Saturday's Scoreboard
Ball State 88, Toledo 77
Miami 61, Kent State 58
Western Michigan 86, Northern Illinois 53
Bowling Green 79, Akron 64
Stories Courtesy of MAC Sports Information
Ball State 88, Toledo 77
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TOLEDO, Ohio - The Cardinals continue to be road warriors this season, winning their 11th away game Saturday afternoon in Mid-American Conference action at Toledo in Savage Arena.
It is always a battle when these two teams collide but today Ball State (13-9, 11-7 MAC) had yet another all around dominating performance against Toledo (10-12, 6-12 MAC), taking home the 88-77 victory.
The Cardinals' charge was led by sophomore guard Sydney Freeman who outscored all players today with a career high 28 points. Freeman knocked down six of BSU's 12 3-pointers today, she also got help from teammate junior forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, as she registered six 3-pointers as well for an 18-point performance.
Redshirt sophomore guard Anna Clephane dropped in 13 points and junior guard Essence Booker made her return to the court scoring 10.
BSU went 12-of-24 (.500) from behind the arc today against the Rockets.
For a team that typically gets most of their points in the paint, head coach Brady Sallee said he had to make some adjustments to what Toledo was going to do defensively against the Cardinals this afternoon.
Sallee knew that the Rockets were going to concentrate on taking senior forward Oshlynn Brown out of the game, forcing BSU to shoot from the outside.
So that is what the Cardinals worked on this week and Sallee thought his team was very efficient from 3-point range today.
Miami 61, Kent State 58
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OXFORD, Ohio – Sophomore Peyton Scott's three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Miami University women's basketball team a 61-58 victory on Saturday afternoon over the Kent State Golden Flashes. Scott finished the game with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, while Kelly McLaughlin had 21 points.
Miami also celebrated senior day on Saturday, honoring Abbey Hoff, McLaughlin and Kenzie Schmitz prior to the contest. The win moves the RedHawks to 4-18 overall and 3-16 in Mid-American Conference play. Kent State falls to 10-7, 9-5 MAC.
Western Michigan 86, Northern Illinois 53
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – All five starters for Western Michigan women's basketball scored in double figures as the Broncos cruised to their third straight victory with an 86-53 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday afternoon.
The starting five for WMU all scored in double figures, marking the first time this season five players have scored in double figures. The starting five of Reilly Jacobson, Taylor Williams, Maddie Watters, Sydney Shafer and Megan Wagner combined to score 77 of WMU's 86 points.
Leading the way was sophomore guard Sydney Shafer with 22 points, the fifth 20-point performance for Shafer this season. Shafer was 7-of-13 from the field and was a staggering 5-of-8 from behind the three-point line. The five three-pointers matched her career-high. The sophomore guard also collected seven rebounds to go with five assist and one steal.
For the third time this season redshirt senior Reilly Jacobson recorded a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Jacobson was 6-of-13 from the field against the Huskies while four of her 15 rebounds came on the offensive glass. The Waukee, Iowa native also had a career-high five assists in 33 minutes.
Behind Shafer is scoring was redshirt freshman Taylor Williams with 17 points. Williams was a staggering 8-of-12 from the field and just 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. The redshirt freshman ranked second on the team with seven rebounds to go along with one assist and one steal.
Continuing her stellar play with her fourth straight double-digit performance, junior Maddie Watters had 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field. Watters knocked down three from long distance while having three rebounds and one steal.
Rounding out the double digit scorers was freshman Megan Wagner with 12 points. Wagner was 4-of-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the three-point line. It's the fourth game this season Wagner has scored in double figures and was three shy of her career-high.
Off the bench redshirt junior Abby Voss registered three points while grabbing three rebounds. The trio of Hannah Spitzley, Lauren Audino and Hannah Douglas each scored two points to round out the scoring for the Broncos.
As a team the Broncos shot a stellar 48.6 percent from the field and was 12-of-29 from long distance. The 12 three's marks the second straight game WMU has had at least 10 made three's and fifth game this season.
Bowling Green 79, Akron 64
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AKRON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team never trailed on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 27), downing the University of Akron, 79-64, at James A. Rhodes Arena. In the process, the Falcons clinched the 2020-21 Mid-American Conference regular-season championship.
Junior Kadie Hempfling scored 19 points for the Falcons (17-4, 13-3 MAC), while sophomore Elissa Brett had 18. Freshman Lexi Fleming rounded out BGSU's double-figure scorers with 14 points on the afternoon.
Fifth-year senior Clare Glowniak and freshman Kenzie Lewis had eight points apiece, with Glowniak going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field in the win.
For the Zips (6-13, 3-13 MAC), Molly Neitzel had a game-high 22 points.
BGSU led by 10 points at the half, but the Zips crept back to within three after three quarters. The Falcons, however, shot a blistering 9-for-12 from the field (75%) in the fourth quarter, outscoring the hosts by a 23-11 count in the final 10 minutes.
