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Shannise Heady, 21, a forward with the team, was driving a
car that crossed the center line and struck another vehicle
shortly before 1 a.m. local time, said Derrick Jackson, a
spokesman for the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office.
Jordan Hopkins, 23, was also killed. Both women were pronounced
dead at the scene, Jackson said. The driver of other vehicle had
non-life threatening injuries, Jackson said.
"We do think that speed was a factor," he said.
Heady, a junior, joined the Eastern Michigan basketball team
after transferring from Seton Hall University, according the
Eastern Michigan website. She was majoring in healthcare
administration.
Hopkins, a senior, majored in psychology, the university said.
"This is a tragic loss," Eastern Michigan University President
Susan Martin said in a news release.
"We send our thoughts and prayers to Jordan's and Shannise's
families and friends at this difficult time."
(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City; Editing by Jon
Herskovitz and Eric Walsh)
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