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Women's hoops looks to overcome last year's overtime defeat in MAC Championship

CMU Women's Basketball team celebrates after the win against Eastern Michigan University at Quicken Loans Arena, Friday, March 11, 2016.

It’s difficult to rebound from a buzzer-beater defeat in overtime of the Mid-American Conference Championship game.

When Buffalo’s Stephanie Reid hit a runner in the lane to end the Central Michigan women's basketball team's 2015-16 season without a title, all the Chippewas could do was wait seven months to avenge the heart-breaking loss. That time has finally come.

CMU opens up its season on Friday against the top-ranked team in the Associated Press Poll, — Notre Dame.