BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green women’s basketball team ended a season-long, 10-game losing streak on Wednesday night by picking up a 78-72 win over Buffalo.
It is the first Mid-American Conference victory this season for the Falcons, who led the entire game and were up by as many as 20.
With 1:12 remaining, Buffalo got to within two points, 73-71. The Bulls were still forced to foul, however, and BG (8-14, 1-10 MAC) made five of their six free throws over the final minute to secure the win.
Andrea Cecil had a team-high 26 points and also had seven rebounds and five assists. Also scoring in double digits were Sydney Lambert (13), Madisen Parker (12), Kadie Hempfling (11), and Maddie Cole (10).
VIDEO: BGSU 78, Buffalo 72
As a team, BG shot 25 of 44 from the field (56.8 percent), and made 8 of their 18 attempts on 3-pointers.
The Falcons got out to a 22-12 lead in the first quarter, led by Cecil’s nine points.
Before halftime, the Falcons built a 20-point advantage, leading Buffalo 32-12 after a free throw from Hempfling.
Over the final six minutes of the first half, however, the Bulls went on a 19-10 run to narrow the gap, but BG still led 42-31 going into halftime.
Lambert had 10 of her 13 points in the third quarter to keep the Falcons firmly ahead in what was a back-and-forth frame. The Falcons narrowly outscored the Bulls 22-20 in the quarter.
BG took just nine shots in the fourth quarter, but made two 3-pointers and six foul shots to maintain a slight lead.
The Falcons are back in action on Saturday as they visit Kent State. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.
First Published February 14, 2019, 2:43 a.m.
