CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team fell, 81-67, to the University of Akron on Wednesday evening (March 9) in Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal-round action at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Freshman Amy Velasco led the Falcons (15-15) with 19 points, while senior Kadie Hempfling and junior Elissa Brett had 15 points apiece. Hempfling was 5-of-7 from the field, including 3-for-4 from three-point range, while Velasco hit 3-of-5 shots from the arc for sixth-seeded BG.
Jordyn Dawson, the MAC Player of the Year, had a game-high 22 points for the third-seeded Zips (17-10), who advance to Friday's league tourney semifinal round.