Flashes Head to Western Michigan on Wednesday
1/12/2016 12:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Women's basketball (3-10, 0-3) will head back to the road this week when they play Western Michigan (9-6, 1-2) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Coverage
• The game will be aired live on ESPN3
• Live stats will be available at wmubroncos.com
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640 AM WHLO
The Matchup
• Kent State is 30-23 all time versus Western Michigan
• The Golden Flashes lost the meeting last year 78-55 at home but beat the Broncos the previous year on the road by a score of 57-48
• Western Michigan opened up MAC play with a 73-63 loss at Ohio then beat Bowling Green 74-45 at home
• In their most recent game they lost at Toledo, 80-73
• The Broncos are averaging 64.5 points per game and 39.9 rebounds
• They have the best three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goal defense in the conference through all games while ranking 2nd in blocked shots
• Miracle Woods is the Broncos' top scorer, averaging 12.3 points this season
• Jessica Jessing leads the team with 7.0 rebounds per game while Teagan Reeves has blocked a conference-high 26 shots this season
MAC Rankings
• The Golden Flashes are 2nd in the MAC in steals while ranking 3rd in turnover margin
• Jordan Korinek is 9th in scoring and rebounding, 4th in field goal percentage and 9th in defensive rebounds
• Larissa Lurken ranks 10th in scoring, 8th in three-point field goals made and 8th in minutes played
• Naddiyah Cross is 6th in assists
• Alexa Golden ranks 5th in the MAC in steals
Last Time Out
• Kent State started off hot against Buffalo, leading by 16 in the first quarter
• However, Buffalo worked its way back in to the game to make it a one-point contest at the half
• The Bulls went on to pull off a 77-66 victory at the M.A.C. Center on Saturday
• Korinek finished the game with 19 while Lurken had 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds
• Tyra James collected 13 points, six rebounds and a team-high six assists
Coming Up
• Kent State will travel to Eastern Michigan for a 4:30 p.m. contest on Saturday
• They will return home on Wednesday, January 20th to take on their next MAC East opponent, Ohio, at 7 p.m.
