Ball State built a 31-17 halftime lead and held on for a 57-46 victory over visiting Kent State in Mid-American Conference women's basketball Wednesday.
The Golden Flashes (14-6, 7-2) closed within 34-30 in the third quarter, but the Cardinals (19-2, 9-0) responded with a 17-2 run to lead 51-32. Kent State then answered with a 14-4 run of its own but could not get over the hump.
Senior guard Katie Shumate scored a game-high 22 points for the Flashes, but no other Kent State player had more than six. Shumate added seven rebounds, and teammates Janae Tyler and Tatiana Thomas had eight rebounds apiece.
Ally Becki scored 16 points and Annie Rauch added 15 for MAC-leading Ball State, which was held to its second-lowest point total of the season.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Katie Shumate, Kent State lose to MAC-leading Ball State
