Mid-American Conference Women s Basketball Standings

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1 Mid-American Conference 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH Women s Basketball Women s Basketball Contact: Gary Richter grichter@mac-sports.com MAC Women s Basketball January 30, 2006 For Immediate Release Phone: (216) Fax: (216) Website: Mid-American Conference Women s Basketball Standings Conference Games Overall Games WEST DIVISION School W L Pct. Hm Rd Stk HStk W L Pct. Hm Rd Neu Stk HStk LWStk L10 Eastern Michigan W 7 W W 9 W Ball State W 1 W W 1 W Western Michigan L 1 W L 1 W Toledo W 2 W W 2 W Northern Illinois L 1 L L 1 L Central Michigan L 3 L L 3 L EAST DIVISION W L Pct. Hm. Rd. Stk. HStk W L Pct. Hm. Rd. Neu. Stk. HStk LWStk L10 Bowling Green W 7 W W 7 W Kent State W 1 W W 1 W Ohio W 1 W W 1 W Buffalo L 3 L L 3 L Miami L 1 W L 1 W Akron L 7 L L 7 L MAC UPCOMING SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES LOCAL TO SITE) Tuesday, January 31 Buffalo at Northern Illinois, 7:00 Western Michigan at Akron, 7:00 Ball State at Ohio, 8:00 - FSN Ohio Wednesday, 1 Miami at Central Michigan, 7:00 Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 Toledo at Kent State, 7:00 Saturday, 4 Buffalo at Ball State, 1:00 Northern Illinois at Miami, 2:00 Kent State at Western Michigan, 2:00 Ohio at Central Michigan, 2:00 Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 Sunday, 5 Bowling Green at Toledo, 4:00 - FSN Ohio INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Scoring: Lindsay Shearer (KSU) - 19th/19.6 ppg Assists: Malika Willoughby (KSU) - 17th/5.8 apg Steals: Malika Willoughby (KSU) - 19th/3.1 spg Carin Horne (BG) - 23rd/3.0 spg FG Pct.: Heather Turner (UB) - 6th/64.5 pct. FT Pct: Lindsay Shearer (KSU) - 25th/86.8 pct. MAC IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH GAMES OF JAN. 23) RECENT MAC RESULTS Wednesday, January 25 at Western Michigan 88, Ohio 77 Bowling Green 57, at Central Michigan 52 at Miami 66, Ball State 65 Toledo 57, at Buffalo 47 at Eastern Michigan 65, Kent State 55 Northern Illinois 75, at Akron 67 Saturday, January 28 at Bowling Green 77, Western Michigan 69 Ohio 74, at Northern Illinois 62 at Kent State 57, Central Michigan 51 at Ball State 67, Akron 66 at Toledo 77, Miami 58 Eastern Michigan 56, at Buffalo 41 TEAM RANKINGS Scoring Defense: Bowling Green - 22nd/55.2 ppg Central Michigan - 29th/56.0 Free Throw Pct.: Central Michigan - 25th/74.7 W-L Pct: Bowling Green - 14th/87.5 (14-2) Fewest Turnovers: Bowling Green - 17th/14.1 tpg Scoring Margin: Bowling Green - 18th/14.4 FG Pct. Defense: Eastern Michigan - 25th/ Point FG Pct.: Ohio - 30th/37.5 Steals Per Game: Kent State - 24th/11.5 Bowling Green - 28th/11.3 Home Win Steak: Bowling Green - 9th/13 MAC Highlights Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan both won Saturday to improve to 7-0 in league play and set up Wednesday s encounter between the undefeated teams at BG s Anderson Arena. There are two featured MAC Games of the Week slated for FSN Ohio. Wednesday Ball State is at Ohio at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. Bowling Green is at Toledo. Toledo won back-to-back league games for the first time this year with wins last week vs. Buffalo and Miami. In Saturday s triumph over Miami, the Rockets went on a 15-0 run in the second half after Miami had overcome a 15 point deficit to take a four-point lead. Danielle Bishop and Savannah Werner each scored 20 points for the Rockets. Liz Honegger reached 1,000 career points with 6 points in BG s win over Western Michigan. Ali Mann led the victors with 22 points while Carrie Moore carried WMU with 28 points. Lauren Revesz had 26 in the absence of leading scorer Simone Redd (ankle injury) as Ohio triumphed at Northern Illinois. Bobcat head coach Lynn Bria earned her 75th career victory at OU, the second most in school history. Lindsay Shearer, with 26 points, had her fifth consecutive game with 20-plus points in Kent State s win over Central Michigan. The Golden Flashes maintained their one game lead over Ohio for second place in the East. Tina Bolte drilled a 3-point goal with 9 seconds left for a win over Akron. Erica Cotton led BSU with a career-high 19 points. The Zips Jessie Crooks captured game high honors with 22 points, her third consecutive outing of 20 or more points. In MAC only games, BSU s Kelsey Corbin is 23-of-23 from the line and UB s Heather Turner is shooting 66.7 percent (38-of-57) from the field.

2 MAC Women s Basketball Past Players Of The Week East Division Nov Lindsay Shearer, Kent State Nov Liz Honegger, Bowling Green Dec Brooke Meunier - Buffalo Dec Ali Mann, Bowling Green Dec Heather Turner, Buffalo Dec Simone Redd, Ohio Jan Heather Turner, Buffalo Jan Rachelle Bennett, Kent State Jan Ali Mann, Bowling Green Jan Lindsay Shearer, Kent State West Division Nov Casey Rost - W. Michigan Nov Chasidy Myers, C. Michigan Dec Julie DeMuth, Ball State Dec Ann Skufca, C. Michigan Dec Casey Manning, C. Michigan Dec Nikki Knapp. E. Michigan Jan Stephanie Raymond, N. Illinois Jan Ryan Coleman, E. Michigan Jan Stephanie Raymond, N. Illinois Jan Casey Rost, W.Michigan Mid-American Conference Players Of The Week EAST DIVISION Lindsay Shearer, Kent State Senior, foward - Minerva, Ohio/Minerva Shearer averaged 24.0 points and 8.5 rebounds as the Golden Flashes went 1-1 last week. In the loss at Eastern Michigan, she had 22 points and four rebounds and in the win over Central Michigan she had 26 points and 12 rebounds. Shearer also went 24-of-26 (92.3 percent) from the free throw line and 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from the field. Already the league s top scorer at 20.1 ppg, Shearer averaged 4.0 ppg above her average for the week. WEST DIVISION Savannah Werner - Toledo Junior, forward - Angola, Ind./Angola The Rockets won back-to-back conference games for the first time this year as Werner led the way with her averages of 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in each contest. She shot 65.0 percent (13-of-20 from the field and had just one turnover in 65 minutes. She had 20 points and six rebounds in a win over Miami and 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds in a victory at Buffalo. ADDITIONAL NOMINEES - EAST DIVISION Jessie Crooks, Akron - Jr., F: Crooks averaged 21.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in two games. She had game highs in each outing with 21 points in a loss to Northern Illinois and a career-high 22 points in a loss at Ball State, including 17 points in the second half. Crooks shot 63.0 percent (17-of-27) from the field and 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from three-point range Kraft Women s Basketball Tournament March 4, 8, 10-11, 2006 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Saturday, March 4 (campus sites) West #5 at East #4, TBA East #5 at West #4, TBA West #6 at East #3, TBA East #6 at East #3, TBA Wednesday, March 8 Quicken Loans Arena W. #1 vs. E. #4/W. #5 Winner, 1 p.m. E. #2 vs. W. #3/E. #6 Winner, 3 p.m. E. #1 vs. W. #4/E. #5 Winner, 5:30 p.m. W. #2 vs. E. #3/W. #6 Winner, 7 p.m. Friday, March 10 Quicken Loans Arena Semifinal #1, Noon Semifinal #2, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11 Quicken Loans Arena Championship Game (FSN Ohio), 1 p.m. Kate Achter, Bowling Green - So. G: Achter averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in two Falcon wins. In a triumph at Central Michigan she had 10 points, five assists and four rebounds. Achter had 19 points, nine rebounds three assists and two steals in the victory over Western Michigan. Eve Pyle, Miami - Fr., F: Pyle averaged 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two game. She poured in 19 points and snagged a Miami freshman record 15 rebounds in a win at Ball State, which included two game winning free throws by her with two seconds remaining. Ciara Iglehart, Ohio - Sr., F: Iglehart averaged 18.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games. Her best outing was a career-high 23 points in an loss at Western Michigan. She also had 14 points and six boards in a win at Northern Illinois. ADDITIONAL NOMINEES - WEST DIVISION Erica Cotton, Ball State - Sr., G: Cotton averaged 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists as the Cardinals split a pair of one-point games. She had a career-high 19 points in a win over Akron and had 17 points in a loss to Miami. Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan - So., G: McKinney averaged 13.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocked shots and 1.0 steals as EMU topped Kent State and Buffalo McKinney shot 50.0 percent (11-of-22) from the field and had her best game of 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. KSU. Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois - Jr., G: Raymond averaged 17.0 points, 5.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 rebounds as the Huskies went 1-1. She had 16 points in a win at Akron and followed with 18 points in a loss to Ohio. Carrie Moore, Western Michigan - Jr., G: Moore posted numbers of 23.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two games. She had 19 points in an win vs. Ohio and a game-high 28 points in a defeat at the hands of Bowling Green.

3 MAC Women s Basketball Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan Tabbed As MAC Women s Favorites The Mid-American Conference announced that Bowling Green (East Division) and Eastern Michigan (West Division) have been chosen as preseason favorites to win their respective divisions in women s basketball. Voting was conducted by members of the MAC News Media Association. The Falcons were also tabbed to win the MAC Tournament. MAC Preseason All-Conference Team East Division Name, School, Cl., Pos. Liz Honegger, Bowling Green, Jr., Forward Ali Mann, Bowling Green, Jr., Forward Lindsay Shearer, Kent State, Sr., Forward Malika Willoughby, Kent State, Sr., Guard Cindi Merrill, Miami, Sr., Guard MAC Fast Break West Division Name, School, Cl., Pos. Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan, Sr., Forward Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan, Sr., Guard Stephanie Raymond, N. Illinois, Jr., Guard Danielle Bishop, Toledo, Jr., Guard Carrie Moore, Western Michigan, Jr., Guard Heading East The MAC will have a shift in its makeup of divisions this year as Bowling Green will return to the East Division after being a West Division member from The move was made necessary with the departure of Marshall to Conference USA. The newest alignment is as follows: East Division Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami and Ohio. West Division- Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo and Western Michigan. New Faces Two first time head coaches will patrol MAC sidelines this year with each division offering a new coach. In the West, Carol Owens returns to her alma mater at Northern Illinois from a position as an associate coach at the University of Notre Dame. Owens, who became the first-ever Huskie to garner career numbers of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds while leading the team to a No. 17 ranking in the final AP poll in 1990, helped the Fighting Irish to the NCAA Championship in The East Division welcomes Linda Hill-MacDonald as head coach, who takes over the Buffalo program from her position as assistant coach at South Carolina. Hill-MacDonald has previous head coaching experience at Temple ( ) and Minnesota ( ) in the collegiate ranks and for the Cleveland Rockers ( ) of the WNBA. A MAC First For the first time in MAC history, women s basketball has produced three 20-win teams three years in a row. In 2005, league champion Bowling Green and West division champion Eastern Michigan each tallied 23 victories while co-east champion Kent State had 21 wins. In 2004 Miami (22), EMU (22) and BGSU (21) reached 20-plus wins. The 2003 campaign saw three West division teams reach the 20-win plateau - Ball State (21), Toledo (20) and Western Michigan (20). Tournament Changes The Mid-American Conference Women s Basketball Tournament will be held in the same building that it has been for the past five years -- it will just have a new name. Quicken Loans Arena (The Q), formerly Gund Arena -- will be the site for the 2006 Kraft MAC Women s Basketball Tournament. This year, four teams will receive a bye -- the East & West Division Champions and the two teams that finish in second place in each diivision. First round matchups will have all cross-division matchups. All-MAC Returnees 13 of 20 All-MAC selections will return for the season. Below is a look at the returnees: Lindsay Shearer, Kent State, Sr., F (first-team) Carrie Moore, Western Michigan, Jr., G (first-team) Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan, Sr., G (first-team) Liz Honegger, Bowling Green, Jr., F (second-team) Ali Mann, Bowling Green, Jr., F (second-team) Cindi Merrill, Miami, Sr., G (second-team) Danielle Bishop, Toledo, Jr., F (third-team) Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan, Sr., F (third-team) Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois, Jr., G (third-team) MAC Women s Basketball Media Contacts Akron Basketball Contact: Melanie Schneider Office: (330) mschnei@uakron.edu Ball State Basketball Contact: Kathy Muffenbier Office: (765) Kmuffenb@bsu.edu Bowling Green Basketball Contact: Mike Cihon Office: (419) mjcihon@bgnet.bgsu.edu Buffalo Basketball Contact: Brian Wolff Office: (716) bcwolff@buffalo.edu Central Michigan Basketball Contact: Rob Wyman Office: (989) wyman1rd@cmich.edu Eastern Michigan Basketball Contact: Greg Steiner Office: (734) gsteiner2@emich.edu Kent State Basketball Contact: Jason Tirotta Office: (330) jtirotta@kent.edu Miami Basketball Contact: Vince Frieden Office: (513) friedevt@muohio.edu Northern Illinois Basketball Contact: Steve Nemeth Office: (815) snemeth@niu.edu Ohio Basketball Contact: T.J. Lasita Office: (740) tl154101@ohio.edu Toledo Basketball Contact: Brian DeBenedictis Office: (419) bdebene@utnet.utoledo.edu Western Michigan Basketball Contact: Paula Haughn Office: (269) paula.haughn@wmich.edu -- Continued on next page

4 MAC Women s Basketball National Polls USA Today/ESPN (Jan. 24, 2006) No. School Rec. Pts. Prv. 1. Duke (31) North Carolina Tennessee Connecticut LSU Maryland Ohio State Purdue Rutgers Baylor DePaul Minnesota Stanford Oklahoma Georgia Michigan State New Mexico Arizona State Temple BYU Notre Dame Vanderbilt Florida nr 24. Boston College Southern Cal nr Others Receiving Votes: Virginia 25; Missouri 21; Utah 19; George Washington 18; Virginia Tech 16; Louisville 13; Lousiana Tech 12; Washington 11; St. John s 10; Bowling Green 6; Kentucky 6; Kansas 4; N.C. State 3; Texas 3; Tulsa 3; Liberty 1; TCU 1. Associated Press (Jan. 22, 2006) No. School Rec. Pts. Prv. 1. Tennessee (36) , Duke (10) , North Carolina , LSU Connecticut Maryland Ohio State Purdue Baylor Rutgers Stanford DePaul Oklahoma Minnesota Georgia Michigan State Temple New Mexico Arizona State BYU Notre Dame Vanderbilt Southern Cal nr 24. Florida nr 25. Virginia Tech Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 56; N. C. State 51; St. John s 47; Texas A&M 42; Utah 38; George Washington 34; Virginia 23; Washington 10; Inidana State 9; Texas 9; Louisville 7; Missouri 6; California 5; Hartford 2; Iowa State 2; Tulsa 2; Bowling Green 1; Fresno State 1; Lousisana Tech 1; Marquette 1. MAC Fast Break, Cont. Carin Horne, Bowling Green, Jr., F (honorable mention) Malika Willoughby, Kent State, Sr., G (honorable mention) Amanda Jackson, Miami, Jr., G (honorable mentio) Simone Redd, Ohio, So., G (honorable mention) 2007 NCAA Women s Final Four Coming To Cleveland On July 9, 2001, the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee chose sites for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 NCAA Women s Final Four, and Cleveland was one of the cities selected. Indianapolis was selected to host in 2005, Boston in 2006 and Cleveland was picked for The Mid-American Conference, along with Cleveland State, will serve as co-hosts for the event at Quicken Loans Arena. First and second-round games will start on Saturday, March 17, with regionals slated to start on Saturday, March 24. The Women s Final Four will be Sunday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 3 at Quicken Loans Arena. In preparation for the event, facility will host this season s Midwest Regional on March 26th and 28th. MAC Media Relations The Internet - The Mid-American Conference maintains its website at Complete information on the league and the member schools is available. The MAC website features the MAC Beat, standings and statistics, as well as Player of the Week awards for all 23 MAC sponsored sports. The MAC Beat highlights national and regional stories written by the writers who cover the 12 MAC schools on a daily basis. In men s basketball, the following will be updated each day following games: Conference Standings Composite Schedules & Results Conference Statistics Media can access Acrobat PDF files of the daily release, player of the week release and the conference media guide on the web site. MAC Press Release The MAC communications staff will update a release, including team notes, results and MAC Players of the Week the following morning after games are played during the season. Complete league statistics will be updated via the conference web site daily following games. MAC Players of The Week A MAC East Division and West Division Player of the Week will be chosen each Monday during the regular season. Nominations are submitted by the school sports information offices and the winners are selected by the MAC media relations staff.

5 MAC Women s Basketball MAC Record vs. Non-Conference Opponents MAC Basketball TV Schedule America East Northeastern Atlantic Coast Duke Virginia Tech Wake Forest Atlantic Sun Lipscomb Jacksonville Atlantic Dayton Duquesne Massachusetts St. Bonaventure St. Louis Big Iowa State Missouri Big East Cincinnati DePaul Louisville Notre Dame Pittsburgh Seton Hall Syracuse Big South Radford Big Sky Montana State Montana State Big Ten Illinois Indiana Michigan Michigan State Northwestern Purdue Big West CSU-Northridge Colonial Athletic Delaware UNC Wilmington Virginia Commonwealth Conference USA Central Florida East Carolina Tulane Tulsa Horizon Cleveland State Detroit Illinois-Chicago IUPUI Youngstown State Wright State Ivy League Dartmouth Metro Atlantic Canisius Iona Mid-Continent Butler Chicago State Chicago State Oakland Western Illinois Wisconsin Green-Bay Mid-Eastern Coppin State South Carolina State Missouri Valley Drake Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Wichita State Mountain West Utah Ohio Valley Jacksonville State Murray State Patriot American Bucknell Lafayette Southeastern Auburn Kentucky South Carolina Vanderbilt Southern UNC Greensboro Southland Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas-San Antonio Sun Belt Florida International Lafayette New Orleans Troy Southwestern Athletic Alcorn State WAC Hawaii West coast St. Mary s Santa Clara Independents & Non DI IPFW North Dakota State Wilberforce Total: (.500) Friday, November 18 Central Connecticut State at Eastern Michigan, 8:30 p.m. (Comcast Local) Sunday, November 20 Notre Dame at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Wednesday, November 30 Central Michigan at Michigan, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Tuesday, December 20 Buffalo at Oakland, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Friday, December 30 Central Michigan at Michigan State, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Wednesday, January 18 Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Wednesday, January 25 Kent State at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Tuesday, January 31 Ball State at Ohio, 8 p.m. (FSN Ohio) Sunday, 5 Bowling Green at Toledo, 4 p.m. (FSN Ohio) (MAC Game Of The Week) Saturday, 11 Miami at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. (FSN Ohio) (MAC Game Of The Week) Tuesday, 14 Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7 p.m. (Comcast Local) Saturday, 18 Kent State at Akron, 2 p.m. (FSN Ohio) (MAC Game Of The Week) Sunday, 26 Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, 2 p.m. (Comcast Local) Tuesday, 28 Northern Illinois at Ball State, 7 p.m. (Comcat Local) Friday, March 10 Tournament Semifinal #1 (FSN Ohio) Tournament Semifinal #2 (FSN Ohio) Saturday, March 11 Tournament Championship Game (FSN Ohio)

6 MAC East Division Team Snapshots Akron Zips (3-15, 0-7 MAC) Bowling Green Falcons (16-2, 7-0 MAC) Buffalo Bulls (7-11, 2-5 MAC) Last Week: L vs. Northern Illinois L at Ball State Tue., Jan. 31 vs. Western Michigan, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 Last 5: 0-5 Last 10: 2-8 Junior Jessie Crooks has produced three consecutive games with 20-plus points, with two of those on the road. Crooks has games of 20 (at Ohio), 21 (Northern Illinois) and 22 (at Ball State). In MAC-only games, Crooks ranks fourth in scoring at 16.9 ppg. The last two games, the Zips have averaged 66.5 points, well above the season average of 55.8 Courtney Stewart is tied for second in the league in steals per game (2.72), is fourth in three-point goals per game (1.89) and is 25th in scoring at 10.1 ppg. Stewart s 34 3-point goals have surpassed her total of last year (31) and her 49 steals is also better than her 2005 total of 40. November (0-3) 18 at Dayton L at Pittsburgh L, Cleveland State L, December (3-5) 1 Montana State W, at Duquesne L, at Drake L, at Iowa State L, Youngstown State L, Jacksonville State W at Dartmouth# L Lafayette# W January (0-7) 7 at Bowling Green* L at Kent State* L Miami* L Buffalo* L at Ohio* L Northern Illinois* L at Ball State* L Western Michigan* 7:00 4 at Eastern Michigan* 7:00 8 at Toledo* 7:00 11 Central Michigan* 2:00 15 Bowling Green* 7:00 18 Kent State* 2:00 21 at Miami* 7:00 25 at Buffalo* 2:00 28 Ohio* 7:00 #Blue Sky Classic at Hanover, N.H. * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD Last Week: W at Central Michigan W vs. Western Michigan Wed., Feb. 1 vs. Eastern Michigan, 7:00 Sun., Feb. 5 at Toledo, 4:00 Last 5: 5-0 Last 10: 8-2 Liz Honegger became the 20th paler in BG history to reach 1,000 points in Saturday s win over Western Michigan. Earlier this year the Falcons Ali Mann had reached 1,000 career points. The Falcons have won 14 consecutive games at home and 17 of the last 18 dating back to last year. Bowling Green is 7-0 at home this season. In Saturday s win over Western Michigan, Kate Achter scored a career-high 19 points and tied another career mark with 9 rebounds. She was 11-of-13 from the line, including 8-of-8 in the second half. In MAC-only games, BG leads the league in assists (15.7 per game), steals (11.6 per game), turnover margin (+8.4) and scoring (71.1 ppg). BG s last loss at home came last season against Wednesday s opponent, Eastern Michigan on Jan. 12, November (5-0) 18 IPFW W St. Francis (Pa.) W, IUPUI# W, Indiana# W, at Detroit W, December (4-1) 6 Duquesne W, at FIU W, at Oakland W at Delaware^ L Iona^ W62-45 January (7-1) 2 at Kentucky L ot 7 Akron* W at Buffalo* W at Kent State* W Ohio* W Miami* W at Central Michigan* W Western Michigan* W Eastern Michigan* 7:00 5 at Toledo* 4:00 8 Northern Illinois* 7:00 11 at Ball State* 3:00 15 at Akron* 7:00 18 Buffalo* 1:00 22 Kent State* 7:00 25 at Ohio* 1:00 28 at Miami 7:00 #Indiana University Classic (at Bloomington) ^Hawk Classic at St. Joseph s * Mid-American Conference Game Last Week: L vs. Toledo L vs. Eastern Michigan Tue., Jan. 31 at Northern Illinois, 7:00 Sat. Feb. 4 at Ball State, 1:00 Last 5: 1-4 Last 10: 3-7 Freshman Jamie Schiebner ranks ninth in the MAC in rebounds (6.9 rpg) and third in defensive rebounds (5.4 rpg). Heather Turner tops the MAC in field goal accuracy at 64.1 percent while making 100-of- 156 attempts. Turner, as a freshman last year, led the league with a 57.1 field goal rate. UB has five road wins this year, the most since they won six such contests during the campaign. UB is 5-3 on the road and just 2-8 at home. The Bulls average 10 more ppg on the road. UB has two conference wins, equalling the team s total in all of last year. In the last two years combined, UB has won a total of six conference games. November (1-3) 18 Canisius L Syracuse L Auburn L, at Lafayette W, December (4-3) 3 at Niagara W, Youngstown State W, Northeastern W, at Oakland L ot 28 Bucknell L at Texas San Antonio# W Tulsa# L January (2-5) 7 at Miami* W Bowling Green* L Ohio* L at Akron* W at Kent State* L Toledo* L Eastern Michigan* L at Northern Illinois* 7:05 4 at Ball State 1:00 8 Central Michigan 7:00 11 at Western Michigan 2:00 14 Miami 7:00 18 at Bowling Green tba 21 at Ohio 7:00 25 Akron 2:00 28 Kent State 7:00 # at UTSA Classic * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD

7 Last Week: L at Eastern Michigan W vs. Central Michigan Kent State Golden Flashes (12-6, 5-2 MAC) Last Week: W vs. Ball State L at Toledo Miami Redhawks (7-11, 2-5 MAC) MAC East Division Team Snapshots Ohio Bobcats (7-11, 4-3 MAC) Last Week: L at Western Michigan W at Northern Illinois Wed., Feb. 1 vs. Toledo, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 at Western Michigan, 2:00 Last 5: 3-2 Last 10: 6-4 Senior forward Lindsay Shearer surpassed the 1,500 career points plateau (1,537) with 48 points bin two games last week. Senior Malika Willoughby leads the MAC in assists (5.44 apg) and in steals (3.22 spg). Only Michelle Burden (KSU, 1991) and Shala Crooks (BSU, ) have led the MAC in both categories in the same season. For the first time this season a team shot as high as 50.0 percent from the field against the Golden Flashes when Eastern Michigan made 27-of-54 attempts. KSU is allowing foes a success rate of 37.0 percent overall and 37.5 percent in conference games. Lindsay Shearer ranks in the top 10 in the MAC in scoring (first, 20.1 ppg), rebounds (eighth, 7.1 rpg), FG Pct. (fourth, 51.3) and free throw pct. (first, 88.0). November (3-1) 18 Lipscomb W Auburn W ot 25 Valpariaso# L, ot 26 Elon# W, December (4-3) 3 Montana State W, at St. Bonaventure W, Alcorn State^ W, Texas A&M CC^ L, Radford W ot 28 at Hawaii L at Hawaii L January (5-2) 8 at Ohio* W Akron* W Bowling Green* L at Miami* W 83-78, ot 21 Buffalo* W at Eastern Michigan* L Central Michigan* W Toledo* 7:00 4 at Western Michigan* 2:00 8 Ball State* 7:00 11 at Northern Illinois* 2:00 15 Ohio* 7:00 18 at Akron* 2:00 22 at Bowling Green* 7:00 25 Miami* 2:00 28 at Buffalo* 7:00 #Xavier Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio) ^Islander Classic (Corpus Christi, Texas) *Mid-American Conference game Home games in BOLD Wed., Feb. 1 at Central Michigan, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 vs. Northern Illinois, 2:00 Last 5: 2-3 Last 10: 4-6 Eve Pyle, who had missed seven games aerly in the season with a foot injury, poured in 19 points and grabbe a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Ball State. She also connected on two free throws with two seconds remaining for the winning points. Another RedHawk freshman, Jenna Schone, is second in the league with 91 assists for a per game average of After a 2-6 record in January, Miami looks forward to. During the Red- Hawks have posted a 31-7 (81.6 win percentage) under Maria Fantanarosa. November (2-2) 20 at Michigan L New Orleans# W, Saint Louis# W, Wright State L, December (3-3) 2 at Northwestern^ L, Wake Forest^ L, Butler W, at No. 20/21Vanderbilt L, Seton Hall W, at Chicago State W January (2-6) 2 at Tulane L Buffalo* L at Ohio* L at Akron* W Kent State* L ot 21 at Bowling Green* L Ball State* W at Toledo* L at Central Michigan* 7:00 4 Northern Illinois* 2:00 8 Western Michigan* 7:00 11 at EasternMichigan * 2:00 14 at Buffalo* 7:00 18 Ohio* tba 21 Akron* 7:00 25 at Kent State* 2:00 28 Bowling Green* 7:00 # at Saint Louis Billiken Classic ^ at Northwestern Invitational * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD Tue., Jan. 31 vs. Ball State, 8:00 Sat., Feb. 4 at Central Michigan, 2:00 Last 5: 3-2 Last 10: 5-5 With the win at Northern Illinois, head coach Lynn Bria became the second-winningest coach in school history with 75 wins in her seven seasons at Ohio. Ohio s one senior, Ciara Iglehart, exceeded her season average of 8.7 ppg twice last week with a career-high 23 points at Western Michigan and 14 points at Northern Illinois. Lauren Revesz came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points at Northern Illinois. Simone Redd (team leading 14.8 ppg) sat out the NIU game with an ankle injury. Rachel Frederick is the league s top freshman scorer (14.1 ppg) and rebounder (7.4 rpg). She also tops the frosh charts in steals (2.56 spg) and free throw percentage (82.6). November (1-4) 18 South Carolina State# L Tennessee State# W Youngstown State L, East Carolina^ L, ot 26 UNC Greensboro^ L, December (2-4) 3 Western Illinois L, Chicago State W, at South Carolina L, at UNC Wilmington L, at Cleveland State W Duquesne L ot January (4-3) 8 Kent State* L Miami* W at Buffalo* W at Bowling Green* L Akron* W at Western Michigan* L at Northern Illinois* W Ball State* 8:00 4 at Central Michigan* 2:00 8 Eastern Michigan* 7:00 11 Toledo* 1:00 15 at Kent State* 7:00 18 at Miami* tba 21 Buffalo* 7:00 25 Bowling Green* 1:00 28 at Akron* 7:00 # Marshall Tournament ^ UNC Greensboro Tournament * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD

8 MAC West Division Team Snapshots Ball State Cardinals (11-7, 4-3 MAC) Central Michigan Chippewas (10-8, 1-6 MAC) Eastern Michigan Eagles (13-5, 7-0 MAC) Last Week: L at Miami W vs. Akron Tue., Jan. 31 at Ohio, 8:00 Sat., Feb. 4 vs. Buffalo, 1:00 Last 5: 3-2 Last 10: 5-5 Julie DeMuth recorded her league-leading sixth double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds at Miami. DeMuth leads the MAC in rebounds at 8.8 per game. Erica Cotton moved into the starting lineup 12 games ago and has led the Cardinals in scoring the last three games. She scored a careerhigh 19 points vs. Akron and led the team with 17 points vs. Miami. Going into the season, Cotton had appeared in 80 career games with no starts. Kelsey Corbin has made 23-of-23 free throw attempts in MAC play. Corbin was a 55.1 percent free throw shooter the last two years but is at 77.0 percent overall this year. November (5-0) 19 at Murray State W, Evansville W, Lipscomb# W, ND State# W, Illinois State W, December (2-4) 4 Valparaiso^ L, at Butler W, at Wright State L, at Duke L, at St. Mary s College (Calif.) W at Santa Clara L ot January (4-3) 7 at Toledo* L ot 11 at WesternMichigan* W Central Michigan* W Eastern Michigan* L at Northern Illinois* W at Miami* L Akron* W at Ohio* 8:00 4 Buffalo* 1:00 8 at Kent State* 7:00 11 Bowling Green* 3:00 15 Toledo* 7:00 18 Western Michigan* tba 22 at Central Michigan* 7:00 25 at EasternMichigan * 7:00 28 Northern Illinois* 7:00 # Ball State Classic ^Hooiser State Classic * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD Last Week: L vs. Bowling Green L at Kent State Wed., Feb. 1 vs. Miami, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 vs. Ohio, 2:00 Last 5: 1-4 Last 10: 3-7 CMU has held every MAC opponent to under 60 points this season, giving up 56.3 ppg in league games. CMU, however, is scoring only 51.7 ppg in league contests. 60 points is the magic number, offensively, for the Chippewas. CMU is 9-0 when scoring 60 or more points but 1-8 when under 60 points. In conference-only games, CMU tops the charts in blocked shots with 4.0 per game. Individually, Ann Skufca has a MAC leading 1.78 blocked shots per game. CMU needs one more win to surpass last year s win total. November (4-0) 19 Wilberforce W, at Illinois-Chicago W, IPFW W, at Michigan W, December (5-2) 6 at Cleveland State W, Valparaiso W, at Central Florida# L, Troy# W, at Jacksonville W, Saint Louis W at Michigan State L January (1-6) 7 at Western Michigan* L Northern Illinois* L at Ball State* L at Toledo* W Eastern Michigan* L Bowling Green* L at Kent State* L Miami* 7:00 4 Ohio* 2:00 8 at Buffalo* 7:00 11 at Akron* 2:00 14 Western Michigan* 7:00 18 at Northern Illinois* 2:05 22 Ball State* 7:00 25 Toledo * 2:00 March 1 at Eastern Michigan* 7:00 # UCF Classic * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD Last Week: W vs. Kent State W at Buffalo Wed., Feb. 1 at Bowling Green, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 vs. Akron, 7:00 Last 5: 5-0 Last 10: 9-1 EMU is on a season best eight-game winning streak, the longest since starting last year with an 8-0 slate. The Eagles have won 10 of their last 11 games and the eight wins in a row ties the school record. Sophomore Patrice McKinney had her best overall game in a win over Kent State. She posted numbers of 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assist, 3 blocked shots and 2 steals. Ryan Coleman is the second player in MAC history to record 1,500 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals, joining Toledo s Kim Knuth ( ) in that category. EMU tops the league in scoring defense, allowing just 50.4 ppg in MAC only contests. November (2-3) 18 Central Connecticut State W, Massachusetts W, No. 17 DePaul# L, CSU-Northridge# L, Idaho State# L, December (3-2) 7 Indiana L, Youngstown State W, St. Louis W, Utah L Canisius W January (8-0) 4 at Oakland W Northern Illinois* W Toledo* W Western Michigan* W at Ball State* W at Central Michigan* W Kent State* W at Buffalo* W at Bowling Green* 7:00 4 Akron* 7:00 8 at Ohio* 7:00 11 Miami* 5:00 15 at Northern Illinois* 2:05 18 at Toledo* 7:00 22 at Western Michigan* 7:00 25 Ball State* 7:00 March 1 Central Michigan* 7:00 # at Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD

9 MAC West Division Team Snapshots Northern Illinois Huskies (7-11, 3-4 MAC) Toledo Rockets (8-9, 3-4 MAC) Western Michigan Broncos (7-11, 4-3 MAC) Last Week: W at Akron L vs. Ohio Tue., Jan. 31 vs. Buffalo, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 at Miami, 2:00 Last 5: 2-3 Last 10: 5-5 Stephanie Raymond s has hit double figures in scoring in each game and is 17 points shy of 1,000 career points. Senior Keishonda Williamson came off the bench at Akron for a career-best 19 points (17 in the second half) with a 6-of-6 effort from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line in the final 69 seconds. NIU needs just one more win to surpass last year s victory total of seven. One more conference victory will tie last year s league win total of four. The Huskies continue to top the MAC in rebound margin at +5.4 per game (tied with EMU). In 18 games, the Huskies have outrebounded their opponent 13 times, been outrebounded four times with one game equal on the boards. November (1-4) 18 North Dakota State W, Wisconsin-Green Bay L, ot 22 at Western Illinois L, at Illinois State L, at Illinois L, December (2-3) 2 Illinois-Chicago W, at DePaul L, at Wichita State L, at FIU# L Coppin State# W January (4-4) 4 IPFW W at Eastern Michigan* L at Central Michigan* W Toledo* W at Western Michigan* L Ball State* L at Akron* W Ohio* L Buffalo* 7:05 4 at Miami* 2:00 8 at Bowling Green* 7:00 11 Kent State* 2:05 15 Eastern Michigan* 7:05 18 Central Michigan* 2:05 22 at Toledo* 7:00 26 Western Michigan* 1:05 28 at Ball State* 7:00 # at FIU Classic *Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD Last Week: W at Buffalo W Miami Wed., Feb. 1 at Kent State, 7:00 Sun., Feb. 5 vs. Bowling Green, 4:00 Last 5: 2-3 Last 10: 3-7 In the previous four games prior to last week s two wins, the Rockets had been outrebounded by a total of 34 boards. The Rockets had lost each of those four games. Senior Chrystal Young has 67 assists and just 31 turnovers for a 2.16 assist-turnover ratio, the best ranking in the MAC. Sophomore Jasmine House (8.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg) was be lost for the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL in her left knee Dec. 29 against Tulane. UT s bench is contributing 17.3 points and 10. rebounds per game. November (3-1) 20 North Dakota State W at VCU L, at Michigan W, ot 29 at St. Franics (Pa.) W, December (2-4) 7 at Indiana State L, Wright State W, Oakland W, at Cincinnati L Dayton# L Tulane# L January (3-4) 7 Ball State* W ot 10 at Eastern Michigan* L at Northern Illinois * L Central Michigan* L Western Michigan* L at Buffalo* W Miami* W at Kent State* 7:00 5 Bowling Green* 4:00 8 Akron* 7:00 11 at Ohio* 1:00 15 at Ball State* 7:00 18 Eastern Michigan* 7:00 22 Northern Illinois* 7:00 25 at Central Michigan* 2:00 March 1 at Western Michigan* 7:00 #at Tulane Tournament *Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD Last Week: W vs. Ohio L at Bowling Green Tue., Jan. 31 at Akron, 7:00 Sat., Feb. 4 Kent State, 2:00 Last 5: 3-2 Last 10: 4-6 Carrie Moore is third in the MAC in scoring (16.5 ppg) and right behind her in fourth place is teammate Lindsey Brown (15.5 ppg). Moore had 28 points last week vs. Bowling Green, a team allowing just 56 ppg. Casey Rost has 248 career 3-point goals, the fourth highest total in MAC history and a WMU school record. The league mark is 273 by Toledo s Kelly Savage ( ). The former WMU standard was 231 by Kelly DeLong ( ). Just ahead of Rost on the list at third place with 253 career 3-point goals is Johna Goff of Ball State ( ). WMU leads the MAC ins coring at 70.2 ppg and is also tops in field goal accuracy at 43.9 percent. November (0-3) 20 No. 15 Notre Dame L at FIU# L, American# L, December (3-5) 1 Purdue L, at Detroit W, at Cleveland State W, Northwestern W, Virginia Tech^ L, Louisville^ L at Missouri L IUPUI L January (4-3) 7 Central Michigan* W Ball State* L at Eastern Michigan* L Northern Illinois* W at Toledo* W Ohio* W at Bowling Green* L at Akron* 7:00 4 Kent State* 2:00 8 at Miami* 7:00 11 Buffalo* 2:00 14 at Central Michigan* 7:00 18 at Ball State* tba 22 Eastern Michigan* 7:00 26 at Northern Illinois* 1:00 March 1 Toledo* 7:00 # FIU Classic ^Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) * Mid-American Conference Game Home games in BOLD

10 MAC Team Overall Statistics SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE ## Team G W-L Pts Avg/G ## Team G Pts Avg/G Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Bowling Green Bowling Green Kent State Central Michigan Ball State Kent State Ohio Buffalo Miami Northern Illinois Toledo Toledo Eastern Michigan Ball State Buffalo Akron Northern Illinois Ohio Central Michigan Miami Akron Western Michigan SCORING MARGIN FREE THROW PERCENTAGES ## Team G OFF DEF Margin ## Team G FTM FTA Pct Bowling Green Ohio Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Kent State Bowling Green Central Michigan Northern Illinois Ball State Miami Toledo Kent State Ohio Western Michigan Western Michigan Toledo Buffalo Buffalo Miami Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Ball State Akron Akron FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG FGA Pct ## Team G FG FGA Pct Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Buffalo Kent State Ohio Bowling Green Bowling Green Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Ball State Ohio Toledo Toledo Northern Illinois Ball State Akron Buffalo Central Michigan Akron Kent State Miami Miami Western Michigan POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG FGA Pct ## Team G FG FGA Pct Ohio Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Kent State Buffalo Bowling Green Kent State Miami Central Michigan Ohio Miami Ball State Northern Illinois Buffalo Eastern Michigan Toledo Bowling Green Central Michigan Ball State Western Michigan Toledo Northern Illinois Akron Akron

11 MAC Team Overall Statistics REBOUNDING OFFENSE REBOUNDING DEFENSE ## Team G Reb Avg/G ## Team G Reb Avg/G Miami Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Buffalo Kent State Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Central Michigan Bowling Green Bowling Green Ball State Ohio Toledo Akron Ohio Western Michigan Central Michigan Ball State Buffalo Kent State Western Michigan Toledo Akron Miami REBOUNDING MARGIN BLOCKED SHOTS ## Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin ## Team G Blocks Avg/G Northern Illinois Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Bowling Green Bowling Green Kent State Buffalo Ball State Central Michigan Akron Miami Northern Illinois Kent State Eastern Michigan Ohio Miami Ball State Western Michigan Western Michigan Toledo Toledo Ohio Akron Buffalo ASSISTS STEALS ## Team G Assists Avg/G ## Team G Steals Avg/G Ball State Kent State Bowling Green Central Michigan Buffalo Bowling Green Western Michigan Western Michigan Toledo Miami Kent State Ball State Ohio Eastern Michigan Miami Akron Eastern Michigan Toledo Northern Illinois Ohio Central Michigan Buffalo Akron Northern Illinois TURNOVER MARGIN ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO ## Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin ## Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio Bowling Green Bowling Green Kent State Toledo Central Michigan Ball State Ball State Buffalo Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Toledo Western Michigan Miami Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Kent State Akron Miami Buffalo Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Ohio Ohio Akron

12 MAC Team Overall tatistics OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Team G No. Avg/G ## Team G No. Avg/G Miami Kent State Ball State Eastern Michigan Toledo Ohio Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Central Michigan Bowling Green Eastern Michigan Miami Bowling Green Buffalo Western Michigan Western Michigan Kent State Central Michigan Buffalo Ball State Akron Toledo Ohio Akron POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ## Team G 3FG Avg/G Bowling Green Miami Ohio Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Buffalo Kent State Toledo Ball State Akron Central Michigan Northern Illinois TEAM SUMMARIES Team G PF-PA Avg Score Margin FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct RebF RebA Margin Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan ATTENDANCE Team HOME GAMES Avg AWAY GAMES Avg NEUT GAMES Avg ALL GAMES Avg Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan Totals