Kent State University
14-9, 7-5MAC
Toledo
11-12, 6-6MAC
Flashes Conduct Offensive Clinic in Play4Kay Game Rout of Rockets
2/15/2020 8:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KENT, Ohio – Kent State put more than 20 points on the board in three quarters while committing a season-low six turnovers in a decisive 86-67 victory over visiting Toledo during the annual Play4Kay game on Saturday afternoon in the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (14-9, 7-5 MAC) shot 33-for-67 from the field and had a 44-24 advantage in paint scoring. Freshman Katie Shumate led the way with a career-high 24 points while adding six rebounds and two blocked shots. Sophomore Asiah Dingle went for a season-best 22 points and team-high six assists.
"This was a pretty good performance for us on both sides of the ball and definitely gives us something to build on this time of year," head coach Todd Starkey said. "It was good to see Katie [Shumate] get going early and set the tone. Obviously, Asiah [Dingle] did some really nice things getting to the basket in transition. When we have multiple players are really able to get to the basket like that and shooters like Lindsey [Thall] and Hannah [Young], it really puts your opponent in tough spot defensively."
Hannah Young logged a career-high 31 minutes in one of her most productive performances in a Kent State uniform, finishing with 12 points and a game-high seven rebounds. The sophomore made several plays late in the third quarter to push the lead back to double-figures going into the fourth. She swished a corner three-pointer to make it 60-48 with 1:10 left in the period. After scooping up a loose ball on the defensive end, Young boarded a missed free throw and then sank a pair of freebies after being fouled.
"Hannah's just been some confidence and game reps away from having those types of things happen for her," Starkey commented. "She was a highly recruited player out of high school and is very talented. Everybody's timeline is a little different, and it's nice to see her kind of assert herself and do the little things."
Sophomore Lindsey Thall swatted three more shots in the victory to become just the third player in Mid-American Conference history with 100 blocks and 100 three-point field goals in her career. Thall added three triples on the day and totaled 13 points.
After being uncharacteristically careless with the ball the past three games, the Flashes had only six turnovers while forcing 19. As a result, Kent State outscored Toledo 30-4 in points off turnovers.
The Flashes will travel to first-place Central Michigan on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest.
