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Women's Hoops Rallies to Edge Ball State, 56-53

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team erased a nine-point, third-quarter deficit and returned to the win column with a nail-biting, 56-53, victory over Ball State University Saturday, Feb. 16, inside the Convocation Center.

Behind 51-49 with fewer than three minutes remaining in regulation, a corner three courtesy of freshman Jenna Annecchiarico (Baldwin, N.Y.-Baldwin) put EMU (11-12, 4-8 MAC) back in front, 52-51, with 2:57 to go in the fourth quarter. Ball State (7-17, 2-10 MAC) eventually bounced back to capture a 53-52 lead with 1:58 left, but head coach Fred Castro called a 30-second timeout before redshirt senior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.