GAME FACTS – The Emory women’s basketball team returns to the Woodruff PE Center this weekend when it plays host to Brandeis University and New York University.  On Friday, the Eagles tangle with the Judges of Brandeis in a 6:00 p.m. start before meeting up with NYU on Sunday in a 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 25th campaign at the helm of the Brandeis program is Carol Simon (Colby College, 1985).  During her tenure with the Judges, she has manufactured a total of 347 victories.

Stefano Trompeo (Florida, 2003) is in his third year in calling the shots at New York University.  Heading into a Friday affair at the University of Rochester, Trompeo has recorded a school and career mark of 49-25.

2010-11 RECORDS – Emory starts the weekend with an overall record of 8-10 (1-6 UAA).  Last Friday, Emory dropped a 76-67 road verdict to Brandeis before falling short at NYU, 75-60, on Sunday.  The Eagles have won seven of nine home games this year.

Brandeis stands 10-8 in overall action, 2-5 in the league.  After defeating Emory last Friday, the Judges hosted Rochester and fell by a 61-50 score. 

NYU starts the second half of the UAA schedule with an overall effort of 10-8, 4-3 in the league.  Prior to topping the Eagles last Sunday, the Violets upended Rochester, 82-69. 

SERIES RECORDS – In a series that dates from January of 1989, both Emory and Brandeis have captured 22 wins.  Emory holds a 12-10 edge over the Judges in games played in Atlanta.

In a series that also has its origins in January of 1989, NYU has compiled a 34-10 record against Emory. The Violets have captured 15 of 22 meetings played on Emory’s home floor.

NOTES – After leading the team in rebounding for the eighth time in 2010-11 with nine boards at Brandeis, sophomore Misha Jackson came through with a season-high 21 points against NYU ... Jackson's effort vs. NYU was her sixth double-figure scoring performance of the year and the third-highest total turned in by an Emory player this year ... At the start of the weekend, the 5-foot-11 Jackson ranks among the top 20 UAA players in five categories – 18^th in scoring (9.6 ppg), 6^th in rebounding (6.6 rpg), 10^th in field goal percentage (.458), tied for seventh in steals (1.9 spg) and tied for fifth in blocked shots (1.1 bpg) … Sophomore Danielle Landry, the UAA's No. 4 leading rebounder (7.0 rpg), grabbed a team-best eight boards vs. NYU and has now topped the club in the category in nine games ... The Eagles' nine three-point field goals against Brandeis last Friday tied the team's second-highest total of the year ... Junior Emily Hyncik has three-point field goals to her credit in the last five games and is shooting 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from beyond the arc over the last four contests ... Hyncik has moved up to the No. 4 position on the league’s chart in three-point field goal percentage (.364) … Freshman Savannah Morgan's team-high 13 points vs. Brandeis represented her eighth double-figure scoring performance of the campaign … Morgan’s 4.3 per-game average in assists ties her for the No. 5 spot in the UAA (62^nd nationally) and she is deadlocked for the No. 10 spot in steals (1.8 spg) … Morgan has led or tied for the team lead in assists in 14 contests … Emory has 11 games of 10 or more thefts this year and leads the UAA and is 48^th nationally in steals (12.4 spg) … The Eagles are averaging 75.0 points per contest, good for the No. 2 spot among UAA squads and 16^th on the national scene … Freshman Hannah Lilly, the team's leading scorer (11.1 ppg), has scored in double figures on nine occasions … Lilly is 13^th among UAA players in scoring … The Eagles are 18-3 during Thomaskutty’s tenure as head coach when scoring 80 or more points … Emory has outshot nine opponents from the floor this season and stands 8-1 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 19 of 36 halves … In its eight victories, Emory is averaging 87.8 points and shooting 45.8 percent from the field … In their eight setbacks, the Eagles are averaging 64.8 points and connecting at a 36.8 percent clip of their field goal tries