencho. Ohemaa Nyanin scored initial bucket to get the run
started on a rebound and follow-up layup. Brown would scrap its way
back into the contest, cutting the AU lead to four with 2:08 to
play before a pair of Kirk free throws and a back-breaking
three-point play by Leer at the 1:12 mark gave the Eagles a 58-49
advantage. Kirk would convert four more free throws in the fi nal
minute, and AU came away with a 64-54 road victory. The Eagles shot
37.5 percent from the fl oor (21-56) in the contest, although they
held Brown to only 33.3 percent (20-60). Additionally, American
took good care of the basketball with only 12 turnovers. Kirk, a
Preseason All-Patriot League selection, led the Eagles with 27
points, which matches her career-high that she set last January
ver-sus Navy. She was six-of-14 from the fi eld, and converted
career-best 11 made free throws in 14 attempts. She also added
seven rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots. Leer, a junior
forward, had her way in the paint all afternoon, scoring 19 points
on eight-of-15 shooting. She also recorded nine rebounds and had
three blocks. While Ryan struggled shooting the ball with only two
points, she made an impact on the game in other ways. From the
guard position, she notched a career-best 10 rebounds and picked up
two steals. I thought we showed a lot of character and resiliency
in coming back from a defi cit in the second half, remarked
American University Head Coach Matt Corkery. We kept our turnovers
down and were able to get some stops. It was the way we wanted to
end our three-game road swing.
American (2-1) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 2-3
0-3 3 4 1 0 0 19Kirk, Michelle 6-14 11-14 8 27 0 2 0 35Ryan, Nicole
1-8 0-1 10 2 3 0 2 36 Leer, Liz 8-15 3-3 9 19 2 3 0 35Edwards,
Ebony 1-6 0-0 1 2 1 0 2 29Yencho, Ashley 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 9Strack,
Lisa 0-4 3-4 4 3 2 0 1 31Harris, Raven 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 4McDonald,
Janelle 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 5Anya, Stephanie 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 3Team
7Totals 21-56 17-25 45 64 10 5 5 200
Brown (0-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinBonds, Natalie 1-5 0-0 3
2 0 1 1 13Delk, Sarah 3-8 0-0 6 8 0 0 0 23Nickel, Lindsay 1-5 0-0 1
2 1 0 0 16Lee, Coutney 4-6 1-4 4 9 5 0 2 22Passafuime, H. 4-9 0-0 5
9 1 0 2 29King, Caroline 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 9Johnson, Christina 4-8
3-3 6 12 1 0 1 21Dixon, Sheila 0-9 0-0 2 0 4 0 0 16Steele, Lindsay
1-5 2-2 3 5 2 0 0 26Daniels, Aileen 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4Masaschi,
Taylor 2-3 1-1 1 7 0 0 0 21Team 3Totals 20-60 7-10 38 54 14 1 6
200
Halftime:Brown 32, American, 29. 3-Point Goals: American 5-21
(Kirk 4-8, Leer 0-1, Ryan 0-5, Edwards 0-3, Yencho 1-1, Harris 0-1,
Strack 0-2), Brown 7-22 (Delk 2-6, Nickel 0-2, Passafuime 1-4,
Johnson 1-1, Dixon 0-4, Steele 1-2, Mas-aschi 2-3). Turnovers:
Brown 13, American 12.
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American University Womens BasketballAmerican University Womens
Basketball
Back-to-Back Postseason AppearancesBack-to-Back Postseason
Appearances1313
Game 4 - Nov. 22, 2009 ECU 70, American 65Bender Arena
Washington, D.C.Despite shooting 15-of-16 from the free throw line
in the game, the American University womens basket-ball team fell
70-65 to East Carolina in AUs home opener at Bender Arena. Junior
Michelle Kirk led the Eagles with 19 points, 15 of which she scored
in the second half. After East Carolina (4-0) jumped out to a quick
6-2 lead in the fi rst four-plus minutes, American (2-2) fi red
back with six unanswered points to take an 8-6 advantage with 13:32
to play in the fi rst half. The next several minutes would go
back-and-forth with ju-nior Liz Leer knocked down a jumper to tie
the score at 17 at the 7:23 mark. The Pirates, however, pro-ceeded
to go on an 11-2 run to open up a 28-19 lead with 5:07 to play, and
took a 32-25 lead into halftime. The Eagles got off to a strong
start in the second half on the shoulders of Kirk, who scored seven
points in the fi rst four minutes to help cut the defi cit to two,
38-36. East Carolina kept a steady lead between four and six points
for the next six-plus minutes until two Ebony Edwards free throws
cut the ECU advantage back to two, 46-44, with 10:56 to play. With
a high number of personal fouls committed early in the second half,
both teams were in the bonus midway through the second half. AU
proceeded to knock down four consecutive free throws, two each by
Nicole Ryan and Kirk, to knot the score at 48. After a made free
throw by East Car-olinas Ashley Clarke, Kirk converted two more
from the foul line to give the Eagles a 50-49 lead, their fi rst
advantage since leading 8-6 in the fi rst half. The two squads
would exchange blows over the next few min-utes before two Ohemaa
Nyanin free throws knotted the score at 54 with under seven minutes
to play. The Pirates, however, responded with the next fi ve points
to take a 59-54 lead before an Edwards rebound, put-back, followed
by a Leer backdoor layup, cut the East Carolina advantage to one,
59-58, with four minutes to play. The game would continue to remain
tight down the stretch, as consecutive jumpers by AUs Leer and a
runner in the lane by Raven Harris, would knot the score at 65 with
one minute left in the ballgame. The fi nal minute, however,
belonged to the Pirates. A Kelly Smith fl oater from close range
gave East Carolina a 67-65 lead with 35 seconds to play, and then a
steal and coast-to-coast layup by ECUs Crystal Wilson with 14
seconds left put the game out of reach for AU. The Pirates would
tack on a late free throw in the fi nal fi ve seconds to come away
with a 70-65 road victory over American. In the game, American shot
93.8 percent (15-16) from the free-throw line, the sixth-best
single-game team free throw percentage in program history. Kirk led
the Eagles with a perfect six-of-six mark from the charity stripe.
The other fi nal statistics were similar across the board for both
squads. East Carolina held a slight 49 percent to 46 percent
advantage in fi eld goal percentage, and committed two fewer
turnovers (18) to Americans 20. Both teams struggled from
three-point range, as AU was 2-11, while East Carolina shot 2-10
from deep. For the third game this season, Kirk led the Eagles in
scoring with 19 points. She also chipped in six rebounds. Leer and
Ryan recorded double-digit scoring outputs for the Eagles with 14
and 11 points, respectively. Leer was seven-of-nine from the fl
oor. The senior Nyanin also recorded career-highs with eight points
and nine rebounds for AU.
ECU (4-0) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinGay, Kim 6-7 6-7 11 18 1 0
3 31Spivey, Allison 3-9 0-0 2 7 2 0 2 36Clarke, Ashley 4-10 3-5 2
11 6 0 2 34Smith, Kelly 2-6 0-0 2 5 1 0 0 24Best, Jean 2-3 4-4 2 8
0 0 0 10Stewart, Celeste 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 6Smith, Chareya 4-8 2-4
1 10 1 0 1 27Wilson, Crystal 4-7 1-2 2 9 1 0 4 23Jackson, Ariana
1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1Ashford, Shuanda 0-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 9Team 4Totals
26-53 16-22 30 70 13 0 12 200
American (2-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 3-7
0-0 9 8 0 0 0 23Kirk, Michelle 6-16 6-6 6 19 2 0 0 38Ryan, Nicole
4-8 2-2 0 11 2 0 1 32Edwards, Ebony 2-4 2-2 2 6 1 0 3 22Leer,Liz
7-9 0-0 5 14 1 0 0 36Strack, Lisa 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 13Harris, Raven
1-4 0-0 0 2 4 0 0 16Mcdonald, Janelle 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 5Anya,
Stephanie 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 15Team 1Totals 24-52 15-16 28 65 11 0 4
200
Halftime: East Carolina 32, American 25. 3-Point Goals: East
Carolina 2-10 (Spivey 1-3, Clarke 0-1, K. Smith 1-5, C. Smith 0-1),
American 2-11 (Kirk 1-6, Ryan 1-3, Edwards 0-1, Harris 0-1).
Turnovers: American 20, East Carolina 18.
Game 5 - Nov. 24, 2009 American 65, NJIT 57Bender Arena
Washington, D.C.On the strength of 24 points by junior Michelle
Kirk and a career-game by sophomore Lisa Strack, the American
University prevailed 65-57 over the New Jersey Institute of
Technology in a hard-fought con-test on Tuesday night at Bender
Arena. The game was evenly-contested for the majority of the fi rst
half, as the margin was within four points until the 1:45 mark.
NJIT (2-3) opened up a four-point lead, 12-8, with 10:17 to play in
the fi rst half on a Rayven John-son jumper, although the
Highlanders advantage was short-lived. With American (3-2) trailing
18-15, senior Nicole Ryans three-pointer sparked a 10-0 Eagles run
over a two-plus minute span to give AU a 25-18 lead with just over
a minute to play in the opening stanza. American would take a 25-20
lead into intermission in a fi rst half that saw eight different
Eagles score at least two points. The Eagles would continue the
strong play in the second half, scoring the fi rst fi ve points on
a Liz Leer jumper and Strack three-point play to take a 30-20 lead.
American would eventually increase the margin to 12, 40-28, with
13:41 left on another bucket by Strack. But the re-silient
Highlanders would not go away, as they ran off nine-unanswered
points to cut the margin to three, 40-37, at the midway point of
the second half before a key Ohemaa Nyanin basket pushed the AU
lead back to fi ve. The squads would play even until a 5-0 spurt by
NJIT trimmed the American advantage to one, 50-49, with 4:19 to go.
Facing a strong second-half push by NJIT, the Eagles turned to
their Preseason All-Patriot League player, Kirk, down the stretch.
She proceeded to run off seven straight points, including a key
three-pointer, to give AU a 59-51 advantage, breaking the hearts of
the hard-charging Highlanders. The Eagles also turned up the
defensive intensity dur-ing the stretch, forcing fi ve NJIT
turnovers in the fi nal four minutes. The Eagles would visit the
free throw line frequently in the fi nal minute, and were able to
hang on for a 65-57 victory. For the fourth game this season, Kirk
led American in scoring with 24 points on an effi cient eight-of-14
shooting from the fl oor. She also recorded seven rebounds, which
tied her for the game-high with teammates Strack and Leer. Stracks
seven boards, as well as her 11 points, both set career-highs. Leer
was in double-fi gures for the fourth game this season with 10
points, and recorded a season-high four blocked shots.NJIT had four
play-ers in double fi gures, led by Kehinde Oyelolas 13 points and
12 from Ivana Seric. Jessica Gerald and Johnson contributed 11 and
10 points, respectively. The Eagles shot a season-high 52.2 percent
from the fl oor, including a red-hot 60 percent (15-25) in the
second half. AU was six-of-13 from three-point range (46.2 percent)
in the contest. The Highlanders shot 40 percent from the fl oor and
had a 33.3 percent mark from beyond-the-arc.
NJIT (2-3) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinGriffi n, Melanie 2-6 0-0
2 4 1 0 1 22Seric, Ivana 5-9 2-2 2 12 2 0 3 34Gerald, Jessica 3-13
2-2 4 11 1 0 0 33Oyelola, Taiwo 1-4 0-0 5 3 2 0 2 20Oyelola,
Kehinde 5-9 2-2 5 13 1 0 4 31Johnson, Rayven 5-8 0-0 3 10 0 0 0
17Zoric, Jelena 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Schartner, Emily 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
0 0 7Dweck, Kimberly 1-3 2-2 1 4 1 0 1 19Piekielski, Katie 0-2 0-0
3 0 3 0 0 17Sanchez, Maria 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 1Totals 22-55
8-8 27 57 11 0 11 200
American (3-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinKirk, Michelle 8-14
6-7 7 24 0 1 1 39Ryan, Nicole 1-6 0-3 3 3 3 0 0 30Edwards, Ebony
1-2 0-2 1 3 3 0 0 20Strack, Lisa 4-6 2-3 7 11 0 0 0 25Leer, Liz 4-9
2-2 7 10 3 4 1 35Nyanin, Ohemaa 2-3 1-2 2 5 0 0 0 15Yencho, Ashley
1-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 9Harris, Raven 2-3 0-1 2 4 5 0 1 17Mcdonald,
Janelle 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 8Anya, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2Team
2Totals 24-46 11-20 32 65 11 5 3 200
Halftime: American 25, NJIT, 20. 3-Point Goals: NJIT 5-15
(Gerald 3-8, T. Oyelo-la 1-2, K. Oyelola 1-5), American 6-13 (Kirk
2-5, Ryan 1-4, Edwards 1-1, Strack 1-2, Yencho 1-1). Turnovers:
American 18, NJIT 16.
Game 6 - Nov. 28, 2009 Wagner 73, American 72Spiro Sports Center
Staten Island, N.Y.A three-pointer by Wagners Stephanie McBride
with under 30 seconds remaining gave the Seahawks a hard-fought
73-72 victory over the American University womens basketball team
on Saturday afternoon in Staten Island, N.Y. AU junior Michelle
Kirk led the Eagles with a game-high 25 points in the defeat. Both
teams got off to slow starts on the offensive ends, although
American (3-3) was the first to find its range thanks to Nicole
Ryan. The senior scored eight early points, includ-ing two
three-pointers, to give the Eagles a 15-4 lead midway through the
first half. Wagner (2-3) quickly found its rhythm over the next two
minutes, rolling off seven unanswered points to cut the AU lead to
four, 15-11. The Eagles, however, would regain a nine-point
advantage, 22-13, on an Ohemaa Nyanin layup with 7:11 left in the
opening stanza. The Seahawks con-trolled the action for the
remainder of the opening half. Wagner went on a 10-2 run to cut the
AU lead to one, 24-23, with just over five minutes remaining.
Back-to-back three pointers by Wagners McBride gave the Seahawks
their first lead of the game, 34-31, with 2:32 to play. Wagner
eventually stretched its lead to eight, 39-31, before the Eagles
responded with the last four points of the half on buckets by
Nyanin and Lisa Strack, to cut the halftime deficit to a 39-35
margin. AU continued the strong play opening up the second half,
scoring the first four points on baskets by Ryan and Kirk to tie
the game at 39. But Wagner responded with the next five to take a
44-39 lead be-fore back-to-back buckets by Kirk to cut the margin
to one, 46-45. Kirk would continue to have the hot hand for the
Eagles, as the teams played even before a pair of Ryan free throws
tied the score at 56 with exactly 10 minutes to play. Wagner,
how-ever, would rattle off seven unanswered points to take a 63-56
advantage. The Eagles responded, eventually fighting back to tie
the game at 66 with 3:14 to play on a Liz Leer bucket from
close-range. The game would go back-and-forth throughout the
remainder of the second half, although the Eagles never led until a
pair of Strack free throws gave AU a 72-70 lead with 52.9 seconds
to play. Facing a one-point deficit, Wagner came down the floor,
where McBride knocked down a clutch three-pointer from the corner
to give the Seahawks a 73-72 lead with 28 seconds left in the
contest. After a pair of timeouts, the Ea-gles had a game-winning
opportunity, as Kirk penetrated and kicked it out to a wide-open
Strack in the corner, who rimmed out a three-pointer in the final
seconds. Both teams scrambled for the rebound, but time ran out
before the Eagles could get another shot on target. Kirk led
American with a game-high 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the
floor. She was a per-fect three-of-three from three-point range.
Ryan chipped in 14 points, including six-of-seven from the free
throw line, and dished out four assists. Leer and Strack were in
double-figures with 10 points each as well for the Eagles. Leer
also collected a game-high eight rebounds. McBride paced Wagner
with 18 points, including the game-winning bucket. She was
seven-of-11 from the field, including four-of-five from deep. In
the game, Wagner shot 50 percent from the floor compared to 43
percent for the Eagles. Both teams were hot from three-point range,
as the Seahawks shot 57 percent (8-14) while AU was 5-11 from
long-range (46 percent).
American (3-3) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinKirk, Michelle 10-18
2-2 4 25 1 1 0 37Leer, Liz 3-8 4-5 8 10 1 1 0 29Nyanin, Ohemaa 4-8
0-0 3 8 0 0 0 16Ryan, Nicole 3-7 6-7 2 14 4 2 2 35Edwards, Ebony
1-2 0-0 3 2 1 0 6 25Yencho, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2Strack, Lisa
2-4 6-6 4 10 1 0 0 27Harris, Raven 0-3 0-0 2 0 5 0 2 15Anya,
Stephanie 1-5 1-3 7 3 0 1 2 14Team 1Totals 24-55 19-23 34 72 13 5
12 200
Wagner (2-3) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinArchambault, Marie 2-6
1-2 1 7 2 0 0 29Olsen, Ashley 3-7 0-0 8 7 0 1 0 27Harrison, ShaRon
4-10 2-2 5 10 4 3 1 27McBride, Stephanie 7-11 0-0 2 18 3 0 1
33Reed, Andrea 3-7 2-5 5 8 8 0 2 36Fourneir, Veronick 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
0 1 10Poole, Johna 2-4 0-0 2 5 2 0 0 11Hicks, Kanifa 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
0 0 1Patterson, Nyoto 1-2 4-5 1 6 0 0 0 4Thorpe, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0
0 0 0 0 2Clark, Kelly 5-7 2-3 4 12 0 4 0 20Team 3Totals 27-54 11-17
31 73 19 8 5 200
Halftime: Wagner 39, American 35. 3-Point Goals: Wagner 8-14
(McBride 4-5, Archambault 2-5, Olsen 1-3, Poole 1-1), American 5-11
(Kirk 3-3, Ryan 2-6, Strack 0-1, Harris 0-1). Turnovers: Wagner 18,
American 15.
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Basketball
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Game 7 - Dec. 2, 2009 Drexel 50, American 40Daskalakis Ath.
Center Philadelphia, Pa.
With the score tied at 40 with four minutes to play, Drexel
converted 10 straight free throws down the stretch to come away
with a 50-40 victory over the American University womens basketball
team. The game was played Wednesday night at the Daska-lakis
Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Early on, Drexel (3-2) jumped
out to a 9-4 lead with all nine points being scored by Gabriela
Marginean. American (3-4), however, responded with a 6-0 run over
the next four minutes on Stephanie Anya and Ohemma Nyanin buckets
and a pair of free throws by Michelle Kirk to take a 10-9
advantage. The teams would trade the lead over the next sev-eral
minutes until a Kirk three-point play gave the Eagles an 18-15
advantage with 2:02 to play in the opening half. Ashley Yencho then
knocked down a straight-away three on the following possession to
give AU a 21-15 lead before a late Drexel bucket trimmed the Eagles
halftime margin to four, 21-17. The Eagles increased their lead to
six, 23-17, on a pair of Liz Leer free throws to start the second
half. After a Dragons three, Leer knocked down a jumper from the
corner to give AU a 25-20 ad-vantage. Kirk scored Americans next
four points, although Drexel rallied to knot the score at 29 on a
Marginean basket with 14:32 to play. After Drexel opened up a
four-point lead, a heads-up steal in the frontcourt and three-point
play by Ebony Edwards cut AUs defi cit to one, 35-34. The Dragons
would regain its four-point lead, 40-36, although back-to-back
beautiful turnaround jumpers by Kirk tied the score at 40 at the
under four-minute media timeout. Kirks basket at the 3:51 mark
would end up being the last fi eld goal converted by either team in
the game. Unfortunately for American, the Dragons would end up
going a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line in the games fi
nal three-plus minutes, and that proved to be the difference in
Drexels 50-40 victory. Overall, in the game, the Dragons shot
17-of-18 from the free throw stripe. Marginean knocked down six of
the free throws for Drexel in the fi nal few minutes, and was
11-of-12 from the line. She converted seven-of-12 fi eld goal
opportu-nities, and scored a game-high 26 points. She also
collected a team-high six rebounds for the Dragons. For the sixth
time in seven games this season, Kirk led the Eagles on the
offensive attack. She scored 13 points on fi ve-of-11 shooting from
the fl oor. Leer recorded nine points and seven rebounds, while
Lisa Strack grabbed a career-high eight rebounds for AU.
American (3-4) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinKirk, Michelle 5-11
3-4 4 13 1 0 0 32Leer, Liz 3-6 2-3 7 9 1 2 1 34Nyanin, Ohemaa 1-5
0-0 5 2 1 0 0 24Ryan, Nicole 0-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 12Edwards, Ebony 1-1
1-1 1 3 0 0 1 16Yencho, Ashley 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 13Strack, Lisa 2-7
0-0 8 4 1 1 1 18Harris, Raven 1-7 2-4 3 4 3 0 4 29McDonald, Janelle
0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4Anya, Stephanie 1-5 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 18Team 3Totals
15-52 8-12 35 40 7 4 8 200
Drexel (3-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNacickaite, Kamile 0-4
0-0 2 0 3 0 1 14Marginean, Gabriela 7-12 11-12 6 26 1 0 1
32Stjarnstrom, Jen 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2Rosseel, Jasmina 2-11 0-0 5 6
1 0 1 35Crane, Marisa 0-4 2-2 3 2 1 0 1 38Hale, Tyler 5-9 0-0 5 10
3 1 2 24Johnson-Allen, R. 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 4Mershon, Hollie 0-2
4-4 3 4 1 1 0 16Wootton, Taylor 1-4 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 22Lee, Ayana 0-0
0-0 0 0 1 0 0 13Team 11Totals 15-46 17-18 34 50 12 2 7 200
Halftime: American 21, Drexel 17. 3-Point Goals: American 2-12
(Kirk 0-3, Leer 1-1, Ryan 0-3, Yencho 1-1, Strack 0-2, Harris 0-2),
Drexel 3-18 (Nacickaite 0-3, Marginean 1-2, Rosseel 2-9, Crane 0-2,
Mershon 0-2). Turnovers: American 19, Drexel 17.
Game 8 - Dec. 6, 2009 American 67, High Point 46Bender Arena
Washington, D.C.The trio of Michelle Kirk, Liz Leer and Lisa Strack
combined for 50 points en route to a 67-46 victory for the American
University womens basketball team over High Point on Sunday
afternoon at Bender Are-na. Kirks 22 points paced the Eagles,
marking the seventh game this season she has led the team in
scoring. The beginning of the game did not start out as well as
American (4-4) had hoped, as High Point (2-5) jumped out to a 14-6
lead in the fi rst seven-plus minutes. The Eagles were able to
quickly re-group, and dominated the rest of the fi rst half thanks
to the play of Leer. The junior forward fi nished the fi rst 20
minutes with 14 points and seven rebounds, and led the Eagles on a
30-12 run to close out the half. American took a ten-point
advantage, 36-26, into intermission. The second half began in a
similar fashion to how the fi rst half ended, as the Eagles
continued to control the action against High Point. The Panthers
opened with the fi rst four points of the second half to cut the AU
lead to six, 36-30, although that is as close as they would get.
American went on a 10-2 run over the next two-plus minutes, which
included eight Kirk points, to open up a 46-32 ad-vantage at the
12:54 mark. After a High Point three-pointer to cut its defi cit to
11, the Eagles responded with the next fi ve on buckets by Ebony
Edwards and Strack to take a 51-35 lead midway through the sec-ond
half. AU would continue to apply the pressure, eventually opening
up a 20-point advantage, 60-40, on a made free throw by Strack with
7:12 remaining in the game. The two squads would play even down the
stretch, as the Eagles came away with a con-vincing 67-46 home
victory. American was highly ef-fi cient from the free throw line
in the game, shooting 22-of-28 for 78.6 percent. In the past fi ve
games, the Eagles have shot an impressive 75.8 percent (75-99) from
the charity stripe. Additionally, the defen-sive pressure from
American did the job against High Point, holding the Panthers to 31
percent shooting, including 18.2 percent (2-11) from three-point
range. LeTeisha Dean, the second-leading scorer for High Point
coming into the game at 9.8 points per contest, was held to two
points on one-of-13 shooting from the fl oor. Individually for the
Eagles, Kirks 22 points improves her Patriot League-leading scoring
aver-age to 20.4 points per game. She was six-of-15 from the fl
oor, and eight-of-nine from the free throw line. She also chipped
in seven rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for the fi rst time
in her career. After a hot fi rst half, Leer fi nished with 16
points on fi ve-of-13 shooting and six-of-seven from the free throw
line. She recorded game-highs with nine rebounds and four blocked
shots. Additionally, Strack chipped in a career-high 12 points for
AU and seven rebounds, while Raven Harris dished out a game-high
six as-sists. I thought we did a good job on both ends of the fl
oor, American University Head Coach Matt Corkery commented on his
live postgame interview on Eagles Vision TV. Defensively, we got a
lot of stops, and we followed our game plan as far as what we were
trying to do on that end of the fl oor....Of-fensively, we
executed. We really got to the foul line, and made a bunch of free
throws and that always helps you win.
High Point (2-5) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinDean, LeTeisha 1-13
0-0 7 2 3 0 1 22Fields, Frances 2-6 0-0 3 4 3 1 3 29Dodd, Amy 5-7
1-2 4 11 2 1 0 33Maier, Mackenzie 2-8 0-0 6 5 2 3 1 27Samuels,
Ashlee 2-5 3-7 7 7 0 0 0 20Reynolds, Erin 2-4 0-1 1 5 1 0 0
11Hargraves, Jurica 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 18Whitt, Laura 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
0 0 9Cromartie, Jazmin 1-2 0-1 2 2 0 0 1 6Brown, Shamia 3-8 4-4 1
10 0 0 0 25Team 7Totals 18-58 8-15 38 46 11 5 7 200
American (4-4) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 1-3
0-0 5 2 1 0 1 13Kirk, Michelle 6-15 8-9 7 22 1 1 1 40Edwards, Ebony
3-5 1-2 1 8 0 0 1 21Leer, Liz 5-13 6-7 9 16 1 4 1 38Harris, Raven
1-6 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 37Yencho, Ashley 1-3 2-2 2 4 2 0 0 14Strack, Lisa
4-7 4-6 7 12 3 0 4 26McDonald, Janelle 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1Anya,
Stephanie 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 10Team 6Totals 21-53 22-28 44 67 14 5 9
200
Halftime: American 36, High Point 26. 3-Point Goals: High Point
2-11 (Dean 0-2, Maier, 1-3, Reynolds 1-3, Hargraves 0-3), American
3-11 (Kirk 2-5, Edwards 1-2, Harris 0-2, Yencho 0-1, Strack 0-1).
Turnovers: High Point 21, American 17.
Game 9 - Dec. 16, 2009 American 59, Morgan State 45Bender Arena
Washington, D.C.Michelle Kirks sixth 20-point effort of the young
season led the American University womens bas-ketball team to a
59-44 win over Morgan State on Wednesday night at Bender Arena.
American (5-4) never trailed in the game, jumping out to a hot 7-0
start in the games opening two minutes on fi ve points by Kirk.
Morgan State (3-6) would get on track and knot the score at 13 with
10:35 to play in the opening half, although this would be the last
tie of the game. Kirk, a junior, proceeded to knock down another
three-pointer to open up a 16-13 ad-vantage, and later in the half,
back-to-back trifectas by junior Liz Leer and Ebony Edwards would
extend the Eagles lead to 26-15 with just under three min-utes to
play in the opening stanza. American carried a 30-17 lead into
halftime, and continued to apply the pressure early in the second
half. AU went on a 9-2 run to begin the second 20 minutes, giving
the Eagles a 39-19 advantage with 15:58 left in the game. Morgan
State refused to go away easily, however, as the Bears grinded
their way back into the game over the next 12 minutes. Morgan State
eventually cut its defi cit to eight, 47-39, with 4:01 to play, but
that is as close as the game would get. A key Leer layup stopped
the Bears momentium, and Kirk cemented the victory with the next
four points to extend the American advantage to 53-39 with 2:28
remaining. The two squads played even in the fi nal few minutes,
and the Eagles came away with the 59-45 victory. Kirk led the
Eagles for the eighth time in nine games this season with 20 points
on an effi cient eight-of-13 shooting from the fl oor. The leading
scorer in the Patriot League (20.3 ppg) has now scored at least 19
points in seven of AUs games this season. Leer also scored in
double fi g-ures for the Eagles with 10 points, while grabbing
seven rebounds. Senior Ohemaa Nyanin chipped in seven points and
matched a career-high with nine rebounds for AU. Additionally,
sophomore Raven Harris tied career-bests with eight points and six
assists, while classmate Lisa Strack matched her career-high with
eight rebounds. The Eagles out-shot Morgan State by a 44 to 29
percent margin, and were fi ve-for-12 (41.7 percent) from
three-point range. The Bears were led by Corin Adams 14 points,
although her production came on four-of-20 from the fi eld. AU also
held a 43-31 rebounding advantage. I really felt good about the
defensive game that we played, remarked American Univer-sity Head
Coach Matt Corkery on his live postgame interview on Eagles Vision
TV. I thought that was the key to our success tonight...we didnt
give up many second chance opportunities. That was one of our goals
going into the game.
Morgan St. (3-6) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinHawkins, Erin 3-7
0-0 1 8 1 0 0 22Diagne, Abby 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4Thomas, Mahala 2-6
0-0 4 4 0 0 1 23Mathis, DeKeisha 3-5 0-0 2 6 2 0 0 12Davis, Theresa
1-6 0-0 5 2 1 0 0 25Adams, Corin 4-20 3-4 7 14 2 0 5 36Noel,
Brittany 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4Dodson, Brittany 3-8 0-0 3 7 0 0 3
24Turner, Tireion 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 7Reed, Aaires 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 1
19Williams, Georgien 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 10Jones, Phylicis 0-0 0-0 1
0 1 0 0 11Williams, Tevonia 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 4Totals 18-62
3-4 31 45 9 0 10 200
American (5-4) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 3-7
1-2 9 7 0 1 0 16Kirk, Michelle 8-13 2-2 3 20 1 0 2 33Edwards, Ebony
2-7 2-2 6 7 2 0 3 30Leer, Liz 4-9 0-0 7 10 1 2 1 36Harris, Raven
3-5 2-3 3 8 6 0 2 34Yencho, Ashley 0-0 2-2 0 2 1 0 2 6Strack, Lisa
2-8 0-0 8 4 2 0 0 30McDonald, Janelle 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1Anya,
Stephanie 0-1 1-4 3 1 0 1 0 14Team 4Totals 22-50 10-15 43 59 13 4
10 200
Halftime: American 30, Morgan State 17. 3-Point Goals: Morgan
State 6-25 (Hawkins 2-4, Thomas 0-1, Mathis 0-2, Davis 0-1, Adams
3-11, Dodson 1-5, Turner 0-1), American 5-12 (Kirk 2-4, Edwards
1-2, Leer 2-2, Harris 0-1, Strack 0-3). Turnovers: American 21,
Morgan State 18.
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Basketball
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Appearances1515
Game 10 - Dec. 20, 2009 Maryland 75, American 64Bender Arena
Washington, D.C.
Junior Michelle Kirk scored a team-high 18 points on seven-of-14
shooting to lead three Eagles in double-digits, but it was not
enough as the wom-ens basketball team fell to Maryland, 75-64, at
Bender Arena on Sunday afternoon. Sop