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Eagles Fall in Overtime at UT Rio Grande Valley

vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

12/20/2024 | 5 p.m. ET

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EDINBURG, Texas (EMUEagles.com)Sisi Eleko scored 18 points and added a season-best 17 rebounds and Mackenzie Amalia posted a season-high 18 points, but it was not enough as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team fell in overtime, 73-66, to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Dec. 19, in both teams' opening game of the UTRGV Holiday Classic in Edinburg, Texas. The Eagles (1-7) trailed for much of the game before taking a late lead in the fourth quarter, but the Vaqueros (5-6) forced overtime and took the win on their home court.