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The Basics:
Score: Ohio 67, Bowling Green 47
Location: The Convocation Center - Athens, Ohio
The Short Story: The Ohio women's basketball team (23-4, 14-2 MAC) clinched its first Mid-American Conference regular season title since 1994-95 with a 67-47 victory against Bowling Green (9-18, 2-14 MAC) on Saturday inside the Convocation Center.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle
BOWLING GREEN STARTERS: #3 Deborah Hoekstra, #11 Rachel Myers, #12 Rachel Konieczki, #23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick, #30 Miriam Justinger



How It Happened:
- Ohio opened up a 22-11 lead with a 9-0 run at the 9:28 mark of the first half that included baskets from four different Bobcats.
- The Bobcats stretched their lead to as much as 18, taking a 36-18 advantage on a Lexie Baldwin bucket with 2:11 remaining in the first half.
- After the first 20 minutes, Ohio brought a 36-23 lead to the locker room.
- Kiyanna Black led all scorers with 10 points at the half.
- Quiera Lampkins scored nine points while grabbing five rebounds while Baldwin scored six points and hauled in six boards.
- Miriam Justinger and Rachel Konieczki were the leading scorers for the Falcons in the opening stanza, with each scoring seven points.
- The Bobcats stretched its lead to as much as 23 points in the game.
- Ohio shot 25-of-57 (43.9 percent) from the field for the game.
- Black was the leading scorer for the Bobcats with 15 points.
- Lampkins added 14 points for Ohio with nine rebounds.
- Baldwin grabbed seven boards and scored 12 points.
- The Falcons shot 15-of-46 (32.6 percent) from the field.
- Bowling Green was paced by Deborah Hoekstra, who scored 13 points and 12 boards.
- Ohio controlled the boards with a 37-31 rebounding advantage.
- Ohio had 30 points in the paint compared to Bowling Green's 12.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With the win and Ball State's loss, Ohio won its third MAC regular season championship in program history and first since the 1994-95 season.
- Black reached double digits in scoring for the 24th time this season the 53rd time in her Ohio career.
- Ohio has won 14 games in the MAC for the first time since 1994-95.
- The last time the Bobcats won 23 games was in the 1994-95 campaign.
- Ohio has won two games against Bowling Green for the first time since March 5, 1996-Feb. 26, 1997.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Bob Boldon:
"It feels great. I think that our job as coaches is to give our athletes the best opportunity to succeed. That's why we practice, do game plans and things of that sort. And I guess that's why the number one seed (in the MAC Tournament) was so important."

Junior forward Lexie Baldwin:
"We have to fix those small mistakes so that whenever we do get to the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, we don't have those mistakes as often or at all."

Sophomore guard Quiera Lampkins:
"Coming from last year, being 9-23, it's a big deal (winning the MAC championship) but not a huge deal. I think if we win the MAC Tournament, that would be when everyone would be excited and everyone's pumped up and ready to go."



COMING UP
The Bobcats hit the road, traveling to Kent State to take on the Golden Flashes on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m.

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