No. 4 Central Michigan (18-11) vs. No. 5 Bowling Green (22-9)
Thursday, March 14, 12 p.m. | Cleveland, Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena
Broadcast Information
Live Audio: www.cmuchippewas.com
Radio: 91.5 wmhw-fm; Justin Hoff (play-by-play), Collin Hinman (color) and Matt Kearney (host)
Live Stats: EMUEagles.com | Twitter: @CMUWBBall | Facebook: /CMUWBBall
CMU Hoops Quick Hitters
- CMU is seeking its first MAC Tournament championship since 1984 when it defeated Toledo, 71-55.
- The Chippewas went 6-4 during the regular season versus the seven other teams to advance to Cleveland.
- Sophomore Crystal Bradford was the only player in the conference to lead her team in all five major statistical categories (points, rebounds, steals, assists and blocks).
- Bradford was honored by being named to the All- MAC first team for the first time in her career.
- CMU advanced to the championship of last season’s MAC Tournament, falling to Eastern Michigan, 72-71.
- CMU is 20-28 all-time in the MAC Tournament.
- CMU went a perfect 11-0 during the regular season when allowing fewer than 60 points.
- Coach Guevara is 7-5 in MAC Tournament play.
| Probable Starters (Based on previous game) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Ht. | Yr. | GP-GS | PPG | RPG | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | 13 | Jessica Schroll | 6-0 | Sr. | 21-18 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 APG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 23 | Crystal Bradford | 6-2 | So. | 29-20 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 3.2 APG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 24 | Niki DiGuilio | 5-8 | Jr. | 29-19 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 54 3FG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | 32 | Jas'Mine Bracey | 6-2 | So. | 28-13 | 5.0 | 6.0 | .466 FG% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 33 | Brandie Baker | 6-0 | Sr. | 29-29 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 3.0 APG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
What to Watch For
• Baker is just 23 points shy of cracking the top 10 in scoring at CMU. She currently ranks No. 12 with 1,235 points
• With three field goals, Bradford will tie Betsy Yonkman (1985-86) and Britni Houghton (2008-09) for the ninth-best mark in single-season history at 183.
• Junior guard Niki DiGuilio from deep. DiGuilio has already moved into the top 10 in a single season for the third time in her career with 54 this season. Her career high is 69 in 2010-11.
A Look Back at Last Year’s Tournament
• Bradford, Taylor Johnson and Jas’Mine Bracey became the first three players from the same program to be named to the All-Tournament Team since 2007.
• CMU set MAC Tournament records for the most points scored (362), field goals made (149) and field goals attempted (347).
• Bradford set tournament records for field goals made (36), field goals attempted (80) and rebounds (53).
• Four players averaged double figures scoring - Bradford (16.4), Bracey (12.4), Green (12.2) and Johnson (10.0).
• Bradford averaged a double-double with 10.6 rebounds per game.
• CMU was 1.5 seconds away from punching its ticket to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Eastern Michigan, 72-71, when the Eagle’s Paige Reddit made a game-winning layup on an assist from Natachia Watkins.
Scouting the Falcons
First-year head coach Jennifer Roos led the Falcons to a 20-9 record in the regular season and a No. 5 seed with an 11-5 record during conference play. The Falcons are led by All-MAC second-team selections Chrissy Steffen and Alexis Rogers. The squad won its final three regular season games of the season and advanced to the quarterfinals with wins over Kent State, 76-35, and Western Michigan, 55-53.
Earlier this Season…
The Falcons handed Central Michigan its first Mid-American Conference loss, 84-59. CMU cut its deficit to two early in the second half, but BGSU scored the next 11 points and went on to shoot 66.7 percent in the second half, including 7-of-10 from behind the arc to run away with the victory.
