Mid-American Conference

Women's Basketball Wednesday Scoreboard
Ball State 67, Northern Illinois 64
Buffalo 75, Bowling Green 61
Central Michigan 80, Western Michigan 57
Kent State 65, Akron 55 (OT)
Ohio 70, Miami 66
Toledo 70, Eastern Michigan 67 (2OT)

Courtesy of MAC Sport Information Departments

Ball State 67, Northern Illinois 64 // Box Score
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir nailed a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to give Ball State(8-21, 3-13 MAC) a 67-64 victory at Northern Illinois (17-12, 9-8 MAC) Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. With only two games remaining for both teams in the MAC regular season, you would expect nothing less than NIU's senior day to make it a last minute ball game. The Huskies made a strong comeback in the final stanza and would take a 64-62 lead with 54 seconds left in the contest. But Ball State wasn't going to let this contest go, they could smell blood, and they got it. A layup by sophomore forward Oshlynn Brown knotted the contest 64-64, but she missed the free throw, giving NIU back possession. Senior guard Jasmin Samz stole the ball from the Huskies and gave Dis Augustsdottir the opportunity to nail the game winner.
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Buffalo 75, Bowling Green 61 // Box Score
The University at Buffalo women's basketball team clinched a first round bye to next week's Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 75-61 win over Bowling Green at Alumni Arena on Wednesday night. With the win the Bulls improve to 20-8 on the year, 12-5 in the league. Buffalo produced its fourth straight 20+ win season, marking just the second time in program history that UB has won 20+ games in four straight seasons since the Bulls did it from 1993-97.
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Central Michigan 80, Western Michigan 57 // Box Score
If the leadership on the Central Michigan women's basketball team has learned anything in four years, it's that there is always a next one. Next game, next practice, next opponent. And, the next championship to chase. It's worked pretty well so far. Reyna Frost had 20 points and 17 rebounds and Presley Hudson added 20 points on Wednesday as the Chippewas rolled past rival Western Michigan, 88-57, before 1,942 at McGuirk Arena, giving CMU a share of a third-consecutive Mid-American Conference regular-season championship.
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Kent State 65, Akron 55 (OT) // Box Score
Kent State scored the first 11 points during the overtime period and left James A. Rhodes Arena with a 65-55 victory on Wednesday night. The Golden Flashes have now swept the season series and earned a full point in the Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge standings twice under third-year head coach Todd Starkey. Senior Merissa Barber-Smith had a monster night inside in her final rivalry contest. Barber-Smith had a career-high 18 rebounds to go with nine points on 4-for-5 shooting and three blocks in a career-high 33 minutes played.
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Ohio 70, Miami 66 // Box Score
The Ohio Women's Basketball team (24-4, 13-4 MAC) clinched a first-round bye in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 70-66 win over Miami (21-7, 12-5 MAC) on Wednesday night inside Millett Hall. "As we say, any road win in the MAC is a good road win," head coach Bob Boldon said. "To beat (Miami) after losing a big lead, getting back the lead and hanging on, that's good for our kids. It's a good learning process and to do it with kids in foul trouble and kids who fouled out, people needed to step up. It was really good and it feels really good to win."
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Toledo 70, Eastern Michigan 67 (2OT) // Box ScoreToledo secured a thrilling 70-67 double-overtime victory at Eastern Michigan on Wednesday in the Convocation Center. With the extra-period win, the Rockets improve to 19-9 overall, 11-6 in the Mid-American Conference. Clinging to a 68-67 lead with only 10 seconds remaining in the second extra period, sophomore Tanaya Beacham came up with a huge offensive rebound to help UT keep possession. Beacham passed the ball out to classmate Nakiah Black, who was immediately fouled. Black calmly made both free throws in the waning seconds to close out the heart-pounding three-point road triumph.
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