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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – In a battle of strength versus strength, it was Eastern Michigan University women's basketball's top-ranked defense (61.1 ppg) that prevailed over Ohio University's top-ranked offense (81.1 ppg). The Eagles women's basketball team downed the Bobcats, 69-66, Wednesday, Jan. 27, inside the Convocation Center.
Prior to this matchup, the Green and White had dropped the last two meetings and six of the last seven at the hands of its Athens, Ohio-based foe. The Eagles' (9-6, 6-4 MAC) win ended the Bobcats' (8-5, 6-4 MAC) three-game winning streak and vaulted EMU into the upper half of the MAC standings.