March 9, 2011

Final Stats

CLEVELAND, Ohio-The second-seeded Bowling Green women's basketball team drilled nine 3-pointers Wednesday afternoon en route to a comeback victory over 10th-seeded Ohio 66-57 in quarterfinal action of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Quicken Loans Arena.

BGSU improved to 26-4 overall and advanced to the semifinals where it will face the winner of the second quarterfinal between third-seeded Central Michigan and sixth-seeded Buffalo. Ohio finished its season at 9-22.

Falcon point guard Tracy Pontius had 15 points and five assists with five boards and three steals, while Chrissy Steffen had 13 and Lauren Prochaska added 10. Maggie Hennegan had a team-high seven rebounds before fouling out with 1:55 remaining.

Ohio's Shavon Robinson had a game-high 16 points on 5-8 shooting from both the field and the free throw line, to go with seven rebounds. Tenishia Benson had a double-double effort of 13 points and 10 caroms, while Erin Bailes nailed three 3-pointers on her way to 13 points and three steals as well. Ashley Fowler and Kamille Buckner had four assists apiece and Buckner chipped in four blocks to finish her career with a school-record 199 rejections.

BGSU scored the game's first five points, but Ohio led for most of the first half, even building a six-point lead (20-14) on a Benson layup with 8:54 left in the first half that brought about a 30-second timeout from BG head coach Curt Miller. The Falcons were able to chip away, though, and cut Ohio's lead to one (28-27) by halftime.

The Bobcats held strong in the first five minutes of the second half and edge in front again on another Benson layup with 14:27 left to take a 36-35 advantage. However, the Falcons responded with an 18-4 run over the next six minutes, 19 seconds to extend the lead to 13 on a Pontius 3-pointer with 8:08 remaining. Ohio battled, but got no closer than six the rest of the way.

The Bobcats also held a 39-36 edge on the glass.