UT women fall to Eastern Michigan

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YPSILANTI, Mich. ---Eastern Michigan crushed the University of Toledo, 54-33, in an important women's basketball match up Tuesday evening at the Convocation Center.

With the win, EMU (20-7, 12-2) separates itself from the Rockets (18-8, 11-3) atop the West division of the Mid-American Conference.

UT turned the ball over 28 times, made 1 of 13 3-pointers, and hit 6 of 14 from the free-throw line. Yolanda Richardson led the Rockets with 18 points, nine rebounds and six blocks.

EMU's Tavelyn James, the nation's second-leading scorer, had 20 points --- 14 of which came in the second half.

UT's chances of securing a guaranteed spot in the semifinals of the MAC tournament have all but disappeared. It would need either EMU or Bowling Green to lose twice for that to happen.

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