Kent State Earns First Road Win
Women's Basketball Friday Scoreboard
Dayton 72, Buffalo 59
Kent State 54, Robert Morris 46
Southern Illinois 82, Northern Illinois 73
Courtesy of MAC Sport Information Departments
Buffalo 59, Dayton 72 // Box Score
The University at Buffalo women's basketball team struggled from the field on Friday afternoon as the Bulls shot just 27.6% against Dayton as the Flyers defeated the Bulls, 72-59. Buffalo falls to 6-2 on the season with the loss. Buffalo got off to a tough start to the contest, as the Bulls were outscored 17-8 in the first quarter, but the Bulls were able to get back into the game in the second as a three-pointer from sophomore Hanna Hall pulled UB back within 19-17 with 5:47 left. The Bulls would tie the contest up at 21-21 on a Theresa Onwuka layup with 4:23 left and UB would go on to take their first lead of the afternoon following free throws from Cierra Dillard. With Buffalo leading 27-26, the host Flyers went on an 8-0 run and took a 34-29 lead into the break.
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Kent State 54, Robert Morris 46 // Box Score
Kent State overcame a slow shooting start to beat Robert Morris, 54-46, Friday night inside of the North Athletic Complex Student Rec Center. The Golden Flashes (4-4) rallied from an eight-point first-half deficit to earn their first road win and even their record. Despite a 3-for-23 shooting performance over the first 20 minutes, Kent State only trailed by a score of 22-20 at halftime.
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Northern Illinois 73, Southern Illinois 82 // Box Score
Sophomore guard Gabby Nikitinaite (Orpington, Kent, UK/Coopers School) led the Northern Illinois University women's basketball team with a career-high 27 points Friday night, but the Huskies could not withstand a fourth-quarter three-point barrage from the Southern Illinois Salukis in an 82-73 loss at SIU Arena in the Compass Challenge. "I'm really proud of Gabby tonight," said head coach Lisa Carlsen. "She did a real nice job for us. I thought she was aggressive, took some good shots, and made some tough shots."
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