Emory Women's Basketball Travels To South
GAME FACTS - The Emory University women's
basketball looks to get back into the win column on Monday (Nov.
30) evening when it travels to the University of the South.
Juhan Gym on the South campus will serve as the site of the
37th meeting between the Eagles and Tigers and tip is
slated for 6:00 p.m.
THE COACHES - Emory Head Coach Christy
Thomaskutty (Tulane, '96) is in her seventh season at the
helm of the program. She assumed her current duties prior to
the start of the 2003-04 campaign.
Dickie McCarthy (Georgia) is in his sixth year as
the head coach at South. During his tenure with the Tigers'
program, he has compiled a school record of 61-71.
2009-10 RECORDS - Emory enters the South game with
an overall record of 2-3. The Eagles had a two-game win streak
snapped last Tuesday (Nov. 24) when it came out on the short end of
a 66-50 outcome against Maryville College. Monday's game will
be Emory's second road test of the campaign.
Sewanee will entertain Emory with a 1-3 record. In their most
recent outing, the Tigers dropped a 67-60 road game to Agnes Scott
on Nov. 24.
SERIES RECORDS - In a series that started in 1988,
Emory claims an all-time record of 27-9 against South. The
Eagles have won the last four meetings including a 71-46 verdict
last year at Emory. Emory has captured 13 of 18 contests
played at Sewanee.
EMORY DUO TO SERVE AS CAPTAINS - Coach Thomaskutty
has announced that seniors Whitney Martin
(Barrington, IL) and Keenan Whitesides
(Wilmington, NC) will serve as captains of 2009-10 Emory squad.
NOTES - Whitney Martin picked up
the team's first double-double of the season when she totaled 16
points, tying her second-highest career total, and a season-high 10
rebounds against Maryville ... Her 10 boards represented her third
career outing of double-digits in that department ... Freshman
Danielle Landry continued her fine early-season
play picking up six points and grabbing six rebounds (second high
on the team) against Maryville ... Landry is second on the
squad in rebounding with a 5.8 per-game mark and has snared six or
more caroms in four of the squad's five games ... Junior
Courtney Von Stein played a career-long 30 minutes
against Maryville and tied her career high with four assists ...
Emory has outshot the opposition from the field in five of 10
halves of basketball so far ... The Eagles also own a scoring
advantage in five of 10 halves ... Opponents have outrebounded
Emory in four of five contests ... After five games, opponents are
averaging 45.0 rebounds per game vs. the Eagles' 39.8 ... Opponents
have attempted more free throws in three games ... Through five
games, Emory's subs are averaging 22.2 points per contest.
DOWN THE ROAD - Following the game at Sewanee,
Emory opens University Athletic Association play on Saturday,
December 5, when it hosts No. 26 Rochester in a 2:00 p.m. start.
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