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Central Michigan 78, Toledo 54 // Box Score
Going out in style. Presley Hudson and Reyna Frost each posted a double-double on Saturday as two of the very best players in Central Michigan women's basketball history played their final game at CMU's McGuirk Arena, leading the Chippewas to a 78-45 drubbing of Toledo. The victory gave CMU its third-consecutive outright Mid-American Conference regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament. The Chippewas, 24-6, 15-3 MAC, will play either Akron or Eastern Michigan in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 13, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
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Eastern Michigan 67, Ball State 57 // Box Score
The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team overcame a 13-point deficit to close out the regular season with a thrilling come-from-behind win over Ball State University Saturday, March 9, at Worthen Arena. The Eagles outscored the Cardinals by 19 points in the second half to knock off BSU, 67-57. A three-pointer by freshman Jenna Annecchiarico (Baldwin, N.Y.-Baldwin) gave the Green and White its first lead of the afternoon, 46-45, with 9:20 to go in the fourth quarter. Moments later, sophomore Autumn Hudson (Richwood, Ohio-North Union) broke a 51-51 tie with a pair of free throws to put Eastern in front, 53-51, with four minutes to go. From that point on, the Eagles never looked back and completed the comeback, 67-57.
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Kent State 62, Buffalo 53 // Box Score
Seniors Merissa Barber-Smith and Alexa Goldendelivered big games on Senior Day as Kent State defeated Buffalo, 62-53, Saturday afternoon inside of the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes (18-11, 11-7 MAC) scored on the opening possession to lead wire-to-wire and earn the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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Miami 66, Akron 49 // Box Score
The Miami University women's basketball team ended its three game losing streak with an impressive 66-49 win over Akron on Saturday afternoon. The win moves Miami to 22-7 overall and 13-5 in Mid-American Conference play. Akron falls to 16-13, 7-11. The 13 conference wins for the RedHawks are tied for the fourth most in school history. The last time Miami had at least 13 conference wins was back when the 2003-04 team went 14-2 in MAC play. Seniors Kendall McCoy, Kristen Levering, Leah Purvis and Baleigh Reid were honored prior to the game.
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Northern Illinois 74, Western Michigan 71 // Box Score
The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat the Western Michigan Broncos 74-71 at University Arena Saturday afternoon. It was the largest halftime deficit NIU came back from to win a game this season. Mikayla Voigt(Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) led all scorers with 26 points, going 10-for-13 at the free throw line. Myia Starks (Plainfield, Ill./Nequa Valley) was a perfect 5-for-5 at the foul line to score 13 points with four assists. Riley Blackwell(Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) had 10 points, four rebounds, and three steals.
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Ohio 76, Bowling Green 68 // Box Score
Led by sophomore guard Cece Hooks' (Dayton, Ohio) 22 points, the Ohio women's basketball team (25-4, 14-4 MAC) wrapped up the regular season by defeating Bowing Green (9-20, 2-16 MAC), 76-68, Saturday afternoon (March 9) inside the Convocation Center on Senior Day. The victory clinched the two-seed in this year's Mid-American Conference Tournament and the MAC East title for the third time in the last five years. "To win 25 regular season games is pretty good," head coach Bob Boldon said. "It's something I think they should be very proud of. We were picked third on our side and the teams that were picked ahead of us were good. One went to the Sweet 16, the other returned five starters, the voters had reason to put those people ahead of us. It feels a little bit better when you come from behind and you aren't supposed to be here, whatever the reason."
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