MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team is flying high tonight, Dec. 2, after starting its 2020-21 Mid-American Conference slate with a dominant win over Ball State University, 77-58, inside Muncie's Worthen Arena.
With the win, Eastern (2-1, 1-0 MAC) has now emerged victorious in 13 of its last 19 conference openers. The win is also EMU's third-consecutive over Ball State (0-3, 0-1 MAC), its best streak since handing the Cardinals four straight losses between Jan. 20, 2010 and Feb. 16, 2011. Additionally, the 19-point margin of victory is the best for EMU over Ball State since the 2012 season, when the Eagles bested its Hoosier State foe, 74-43, in Ypsilanti.