Box Score TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Miami University women's basketball team (7-2) fell to Florida A&M (2-6) by a 56-57 margin on Sunday in a back-and-forth game. Kendall McCoy led the RedHawks offense with 16 points while Nia Clark and Savannah Kluesner picked up 14 each.

The teams were tied at two, four and six points as the game began in back-and-forth fashion. After being tied at six, Miami went on an 8-0 run to take a 14-6 lead with less than two minutes left in the first quarter. The run was capped by a three-pointer from McCoy – the first long-range basket from the RedHawks in the game.

Miami increased its lead to five with two free throws from Lauren Dickerson to end the first quarter. The RedHawks led 16-11.

Florida A&M started the second quarter with a 7-2 run to tie the game at 18 with less than seven minutes to play in the first half. The game was tied again at 21 and 24 as the teams continued to trade points.
With four minutes remaining in the second quarter, FAMU took a lead that would last until halftime. After 20 minutes of play, Florida A&M led 30-28 while Miami shot just 25 percent from the floor in the first half.

Clark sunk back-to-back shots from behind the arc to start the third quarter and give Miami a 34-30 lead. Florida A&M answered with five-straight points to take a 35-34 lead with 6:19 to play in the quarter. Clark made her third-straight from long range to tie the game at 37.

FAMU led for the remainder of the third quarter until Baleigh Reid tied the game at 42 to end the third.

McCoy gave Miami a 45-44 lead two minutes into the fourth quarter, a lead that was held until the final seconds of the game. The RedHawks led by as much as five points in the fourth quarter, including a 56-51 lead with 2:36 left in the game. The Rattlers went on a 6-0 run to end the game, scoring the game-winning basket with six seconds left.

Miami is back in action at Jacksonville State on Tuesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET.