Kent State University
15-8,7-5MAC
Bowling Green
22-2,11-1MAC
Shots Won’t Fall Late in Loss to First-Place BG
2/11/2023 7:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KENT, Ohio — Kent State shot just 3-for-11 in the fourth quarter and fell to co-Mid-American Conference leader Bowling Green, 75-69, in the annual Play4Kay game on Saturday at the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (15-8, 7-5 MAC) scored at least 18 points in each of the first three periods and trailed by just three entering the fourth before being outscored 14-11 over the final 10 minutes.
Graduate student Lindsey Thall led Kent State on both ends of the floor with 15 points, two steals and two blocks. Freshman Corynne Hauser added 13 points while recording career-highs of seven rebounds and seven assists.
The Flashes closed the first quarter with a 10-3 run over the final 2:46 to go ahead 21-20.
Bowling Green shot 9-of-15 overall, including 4-of-7 from behind the three-point arc, in the second quarter to take a 45-39 lead at the halftime break.
The Falcons scored the first basket in the third period to take their largest lead of the day, but Kent State chipped away and got within 61-58 on a three-pointer by Thall in the final minute of the quarter.
The Flashes had two opportunities to tie the game or take the lead midway through the fourth but came away with consecutive empty possessions. A three-pointer by Santoro cut the deficit to three with 32.3 seconds remaining, but Kent State was unable to force a turnover and sent the Falcons to the free throw line.
Kent State will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Buffalo.
