Prewitt Muscles in Career Outing as Chippewas Halt Eastern Illinois, 60-54

Saturday, November 22

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1 p.m.

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Prewitt Muscles in Career Outing as Chippewas Halt Eastern Illinois, 60-54

11/22/2025 4:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Central Michigan held the Panthers scoreless for a 12-minute stretch in the first half, Prewitt stepped up with nine points, two steals and block in the fourth quarter

By: Harrison LaLone

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — "We can still win with our defense."

Three days removed from the highest-scoring game of the Kristin Haynie era, Central Michigan Women's Basketball hosted Eastern Illinois for a battle of defenses on Saturday, a 60-54 victory.

Demetria Prewitt (Madison, Wis. / La Follette) posted a career-high 17 points, eight-for-10 from the field, to go with three steals, a block and two rebounds. Nine of those points (4-4 FG) and all but one steal and one rebound were recorded in a pivotal fourth quarter that saw the Panthers draw back to within a possession, with as little as 18 seconds to go.

"I'm really proud of Meachie [Prewitt]," Haynie said. "Confidence comes from preparation. She was prepared for the down low action when she got the ball."

The second-year Chippewa senior recorded her block with 11 seconds left against a three-pointer with the Chippewas up, 59-54, while the steal was tallied less than 30 seconds earlier in a four-point game, 56-52.

Listed at five-foot-10 on the roster, Prewitt was faced with two key matchups ahead of the contest: six-foot-four Meioshe Mason and six-foot-10 Abbie Boutilier. The pair of Panther centers combined for nine points, 10 rebounds in 40 minutes played.

"She's very versatile; she can play in, she can play out. She had 6'10" and 6'3" players guarding her and she's six-foot, if that. She had a really good game."

The Central Michigan defense stood tall early as it shut out Eastern Illinois for more than 12 minutes of the first half. The Panthers scored with 6:24 in the first quarter to take a 9-7 lead—it took until 4:33 left in the second for them to see the ball go through the net again.

"We talk about playing one possession at a time, playing championship defense. We missed some bunnies on the offensive end, but we didn't let that affect our defense."

The Chippewas scored 16 points in the process.

"Our players have been very good at locking in on the scouting report and knowing what to do on each player. I attribute that to their mindset of staying focused and not taking plays off."

The Chippewa breakaway was fueled by 10 of Madi Morson's (Canton, Mich. / Salem) 17 points, tied with Prewitt for the game high.

Another key facet for the defense was Rylan Buschell's (Belleville, Mich. / Belleville) execution against Eastern Illinois's Ava Stoller. The Panther guard posted a 25-point performance at Purdue earlier in the month and boasted a 55 percent three-point shooting clip prior to Saturday's contest.

"Rylan's crushing it, that's why we recruited her. She plays on both sides of the ball; she's a pest on the ball. The goal was to make her [Stoller] frantic."

Stoller finished five-for-13 from the field, one-of-six from beyond the arc, and was forced in and out of the contest with foul trouble as she finished with four.

The power-conference gauntlet begins Monday night (Nov. 24; 9 p.m. ET) as Central Michigan Women's Basketball visits No. 24/23 Notre Dame, broadcast on the ACC Network.

The Chippewas return to host Purdue the following Sunday (Nov. 30; 1 p.m. ET) before trips to No. 6/9 Michigan (Dec. 3; 7 p.m. ET) and No. 20/18 Kentucky (Dec. 7; Noon ET).

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