RedHawks Win at Western Michigan

Saturday, January 13

Kalamazoo, Mich.

3 p.m.

Miami University

3-11,1-3MAC

Western Michigan

5-9,0-4MAC

Miami (OH)

Western Mich.

Katey Richason had a double-double to lift Miami over WMU Saturday afternoon

1/13/2024 5:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

KALAMAZOO, Mich.– The Miami University women's basketball team shot a season-high 52.1% in a 64-50 victory at Western Michigan on Saturday afternoon. Miami (3-11, 1-3 MAC) picked up its first conference win of the season, sparked by a career-high 15 points from Katey Richason. WMU (5-9, 0-4 MAC) was led by Artimus Kouki with 12 points.

How it Happened:

Richason's three-point play spotted Miami an early 6-4 advantage before WMU answered with a 7-0 run and went ahead 11-6 at the first media timeout. The Broncos led 14-10 after 10 minutes of play.
Miami held WMU scoreless for the first four minutes of the second quarter, tying up the contest at 14 apiece. After the Broncos made it 21-18, Cori Lard's triple once again brought the game even with 3:30 left in the half. A layup from Amber Tretter and a three-pointer from Lakresha Edwards gave Miami its largest lead of the half, 26-21. The RedHawks took a 26-22 lead to the locker room.
Miami opened up a 39-33 margin with layups from Richason, Jadyn Scott and Riley Neal, forcing a timeout from WMU with five minutes to play in the third. Following the timeout, Richason scored six straight, stretching Miami's lead to 45-33 with 2:15 remaining in the third. The RedHawks enjoyed a 50-36 cushion entering the fourth.
Miami kept things rolling in the fourth. Lard found Tretter on a cut to the basket for an easy bucket and Edwards' fast-break layup made it 56-38. WMU answered with a 6-0 run to trim the deficit to 56-44, but a pair of free throws from Neal once again gave Miami a 14-point advantage. The Broncos got as close as 58-47, but a three-point play from Lard put the game out of reach for Miami's first conference win.