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Miami Wins Fourth Straight in Battle at Bowling Green
2/3/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The RedHawk women's basketball team earned their third straight road victory and fourth overall with a 66-62 decision at Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon.
Trailing 62-61 with 51 seconds to go, Leah Purvis hit a deep three-pointer to put Miami in front for good as Lauren Dickerson polished off the win with a pair of free throw makes.
PURVIS HITS FROM THREE! Miami up 64-62 with 51 second to go.
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Dickerson finished with a game-high 24 points and eight assists, leaving her just 10 points shy of the 1000-point mark for her career. Savannah Kluesner neared a double-double with 12 points and eight boards while Purvis came up clutch to post 10 points, all of which came in the second half. 10 of Kluesner's 12 points came in the second half, too. The 'Hawks shot 38.1 percent (24-of-63) from the field while the Falcons were 47.8 (22-of-46) percent from the floor. BG finished with four scorers in double figures with three leading the way with 14 points apiece.
The two sides were neck-and-neck the whole way with neither able to get up by more than five points the whole game. Miami's largest lead of the day was four in the first quarter while BG's was five at one point in the second quarter. Moreover, the RedHawks led for a total of 14:56 while Falcons led for 14:57.
Dickerson stole the show in the opening half as 22 of her 24 points came in the first 20 minutes.
Dickerson hits from deep 👌
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Dickerson answers a BG three with one of her own. Timeout on the floor with 4:05 to play in the second quarter. 23-22 Falcons.
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Dickerson hits her FIFTH three of the FIRST HALF!
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At the half Miami led Bowling Green, 33-32.
The next 20 minutes saw Dickerson go quiet in terms of scoring but she would dish out six assists while Purvis and Kluesner stepped up their game, combining for 20 of Miami's 33 second-half points.
Dickerson drives and kicks to Kluesner who converts on the jumper.
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Dickerson records her eighth assist of the day as Purvis takes her feed and hits from deep in the corner! Miami up 61-58.
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The RedHawks are back on the court this Wednesday when they host Toledo at 7 p.m. inside Millett Hall. The game can be seen live on ESPN3 or heard on the Miami IMG Sports Network with a subscription.
