Central Michigan University Athletics
Saturday, January 19
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Hudson, Chippewas Look To Bounce Back
1/18/2019 11:01:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CMU goes to Kent State on Saturday
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Presley Hudson didn't waste any time getting back to work. Not that she ever does.
Hudson, CMU's do-it-all senior guard, was back on the court minutes after the Chippewas' bitterly disappointing 70-67 Mid-American Conference loss at home on Wednesday to Miami (Ohio).
Hudson had changed out of her game uniform and into her practice garb and was back on the McGuirk Arena court almost immediately after fans cleared the arena.
The countdown clock, in Hudson's world, had already started to the Chippewas' next game, which is Saturday (noon) at Kent State.
Wednesday's loss to Miami left CMU 3-1 in conference play. The Chippewas, the two-time defending MAC regular-season champions, lead the West Division while Kent State is also 3-1 in league play, tied atop the East with Ohio and Buffalo.
CMU is 12-4 overall, while Kent State is 10-5. The loss to Miami ended CMU's MAC home win streak at 21 games.
Hudson missed all five of her 3-point attempts against the RedHawks and finished 4-of-16 from the floor on the night. It marked the first time this season that she had been blanked from long range. She also had six turnovers, tying her season high.
"I think it was just an off night for me shooting wise," Hudson said. "And then turnover-wise, I just wasn't very smart with the ball."
Miami was the latest CMU opponent that focused its energy on bird-dogging Hudson, a two-time First Team All-MAC selection who ranks second in the league in scoring at 20.9 points per game and is 37 points away from becoming the Chippewas' all-time leading scorer.
For the most part, Hudson has adjusted to the defensive pressure she has faced.
"I kind of expect (pressure) from games past and from last year," she said. "I just embrace it and challenge myself to get better each and every practice."
CMU coach Sue Guevara has watched the 5-foot-6 Wayland product mature, grow and adapt throughout her four years in Mount Pleasant. It came as no surprise to Guevara that Hudson went right back to work following Wednesday's game.
"As much as she shoots the ball, for her not to be able to score from the 3, she's going to come out and she's going to fix that," Guevara said.
Hudson is rare in that sense, said Guevara, who is into her fourth decade as a college basketball coach.
"You can ask any coach, I don't care what sport it is, when one of your best players is your hardest worker, you can't ask for much more, except maybe for her to take a day off," Guevara said. "It's Presley. She's bound and determined not to have a repeat performance. She's just going to keep after it.
"To get Presley Hudson to take a day off and rest her knees is like pulling teeth."
BOUNCING BACK
Guevera used the word 'resilient' several times when talking about her team during a media session on Thursday.
CMU has rarely lost back-to-back games over the last half decade, though it did drop two in a row earlier this season when it fell to then-No. 3 Louisville and then to Tulane in Coral Gables, Fla.
"You're down, how quickly can you get up?" Guevara said. "This team, they were hurting (on Wednesday) and they know what they have to do to not have a repeat performance."
Guevara said she held a 90-minute film session with her starting five – Hudson, Reyna Frost, Maddie Watters, Micaela Kelly and Jahari Smith – and sixth person Kyra Bussell on Thursday.
A big part of the session involved adjusting to physical defense, such as that employed by the RedHawks and "attacking when our 3-ball isn't going," Guevara said.
"The things that I'm asking them to do, I know when we come back into practice (Friday) that they're going to do it. They come back and they come back knowing what needs to be done."
CLOSING IN
Hudson scored 10 points against Miami, bringing her career total to 1,970. She ranks second in program history and needs 37 to move into the No. 1 spot, which is held by Crystal Bradford, who scored 2,006 from 2011-15.
SCOUTING
Three Golden Flashes average double figures in scoring: Guard Megan Carter (15.3 points per game), guard Asiah Dingle (13.4), and 6-foot-2 forward Lindsey Thall (10.0).
Kent State, under third-year coach Todd Starkey, is three victories from equaling its win total from the 2017-18 season, when it finished 13-19. The Golden Flashes finished fourth in the East Division, behind Buffalo, Miami and Ohio, in the preseason poll.
The Golden Flashed are the MAC's third-best defensive team, holding opponents to an average of 60.6 points per game. They rank sixth in the league in scoring (68.2).
NEXT
The Chippewas go to Toledo on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The Rockets are 10-5, 2-2, and play at Bowling Green on Saturday.
Hudson, CMU's do-it-all senior guard, was back on the court minutes after the Chippewas' bitterly disappointing 70-67 Mid-American Conference loss at home on Wednesday to Miami (Ohio).
Hudson had changed out of her game uniform and into her practice garb and was back on the McGuirk Arena court almost immediately after fans cleared the arena.
The countdown clock, in Hudson's world, had already started to the Chippewas' next game, which is Saturday (noon) at Kent State.
Wednesday's loss to Miami left CMU 3-1 in conference play. The Chippewas, the two-time defending MAC regular-season champions, lead the West Division while Kent State is also 3-1 in league play, tied atop the East with Ohio and Buffalo.
CMU is 12-4 overall, while Kent State is 10-5. The loss to Miami ended CMU's MAC home win streak at 21 games.
Hudson missed all five of her 3-point attempts against the RedHawks and finished 4-of-16 from the floor on the night. It marked the first time this season that she had been blanked from long range. She also had six turnovers, tying her season high.
"I think it was just an off night for me shooting wise," Hudson said. "And then turnover-wise, I just wasn't very smart with the ball."
Miami was the latest CMU opponent that focused its energy on bird-dogging Hudson, a two-time First Team All-MAC selection who ranks second in the league in scoring at 20.9 points per game and is 37 points away from becoming the Chippewas' all-time leading scorer.
For the most part, Hudson has adjusted to the defensive pressure she has faced.
"I kind of expect (pressure) from games past and from last year," she said. "I just embrace it and challenge myself to get better each and every practice."
CMU coach Sue Guevara has watched the 5-foot-6 Wayland product mature, grow and adapt throughout her four years in Mount Pleasant. It came as no surprise to Guevara that Hudson went right back to work following Wednesday's game.
"As much as she shoots the ball, for her not to be able to score from the 3, she's going to come out and she's going to fix that," Guevara said.
Hudson is rare in that sense, said Guevara, who is into her fourth decade as a college basketball coach.
"You can ask any coach, I don't care what sport it is, when one of your best players is your hardest worker, you can't ask for much more, except maybe for her to take a day off," Guevara said. "It's Presley. She's bound and determined not to have a repeat performance. She's just going to keep after it.
"To get Presley Hudson to take a day off and rest her knees is like pulling teeth."
BOUNCING BACK
Guevera used the word 'resilient' several times when talking about her team during a media session on Thursday.
CMU has rarely lost back-to-back games over the last half decade, though it did drop two in a row earlier this season when it fell to then-No. 3 Louisville and then to Tulane in Coral Gables, Fla.
"You're down, how quickly can you get up?" Guevara said. "This team, they were hurting (on Wednesday) and they know what they have to do to not have a repeat performance."
Guevara said she held a 90-minute film session with her starting five – Hudson, Reyna Frost, Maddie Watters, Micaela Kelly and Jahari Smith – and sixth person Kyra Bussell on Thursday.
A big part of the session involved adjusting to physical defense, such as that employed by the RedHawks and "attacking when our 3-ball isn't going," Guevara said.
"The things that I'm asking them to do, I know when we come back into practice (Friday) that they're going to do it. They come back and they come back knowing what needs to be done."
CLOSING IN
Hudson scored 10 points against Miami, bringing her career total to 1,970. She ranks second in program history and needs 37 to move into the No. 1 spot, which is held by Crystal Bradford, who scored 2,006 from 2011-15.
SCOUTING
Three Golden Flashes average double figures in scoring: Guard Megan Carter (15.3 points per game), guard Asiah Dingle (13.4), and 6-foot-2 forward Lindsey Thall (10.0).
Kent State, under third-year coach Todd Starkey, is three victories from equaling its win total from the 2017-18 season, when it finished 13-19. The Golden Flashes finished fourth in the East Division, behind Buffalo, Miami and Ohio, in the preseason poll.
The Golden Flashed are the MAC's third-best defensive team, holding opponents to an average of 60.6 points per game. They rank sixth in the league in scoring (68.2).
NEXT
The Chippewas go to Toledo on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The Rockets are 10-5, 2-2, and play at Bowling Green on Saturday.
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