GAME FACTS – The Emory women's basketball team will conclude the 2017-18 season on Saturday (Feb. 24) when its plays at the University of Rochester.
The Louis Alexander Palestra on the UR campus will serve as the venue for the 59th meeting between the Eagles and Yellowjackets with tip scheduled for 2:00 pm.
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.
Jim Scheible (Clarkson, '88) is in his 19th season at the helm of the Rochester program. Heading into Saturday's action, he has posted a school and career record of 364-154, which includes 11 trips to the NCAA D-III Tournament. Now in his 27th year as a head coach, Scheible has registered a career mark of 505-225.
2017-18 RECORDS – Emory checks in with an overall record of 13-11, including a 7-6 effort in the UAA. The Eagles are coming off a split of their final two home games of the campaign, dropping a 63-58 outcome to New York University before topping Brandeis, 57-50.
Junior Ashley Oldshue averaged a team-high 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds over the two contests with one of her efforts a team-high tying 14-point, 10-rebound performance against Brandeis, her seventh double-double of the season. Oldshue ended the weekend shooting a club-best 52.6 (10 of 19) from the floor while converting all 10 of her free throw attempts. Sophomore Erin Lindahl and junior Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod averaged 12.5 points and 10.0 points, respectively, with Jackson-Sherrod pulling down 8.0 rebounds.
Emory ended the season 6-7 at the Woodruff PE Center and currently stands 7-4 in road contests.
Rochester, ranked 18th in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, hosts Emory win an overall slate of 20-4, 10-3 in the league which is good for second place. The Yellowjackets are riding the crest of a four-game winning streak that includes victories over Brandeis (61-51) and NYU (62-46) last weekend. UR has won 11 of 12 contests played on its home floor this year.
SERIES RECORDS – Rochester leads the all-time series, which began in January of 1989, by a 34-24 margin. The Yellowjackets captured the initial match-up of this season (Jan. 6), an exciting 72-68 double-overtime verdict at the Woodruff PE Center. Erin Lindahl paced the Emory scoring attack with 19 points while Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod tallied 14 points along with a game- and career-high tying 14 rebounds. Rochester stands 19-8 vs. Emory in games that have been played on its home floor.
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 – After pacing the Eagles with 17 points in the NYU contest, Ashley Oldshue came through with a team-high tying 14 points against Brandeis, marking the 13th time this year that she had either led or shared for team scoring honors.
A double-figure scorer in 18 of her 22 appearances, 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 54.9 percent (130-237) of her field goal opportunities, with that effort 21st among all D-III players (through Feb. 20) and sixth on the school's seasonal ladder. In addition, she has sank 50 percent or better from the floor in 13 contests.
Emory's leading rebounder on 13 occasions, her 8.6 per-game average is good for the No. 3 spot on the UAA ladder. Included in her rebounding totals is a 3.0 per-game average on the offensive glass, good for third place among conference players. In league tilts, Oldshue holds down the No. 3 position on the league chart in rebounding (8.6 rpg).
Career-wise, she has registered 44 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. 2 position in career field goal percentage (.535, 313-of-585). Her carer total of 846 points places her 17th on the school's all-time ladder, just seven points from tying Ashley Gordon (1991-93, '94-95) for 16th place and 10 shy from equaling Bea Arendt's (1995-99) 15th-place standing of 856 points. In the rebounding department, her 12 boards over the weekend boosted her career total to 443, good for 15th place on the Eagles' all-time chart.
JACKSON-SHERROD A CONSISTENT FORCE – Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod ranked second on the squad in scoring in last Friday's NYU contest finishing with 12 points, which represented her team-high tying 18th double-figure scoring performance of the season.
The team's top scorer on six occasions this year, she is one of two Eagles who have drawn starting nods in all 24 contests and stands second on the club and 12th on the UAA scoring chart (12.4 ppg). Jackson-Sherrod has been one of the team's most efficient shooters, nailing 48.5 percent (142-293) of her field goal attempts, good for second place on the team and fourth in the conference. She has been successful on 50 percent or better from the floor in 15 contests. In conference action, she is scoring at a 12.7 points-per-game clip, good for a 12th-place tie on the UAA ladder, and her 47.6 percent showing (80-168) from the field ranks fifth.
TSE DIRECTING EMORY OFFENSIVE ATTACK – SETS SCHOOL SEASON ASSISTS RECORD – Sophomore Lindsey Tse rang up a total of 14 assists in last weekend's contests, including an eight-assists evening vs. NYU, bringing her season total to 149, tops in UAA, No. 8 in the D-III ranks and No. 1 on the school's seasonal chart, surpassing the previous standard of 144 set by Savannah Morgan during the 2012-13 season.
Tse, who has 12 outings of eight or more assists to her credit this year, enters the upcoming weekend No. 1 in the UAA and 6th in the D-III ranks with a school-season 6.2 assists-per-game average. Over the past five contests, she has compiled 36 assists. In addition, she owns an assist/turnover ratio of +2.4 which places her second on the UAA chart and ninth nationally.
Career-wise, Tse has compiled 257 assists, placing her in a tie with Hillary Burdette (2989-92) for sixth place on the Eagles' all-time chart.
LINDAHL'S STREAK CONTINUES -- Erin Lindahl enters the meeting against Rochester with a eight-game double-figure scoring streak, which ties the longest mark by an Emory player this season. Over the last eight outings Lindahl has averaged 14.3 points, and she is coming off a team-high tying 14-point afternoon in the 57-50 decision over Brandeis last Sunday.
Lindahl, who has registered 18 efforts of double-digit point production, is third on the squad and 15th on the UAA scoring ladder with a 12.3 points per game average. In league play, Lindahl is 14th on the UAA scoring derby list (12.3 ppg).
NUMBERS TO NOTE – Ashley Oldshue has scored in double figures in her last five outings and is averaging 17.2 points while shooting 57.7 percent (30 of 52) from the field and 89.3 percent (25 of 28) from the foul line … Oldshue is sixth on the program's all-time chart in free throw percentage (.768, 216 of 281) ... Sophomore Hazel Carmona tied her career high when she finished with seven points in the NYU game, hitting all three of her field goal attempts including a triple … Emory finished with 51 rebounds against Brandeis, the team's highest total of the year for a 40-minute game, and its +17 margin on the glass vs. the Judges was its second-highest advantage of the campaign … Sophomore Allison Chernow came off the bench to contribute 12 points (6th double-digit effort of the season) in the victory over Brandeis, nine coming on the strength of three three-point field goals, her sixth contest with two or more treys this year … Freshman Blair Ripley is tied for 20th on the UAA ladder in overall rebound average (4.7 rpg) and has grabbed six or more boards on nine occasions … Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod (6.0 rpg) and Erin Lindahl (5.8 rpg) rank 12th and 14th, respectively, among UAA players in rebounding … Both Jackson-Sherrod and Lindahl have led the squad in rebounding in five contests this season … In the last five games, Emory reserves have outpointed the opposition subs by a 78-53 margin … The Eagles stand 10-0 when leading at halftime this year … Through 13 league games, Emory ranks third in the UAA in both scoring defense (63.6 ppg) and field goal percentage (.400) … Emory has six games with 10 or more steals this season … The Eagles have held 14 opponents to less than 40 percent from the field this year (9-5) … Emory is shooting 42.9 percent (342-797) from the floor in its 13 wins and 36.8 percent (255-693) in its 11 setbacks … Emory's nine turnovers in the Brandeis game tied a season low … The Eagles have outshot 16 opponents from the floor and hold an 11-5 record in those games … Emory has attempted more free throws than the opposition in six games and claims a 5-1 slate in those contests … In games where opponents have attempted more from the stripe, Emory stands 6-10 (Eagles are 2-0 when free throw totals are tied) … Emory reserves have outscored the opposition subs in 18 games … The Eagles have 10 or more O-boards in 19 contests this year … Emory has won its last 22 games when scoring 80 or more points … Emory has won 47 of its last 67 and 63 of its last 86 home games … The Eagles have outscored the opposition in 47 quarters while being outpointed in 46 (three quarters have been tied) … Opponents have scored 20 or more points in a quarter 19 times compared to Emory's 15.