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Heartbreak in Cleveland: EMU's Fight Falls Short to No. 1 CMU

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – A ferocious fight by the ninth-seeded Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team was not enough to knock off top-seeded Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 13, inside Quicken Loans Arena. EMU (14-17, 6-12 MAC) went up three with five seconds to go, but a CMU (25-6, 15-3 MAC) three-pointer tied the game at 73-all, where the Chippewas outlasted the Eagles, 88-80.

A layup by redshirt senior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) and a pair of free throws by sophomore Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.