Jan. 11, 2012
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OXFORD, Ohio - A strong all-around effort from Miami's three leading scorers led the Red and White to their ninth straight victory on Wednesday, a 73-55 win over Kent State. Courtney Osborn led the way with 20 points. The RedHawks improve to 13-3 overall and 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference. The Golden Flashes are 2-11 overall and 1-2 in the MAC.
Back-to-back three pointers from Maggie Boyer and Osborn helped stake Miami to an 11-4 lead early. Kirsten Olowinski had three old-fashioned three-point plays as the RedHawks extended the advantage to 24-8 at the 10:19 mark. After two Golden Flash free throws, a three-pointer from Osborn followed by a jumper made it a 19-point advantage at 29-10 with 8:20 remaining.
Kent State responded with a 7-0 run to close to within 12 at 29-17. A jumper from Osborn and a three-pointer from Boyer ended the scoring drought for the Red and White. Boyer would close the half with another three-point basket as Miami went into the break in front, 38-23.
The RedHawks got all of their first half offense from three players. Boyer led the way with 14 points, Olowinski had 13 and Osborn had 11. Miami shot 14-for-34 (41.2 percent) for the period.
Olowinski drained a three-pointer to begin the second half, while a jumper from Osborn made it 43-23 at the 18:00 minute mark. In front, 46-27, a jumper from Olowinski and a three-pointer from Boyer off of a cross-court pass from Osborn gave the Red and White their largest lead of 22 points at 51-29. The scoring of the those three began to open things up for the rest of the team, as Hannah Robertson, Haley Robertson and Kristin Judson all had baskets to put Miami in front, 60-40, with 9:23 to go.
Miami's shot would go cold over the next six minutes, as a 13-4 run by Kent State pulled the Golden Flashes to within three at 64-53 with 3:12 remaining. Rachael Hencke would get the RedHawks offense moving again with an old-fashioned three-point play. She followed that up with two free throws on Miami's next offensive possession to help put the game back out of reach, and closed with a layup to finish off the 73-55 win.
Osborn recorded eight assists to go with her 20 points. Olowinski nearly had another double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Boyer finished with 17 points. The RedHawks shot 44.8 percent (26-for-58) for the game, while holding Kent State to 35.8 percent (19-for-53) shooting.
Miami will look to extend its win streak into double digits when it travels to Ohio for the "Battle of the Bricks" on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on STO as well as ESPN3.com.
