LOS ANGELES (EMUEagles.com) – A second half comeback fell short as the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team dropped its first game of the weekend Friday, Nov. 24, at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic. Eastern Michigan (2-3) trailed the University of Denver by as many as 12 before taking its first lead of the game in the fourth quarter, but Denver (3-2) pulled away late to hand the Eagles a 60-54 loss.
Eastern Michigan held the edge in shooting, converting 40.8 percent of its shots from the field, while Denver connected at a 33.9 percent clip. The difference came down to three-pointers, where the Pioneers sunk nine to the Eagles' one.