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Women’s Basketball Set for Home Rivalry Contest on Saturday

The Kent State women's basketball team seeks to get one game closer to securing its spot in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament as it hosts rival Akron in a Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge contest on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Despite trailing for nearly 34 minutes on Wednesday, the Golden Flashes (16-8, 8-5 MAC) left Alumni Arena with their first victory at Buffalo since 2011, 72-69. Kent State committed a season-low four turnovers and scored 42 points in the paint, tying its highest interior scoring performance of the season. Junior Casey Santoro scored seven of her team-high 16 points during the fourth quarter, while sophomore Jenna Batsch added a career-high 13 points.