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Photo by: Paul Hokanson, Buffalo Athletics
Flashes Pull Away in Second Half
February 05, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Falcons fall, 61-47, in Kent
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team took a one-point lead into the half, but a third-quarter surge by Kent State University proved to be too much for the Falcons to overcome on Wednesday night (Feb. 5). The Golden Flashes came away with a 61-47 win at the M.A.C. Center.
The Falcons' total of 47 points was a season low. BGSU led by a 28-27 score at halftime, but the hosts scored the first eight points of the second half and outscored the Falcons, 18-4, in the third quarter.
Lindsey Thall scored a game-high 19 points, including 14 in the second half, for the Golden Flashes, while teammate Asiah Dingle added 16 off the bench. For the Falcons, no player scored in double digits, although four scored seven points or more.
Sophomore Kadie Hempfling, who battled foul trouble all night, had nine points in 18 minutes of action, while junior Angela Perry and fourth-year Falcon Caterrion Thompson had eight each.
Freshman Olivia Trice scored seven points and led the Orange and Brown with four assists. Trice played 31 minutes, the highest total of her young collegiate career.
Another freshman, Elissa Brett, led the Falcons with 10 rebounds, tying her career high in that category. Thompson had nine boards on the night.
Brett made the first start of her collegiate career on Wednesday. She had come off of the bench in 19 of BGSU's first 20 games, missing one game this season due to injury.
QUOTING COACH FRALICK
"I thought our defensive effort was really good, especially in the first half. Our third quarter was where the game was lost, so we've got to figure out how to fix that and move forward."
FIRST-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• The Flashes took a 5-0 lead on a Thall three-pointer, and after Hempfling got the Falcons on the board, a Megan Cater three-ball gave the hosts an 8-2 lead.
• Hempfling popped out top and knocked down a triple, but Nila Blackford came right back with a layup. The teams traded buckets, with Dingle's layup moments later giving KSU a 14-9 lead.
• After that bucket, however, the Falcons answered with a 13-0 run, holding KSU scoreless for over eight minutes (8:11, to be exact).
• Thompson hit a driving shot off glass, and Perry's pass found Trice for a corner three that tied the score. BG quickly got a stop, and with the Falcons running, Trice was fouled as she took a pass from Brett. Trice's free throws gave BG a 16-14 lead.
• Thompson's pull-up jumper capped the first quarter scoring and gave the Falcons a four-point advantage after 10 minutes.
SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Neither team scored for over two minutes, before Trice lobbed the ball inside to Perry for a layup. After a KSU turnover, Trice drove past her defender for a layup and a 22-14 lead.
• Finally, the Flashes snapped the run, as Katie Shumate's layup at the 5:45 mark gave KSU its first points of the quarter.
• Junior Mari Hill hit a driving scoop shot, and Brett's mid-range jumper gave BG a 26-20 lead, but the hosts answered with a 7-0 run. Clare Kelly and Dingle scored in the paint, and Thall's free throws gave KSU a 27-26 lead.
• But, Thompson's nifty pass found Hill cutting toward the hoop for a layup, and BG got a defensive stop to take a 28-27 lead into the intermission.
THIRD-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• For the second-straight quarter, neither team scored in the first two-plus minutes. Then, however, Thall hit back-to-back three-pointers – the second from well beyond the arc – and a steal and layup gave KSU an 8-0 run and a 35-28 lead.
• The Falcons used a timeout, but could not stop the run, as a turnover gave the ball back to the Flashes and resulted in a Blackford layup. Finally, Perry scored inside to snap that run, but the hosts scored the next six points, with two layups by Dingle making it a 43-30 game.
• Hempfling muscled home a shot in traffic, but Thall scored inside to restore the 13-point margin after 30 minutes of action.
FOURTH-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Modkins opened the scoring with a long three-pointer, but Thompson hit a jumper for the Falcons. KSU, however, got a pair of scores to up the lead to 52-34.
• Hempfling drove and hit a hesitation layup, and fellow sophomore Morgan McMillen posted up and scored, but Dingle got a putback after a scrum at the other end.
• Hill's pull-up J and Thompson's coast-to-coast drive capped an 8-2 BG run and cut the Falcons' deficit to 12. But, the Flashes used nearly all of the shot clock on the ensuing possession, before Shumate found Thall underneath the hoop for a layup and a 56-42 lead with under three minutes to go.
• McMillen's three-pointer at the 1:38 mark got BG within 13, but the Falcons would draw no closer.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• KSU shot 45.5 percent from the floor, and went 6-for-20 (30%) from the arc. BGSU was 21-of-66 from the field (31.8%), including a 3-for-13 (23.1%) showing from three-point range.
• Kent State had a narrow 41-38 advantage on the boards. BG had 14 offensive boards to the Flashes' seven.
• Brett, as mentioned, led the Falcons with 10 rebounds, while Thompson had nine to go along with her eight points.
• Hempfling had nine points and Perry eight. Trice scored seven points, and the freshman led the Falcons and tied for game honors with four assists.
• Thall and DIngle combined for 35 points for the hosts, and Blackford had seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
• The teams combined to shoot just 13 free throws (KSU seven, BGSU six) on the night.
UP NEXT
• The Falcons will return home for the next two games, beginning with a Saturday (Feb. 8) contest vs. Northern Illinois. That game will begin at 1:00 p.m., and it will be Female Superhero Day at the Stroh Center.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will face Eastern Michigan next Wednesday night (Feb. 12), with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on all things BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUwbb), Instagram (@bgsuwbasketball) and Snapchat (BGSU Falcons) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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The Falcons' total of 47 points was a season low. BGSU led by a 28-27 score at halftime, but the hosts scored the first eight points of the second half and outscored the Falcons, 18-4, in the third quarter.
Lindsey Thall scored a game-high 19 points, including 14 in the second half, for the Golden Flashes, while teammate Asiah Dingle added 16 off the bench. For the Falcons, no player scored in double digits, although four scored seven points or more.
Sophomore Kadie Hempfling, who battled foul trouble all night, had nine points in 18 minutes of action, while junior Angela Perry and fourth-year Falcon Caterrion Thompson had eight each.
Freshman Olivia Trice scored seven points and led the Orange and Brown with four assists. Trice played 31 minutes, the highest total of her young collegiate career.
Another freshman, Elissa Brett, led the Falcons with 10 rebounds, tying her career high in that category. Thompson had nine boards on the night.
Brett made the first start of her collegiate career on Wednesday. She had come off of the bench in 19 of BGSU's first 20 games, missing one game this season due to injury.
QUOTING COACH FRALICK
"I thought our defensive effort was really good, especially in the first half. Our third quarter was where the game was lost, so we've got to figure out how to fix that and move forward."
FIRST-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• The Flashes took a 5-0 lead on a Thall three-pointer, and after Hempfling got the Falcons on the board, a Megan Cater three-ball gave the hosts an 8-2 lead.
• Hempfling popped out top and knocked down a triple, but Nila Blackford came right back with a layup. The teams traded buckets, with Dingle's layup moments later giving KSU a 14-9 lead.
• After that bucket, however, the Falcons answered with a 13-0 run, holding KSU scoreless for over eight minutes (8:11, to be exact).
• Thompson hit a driving shot off glass, and Perry's pass found Trice for a corner three that tied the score. BG quickly got a stop, and with the Falcons running, Trice was fouled as she took a pass from Brett. Trice's free throws gave BG a 16-14 lead.
• Thompson's pull-up jumper capped the first quarter scoring and gave the Falcons a four-point advantage after 10 minutes.
SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Neither team scored for over two minutes, before Trice lobbed the ball inside to Perry for a layup. After a KSU turnover, Trice drove past her defender for a layup and a 22-14 lead.
• Finally, the Flashes snapped the run, as Katie Shumate's layup at the 5:45 mark gave KSU its first points of the quarter.
• Junior Mari Hill hit a driving scoop shot, and Brett's mid-range jumper gave BG a 26-20 lead, but the hosts answered with a 7-0 run. Clare Kelly and Dingle scored in the paint, and Thall's free throws gave KSU a 27-26 lead.
• But, Thompson's nifty pass found Hill cutting toward the hoop for a layup, and BG got a defensive stop to take a 28-27 lead into the intermission.
THIRD-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• For the second-straight quarter, neither team scored in the first two-plus minutes. Then, however, Thall hit back-to-back three-pointers – the second from well beyond the arc – and a steal and layup gave KSU an 8-0 run and a 35-28 lead.
• The Falcons used a timeout, but could not stop the run, as a turnover gave the ball back to the Flashes and resulted in a Blackford layup. Finally, Perry scored inside to snap that run, but the hosts scored the next six points, with two layups by Dingle making it a 43-30 game.
• Hempfling muscled home a shot in traffic, but Thall scored inside to restore the 13-point margin after 30 minutes of action.
FOURTH-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
• Modkins opened the scoring with a long three-pointer, but Thompson hit a jumper for the Falcons. KSU, however, got a pair of scores to up the lead to 52-34.
• Hempfling drove and hit a hesitation layup, and fellow sophomore Morgan McMillen posted up and scored, but Dingle got a putback after a scrum at the other end.
• Hill's pull-up J and Thompson's coast-to-coast drive capped an 8-2 BG run and cut the Falcons' deficit to 12. But, the Flashes used nearly all of the shot clock on the ensuing possession, before Shumate found Thall underneath the hoop for a layup and a 56-42 lead with under three minutes to go.
• McMillen's three-pointer at the 1:38 mark got BG within 13, but the Falcons would draw no closer.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• KSU shot 45.5 percent from the floor, and went 6-for-20 (30%) from the arc. BGSU was 21-of-66 from the field (31.8%), including a 3-for-13 (23.1%) showing from three-point range.
• Kent State had a narrow 41-38 advantage on the boards. BG had 14 offensive boards to the Flashes' seven.
• Brett, as mentioned, led the Falcons with 10 rebounds, while Thompson had nine to go along with her eight points.
• Hempfling had nine points and Perry eight. Trice scored seven points, and the freshman led the Falcons and tied for game honors with four assists.
• Thall and DIngle combined for 35 points for the hosts, and Blackford had seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
• The teams combined to shoot just 13 free throws (KSU seven, BGSU six) on the night.
UP NEXT
• The Falcons will return home for the next two games, beginning with a Saturday (Feb. 8) contest vs. Northern Illinois. That game will begin at 1:00 p.m., and it will be Female Superhero Day at the Stroh Center.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will face Eastern Michigan next Wednesday night (Feb. 12), with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on all things BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUwbb), Instagram (@bgsuwbasketball) and Snapchat (BGSU Falcons) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Team Stats
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KentSt
FG%
.318
.455
3FG%
.231
.300
FT%
.333
.714
RB
38
41
TO
14
18
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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