GAME FACTS – The Emory women's basketball team returns home this weekend for the first time in over a month for a pair of University Athletic Association contests. On Friday (Jan. 18), the Eagles will battle Case Western Reserve for the 51st time, with that contest slated for a 6:00 pm start. On Sunday, the Woodruff PE Center will serve as the venue for the 60th meeting between Emory and Carnegie Mellon, and that game will start at 2:00 pm.
Both games will be streamed and can be seen by going to: https://emory.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/live . Handling the play-by-play duties will be Justin Hanover.
THE COACHES – Head Coach Misha Jackson (Emory, '13) is in her second season at the helm of the Eagles' program. Named Interim Head Coach in October of 2017, she guided the Eagles to a 13-12 slate last season, which included a 7-7 mark in University Athletic Association play, the highest win total in league play since 2013. She then had the Interim tag removed in March of this year.
She enters this weekend with a school and career record of 23-16.
Jackson joined the Eagles' staff as an assistant prior to the start of 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 career ranked among the program's top-10 all-time performers in 11 categories.
Jackson is assisted by Sammi Goldsmith and Chuck Melito.
Jennifer Reimer (Lycoming, '94) is in her 12th year as the head coach at Case Western. During her stint with the Spartans, she has produced six winning campaigns and ranks as the program's winningest coach. In 22 seasons as a head coach, which includes stops at Mount Union and Allegheny College, Reimer has amassed a career mark of 292-254.
In her eighth campaign patrolling the Carnegie Mellon sideline is Jacquie Hullah (Cal State Fullerton, '78). Heading into a Friday evening contest against Rochester, Hullah posts a school ledger of 107-91. In 20 years as a head coach, Hullah stands 264-244.
2018-19 RECORDS – Emory starts the weekend with an overall record of 10-4 (1-2 UAA). The Eagles dropped a pair of road games last weekend, 77-69 to Chicago and 60-56 to Washington University. Senior Ashley Oldshue and junior Erin Lindahl were the Eagles' leading scorers at 16.0 points and 15.5 points per game, respectively, with Lindahl shooting 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the floor and Oldshue 50 percent (13-of-26).
Emory is 3-1 at home and 7-3 in road/neutral contests.
Case Western invades the Woodruff PE Center on a hot streak, winning its last seven outings and boosting its overall record to 11-3, 3-0 in the UAA. The Spartans hosted and bettered New York University (72-62) and Brandeis (67-64) last weekend. CWRU stands 8-1 in road/neutral contests and 3-2 at home.
Carnegie Mellon ventures to Rochester looking to snap a four-game losing streak that has dropped its overall record to 9-5, 0-3 in the conference. Last weekend the Tartans dropped home decisions to Brandeis (78-61) and NYU (72-64). CMU starts the third weekend of league play with a 6-2 effort in road/neutral games and 3-3 showing at home.
SERIES RECORDS – In a series that saw the first game played on Dec. 3, 1988, Case Western holds an all-time record of 26-24 vs. Emory. However, the Eagles have been victorious in the last four match-ups including last year's 64-47 (in Atlanta) and 73-62 (in Cleveland) outcomes. Emory checks in with a 14-10 mark against Case Western in games that have been played at the Woodruff PE Center.
The series between Emory and Carnegie Mellon also has its roots in December of 1988 with the Eagles holding the upper hand by a 38-21 margin. Emory came away with a sweep last season, 68-62 (in Atlanta) and 66-64 (in Pittsburgh). Emory has won 22 of the 29 meetings against CMU at the Woodruff PE Center.
EMORY TRIO TO SERVE AS CAPTAINS – Serving as captains of the 2018-19 Emory women's basketball team are senior Ashley Oldshue (Glenview, IL), and juniors Lindsey Tse (Calabasas, CA) and Erin Lindahl (Yardley, PA).
EMORY DEFENSE STINGY – Heading into the Case Western game, Emory has held seven opponents to 55 or fewer and five to 50 or fewer points. The Eagles hold down the No. 1 spot in the UAA and rank 70th in the D-III ranks (through Jan. 14) in scoring defense at 55.9 points per game.
In addition to that statistic, Emory is second in the conference in field goal percentage defense (.349).
EAGLES SHARP AT THE STRIPE – Emory has been consistent from the foul line this season, converting 70 percent or better of its free throw opportunities in 10 contests (7 games of 80 percent or higher). After shooting 78.9 percent (15-of-19) in the Wash U game, the Eagles slipped to 54.5 percent (6-of-11) vs. Chicago.
On the year, the Eagles are connecting at a 75.8 percent (172-of-227) clip, good for the No. 2 spot in the UAA and 13th nationally.
Allison Chernow stands as the team's top marksman from the foul line, connecting on 87.5 percent (49-of-56) of her attempts, good for fourth place on the UAA ladder and 14th in D-III. Ashley Oldshue is five spots behind Chernow at 78.6 percent (55-of-70).
THREE-POINT SHOOTING PICKING UP – After shooting just 28.5 percent (26-of-91) from three-point range in its first five contests, Emory has improved over the next nine games, hitting at a 37.8 percent (51-of-135) clip. The Eagles closed out the Wash U game with a 42.9 percent (6-of-14) performance from distance, their sixth contest of the year with a mark of 40 percent or better.
Emory is tied for first among UAA squads with a 34.1 percent showing (77-of-226) from beyond the arc.
EMORY STRONG IN THE SECOND HALF – The Eagles have outscored 12 opponents over the second half of play this year, six of those by 10 or more points. Over the last seven outings, Emory posts a 263-195 (37.5-27.8) scoring advantage over the final two quarters of action. In those last seven contests, the Eagles have shot 48.5 percent (97-of-200) from the field in the second half vs. 34.6 percent (61-of-205) for the opposition.
OLDSHUE REACHES 1,000 CAREER-POINT PLATEAU – Ashley Oldshue became the 10th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in a career when she finished the Agnes Scott contest with a game-high 14 points.
Needing nine points to reach 1,000, Oldshue joined that exclusive club when she converted a bucket with 7:15 in the second quarter. She closed out the night seven-of-11 from the floor.
Career-wise, she stands 9th on the school's all-time scoring derby with 1,099 points, 18 shy of tying Beth Bergmann (2003-07) for the No. 8 spot.
RIPLEY GIVES BOOST OFF THE BENCH– Sophomore Blair Ripley has been a sparkplug off the bench for the Eagles and will enter the weekend averaging 17.7 minutes, 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 50 percent (37-of-74) from the floor and has been successful on seven-of-13 three-point field goal attempts. She is second on the club with 14 blocked shots and has grabbed six or more rebounds on seven occasions, leading or sharing for team honors in that category five times. In last Sunday's game against Chicago, Ripley snagged a game-high 11 caroms, her third double-figure effort of the season.
In the 70-52 victory at Rochester (Jan. 5), Ripley registered her first career double-double with 15 points and 10 boards
OLDSHUE CONTINUES CONSISTENCY – Ashley Oldshue starts weekend game having scored in double figures in her last 10 and in a total of 13 contests. Oldshue tops the club in scoring with a 16.6 points-per-game average, good for the No. 2 spot on the UAA ladder, and her team-high 57.5 percent showing from the field (88-of-153) paces the league and ranks 17th in D-III (through Jan. 14). Oldshue has converted 50 percent or better from the floor in 10 contests and is shooting 60 percent (45-of-75) over her last six games.
In addition to her scoring and field goal percentage rankings, Oldshue also finds herself among the UAA's top 10 in rebounding (7th, 7.3 rpg), free throw percentage (9th, .786), blocked shots (1st, 2.3 bpg) and offensive rebounds (5th, 2.8 orpg).
Career-wise, Oldshue has produced 58 double-figure scoring contests and has 14 performances of 20 or more points to her credit, most recently a career-high tying 28 in the win over Rhodes (Dec. 29). She 549 rebounds and stands 13th on the school's all-time ladder in that category. Ashley is climbing up the program's career ladder for free throws with 272 makes at the stripe, good for fourth place. Finally, her 99 career blocked shots is second all-time at Emory, just five shy of tying Alicia Moore's (1994-98) first-place standard of 104.
TSE DIRECTS EMORY OFFENSE – Lindsey Tse has guided the Emory offense with a steady hand this year, ranking first in the UAA and 11th (through Jan. 14) in the D-III ranks with an average of 6.1 assists per game. Tse has dished out seven or more assists on five occasions this year including a career-high tying 11 vs. Birmingham Southern back on Dec. 8. Tse also holds down the No. 2 position among D-III players in assist/turnover ratio (4.72).
Tse has moved into 4th place on Emory's career chart with 348 assists and her 5.40 per-game average ranks as the No. 1 mark in school history.
NOTES – Erin Lindahl tied her season high with 18 points in the Chicago game, her seventh double-figure scoring performance of the season and 29th of her career … Entering the Case Western game, Lindahl has three-point field goals in her last nine contests … Lindahl ranks 18th on the UAA chart in overall scoring average (9.9 ppg) … Allison Chernow is No. 2 on the team and 9th among UAA players in scoring average (13.0 ppg) … Chernow's 18 points against Chicago last Sunday represented her seventh double-digit outing of the campaign … Chernow has drained a team-leading 27 three-point field goals and ranks fifth in the league in triples per game (1.9 tpg) and sixth in three-point percentage (.380, 27-of-71) … Chernow had an 11-game streak of three-point field goals come to an end in last Sunday's game vs. Chicago with that effort tying the program's 13th-longest mark … Senior Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod has six games this season (30 in her career) with 10 or more points … Jackson-Sherrod is 14th among UAA cagers in field goal percentage (.424, 53-of-125) … The Eagles have outshot 12 opponents from the floor this year …Emory has outrebounded eight foes, seven by 10 or more boards … The Eagles are third in the league in rebound margin (+5.3) … Nine of Emory's wins have been by 10 or more points and it is No. 1 in the UAA and 55th nationally in scoring margin (+13.4) …The Eagles are doling 16.8 assists per game, with that effort placing them second in the UAA and 32nd among all D-III programs (through Jan. 14) … Emory reserves have scored 20 or more points on seven occasions … Emory finished the Wash U game last Friday with eight turnovers, its second contest of the season with single digits in that category.