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The Emory women's basketball team opened a road University Athletic Association weekend Friday evening with a to the University of Chicago.  The Eagles saw their overall record fall to 9-10, 2-6 in the UAA, following an 81-52 setback to the Maroons who upped their record to 14-5, 6-2 in the league

Chicago led from start to finish in the contest and finished with a 50.8 percent mark (32-of-63) from the floor while Emory was sank just 25.8 percent of its field goal attempts (17-of-66).  Sophomore Melissa Koike was Emory's lone double-figure scorer with 12 points, hitting four-of-six from the floor, including two-of-three from beyond the arc, and both of her free throw tries.  Freshman Danielle Landry contributed nine points along with a team-high nine rebounds.  UC's Meghan Herrick led all players with 15 points while Jenna Lillemoe totaled 14 points.

Emory trailed at intermission by a 53-23 margin.  Nothing much went the Eagles way during the opening 20 minutes of play as they hit just 23.5 percent (8-of-34) of their field goal attempts while Chicago knocked down 57.9 percent (22-of-38). Adding to Chicago's advantage was a 31-16 advantage in rebounding.  Koike came off the bench to provide Emory with its only consistent offense, totaling seven points in 12 minutes of play.  Herrick and Molly Hackney paced UC's scoring effort in the opening stanza with 10 and nine points, respectively.

Emory returns to action on Sunday (Feb. 7) when it plays at No. 6-ranked Washington University.