Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball

The Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in women's basketball. At the team's establishment in 1977 the team was known as the Hurons, and it, along with all EMU teams, became known as the Eagles in 1991.

Season-by-season record As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Eagles had a 550–563 record, with a 265–318 record in the Mid-American Conference, which they have played in since 1981. Suzy Merchant has the best record as coach, going 147–91 in nine years before stepping down as coach due to pregnancy four games into the 2006–07 season. The Eagles have won the West Division of the Mid-American conference five times, in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012. They won two MAC Tournament titles in that span, one in 2004 and the other in 2012, which are their only appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. In 2012, the Eagles defeated their rival, the Central Michigan Chippewas, 72–71 on a layup by Paige Reddit with only 1.5 seconds left on the game clock to win. They have also reached the WNIT in 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2016, with an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2014.

Season Record Conference record Coach 1976–77 13–8 -- Kathy Hart1977–78 14–6 -- Kathy Hart1978-78 11–11 -- Kathy Hart1979–80 14–10 -- Kathy Hart1980–81 15–12 -- Kathy Hart1981–82 16–10 8–4 Kathy Hart1982–83 13–14 9–9 Kathy Hart1983–84 13–14 8–10 Kathy Hart1984–85 11–14 9–9 Kathy Hart1985–86 13–12 8–10 Kathy Hart1986–87 13–13 8–8 Kathy Hart1987–88 6–19 2–14 Cheryl Getz1988–89 8–19 4–12 Cheryl Getz1989–90 8–20 5–11 Cheryl Getz1990–91 12–15 8–8 Cheryl Getz1991–92 12–16 6–10 Cheryl Getz1992–93 3–22 2–16 Dana Munk1993–94 1–24 0–18 Paulette Stein1994–95 4–22 1–17 Paulette Stein1995–96 6–20 2–16 Paulette Stein1996–97 8–18 5–13 Paulette Stein1997–98 10–16 5–14 Paulette Stein1998–99 14–13 8–8 Suzy Merchant1999-00 16–14 8–8 Suzy Merchant2000–01 16–12 9–7 Suzy Merchant2001–02 18–11 10–6 Suzy Merchant2002–03 13–16 9–7 Suzy Merchant2003–04 22–8 12–4 Suzy Merchant2004–05 23–8 11–5 Suzy Merchant2005–06 22–8 15–1 Suzy Merchant2006–07 16–13 11–5 Suzy Merchant and Shane Clipfell2007–08 17–12 11–5 AnnMarie Gilbert2008–09 8–21 4–12 AnnMarie Gilbert2009–10 22–9 11–5 AnnMarie Gilbert2010–11 24–13 10–6 AnnMarie Gilbert2011–12 23–9 13–3 AnnMarie Gilbert2012–13 8–22 6–10 Tory Verdi 2013–14 18–14 7–11 Tory Verdi2014–15 24–13 11–7 Tory Verdi2015–16 22–12 10–8 Tory Verdi2016–176–251–17Fred Castro2017–1811–206–12Fred Castro2018–19 14–17 6–12 Fred Castro2019–20 16–15 9–9 Fred Castro2020–21 10–10 7–7 Fred Castro2021–22 7–20 4–16 Fred Castro2022–23 15–15 7–11 Fred Castro2023–247–223-15Fred Castro2024–252–271-17Sahar Nusseibeh2025–2613–166–12Sahar Nusseibeh

NCAA tournament results

2004 #14 First Round #3 Boston College L 56–58 2012 #12 First Round #5 South Carolina L 48–80

WNIT results

2006 Second RoundIndiana State L 57-79 2010 First RoundPurdue L 50-562011 First Round Second Round

Regional SemifinalsMichigan UNC Wilmington

Syracuse W 67-59 W 63-54

L 63-722015 First Round Second Round

Regional SemifinalsDrake Tulsa

Southern Mississippi W 80-70 W 69-59

L 65-762015 First Round Second RoundSaint Mary's TCU W 74-73 L 81-85

References

External links

Basketball reference