Kent State University
6-10,1-4MAC
Eastern Michigan
7-7,1-3MAC
Four Score in Double-Figures as Flashes Beat Eagles for First MAC Win
1/10/2026 5:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Kent State led wire-to-wire on Saturday afternoon and beat host Eastern Michigan, 78-65, for the first Mid-American Conference win of the campaign.
Senior Dionna Gray scored eight points in the first four minutes to give the Golden Flashes (6-10, 1-4 MAC) an early eight point lead. The advantage reached 14 before the Eagles made three of their next four shots to get within 25-15 at the end of the first quarter.
Aided by a turnover-free period, EMU was able to get within one late in the second period. Graduate student Bianca Juzzo grabbed a key rebound of a missed free throw and freshman Caitlyn Holmes converted three-point play on the extra possession to make it 44-40 at halftime.
Kent State held its host to just a single made field goal during the third, and Juzzo and Holmes combined for an 11-3 run over the final five minutes to make it 64-50 entering the final period.
The defense limited EMU to two baskets in the first seven minutes of the fourth as the lead reached as many as 16.
Junior Mya Babbitt scored a game-high 17 points to go with five rebounds and five assists. Gray stuffed the stats sheet with 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and career-high five steals.
The Flashes totaled 38 bench points, the most against a Division I opponent in a non-Senior Day contest since Jan. 9, 2021 at Ball State. Juzzo led the reserves with 11 points and Holmes totaled a career-high 10. Sophomore Emory Klatt and freshman Anna Campanelli added nine and eight points, respectively.
Kent State will play a pair of home games the M.A.C. Center next week against Ohio on Wednesday, Jan. 14 and rival Akron on Saturday, Jan. 17.
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