Central Michigan University Athletics
Game Notes: "Hoops for Hunger" Highlights Matchup with Bulls
1/25/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Central Michigan (12-6, 4-2 MAC) vs. Buffalo (9-10, 2-4 MAC)
Wednesday ♦ January 26, 2011 ♦ 12 p.m. ♦ McGuirk Arena
Live Radio Coverage on the CMU Sports Network ♦ WMHW-FM 91.5 (Justin Hoff, Ryan Ehlke)
COVERAGE
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STORYLINES
...now that she owns Central Michigan's career three-pointers made record, Shonda Long 's next career milestone is the 200 made three-pointers mark. She would become just the 19th player in Mid-American Conference history to reach the milestone. [Program Record Book ]
...senior Kaihla Szunko needs just 134 rebounds to become just the third player to reach 1,000 career rebounds in CMU history.
...Kaihla Szunko has 12 double-doubles in 18 games so far this season. She ranks fourth in the nation in 2010-11, and second among active players in the MAC with 35 in her career.
...CMU boasts the top two scoring freshmen in the Mid-American Conference in Niki DiGuilio (11.1) and Taylor Johnson (9.9 ppg). Johnson is also the top rebounding freshman in the MAC (7.2/game).
...the Chippewas have 82 20-point scorers in head coach Sue Guevara 's 109 games at CMU.
...CMU has held five-of-six MAC opponents at 40 percent or below from the field so far in 2010-11.
...CMU boasts the nation's fifth-ranked offense entering the weekend, averaging 82.2 points per contest.
...Wednesday's game is the culmination of a contest between area schools known as "Hoops for Hunger". The area schools competed against one another to collect the largest donation possible, with a winner being crowned at today's game. [Release ]
| PROJECTED STARTERS | |||||||
| Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | Other | Notes | |
| (1) G | Brandie Baker | 6-0 | So. | 13.7 | 7.3 | 5.3 APG | Second in the MAC in conference assist/turnover ratio (2.1) |
| (2) G | Shonda Long | 5-9 | Sr. | 16.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 3PG | Needs just three treys to move into 19th in MAC history |
| (3) G | Niki DiGuilio | 5-8 | Fr. | 11.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 3PG | Sits 42nd in the nation in three-point percentage (41.1) |
| (4) F | Skylar Miller | 5-10 | Jr. | 6.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 SPG | Started all 17 games this season |
| (5) F | Kaihla Szunko | 6-1 | Sr. | 16.1 | 11.1 | 3.1 SPG | Tied her career high with 27 points vs. BGSU on Sat. |
| 2010-11 MAC STANDINGS | ||||||||
| West Division | MAC | Overall | East Division | MAC | Overall | |||
| 5-1 | 13-6 | 5-1 | 17-2 | |||||
| 4-2 | 12-6 | 5-1 | 14-4 | |||||
| 4-2 | 13-7 | 2-4 | 10-9 | |||||
| 3-3 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 9-10 | |||||
| 2-4 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 6-13 | |||||
| 1-5 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 8-10 | |||||
| TALE OF THE TAPE | GAME NOTES | ||
| Scouting the Opponent -- Buffalo was tabbed sixth in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference preseason poll, with Kourtney Brown earning preseason All-MAC honors. The Bulls enter the week tied for third in the East, but have dropped four of their last five in conference play, including their last three road contests. UB is 7-5 away from their home floor on the season. All-Time Series -- Buffalo owns a 7-4 edge in the all-time series, including a split of the four games in Mount Pleasant in a series that dates back to 1999. The Bulls won the first five meetings and the Chippewas responded with victories in four of the next five before UB picked up a 60-52 decision last season. The Chippewas own a 2-1 edge in the series under head coach Sue Guevara. Creating a Winning Culture -- The Chippewas have 42 wins and counting in the last three seasons, the most since a three-year span starting in 1991-92 (42). 20-point Prowess -- The Chippewas have had a player score 20-plus points on 82 occasions in head coach Sue Guevara’s four seasons (109 games). CMU had just 14 such scoring outputs in its previous 114 games. A Brand New Record Book -- With the inagural season of McGuirk Arena under way, a brand new record book will be started for games held in the arena. All records from Rose Center will be considered separate records. Finally, A Home Stretch -- CMU opened its schedule with nine straight on the road and opened MAC play with four of six away from McGuirk Arena. Starting with today’s game against Buffalo, CMU will play three of its next five and six of its next nine in the firendly confines. | |||
| 81 | RPI | 197 | |
| 82.8 | Points | 64.1 | |
| 74.5 | Pts. Allowed | 62.4 | |
| 41.9 | FG % | 39.5 | |
| 33.8 | 3FG % | 28.1 | |
| 7.6 | 3FG Made | 5.2 | |
| 70.2 | FT % | 67.3 | |
| 43.7 | Rebounds | 41.8 | |
| +1.2 | Reb. +/- | +4.3 | |
| 14.9 | Assists | 15.6 | |
| 15.4 | Turnovers | 18.4 | |
| 10.4 | Steals | 9.1 | |
| 2.9 | Blocks | 5.4 | |
