The Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal game was much like the quarterfinals for the Central Michigan women’s basketball team – a close one.
The No. 1 ranked Chippewas (27-4, 18-1 MAC) saw their lead dwindle against No. 4 Miami (21-10, 12-7 MAC), but eventually pull away in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament, 61-58, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
“At the end of the day, it’s survive and advance,” said CMU head coach Sue Guevara. “That’s exactly what we did.”
CMU redshirt freshman Micaela Kelly opened the scoring one minute into the first quarter, giving the Chippewas a 2-0 lead.