ST. DAVIDS, Pa. – Eastern University Women's Basketball gave the No. 22 and unbeaten Misericordia University Cougars a scare, but the Eagles were unable to break through and the visiting Cougars made their free throws down the stretch for a 74-64 win. Minika Glenn led the Eagles with 20 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.

How it Happened:
The Cougars (16-0, 5-0 MAC Freedom) jumped out to an 18-8 lead early, but the Eagles responded with an 8-to-0 run to close the gap. Glenn had a 3-pointer and a mid-range jumper and Jaelyn Harris hit a 3-pointer off a good pass from Brii Young-Harris.

The Cougars bumped the lead up to eight points at the mid-point of the second period, but again, the Eagles had an answer. Da'Naziah Brown stole the inbounds pass after a pair of free throws by Glenn adn Regie Robinson converted to pull Eastern to within a basket at 34-32. The Cougars made two free throws to close out the half, but the Eagles (5-11, 0-5 MAC Freedom) were in the game.

Glenn had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead all scorers at the break. The sophomore guard was 6-of-11 from the floor. Rachel Carmody and Erica Haefele each had nine to pace the Cougars. Misericordia shot 5-of-8 from behind the arc in the first half. 

The Cougars put some distance between the two teams with a 20-11 third quarter, but the Eagles chippped away and reduced a 13-point deficit to five points with a little more than four minutes on the clock. The Eastern defense got two stops down five, but the Misericordia defense held and the Eagles missed a pair of free throws with a chance to pull within three. Misericordia's Jordan Barth battled for an offensive rebound and second-chance basket to put the guests up 66-59. The Cougars then hit their free throws to pull away. 

Misericorda senior Japriya Carroll hit a pair from the line late to reach 1,000 points for her career. The senior guard finished with 16 points.

Robinson finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, five blocks, four steals, and two assists. Jaelyn Harris finished with 15 points.

Tessa Zamolyi led the Cougars with 17 points and Carmody had 14 points and 12 rebounds. 

Coach Houston Says:
"We put forward a great effort on the defensive side. As the game went on, we had to go at them and apply pressure. We did a good job in forcing some turnovers and making plays, but we were not able to capitalize on enough our chances to beat a good and confident team."

"To beat a good team, you have to have a lot of things go right. Our players battled and competed, but we had a few 50/50 kind of plays that did not go our way. We will keep working."

Up Next:
The road for the Eagles does not get much easier as they will travel to Manhattanville on Saturday and to No. 21 DeSales next Wednesday. DeSales knocked off Manhattanville, who is receiving votes in the National poll, 84-56 tonight in Center Valley.