Emory Women's Basketball Eyes Upcoming Games

GAME FACTS – Looking to continue the momentum gained from its win at home over Sewanee on Tuesday, the Emory women’s basketball team gears up for a pair of contests prior to breaking for finals and the holidays.  On Saturday (Dec. 4), the Eagles face a road challenge at Piedmont College starting at 2:00 p.m., before entertaining Spelman College on Tuesday (Dec. 7) in a 6:00 pm 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 sixth year as the head coach at Piedmont College is Jamie Purdy (Piedmont College, 2000).  During her stint with the Lions, she has guided the program to an 89-51 won-lost ledger that includes NCAA Tournament appearances in 2007 and 2008.

LaVon Mercer (National Louis Univ., 1995) is in his 12th year directing the fortunes of the Spelman College program. 

Emory's Top Defensive Scoring Efforts Under Thomaskutty

2010-11 RECORDS – Emory will take a 3-3 won-lost mark into its affair with Piedmont.  On Sunday (Nov. 28), the Eagles dropped an 85-60 road decision to Birmingham Southern before bouncing back to record a 67-55 triumph at home over Sewanee on Tuesday.    Leading Emory in the win over the Tigers was freshman guard Hannah Lilly with a team-high 14 points, and sophomore Danielle Landry who topped the squad with a career-high 11 rebounds.

Piedmont stands 3-2 after coming away with a 71-50 win at Spelman College on Wednesday.  The Lions’ other wins have come against the University of the South (89-67) and Oglethorpe (67-44).

Spelman is currently 0-3 and will play at Wesleyan College on Saturday before meeting Emory.

SERIES RECORDS – Emory has won the last five meetings and holds a 13-10 edge in the all-time series with Piedmont.  The schools met on two occasions during the 2009-10 campaign with Emory capturing a 65-63 victory at Piedmont before registering a 67-61 triumph at the Woodruff PE Center.  Each team was won six games played at Piedmont.

In a series that started in 1991, Emory holds a 5-1 all-time mark against Spelman.  Last season, the Eagles won at Spelman by a 73-55 margin.  Emory has won two of three meetings 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 … Emory’s 3-3 record in the month of November left it with a 16-9 record in its last 25 November games … Landry’s career-high 11 rebounds was her second double-figure performance in that category this season … Junior Melissa Koike has converted her last 11 field goal attempts, going 7-for-7 from the floor en route to a career-high 18 points against Birmingham Southern, before sinking all four opportunites against Sewanee on Tuesday … Emory has outscored the opposition in eight of 12 halves … Freshman Hannah Lilly has led the team in scoring on three occasions and has produced a team-high four double-figure scoring contests … Freshman Savannah Morgan doled out a season-high seven assists in the victory over Sewanee and also snatched 10 boards … In UAA statistics released Dec. 1, Emory ranks first in scoring (81.0 ppg), steals (16.3 spg) and turnover margin (+7.33) … Emory has registered 10 or more steals in all six games it has played … Lilly ranks ninth among UAA players with an 11.5 points per game average … Sophomore Misha Jackson paces the squad and holds down the No. 8 spot on the UAA chart in rebounding (6.2 rpg) … Savannah Morgan stands third on the league ladder in assists (4.5 apg) and steals (2.7 spg) and is second in assist/turnover ratio (2.7) … Following the Spelman game, Emory’s next action takes place on Dec. 31 when it hosts Agnes Scott College.