Kent State University
5-23, 3-14MAC
University at Buffalo
17-11, 10-7MAC
Kent State Falls 68-58 in Final Regular Season Contest
3/7/2015 4:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KENT, Ohio – Kent State (5-24, 3-15) wrapped up the regular season with a 68-58 loss at home to Buffalo (18-11, 11-7) on Senior Day Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Flashes will be the No. 11 seed in next week's Mid-American Conference Tournament. They will travel to No. 6 Eastern Michigan for a 5 p.m. game Monday night in the first round of action.
In Saturday's game, the Bulls jumped out to an early lead but the Golden Flashes tied it not too much later when McKenna Stephens banked in a jumper to make it 15-15.
Buffalo got the lead back but Kent State again tied the game at 21. The Bulls were able to take a 31-29 advantage into the locker room at the half.
Out of the break, Buffalo hit a three and then made three-straight free throws en route to a lead as much as 13 points in the contest. Kent State kept working in what was a physical, tough matchup to bring the deficit down to ten and a final score of 68-58.
The Golden Flashes made nearly 80% of their shots at the charity stripe, but only made nine trips there; on the other hand, the Bulls attempted 32 free throws and made 22 of those.
CiCi Shannon had a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds on her final game at the M.A.C. Center. Larissa Lurken netted 11 points on 3-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc. Mikell Chinn had six assists and three steals on her senior day.
Full MAC Tournament coverage will be available at kentstatesports.com for the duration of the season.
