Yellow Jackets get D-1 exposure at Eastern Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. - Defiance College women's basketball had its first of two Division I exhibitions this weekend with a 96-44 loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday at the Gervin GameAbove Center.

The Eagles won their third game in a row to improve to 4-4, but the contest did not blemish the Yellow Jackets and counted as an exhibition for the NAIA program. Eastern Michigan led wire-to-wire, opening up a 10-point lead halfway through the opening quarter and up to 18 by the end of the period. EMU outpaced DC 21-2 in the second quarter and closed the half on a 15-0 run.

The Yellow Jackets put together a strong second half, shooting 39 percent after halftime and had the tightest score of the night in the final quarter, 21-18. The Jackets had a pair of 6-0 runs in the second half. Taylor Haynes followed two Kayla Houston free throws with a pair of layups during the third. In the fourth, DC had back-to-back 3-pointers by Shaunie Little and Lorena Caparros. Defiance hit 4 total 3-pointers in the final stanza with two by Little and the final points of the game from outside the arc by San'Taizia Thomas.

Kayla Houston led the Yellow Jackets with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Haynes joined her in double figures with 11 followed by Little with 7 points. 

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The Yellow Jackets return to the court on Sunday with a 1 p.m. exhibition at Bowling Green. Tipoff against the Falcons is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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