Box Score KALAMAZOO, Mich.- The Western Michigan women's basketball team improved to 6-2 in the Mid-American Conference with an 83-56 over visiting Eastern Michigan Wednesday night. The Broncos are currently tied with Ball State for first place in the West Division.

With a 13-6 overall record, and 10 games remaining in the regular season, Western Michigan has matched its win total from last season.

Emotions were high before the game as the Eagles were taking the court for the first time since the loss of their teammate, junior Shannise Heady, who along with fellow EMU student Jordan Hopkins passed away in an automobile accident this past Sunday. A moment of silence was held in Heady's honor before the game and the teams joined together for the national anthem. Both schools and members of the crowd also wore #32 patches in her memory.

Once the ball was in the air the rivalry took its course and it was a back and forth battle between the Broncos and the Eagles until Western Michigan pulled away in the second half. The lead changed hands six times and was tied twice in the first half.

The Eagles led 31-30 with 4:32 left in the first but the Broncos went on a 12-2 run to take a nine-point lead, 42-33, into the break. Senior guard Jazmine Windham started the push with a three-pointer and scored 11 of her 13 points in the game in the first half, shooting 3-for-4 from behind the arc.

The entire Bronco squad had an impressive night shooting, firing in 63.0 percent of their shots in the first half and shooting 57.1 percent as a team for the game, a season high. WMU also made a season-high nine three-pointers.

While Windham was going to work on the outside, junior post Miracle Woods was getting the job done down low. Woods had nine points and eight rebounds at the half and finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double in the last four games. Woods made 6 of 9 field goal attempts and was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line.

Senior A.J. Johnson was the Broncos' second-highest scorer behind Woods with 16 points. Johnson downed two three's and also found herself scoring several easy layups, racing ahead of EMU's press for fast break points. She finished 7-for-11 from the floor.

Freshman guard Sasha Dailey led the Eagles with 15 points, while Janay Morton scored nine and Cha Sweeney chipped in eight. Eastern Michigan shot 31.9 percent in the contest and forced WMU into 20 turnovers. Eastern Michigan's record dipped to 10-8 overall and 3-4 in the MAC.

The Broncos head to Miami Saturday for a 1 p.m. tip-off against the RedHawks. Miami fell to Ball State Wednesday, 72-55, and is still in search for its first MAC win. The RedHawks are 3-16 this season and 0-8 in conference play.