YPSILANTI, Mich. — Bowling Green’s women’s basketball continued its 2019 losing streak, falling to Eastern Michigan 81-74 on Wednesday night.
The Falcons (7-10, 0-6 Mid-American Conference) have now lost six in a row, their most recent victory coming on Dec. 30 against Davis & Elkins.
Andrea Cecil had a game-high 33 points and 10 rebounds. Sydney Lambert and Morgan McMillen also each scored 12 for BG.
The Falcons started off the game strong, building a 10-0 lead that was led by Cecil’s five points, and capped by a 3-pointer from McMillen.
The Eagles responded with a massive 14-2 run of their own, allowing just one layup from Angela Perry as the lone BG bucket during the six-minute stretch.
Eastern Michigan’s Jenna Annecchiarico was instrumental in the run, scoring 10 of their 14 points, including two 3-pointers.
Annecchiarico led the Eagles with 26 points.
The Falcons trailed 14-12 entering the second quarter, and retook the lead at 22-19 following a layup from Perry and back-to-back 3-pointers from McMillen and Lambert.
There were two more ties in the half before the Eagles gained the lead with just over four minutes to go on another 3-pointer from Annecchiarico.
The teams traded baskets over the closing minutes of the half, and BG trailed 33-32 with 59 seconds remaining following a McMillen 3-pointer.
Two free throws by Annecchiarico gave Eastern Michigan a three-point lead, and an Autumn Hudson tip-in at the buzzer gave them a 37-32 lead going into the locker room.
In the third quarter, the Eagles built a 15-point lead as they held the Falcons to 6-of-15 shooting from the field while shooting 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the field themselves.
Eastern Michigan went up 63-48 on a jumper by Courtnie Lewis.
The Falcons were unable to make up much ground and went into the final 10 minutes trailing 66-53.
Bowling Green fought back in the fourth, outscoring Eastern Michigan 21-15, led by Cecil’s 12 points in the quarter.
The Falcons cut the Eagles’ lead to three points at 68-65 with 6:43 remaining, and again with just 49 seconds to go as Cecil sunk two free throws.
However, after giving up a layup to Kiara Johnson that extended Eastern Michigan’s lead back to five, the Falcons were forced to foul, cutting the comeback short.
BG will be back in action on Saturday as it hosts Ohio at the Stroh Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
First Published January 24, 2019, 3:42 a.m.
