KENT, Ohio – Senior Alexa Golden sank the go-ahead basket with under a minute remaining as Kent State held on to beat Northern Kentucky, 62-61, in the home opener on Saturday's first day of the Kent State Classic at the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (1-2) relied on their veterans down the stretch after having a seven-point lead early in the final period turned into a three-point deficit at the 3:46 mark following a 13-3 NKU run. After Golden's jumper with 56.5 to play, the defense got back-to-back stops and junior Ali Poole made a pair of free throws with 6.