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The Basics:
Score: Ohio 71 (13-3, 4-1 MAC), Central Michigan 51 (9-7, 4-1 MAC)
Location: The Convocation Center â€" Athens, Ohio
The Short Story: Riding a 21-point performance from Kiyanna Black, Ohio women’s basketball handed Central Michigan its first loss of the Mid-American Conference season, defeating the Chippewas 71-51 at the Convocation Center.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle
CENTRAL MICHIGAN STARTERS: #1 Da’Jourie Turner, #12 Kerby Tamm, #10 Cassandra Breen, #23 Crystal Bradford, #32 Jas’Mine Bracey



How It Happened:
- The Bobcats got off to a blistering start, opening the game on a 14-1 run and holding Central Michigan without a field goal on its first seven possessions.
- Central Michigan’s Crystal Bradford, the Mid-American Conference’s leading scorer, was held to six points in the first stanza. She finished the game with eight points for the Chippewas.
- Kiyanna Black scored a game-high 14 points in the first half, sinking four three-point shots.
- Black would finish with 21 points for the game, leading all scorers.
- Ohio shot 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) from behind the arc in the first half.
- The Bobcats continued to have success from behind the arc in the second half, hitting 4-of-10 (40 percent) of their perimeter shots in the final 20 minutes.
- Ohio shot 11-of-28 (39.3 percent) from three for the game.
- Mariah Byard scored 12 points, with four baskets coming from the perimeter.
- Jasmine Witherspoon led the Bobcats with eight rebounds.
-  Lorreal Jones was the high scorer for the Chippewas with 11.
- The Bobcats outrebounded Central Michigan by a 41-38 margin.
- Quiera Lampkins scored nine points while notching a game-high six assists.
- Ohio held the lead for the entire contest.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Ohio reached the 13 win mark for the first time since 2011-12.
- The win improved the Bobcats’ record to 4-1 in the MAC, keeping them in a first place tie with Akron for the top spot in the East Division.
- Black reached a double digit point total for the 14th time this season and the 45th time in her Ohio career.
- Lampkins recorded a career-high six assists.
- Central Michigan’s 51 points was its second lowest total of the season.
- Ohio has scored at least 60 points in 14 of its 16 games this season.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Bob Boldon:
- “It’s a good win because it’s today’s win. In four days, we’ve got to do it again.”
- “I think (the players) are growing a little bit. I think they have higher standards than we once had, have a little better understanding of the game. So there are a lot of positives.”

Sophomore guard Kiyanna Black:
- “I think it was a big win for our team, but it’s not the MAC Championship. So yeah, it’s nice, but I would like to do it again and again and again.”

Senior guard Mariah Byard:
- “It’s just been really great this year. The past three years have kind of been a struggle. It’s just really nice to be able to go out there and have fun.”



COMING UP
- The Bobcats remain in the friendly confines of the Convocation Center for their next matchup, facing off against the Northern Illinois Huskies on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.

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