Final Stats

The Basics:
Score: Ohio 61 Buffalo 50
Location: Alumni Arena â€" Buffalo, N.Y.  
The Short Story: Led by Mariah Byard’s 16 points and Kiyanna Black’s 15, the Ohio women’s basketball team (10-2, 1-0 MAC) defeated Buffalo (7-5, 0-1) 61-50 in its Mid-American Conference opener Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle
BUFFALO STARTERS: #2 Camera Miley, #4 Joanna Smith, #25 Kristen Sharkey, #34 Alexus Malone, #44 Christa Baccas

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bobcat defense held Buffalo to no three-pointers during the first half (0-of-8).
- In the first half, Byard went 4-of-7 from the three-point line, accounting for all 12 of her first half points.
- Byard finished the game with 16 points and went 5-of-8 from the three-point line and 5-of-10 from the field.
- Bobcats led the Bulls 31-28 at the half.
- The Bobcats held Buffalo to 2-of-14 from the three point line (9.1%).
- Bobcats had three players finish in double figures: Byard (16), Black (15) and Lampkins (11).
- Baldwin finished the game with nine rebounds.
- Black went 6-of-13 from the field and 2-of-6 from the three-point line.
- The Bobcats forced 22 turnovers and scored 22 points off of them.
- The Bobcats scored 15 second-chance points.
- The largest lead for Ohio was 12 at 1:28 in the second half.
- The largest lead for Buffalo was 6 with 9:31 left in the first half.
- The lead changed seven times throughout the course of the game.
- Ohio led for 27:22.
- The Bobcats held Buffalo to 33.3% from the field.
- Kristen Sharkey recorded a double-double for the Bulls with her 15 points and 13 rebounds.
- Sharkey went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bobcats’ 10 wins are the most for the program since 2011-12 when they won 14.
- With 61 points, the Bobcats have scored at least 60 points in 11 out of 12 games this season.
- With her 15 points, Black has scored in double figures in 10 out of 12 games this season
- For the third time this season, Baldwin recorded nine rebounds.
- Black has now scored in double figures in 41 games in her career.
- The Bobcats have won four in a row for the second time this season. 

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Bob Boldon:
“We hung in there. I wish we would have done a better job taking care of the ball, but I thought we executed well down the stretch and for the better part of the second half. I thought we shared the ball better and moved it to the open player and got ourselves some pretty good shots.”



COMING UP
The Bobcats continue their road trip when they head to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on Western Michigan on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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