Saturday's Scoreboard
Kent State 81, Youngstown State 73
Bowling Green 79, Morehead State 65
Dayton 60, Toledo 42
Buffalo 81, Niagara 67
Stories Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Kent State 81, Youngstown State 73
Box Score
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Kent State earned a gritty victory on the road for the second time in as many games to start the women's basketball season and left the Beeghly Center with an 82-73 overtime victory over host Youngstown State on Saturday afternoon.
The starting backcourt of sophomore Asiah Dingle and senior Megan Carter combined 11 points in the extra period to lead the Golden Flashes (2-0) to victory. Dingle led all scorers with 19 points overall and Carter finished with 18.
"At the end of the day, I am really happy that we found another way to win," head coach Todd Starkey said. "That's a good YSU team. I thought they had a really good game plan for us, and they executed that game plan."
Freshmen Nila Blackford and Katie Shumate helped Kent State hold a 41-37 rebounding advantage. Blackford had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Shumate totaled 16 points and eight boards.
Sophomore Lindsey Thall added 10 points, as five Flashes scored in double-digits for the second game in a row.
Kent State will head down the road for two games in the Akron Classic next weekend. The Flashes are scheduled to play Michigan on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 12 p.m.
Bowling Green 79, Morehead State 65
Box Score
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team built a huge lead on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 9), posting a 79-65 victory over Morehead State University at the Stroh Center.
Fourth-year Falcon Caterrion Thompson, who missed all of last season due to injury, scored 20 points for the second-straight game. In just her second collegiate contest, freshman Kaillie Hall had 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting.
As a team, the Falcons (2-0) went 10-for-21 from three-point land. BGSU built a 62-27 lead late in the third quarter before the Eagles (0-1) slowly chipped away at the enormous deficit.
Junior Madisen Parker and sophomore Morgan McMillen scored nine points apiece, while senior Jane Uecker added eight. Parker and McMillen each scored all of their points from beyond the arc, with McMillen coming off the bench to go a perfect 3-for-3 from long distance.
Sophomore Kadie Hempfling scored six points and led the Falcons with nine rebounds, while freshman Elissa Brett also had six points in the victory.
Thompson had a game-high four assists, and four of her teammates had two helpers apiece.
BGSU shot 45.3 percent from the field, and the Falcons were a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line in Saturday's victory.
The Falcon defense held the Eagles to just 36 points through three quarters, before the visitors went 11-for-18 from the floor in the fourth. But, the outcome had been decided long before the final 10 minutes.
Dayton 60, Toledo 42
Box Score
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo fell behind early and could not recover in a 60-42 setback vs. Dayton in Saturday's home opener before 3,883 fans in Savage Arena.
The Rockets (1-1) did not register a field goal for the first five-plus minutes in today's non-league matchup and suffered their first loss of the season.
Junior Tatyana Davis led the Midnight Blue & Gold with a career-tying best 13 points. Davis shot 5-of-9 from the field in 26 minutes off the bench, including an impressive 3-of-4 from three-point land, to score in double figures for a third time as a Rocket. She also registered 13 points vs. arch-rival Bowling Green on Feb. 2, 2019.
Senior Mariella Santucci and freshman Quinesha Lockett were Toledo's next high scorers with six points each.
As a team, the Rockets were limited to 31.3 percent (15-of-48) from the floor, including 25.0 percent (4-of-16) from beyond the arc, and 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from the free throw line.
Shakeela Fowler paced the Atlantic 10 Conference member Flyers (2-0) with a game-high 16 points and a contest-best six assists, followed by Julia Chandler with 10 points. The visitors also benefited from nine points each by Erin Whalen and Jenna Giacone to defeat Toledo for a second-straight year.
Dayton finished with a 53-28 edge on the glass and a 34-18 advantage in points in the paint.
Buffalo 81, Niagara 67
Box Score
Niagara University, NY – With a youthful flavor and veteran leadership, the University at Buffalo women's basketball team defeated Big 4 rival Niagara 81-67 at the Gallagher Center on Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Dyaisha Fair led the Bulls with a game-high 31 points, becoming the first Buffalo freshman to score 30 or more points since Kim Kilpela scored 33 points against Marshall in February of 2000. The Rochester, NY native added three rebounds and seven assists to her historic point total.
Senior Theresa Onwuka came up big for Buffalo, recording a career-high 24 points on an efficient 8-for-12 from the floor, including 8-for-9 from the charity stripe, while also pulling down six rebounds.
After a back-and-forth start to the game the Bulls used a 7-0 run, capped by a Fair triple, to take a 13-7 lead at the first media timeout. Ada Brisker knocked down a three coming out of the media timeout but Hanna Hall responded with a triple of her own to spark a 7-0 run to put the Bulls up 20-10 and UB would lead 20-12 at the end of the first.
The two teams would trade buckets to start the second quarter before Valentina Pepic knocked down a three for Niagara to cut the lead to 22-15. Fair responded with six straight points to cap an 8-0 run and give UB a 30-15 lead at the 4:57 mark. The Purple Eagles would respond with a 7-2 run of their own coming out of the media timeout, capped by a Brisker layup through contact, to cut the lead to 32-22 with 2:53 remaining but Onwuka answered with a strong take to the basket to put UB back up 12 and the Bulls would withstand one last 6-3 run by Niagara to maintain a 37-28 lead at the half.
The Bulls turned defense into offense to start the third quarter as the Bulls scored four straight points on two transition buckets by Onwuka, off two assists from Fair, to take a 43-32 lead at the 6:40 mark. Jai Moore knocked down a three to cut the lead to 44-37 with 5:46 to go but Hall answered with a triple off the glass on the other end to put UB back up 10 at the media timeout. The Bulls offense would stall as UB would go without a field goal for almost three minutes but Fair got UB back on track with a 5-0 run on her own to put the Bulls up 52-39 with 2:06 to go. Moore hit another three to cut the lead back to single digits but Fair would come up big again knocking down a three at the buzzer to give UB a 57-45 lead after three quarters of play.
In the fourth quarter, Fair knocked down a mid-range jumper to give UB a 61-50 lead at the 7:46 mark. After a Niagara bucket, the Bulls would go on a 5-0 run, on a three by Marissa Hamilton and a Fair layup, to take a 66-52 lead and force a Purple Eagles timeout with six minutes remaining. Niagara used a 7-2 run to cut the lead to 72-61 with 3:47 to go but that would be as close as they would get as Fair knocked down a pair of free throws, her 30th and 31st points of the day, to put UB up 76-63 and the Bulls would secure the victory.
Hall added 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc, while grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists. Hamilton added eight points and five rebounds.
As a team the Bulls shot 49.1% from the floor and 35% from beyond the arc while converting 22-of-25 attempts from the free throw line. Buffalo scored 38 points in the paint while turning nine offensive rebounds into 20 second chance points.
The Bulls return to action on Tuesday, November 12, as they host their second straight Big 4 foe, Canisius, at 7pm at Alumni Arena.
