Wednesday’s Women’s Basketball Results
Bowling Green 64, Marquette 62
Toledo 70, Troy 62
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Bowling Green 64, Marquette 62
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team picked up a second-straight win over a Big East Conference foe, with a 64-62 victory over Marquette University Wednesday night (Dec. 18) at the Stroh Center.
Senior Amy Velasco led a balanced scoring effort for the Falcons (6-4), with 14 points in the win. Sophomore Paige Kohler and junior Kendal Moxey scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, with five of their teammates scoring between four and six points apiece.
Lee Volker and Jaidynn Mason had 17 points apiece for the Golden Eagles (7-3), who saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end. Volker had a double-double, with a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Falcons, winners of four consecutive games overall, held a 44-36 rebounding advantage in the win. Keiryn McGuff, playing in her first game in nearly a year, led the team with eight rebounds, with Moxey pulling down six.
In addition to her 13 points, Kohler had five boards, a game-high six assists and two steals. The last steal came in the final seconds as BGSU got one final stop to secure the win.
BGSU led for over 30 minutes on Wednesday night, and never trailed after a Moxey layup midway through the second quarter. But, neither team ever led by double digits, and the Golden Eagles had an answer for each Falcon bucket or free throw to keep BG from pulling away.
The Falcons had a 28-9 advantage in bench scoring. In addition to Moxey's 12 points off the bench, sophomore Johnea Donahue and redshirt soph Jasmine Fearne had six points apiece, with McGuff adding four.
Moxey scored 10 of her points in the second quarter alone, despite playing less than half of the period. She scored seven-straight points in a span of just 64 seconds, giving BGSU the lead for good.
Toledo 70, Troy 62
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CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Toledo women's basketball team came back from an 11-point second half deficit to knock off Troy, 70-62 in the semifinal round of the Cherokee Invitational at the Cherokee Events Center on Wednesday.
The Rockets (6-2) trailed 50-39 late in the third quarter, before out-scoring the Trojans (5-6) by a 31-12 margin over the final 11:41 of play to claim the victory and advance to the tournament championship. Toledo is now winners of five of its last six games dating back to Nov. 17.
Graduate student Sammi Mikonowicz led the Rockets with 13 points, making 5-of-5 from the free-throw line. Classmates Khera Goss and Nan Garcia each scored 11 on the evening, with Garcia knocking down two three-pointers in the second half. Sophomore Cadence Dykstra topped the assist board with six, while freshman Kendall Carruthers added four helpers to go with nine points.
On the glass, Mikonowicz added nine rebounds while Goss added eight and graduate student Hannah Noveroske grabbed six. Toledo out-rebounded Troy 50-38 on the evening, with 10 players grabbing at least one board.
"Players make plays and we've said it all year," said Head Coach Ginny Boggess. "We put ourselves in a position to make those big plays down the stretch. Our early success helped us, especially when Troy threw a couple different zones at us. Once we got organized on offense, it became contagious and led to defensive stops during our comeback."
