Mid-American Conference

Women's Basketball Saturday Scoreboard
Butler 63, Akron 47
Bowling Green 74, Canisius 53
Eastern Michigan 87, Purdue Fort Wayne 72
Miami 68, Valparaiso 47
Northern Illinois 86, Western Illinois 61
Ohio 87, Coppin State 62
No. 2 Notre Dame 72, Toledo 56

Courtesy of MAC Sport Information Departments

Akron 47, Butler 63 // Box Score
Despite a solid defensive effort and a big day from freshman forward Colleen Neitzel(Rocky River, Ohio), the Akron women's basketball team dropped a 63-47 decision to the Butler Bulldogs in a non-conference contest Saturday afternoon at James A. Rhodes Arena. Butler used a 21-2 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to pull away for the road win.
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Bowling Green 74, Canisius 53 // Box Score
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team scored 22-straight points to break Saturday's (Dec. 8) game wide open, and the Falcons went on to post a 74-53 victory at Canisius College. The non-conference matchup was held at the Koessler Athletic Center. The Falcons, now 4-4 on the season, seized control of the game by scoring the last 19 points of the first quarter. BG hit a three-point field goal, one of 13 successful triples on the day, to begin the second period and cap the 22-point run.
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Eastern Michigan 87, Purdue Fort Wayne 72 // Box Score
The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team began its four-game road trip with an 87-72 win over Purdue University Fort Wayne at the Gates Sports Center Saturday, Dec. 8. EMU fed off its best offensive performance of the season, knocking down a season-high 12 three-pointers, to take control of the game en route to the Eagles' fifth win of the season. For the first time since Dec. 18, 2015, Eastern Michigan (5-2) saw five players reach double figures. Sophomore Courtnie Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) led the way with a game-high 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting, highlighted by six triples. Redshirt senior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) added 17 points and a team-high five rebounds.
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Miami 68, Valparaiso 47 // Box Score
The Miami University women's basketball team (7-1) beat Valparaiso (3-6) by a 68-47 margin on Saturday. Nia Clark, Lauren Dickerson, Savannah Kluesner and Kendall McCoy all scored in double figures. Miami started the game on a 6-0 run before Valpo tied the game at six after three minutes of play with two shots from long range. Valpo made the next two three-pointers to take its first lead of the game, 12-10, with 4:32 remaining in the first quarter.
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Northern Illinois 86, Western Illinois 61 // Box Score
Senior guard Mikayla Voigt(Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) set two Northern Illinois University women's basketball single-game records Saturday in the Huskies' 86-61 win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks at SIU Arena in the Compass Challenge. Voigt became the first NIU, and Mid-American Conference, women's basketball player to score 50 points in a game Saturday, scoring 52. She finished the game 19-for-25 from the field, 11-for-15 from the three-point line, and 3-for-3 at the free-throw line. Her 11 three-pointers broke the previous NIU single-game record of nine set by Alexis Lindstrom against Eastern Michigan on March 10, 2014. It is also one shy of tying the NCAA Division I single-game record, as well as a new MAC record.
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Ohio 87, Coppin State 62 // Box Score
The Ohio women's basketball team (8-0) has started a season with eight-straight wins for the first time since 1985-86 after topping Coppin State (0-7), 87-62, in its final non-conference home game of the season today at the Convocation Center. Ohio's win over Coppin State was sparked by a powerful third quarter that saw the Bobcats outscore the Eagles 34-12 to take a 64-38 lead into the final quarter of play. Coppin State outscored Ohio by a 24-23 margin in the final quarter, but the Bobcats' margin was too large for the Eagles. Ohio shot 64 percent (11-of-17) with four three-pointers in the second half while limiting Coppin State to just 37.5 percent (3-of-8) from the floor. The Bobcats forced the Eagles to commit 31 turnovers -- the most by an Ohio opponent this season.
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Toledo 56, No. 2 Notre Dame 72 // Box Score
Toledo did more than hold its own against defending national champion Notre Dame in Savage Arena, but it just wasn't enough, as the Midnight Blue & Gold suffered a 72-56 setback. Today's non-conference match-up was played before 6,059 fans in Savage Arena, the third-largest crowd in school history. The loss snaps UT's four-game winning streak and drops its record to 6-3 on the season. Toledo fed off the electric crowd all afternoon and gave the second-ranked Fighting Irish everything it could handle, as the contest featured four ties and six lead changes.
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