Pressure of No. 1 ranking doesn't affect Chippewas

Junior forward Reyna Frost passes the basketball during the basketball game against Eastern Michigan on March 7 at Quicken Loans Arena.Coming into the 2017-18 season, the Central Michigan women’s basketball team was projected to win the Mid-American Conference regular season.

The Chippewas, led by head coach Sue Guevara, checked that accomplishment off their list.

Now, CMU owns the No. 1 rank in the MAC Tournament and squeaked past No. 9 Eastern Michigan in the quarterfinal round.

Being the top seed doesn’t come with pressure for the squad from Mount Pleasant.

“We don’t really worry about being number one,” said junior guard Presley Hudson. “We focus on us and improving each game. With…