DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team opened Mid-American Conference play on the road Saturday afternoon, Dec. 31, against the Huskies of Northern Illinois University at NIU's Convocation Center. The Eagles (5-8, 0-1 MAC) trailed by as many as 23 in the contest but a fourth quarter surge fell short as NIU (8-4, 1-0 MAC) handed EMU an 85-73 setback.
As a team, the Eagles struggled offensively, connecting on just 39.7 percent of their shots from the floor. Miscues compounded EMU's shooting woes, as the Green and White turned the ball over 16 times.