BOWLING GREEN — Amy Velasco scored a game-high 19 points with six assists while Erika Porter added 17 points and seven rebounds as Bowling Green State University’s women’s basketball team notched its third straight victory with a 78-59 nonconference win over Xavier on Saturday at the Stroh Center.
BGSU (5-4) backed up last week’s 79-78 victory over Southeastern Conference foe Arkansas with a strong showing against Xavier (4-5), a member of the Big East Conference. The Falcons led nearly the entire game in building a 23-15 lead after the first quarter, 42-24 at halftime, and 64-41 after three frames.