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Webb's Big Day Not Enough in Defeat to Northern Illinois

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team dropped an 81-71 decision Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, to Northern Illinois University. For the Eagles (6-22, 1-15 MAC), it was their eighth loss in a row, while the Huskies (19-8, 12-4 MAC) picked up their 12th Mid-American Conference victory.

As a team, the Green and White shot 39.4 percent from the floor, going 28-of-71 overall. It was turnovers that plagued EMU, as the Huskies forced Eastern into 19 miscues which turned into 19 NIU points.

Senior Phillis Webb (Brooklyn Park, Minn.