GAME FACTS – The Emory women's basketball team will begin the second half of the University Athletic Association schedule by facing a pair of teams that closed out the first half of league action. On Friday (Feb. 2) the Eagles square off against the University of Chicago before matching-up with Washington University on Sunday.
The Ratner Athletics Center on the Chicago campus will serve as the site of the 59th meeting between the Eagles and Maroons with that contest starting at 7:00 pm (EST). On Sunday, the WU Field House on the Wash U campus will be the venue for the 59th contest between Emory and the Bears which is slated for a 2:00 pm (EST) start.
THE COACHES – Interim Head Coach Misha Jackson (Emory, '13) was appointed to her current post in October of this year, following the resignation of Christy Thomaskutty. Jackson had served as an assistant on the Eagles' staff since the 2013-14 season. She played three seasons in an Eagle uniform (2010-11 through 2012-13), seeing action in a total of 78 games, 69 in a starting capacity. She closed out her career ranked among the program's top-10 all-time performers in 11 categories.
Jackson is assisted by Lauren Rothfeld and Chuck Melito.
Carissa Sain Knoche (Carnegie Mellon, '05) is in her sixth season at the helm of the Chicago program. Heading into the new week, she has posted a school record of 91-54. Last year, Sain Knoche and her assistants were named the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year.
In her first campaign patrolling the sidelines at Wash U is Randi Henderson (Iowa, '01). Prior to her appointment in June of 2017, Henderson had spent two years as an assistant coach at Charlotte. In 11 years as a head coach, which includes a nine-year run at Coe College and one season at Minnesota-Morris, Henderson claims a career slate of 184-106.
2017-18 RECORDS – Emory posts an overall record of 10-8, including a 4-3 effort in the UAA that is good for a third-place tie. The Eagles are looking to get back into the win column after dropping home decisions this past weekend to Chicago (79-61) and Washington University (78-64).
Sophomore Allison Chernow came off the bench to lead the Emory scoring attack with a career-high 17 points in the Chicago contest while sophomore Erin Lindahl and junior Ashley Oldshue contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively. Lindahl and Oldshue deadlocked for team scoring honors against WU with 17 points each, with Lindahl snatching 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the campaign. Junior Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod added 16 points to the cause.
Emory is 5-6 at the Woodruff PE Center and 5-2 in road contests.
Chicago, ranked 16th in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, stands 16-2 in overall play and sports a first-place mark of 7-0 in the league. The Maroons jumped five spots in the national poll after running their win streak to 14 games over the weekend. After defeating Emory, UC ventured to No. 7 Rochester and upended the Yellowjackets, 74-59.
Chicago is 9-0 in road/neutral games and 7-2 at home.
Wash U hosts Rochester on Friday with an overall ledger of 13-5, 4-3 in the conference. The Bears enter the weekend with wins in four of their last five games. WU has won five of eight home dates and is 8-2 in road/neutral contests.
SERIES RECORDS – In a series that began in February of 1989, Chicago holds an all-time record of 38-20 against Emory. UC stands 20-8 against the Eagles in games played in the Windy City and has won the last four meetings at the Ratner Center.
Wash U has won 52 of the 58 contests between the two schools. The Bears have won the last 11 match-ups.
EMORY TRIO TO SERVE AS CAPTAINS – Serving as captains of the 2017-18 Emory women's basketball team are junior Ashley Oldshue (Glenview, IL), and sophomores Allison Chernow (Dresher, PA) and Erin Lindahl (Yardley, PA).
OLDSHUE TOPS EAGLES IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING – Ashley Oldshue's team-high tying 17-point outing vs. Wash U represented the ninth time this year she had either led or tied for squad scoring honors, while marking her 13th double-figure performance in 16 outings.
Heading into the battle at Chicago, Oldshue is tossing in a team-high 15.6 points per game in overall action, good for fifth place among UAA performers. She has converted a league-best 54.5 percent (97-178) of her field goal opportunities, with that effort 24th among all D-III players (through Jan. 28), and has sank 50 percent or better from the floor in 10 contests.
Emory's leading rebounder in nine outings, her 9.1 per-game average is good for the No. 3 spot on the UAA ladder. Included in her rebounding totals is a 3.3 per-game average on the offensive glass, good for third place among conference players. In conference tilts, Oldshue is tied for the No. 2 position on the league chart in rebounding (9.7 rpg).
Career-wise, she has registered 39 double-figure scoring performances and had a 30-game streak of 10 or more points snapped in the Oglethorpe (Jan. 2) contest. She also holds down the school's No. 3 position in career field goal percentage (.532, 280-of-526). In the rebounding department, her five caroms against Wash U boosted her career total to 399, good for 20th place on the Eagles' all-time chart.
JACKSON-SHERROD A CONSISTENT FORCE – Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod put up 16 points in the Wash U contest, sinking a team-high eight field goals in 13 attempts.
It represented her team-high 14th double-figure scoring effort of the campaign.
Over her last 12 outings, she has scored in double digits 10 times and is averaging 13.7 points and shooting 50.9 percent (80-157) from the floor.
The team's top scorer on five occasions this year, she is one of two Eagles who have drawn starting nods in all 18 games and stands second on the club and 12th on the UAA scoring chart (12.8 ppg). Jackson-Sherrod has been one of the team's most efficient shooters, nailing 50.2 percent (111-221) of her field goal attempts, good for second place on the team and third in the conference. She has been successful on 50 percent or better from the floor in 13 contests.
TSE DIRECTING EMORY OFFENSIVE ATTACK – Sophomore Lindsey Tse
dished out five assists in both the Chicago and Wash U contests and enters the week No. 1 in the UAA and ninth in the D-III ranks in assists average (6.1 apg).
Tse, who has dished out seven or more assists in eight games, claims an assist/turnover ratio of 2.32, second in the UAA and 15th nationally
Career-wise, Tse has compiled 217 assists with that mark slotting her 11th on the school's all-time list just four from tying Cathey Goodgame's (1988-91) 10th-place standard of 221 and 11 shy of tying Christie Howard (1996-00) for the No. 9 spot.
NUMBERS TO NOTE – Allison Chernow's career-high 17 point outing vs. Chicago was her fifth double-figure scoring performance of the season and 11th of her career … Erin Lindahl led or shared for the Eagles' scoring lead for the fourth time this year when she totaled 17 points against Wash U, her 12th double-digit showing of the campaign … Lindahl stands third on the club and 16th among UAA players in overall scoring average … Through seven league games, Emory ranks third in the UAA in scoring defense (63.0 ppg) and fourth in field goal percentage defense (.371) … The Eagles hold down the No. 2 spot in the conference in rebound margin (+6.4) for conference contests … The Eagles have five games with 10 or more steals this season … Emory is shooting 43.6 percent (267-612) from the floor in its 10 wins and 35.2 percent (184-522) in its eight setbacks … The Eagles have outshot 11 opponents from the floor and hold an 8-3 record in those games … Emory has attempted more free throws than the opposition in four games and claims a 3-1 slate in those contests … In games where opponents have attempted more from the stripe, Emory stands 5-7 (Eagles are 2-0 when free throw totals are tied) … Emory reserves have outscored the opposition subs in 13 games … The Eagles have 10 or more O-boards in 16 contests this year … Freshman Blair Ripley is 19th in the UAA in rebound average (4.7 rpg) … Emory has won its last 22 games when scoring 80 or more points … Emory has won 46 of its last 65 and 62 of its last 84 home games … The second quarter has been kind to the Eagles as they own a 16.8-14.6 scoring advantage in that frame … The Eagles have outscored the opposition in 35 quarters while being outpointed in 34 (three quarters have been tied) … Opponents have scored 20 or more points in a quarter 15 times compared to Emory's 13.