Jan. 19, 2012
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OXFORD, Ohio--Miami University's women's basketball team staged a late comeback, taking the lead after erasing a 13-point deficit, but Bowling Green fought back to regain the advantage. The RedHawks' game-tying 3-pointer would come up inches short as time expired as the Falcons escaped with a 61-58 win Thursday night, ending Miami's 10-game winning streak. The RedHawks fall to 14-4 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Bowling Green earned its eighth straight victory, improving to 15-3 overall and 5-0 in the MAC.
Sophomore guard Hannah Robertson led all players with a career-high 19 points and added nine rebounds, while junior forward Kirsten Olowinski notched her ninth double-double of the season and the 26th of her career with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Miami jumped out of the gates, posting a quick 6-2 advantage off a jumper by senior guard Maggie Boyer and a pair of jumpers from Olowinski. The Falcons used a 9-0 run to capture an 11-6 edge with 15:58 to play, a lead they would hold until late into the second half.
Two Hannah Robertson jumpers closed the gap to two points with 9:34 remaining in the opening half, 16-14, but a 13-2 Bowling Green run pushed the Falcon lead to 13 points with 2:45 remaining, 29-16. Miami was able to cut the lead to single digits heading into the half, 32-23.
A BGSU 3-pointer with 19:03 remaining pushed the Falcon lead back to double digits, 35-23, but Miami forged a 7-0 run to shrink the gap to five points, 35-30, with 15:39 left. Bowling Green again pushed its lead to double figures, 41-30, with 14:03 left, but the RedHawks chiseled away and came back to knot the game 44-44 with 6:53 remaining behind a 14-3 rally.
An Osborn jumper with 4:53 remaining handed Miami its first lead since the 17:44 mark of the first half, 50-49. After an Olowinski steal a Hannah Robertson put-back gave Miami a three-point edge with 4:30 remaining, 52-49. The Falcons rattled off seven unanswered points and never looked back.
Miami was able to close within two points with 2:42 remaining off a pair of Olowinski free throws. Bowling Green extended its lead to six with just over a minute remaining, but Miami continued to fight. Hannah Robertson sunk two free throws with 54 seconds left and then hit a jumper with 15 seconds remaining to again put Miami within two points, 60-58.
The RedHawks fouled quickly, sending the Falcons to the line where they missed the first of two charity tosses. With a three-point deficit, Miami had the ball back with 11 seconds remaining and came up just short of sending it into overtime on the last-second 3-point attempt.
Bowling Green had three players score in double figures, led by Alexis Rogers' 16 points and game-high 11 rebounds. Jessica Slagle chipped in 15 points, while Chrissy Steffen added 12 points.
Miami concludes a two-game home stretch, hosting Western Michigan at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22.
