Kent State University
Miami
Women’s Basketball Opens Homestand Saturday Against Miami
2/5/2021 12:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Kent State women's basketball team will begin a three-game, five-day homestand at the M.A.C. Center on Saturday with a 12 p.m. Mid-American Conference game against Miami.
In their first game following a 25-day break, the Golden Flashes (5-3, 4-1 MAC) lost to Ohio, 85-70, in a road contest on Wednesday. The game was much closer than the final score indicates, as Kent State had the ball with 2:41 to play and trailing by four but was unable to connect on three shot attempts during the possession. The Flashes missed their final eight shots overall while the Bobcats scored the final 11 points on 1-of-1 shooting from the floor and 9-of-10 at the charity stripe.
Four players are averaging more than 9.0 points per game and eight have posted double-figure scoring nights. Sophomore Nila Blackford is one of two MAC players averaging a double-double with team-best marks of 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Sophomore Katie Shumate (11.3 ppg) scored a season-high 23 points on Wednesday and leads the MAC in three-point (.531) and free throw (.944) shooting. Junior Lindsey Thall adds 9.9 points per game and is the top shot blocker (1.5 bpg) in the MAC for the third year in a row while averaging a career-best 5.1 rebounds per game. Junior Mariah Modkins (9.3 ppg) is having a breakout season and leads the Flashes in assists (24) while ranking second in three-point field goals (13) and steals (9). Freshman Casey Santoro (7.1 ppg) is averaging 9.6 points per game in five MAC contests and junior Hannah Young (4.3 ppg) has averaged 11.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over the past two games to lead the Flashes' reserves.
Scouting Miami
Behind a career-high 37 points from Peyton Scott, the RedHawks (2-14, 1-11 MAC) snapped a 13-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 73-64 victory over Western Michigan. Miami ranks 11th in the MAC in both scoring offense (63.6 ppg) and scoring defense (74.9 ppg).
Guard Peyton Scott is one of two MAC players who rank among the top-five in the conference in scoring (19.8 ppg), assists (5.4 apg) and steals (2.6 spg). Over the past six games, Scott has played 238 of 240 minutes while averaging 23.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.2 steals per game. Guard/forward Katie Davidson has been one of the most productive freshmen in the MAC and averages 11.9 points per game. Forward Kelly McLaughlin adds 11.4 points per game and a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game.
Series History
• Kent State is 47-46 all-time vs. Miami.
• The Golden Flashes are 28-13 at the M.A.C. Center against the RedHawks.
• Kent State has held Miami under 70 points in 10 of the last 13 meetings.
• The Flashes are 5-3 under fifth-year head coach Todd Starkey.
Broadcast Info
Dave Wilson and Jack Berney will call the action on ESPN+, while Clint Scroggs has the call on the Kent State Radio Network.
Next Up for Kent State
The Golden Flashes will host Toledo on Monday, February 8 for the second of three games in five days at the M.A.C. Center.
