Kent State University
8-10,3-4MAC
Akron
3-15,0-6MAC
Klatt’s 29-Point Effort Leads Flashes to Seventh Straight Rivalry Win
1/17/2026 6:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KENT, Ohio — Sophomore Emory Klatt scored a career-high 29 points on 11-of-12 shooting as Kent State beat rival Akron, 91-79, on Saturday afternoon inside of the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (8-10, 3-4 MAC) shot 59.3-percent from the field and scored 44 points in the paint to record their seventh consecutive victory over the Zips.
Klatt made her first nine shots of the contest, extending her streak to 16 straight makes going back to Wednesday's perfect shooting performance against Ohio. Freshman Caitlyn Holmes (7 points, career-high 4 assists), freshman Anna Campanelli (5 points) and sophomore Meghan Murray (5 points) also contributed to a season-best 46 bench points.
An early 9-0 run helped Akron lead for the majority of the first quarter. After graduate student Bianca Juzzo's three-pointer put Kent State back in the lead, the Zips scored the next five for a four-point advantage with two minutes remaining. A three-point play by Klatt made it a one-possession game, and Holmes intercepted a pass in the backcourt and found Murray for a layup in the closing seconds to lead 22-21 after 10 minutes of action.
After Akron tied it one final time early in the second quarter, the Flashes locked in defensively and held their guest to 1-of-4 shooting with four turnovers while going on a 12-3 run over the next 4:30 of action. Kent State was unable to push the lead to double digits and it was 43-37 at halftime.
Five different Flashes scored as part of a 15-8 run over the final six minutes of the third, as the lead grew to 11 entering the fourth.
Klatt dominated the final 10 minutes with 16 points as the lead reached as many as 15.
Junior Mya Babbitt finished with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Junior Riley Rismiller added 11 points. Senior Dionna Gray recorded a game-high six assists.
Kent State will next be in action on Saturday, Jan. 24 with a road contest against Buffalo.
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