KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University women’s basketball Falcons put together one of their best halves of the season, and BG went on to an 87-73 win over Western Michigan University Wednesday in a Mid-American Conference contest inside University Arena.
All five starters scored in double figures for the Falcons (16-12, 10-7 MAC), with Morgan Sharps leading the way with 26 points. Amy Velasco had 20, with Paige Kohler scoring 16, Erika Porter 14 and Olivia Hill 11.
Hill had the first double-double of her career, with a game- and career-high 10 rebounds.
Kaitlyn Zarycki paced three double-digit scorers for the Broncos (12-16, 7-10 MAC), with 22 points.
The Falcons never trailed, scoring the game’s first six points and getting out to leads of 28-15 after one quarter and 52-27 at the half. BGSU went 9-of-12 from the field in the second quarter, leading by as many as 28 points late in the half.
The Broncos crept within 12 points with under five minutes left in the game, but Velasco found Sharps for a three-pointer on the next possession, and the teams traded points the rest of the way.
The Falcons shot 55.8 percent from the field for the game, making 29-of-52 shots, and BG was 8-of-17 (47.1%) from three-point range and 21-of-23 (.91.3%) from the free-throw line.
The hosts shot 52.1% for the night, including a 10-of-17 (58.8%) performance from the arc.
With one game remaining in the regular season, the Falcons are locked into either the fourth or the fifth seed for the MAC Tournament. BGSU will face Buffalo in the quarterfinal round next Wednesday afternoon (March 13).
Before the tournament begins, though, the Falcons will close the regular season with a Saturday afternoon game at Eastern Michigan, beginning at 1 p.m.
