Women's college basketball capsules: Feb. 21

2/20/2018
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    Eastern Michigan's Sasha Dailey, a Rogers grad, breaks through Toledo's defense when the two teams met in Ypsilanti, Mich., in early January. The rematch takes place at Savage Arena Wednesday.

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    Eastern Michigan at Toledo

    ■ Time: 7 p.m.

    ■ Records: Eastern Michigan is 10-15, 6-8 MAC; Toledo is 16-10, 7-7 MAC

    ■ TV: ESPN3

    ■ Radio: 1230 AM

    ■ Series: Toledo leads 48-33

    ■ Notes: Toledo is coming off a 69-68 overtime win over Western Michigan on Saturday. … If the MAC tournament started today, the Rockets would be a No. 6 seed and host a first-round game. … Toledo is tied for sixth with WMU but holds the tiebreaker with a sweep of the Broncos this season. … The Rockets are 10-2 at home this season. … UT junior center Kaayla McIntyre was 12-of-13 from the field Saturday and made the game-winning layup with 0.2 seconds left in overtime. … She finished the game with 25 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and four steals. … Senior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott added 21 points and seven rebounds. … McIntyre leads Toledo in scoring at 15.5 points per game. … Bravo-Harriott adds 12.3 points per game, while junior Mikaela Boyd chips in with 11.7 per game. … Eastern Michigan is coming off a 95-82 loss to Central Michigan on Saturday. … The Eagles are 4-11 in games away from home. … Danielle Minott leads EMU in scoring at 15.7 points per game, while Courtnie Lewis adds 15.1. … Toledo fell 70-57 at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 6. … EMU has two Rogers High School grads in Sasha Dailey and Tori Easley, who average 13.0 and 2.3 points, respectively.

    Buffalo at Bowling Green

    ■ Time: 7 p.m.

    ■ Records: Buffalo is 21-4, 12-2 MAC; Bowling Green 10-15, 2-12 MAC

    ■ TV: ESPN3

    ■ Radio: 88.1 FM

    ■ Series: Bowling Green leads 25-12

    ■ Notes: The Falcons look to snap an eight-game losing streak when they host the Bulls in this Mid-American Conference matchup at the Stroh Center. … Buffalo has won seven of the last eight meetings of the two schools, including a first-round contest in last year’s MAC Tournament. … Before that streak, BG had won 20 straight games in the series. … The Bulls, who were picked to finish first in the MAC East during the preseason, can claim the division title outright with their sixth straight win. … UMass transfer Cierra Dillard leads Buffalo in scoring with 15.0 points per game. … Senior Cassie Oursler averages 13.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while fellow senior Stephanie Reid averages 11.6 points and 7.3 assists. … BG’s Caterrion Thompson has scored 111 points in 14 MAC games for an average of 7.9 points per game after collecting just 38 points in 11 non-conference contests. … Thompson has scored in double figures in five of 14 MAC games after accomplishing that total just once in 11 non-conference games. … Freshman Kennedy Williams has scored 35 points in her last five games after collecting just 39 points in her first 19 games this season. … This contest will be BG’s annual “Play4Kay” contest to raise awareness for women’s cancer research, featuring pink sunglasses for the first 1,000 fans and tote bags for the first 200 fans.