Emory Women's Basketball Hosts Case Western & Carnegie Mellon

Posted: Jan 20, 2011

GAME FACTS – The Emory women’s basketball team looks forward to its return to the Woodruff PE Center this Friday and Sunday (Jan. 21 & 23) when it plays hosts to a pair of University Athletic Association opponents. On Friday, the Eagles battle Case Western Reserve University in a 6:00 p.m. tip before clashing with Carnegie Mellon on Sunday in a scheduled 2:00 p.m. start.

THE COACHES – Emory Head Coach Christy Thomaskutty (Tulane, ’96) is in her eighth season at the helm of the program. She assumed her current duties prior to the start of the 2003-04 campaign.

In her fourth year as the head coach at Case Western Reserve is Jennifer Reimer (Lycoming, 1994). During her stint with the Spartans, she has guided the program to a record of 45-44. In 15 campaigns as a head coach, which includes stops at Juniata College, Mount Union and Allegheny College, Reimer claims a career won-lost ledger of 202-146.

Gerri Seidl (Pittsburgh, 1978) is in her 27th year in calling the shots at Carnegie Mellon. Heading into a Friday affair at the University of Rochester, Seidl has recorded a school and career mark of 275-379.

Emory's Top Defensive Scoring Efforts Under Thomaskutty

Date	Opponent	Pts. Allowed	Result
12/7/10	Spelman (H)	27	W, 77-27
2/6/05	Carnegie Mellon (A)	34	W, 49-34
11/28/05	LaGrange (H)	42	W, 83-42
2/17/06	Carnegie Mellon (H)	43	W, 84-43
1/2/06	Univ. of Dallas (H)	43	W, 67-43
1/25/04	Carnegie Mellon (H)	43	W, 69-43
11/28/07	LaGrange (H)	44	W, 79-44
1/5/09	Agnes Scott (H)	45	W, 85-45
12/31/10	Agnes Scott (H)	46	W, 84-46
11/16/07	Sewanee (H)	46	W, 71-46
2/22/08	Carnegie Mellon (A)	46	W, 69-46
12/11/06	Agnes Scott (H)	46	W, 54-46
2/20/04	Carnegie Mellon (A)	47	W, 60-47
1/28/05	Carnegie Mellon (H)	49	W, 76-49
12/9/03	Univ. of the South (H)	49	W, 53-49
12/5/09	Rochester (H)	50	W, 66-50
1/12/09	Piedmont (H)	50	W, 77-50
11/30/03	Centre (N)	50	W, 53-50
11/21/08	N. Carolina Wesleyan	51	W, 76-51
11/19/06	Meredith (H)	52	W, 69-52
2/3/06	Brandeis (H)	52	W, 62-52
1/22/06	Carnegie Mellon (A)	52	W, 72-52
1/3/09	Huntingdon (H)	53	W, 86-53
11/27/05	Spring Hill (H)	53	W, 54-53
12/7/05	Sewanee (A)	53	L, 43-53

2010-11 RECORDS – Emory meets CWRU with an overall record of 7-7 (0-3 UAA). Last weekend, the Eagles came out on the short end of road contests to No. 10-ranked Washington University, 94-55, and No. 26 Chicago, 92-75.

Case has won its last five outings and comes to town with an overall mark of 9-5, 3-0 in the UAA. Last weekend, the Spartans came through with home victories over New York University, 78-67, and Brandeis University, 56-38.

Carnegie Mellon heads into its Friday game at Rochester looking to shake a three-game losing streak that has dropped its overall record to 2-12, 0-3 in the UAA. Last weekend, the Tartans lost to Brandeis, 65-62, and NYU, 81-74.

SERIES RECORDS – In a series that dates from December of 1988, Case Western holds an all-time record of 20-13 against Emory. The Spartans captured both meetings in 2010, 64-55 in Atlanta and 66-57 in Cleveland. Each team has been victorious eight times in games played on Emory’s home floor.

In a series that also has its origins in 1988, Emory enjoys a 26-17 advantage in the series with Carnegie Mellon. Last year, the Tartans recorded a sweep against the Eagles, earning a 56-47 win at the Woodruff PE Center before notching a 64-60 overtime triumph in Pittsburgh. Emory has won 15 of 21 games vs. CMU played on its home floor.

Emory's Top Offensive Scoring Efforts Under Thomaskutty

Date	Opponent	Pts. Scored	Result
11/19/10	Sewanee	129	W,129-82
11/16/10	Oglethorpe	94	W, 94-74
11/16/07	Spelman	93	W, 93-55
1/5/11	Brescia Univ.	90	W, 90-79
11/22/08	Baruch	88	W, 88-80
11/30/09	at Sewanee	87	L, 87-97
1/3/09	Huntingdon	86	W, 86-53
1/5/09	Agnes Scott	85	W, 85-45
12/2/08	Oglethorpe	85	W, 85-84
12/1/04	Oglethorpe	85	W, 85-84
12/3/03	at Oglethorpe	85	W, 85-68
12/31/10	Agnes Scott	84	W, 84-46
2/17/06	Carnegie Mellon	84	W, 84-43
11/23/19	at LaGrange	83	L, 83-84
11/28/04	LaGrange	83	W, 83-42
2/8/09	Carnegie Mellon	80	W, 80-65
11/18/08	at LaGrange	80	W, 80-67
2/1/08	NYU	80	W, 80-60
1/2/08	Agnes Scott	80	W, 80-67
12/4/10	Piedmont	79	W, 79-77
12/11/07	at Sewanee	79	W, 79-67
11/28/07	LaGrange	79	W, 79-44
1/30/09	Carnegie Mellon	78	W, 78-73
12/6/07	at Oglethorpe	78	L, 78-87
2/22/05	Piedmont (ot)	78	L, 78-86
12/7/10	Spelman (H)	77	W, 77-27
1/12/09	Piedmont	77	W, 77-50
2/4/07	Carnegie Mellon	77	W, 77-55
12/30/08	Birmingham Southern	76	L, 76-93
11/21/08	N. Carolina Wesleyan	76	W, 76-51
12/9/06	Tennessee Temple	76	L, 76-81
12/6/05	at Sewanee	76	W, 76-71
1/28/05	Carnegie Mellon	76	W, 76-49
2/24/04	at LaGrange	76	W, 76-63
1/16/11	at Chicago	75	L, 75-92
2/8/08	Brandeis	75	W, 75-63
1/27/08	Carnegie Mellon	75	W, 75-54
1/6/07	at Case	75	W, 75-72
11/21/06	at Piedmont	75	W, 75-70
1/27/06	at NYU	75	W, 75-72
2/17/04	Oglethorpe	75	L, 75-77

NOTES – Junior Melissa Koike put together back-to-back double-figure scoring efforts together for the first time this season when she totaled a team-high 10 points vs. Wash U. and 11 points vs. Chicago … Koike has posted double digits in scoring in four contests this season … Freshman Savannah Morgan tallied a team-leading 13 points against the Maroons of Chicago, her fifth double-figure scoring game of the season, and doled out a season-high nine assists with that total ranking as the high-water mark by an Eagle to date this year … Morgan heads into the weekend No. 1 on the team and No. 5 among UAA players with a 4.3 per-game assists average … At the start of the weekend, Emory tops the UAA and figures prominently nationally in a number of statistical categories … The Eagles are averaging a league-best 76.9 points per game, good for the No. 8 position among all D-III programs … In addition, Emory is tied with Rochester for the top spot in the conference and ninth nationally in assists (17.9 apg) … The Eagles are No. 1 in the UAA and 44^th nationally in steals (12.6 spg) and hold down the 47^th spot nationally in turnover margin (+5.07) … Junior Becca Feldman registered a season-high tying 12 points against Chicago last Sunday … Freshman Shantel Houston knocked down a season-high three three-point field goals en route to nine points, her second-highest total of the year, vs. Chicago … The Eagles are 17-3 during Thomaskutty’s tenure as head coach when scoring 80 or more points … Emory has nine games of 10 or more steals … Emory has outshot eight opponents from the floor this season and stands 7-1 in those contests … The Eagles have enjoyed an edge in the rebounding department in six games and post a 6-0 mark in those outings … Emory has outscored the opposition in 16 of 28 halves … Freshman Hannah Lilly continues to lead the team in scoring with her 11.5 points per game average placing her in a tie for 10^th place among UAA performers.