Emory Women's Basketball Returns To Action

GAME FACTS – After breaking for finals and the holidays, the Emory women’s basketball squad returns to action with a pair of contests on the docket.  On Friday (Dec. 31),  the Eagles close out 2010 with a home game against Agnes Scott starting at 2:00 p.m.  Emory then hits the road for a Sunday (Jan. 2) battle against Maryville College starting at 2:00 p.m.

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 his third year as the head coach at Agnes Scott College is Tony Ciccone (Florida, 1996).  Prior to his current post, Ciccone served as an assistant coach at Emory for four seasons (2004-05 through 2007-08). Last season, Ciccone directed his team to the semifinals in the Great South Athletic Conference Championships.

Darrin Travillian (Kentucky, 1996) is in his first year directing the fortunes of the Maryville College program.  Before being named head coach, Travillian had spent the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons as an assistant at Maryville.

Emory's Top Defensive Scoring Efforts Under Thomaskutty

2010-11 RECORDS – Emory has won its last three games and in the process has upped its overall record to 5-3.  In the Eagles’ last performance, they recorded a 77-27 win at home against Spelman College back on Dec. 8.  Senior Courtney Von Stein paced the team’s scoring efforts with 10 points while sophomore Danielle Landry grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds.

Agnes Scott will meet Emory with a 3-4 slate.  The Scotties last took the court on Dec. 7 and came out on the short end of a 72-34 decision to NCAA Division II member Montevallo. 

Maryville will entertain Emory with a 6-4 record.  The Scots last played on Dec. 21 when they notched a decisive 74-44 triumph at Oglethorpe. Maryville is 3-1 at home this season.

SERIES RECORDS – Emory claims an all-time record of 7-0 against Agnes Scott.  Last season, the Eagles ventured crosstown to battle the Scotties and came away with a 68-64 overtime victory.  Emory has won all four games between the schools played at the Woodruff PE Center.

Maryville has topped Emory in the last four meetings to take a 6-4 lead in the all-time series.  Last year, the Scots registered a 66-50 victory at the Woodruff PE Center.  Maryville has won three of the four games vs. Emory played on its home floor.

Emory's Top Offensive Scoring Efforts Under Thomaskutty 

NOTES -- The Eagles are 15-3 during Thomaskutty’s tenure as head coach when scoring 80 or more points … Danielle Landry’s team-high 15 rebounds against Spelman not only represented a career high but tied for the 13^th-highest single game total in school history …  Landry paces both the team and the UAA in rebounding with a 9.8 per-game average … Emory’s 62 rebounds in the Spelman contest tied the fourth-highest total in school history … Freshman Selena Castillo tied her season highs in both minutes (16) and assists (5) against Spelman … Von Stein’s 10-point performance against Spelman marked her third game of double-figure scoring this year and eighth of her career … Freshman Hannah Lilly is shooting 50 percent from the floor (39-of-78), good for seventh place among UAA performers …  In addition, Lilly ranks No. 3 in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.484, 15-of-31) and is ninth in scoring average (12.5 ppg) … Freshman Savannah Morgan tops the club and is third on the UAA chart in assists (4.4 apg) … As a team, the Eagles rank No. 1 in the UAA in both scoring (80.2 ppg) and steals (15.5 spg) … Emory has outscored the opposition in 11 of 16 halves … Emory has registered 10 or more steals in seven of its eight games.