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Women's Basketball Falls To 12-1 Buffalo
January 08, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2000
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In all, it was a four-point loss to visiting Buffalo for the Falcon women's team. The Falcons fell, 85-81, after leading by 20 points in the second half.
The Falcons (3-10 overall, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) shot .680 from the field in the first half, then made 7-of-8 field goals to start the second stanza en route to the 20-point lead. A Dana Western layup gave the Brown and Orange a 59-39 edge with 13:39 remaining. Additionally, junior Tiffany Bell, UB's top scorer and rebounder, had gone out with an injury three minutes earlier. Bell had struggled to that point, scoring just six points and grabbing two rebounds.
But, the Bulls (12-1, 2-0 MAC) did not knuckle under, going on an 18-1 run over the next six minutes. A Colleen Tabor three-pointer made the lead 60-57, BG, with just under eight minutes remaining.
BGSU junior Angie Farmer, who led the Falcons with 20 points, responded with a three-pointer, and the Falcons moved the lead back out to eight points. A Francine Miller "three" gave BG a seven-point margin, 71-64, with 4:51 left. From there, however, Kim Kilpela and Tara Perrier took over.
Kilpela, who replaced Bell in the post, scored 10-straight points at one stretch, and a pair of Perrier three-pointers gave Buffalo the lead for good with 1:42 remaining.
UB had entered the game with a team total of 14 successful three-pointers on the year, but made nine against the Brown and Orange, including seven in the second half. Perrier, who scored a game-high 26 points, had seven triples vs. the Falcons after converting six in the previous 12 games.
Three Falcon players joined Farmer in double digits. Miller had 18 points before fouling out with three minutes to go, while Western had 13 points on perfect 5-of-5 shooting. Western converted two three-pointers as BG went 9-of-14 from long range. Sherry Kahle had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Jaymee Wappes dished out nine assists and had three steals on the afternoon.
For the Bulls, Kilpela had 18 points, while Sonia Ortega just missed a triple-double. Ortega had 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
The Falcons will try to rebound on Tuesday (Jan. 11). BGSU begins a three-game road swing with a 7:00 game at arch-rival Toledo that night.
