Emory Athletics Weekly Preview: February 27 - March 5

Emory Athletics Weekly Preview: February 27 - March 5
Posted: Feb 27, 2023

The Emory Athletics Weekly Preview for February 27th – March 5th. This preview is to serve as a weekly snapshot of all upcoming Emory athletic events for the coming week.

 

Women's Basketball:

The Emory University women's basketball team earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time since 2019 by virtue of an at-large bid as announced on Monday afternoon and are set to travel to Lexington, Kentucky for their first round matchup. The Eagles (17-7, 8-6 UAA) will travel to Lexington on Friday at 5:45 PM to take on the No. 23 ranked Millikin Big Blue (23-4, 15-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) who earned an automatic bid into the tournament as a result of winning the CCIW Tournament. This is the Eagles fifth ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament and Head Coach Mischa Jackson's second appearance at the head of the program. The Eagles and Big Blue have only faced off once before and the meeting came back in the 1997 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with Millikin advancing with a 51-43 victory. Should the Eagles win against Millikin on Friday, they will face the winner of host school No. 2 ranked Transylvania (27-0) and Rhodes (17-11) in the NCAA Second Round at 8:30 PM on Saturday. The Eagles enter the contest as winners of five of their past seven contests including a win over tournament team Chicago. Emory enters into the tournament as the nations 16th ranked team in three major statistical categories: assist/turnover ratio (1.14), defensive rebounds per game (30.9) and opponents three-point percentage (23.1%). In a pivotal matchup to the Eagles postseason hopes against Rochester, senior Claire Brock helped Emory grit out a 55-53 win as she scored a team-high 15 points while also pulling down eight rebounds. 

When/Where:

  • Friday, March 3rd - Millikin (NCAA First Round) - 5:45 PM - Lexington, KY (Transylvania)

Coverage:

 

Men's Basketball:

The Emory University men's basketball team was selected for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament on Monday afternoon with their first round matchup set to take place on Friday. The Eagles (17-8, 8-6 UAA) will travel to Hampden Sydney, Virginia on Friday at 7:20 PM for their first round matchup against host No. 20 ranked Hampden-Sydney (21-6, 14-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) who made the tournament via an at-large bid after losing in the semi-finals of their conference tournament. This marks the Eagles tenth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament which stands as the longest active postseason streak in Division III. The Eagles have only faced the Hampden-Sydney Tigers three times before, most recently in 2017, and the Tigers hold a slight 2-1 edge over Emory in those matchups. If the Eagles defeat the Tigers on Friday they would advance to the second round where they would face off against the winner of the No. 2 ranked Christopher Newport (24-3) and Farmingdale State (21-7) matchup on Saturday in Hampden Sydney. The Eagles enter into the matchup with the Tigers having won two straight including one over tournament team Rochester. Emory enters the tournament as one of the grittiest teams in the nation as they stand 18th in the nation in opponents FG% (38.5%) and 28th in rebounds per game (42.5). With the Eagles still on the bubble, sophomore Cale Martens turned in one of the best performances of his career in the Eagles defeat of Rochester, notching 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting while also pulling down ten rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. 

When/Where:

  • Friday, March 3rd - Hampden-Sydney (NCAA First Round) - 7:20 PM - Hampden Sydney, VA

Coverage:

 

Women's Tennis:

The Emory University women's tennis team will take part in the ITA Indoor National Championships, one of the premiere regular season tournaments, on Friday through Sunday in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The Eagles (1-2), who are ranked ninth in the country, come into the ITA Indoor National Championships as the fifth seeded team and are slated to take on the No. 6 ranked MIT Engineers, who drew the four seed at the tournament, at 9:00 AM on Friday morning. The Eagles have only faced the Engineers twice before and won both of their matchups with the most recent coming in a 8-1 decision in favor of Emory in 2017. The No. 1 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas drew the tournament's one seed while the No. 2 ranked Chicago Maroons and No. 4 ranked Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens grabbed the second and third seeds, respectively. The semi finals are set to be played at 2:00 PM on Saturday with the finals scheduled for a still to be determined time on Sunday with consolation matches going on Saturday and Sunday as well. The Eagles have won five total ITA Indoor National Championships in the event's 13 year history including three of the last five. 

When/Where:

  • MIT (ITA National Indoor Championships) - Friday, March 3rd  - 9:00 AM - Nicholasville, KY (Sewanee)

Coverage:

 

Softball:

Coming off of a sweep of the Agnes Scott Scotties, the Emory University softball team is back in action this week with four more games against high level competition. The Eagles (4-2) are set to take on the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers (1-1) in a doubleheader starting at 1:00 PM on Tuesday at Cooper Field and will follow that up with a doubleheader against the Covenant Scots (3-4) in Lookout Mountain, Georgia on Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM. The doubleheader on Tuesday marks the first time that the Eagles and Fightin' Engineers will face off against one another. Emory sports a 20-2 all-time record against Covenant with the Eagles splitting the four-game series between the two last season. Senior Tyler Miller continues to be a stud for the Eagles this season as she added seven RBI and five hits which included two home runs in the Eagles series against Agnes Scott last week. 

When/Where:

  • Tuesday, February 28th - Rose-Hulman (DH) - 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Cooper Field (Atlanta, GA)

  • Saturday, March 4th - Covenant (DH) - 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Lookout Mountain, GA

Coverage:

  • Rose-Hulman (Game 1): Live Stats | Video

  • Rose-Hulman (Game 2): Live Stats | Video

  • Covenant (Game 1): Live Stats TBA

  • Covenant (Game 2): Live Stats TBA

 

Baseball:

The Emory University baseball team, coming off of a clean 3-0 sweep over Oglethorpe last weekend, is back in action this week with a single game at home on Tuesday before a three game home-and-home series this weekend. The Eagles (4-2) will take on the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers (1-2) in a single game on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Chappell Park before taking part in a three game series with the Covenant Scots (2-0) with a game at Chappell Park on Friday at 3:00 PM which will be followed with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 PM in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. This will be the second ever meeting between Emory and Rose Hulman with the first matchup coming all the way back in 1992 ending in a 5-4 victory for the Eagles. The Eagles sport a 15-9 all-time series advantage over the Scots with the most recent contest between the two in February of 2022 ending in seven innings with Emory securing a 12-1 victory. Junior Derek Livingston impressed in his appearances against Oglethorpe pitching 4.2 scoreless innings to go along with seven strikeouts. Senior Ellis Schwartz had a stellar weekend going 8-for-16 at the plate with five extra base hits and 13 RBI to help Emory sweep Oglethorpe. 

When/Where:

  • Tuesday, February 28th - Rose-Hulman - 2:00 PM - Chappell Park (Atlanta, GA)

  • Friday, March 3rd - Covenant - 2:00 PM - Chappell Park (Atlanta, GA)

  • Saturday, March 4th - Covenant (DH) - 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Lookout Mountain, GA

Coverage:

 

Indoor Track & Field:

The Emory University indoor track & field team, coming off a weekend in which both the men and women placed third at the UAA Indoor Championships, have one final regular season meet this weekend before the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships on March 10-11. The Eagles are set to compete in the Tufts Final Qualifier on Saturday in Boston as individuals on the team get one last opportunity to hit nationals qualifying marks. The men garnered four individual UAA titles over the course of the weekend. Freshman Henry Brandstadter captured two UAA titles, winning the high jump (1.98m) and the long jump (7.15m) events. Junior Dawit Dean also secured two UAA titles winning the 400m dash (49.83 seconds) and as a part of the 4x400 relay team along with freshman Bryce Wurster, senior Tommy Davis and sophomore Tristan Moore who raced to a time of 3:21.09. The women also secured four individual UAA titles over the course of the two-day meet. Senior Annika Urban was outstanding, setting the UAA Indoor Championship record in both the 5,000m run (16:55.37) and the one mile run (4:53.43). Sophomore Audrey Johnson earned the UAA crown in the 60m dash racing to a time of 7.70 seconds which is the fifth fastest in program history. Graduate student Nyjah Willis earned the final of the Eagles UAA titles, winning the weight throw with a program record distance of 16.27m. 

When/Where:

  • Tufts Final Qualifiers - Saturday, March 4th - All Day - Boston, MA

Coverage:

  • Live Results TBA

 

Women's Golf:

The Emory University women's golf team kicks off the Spring season this weekend with the Savannah Invitational in Pooler, Georgia on Sunday, March 5th through Tuesday, March 7th. The Eagles come into the tournament ranked number one in the nation according to the WGCA Poll after winning two out of the three tournaments they competed in during the Fall semester. The Eagles come into the season having returned all five golfers who competed at the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championships. Sophomore Sharon Mun, the reigning National Freshman of the Year, has already won two tournaments this academic year as an individual taking home titles at the Hamilton College Invitational and the Golfweek DIII Fall Women's Invitational. Competing at the Savannah Invitational in 2022, the Eagles turned in a second place finish just four strokes out of first place. 

When/Where:

  • Savannah Invitational - Sunday, March 5th - Tuesday, March 7th - All Day - Pooler, GA (Berry College)

Coverage: