Megan Carter is second in the MAC in free throw shooting at 86.4%. That’s 0.2 percentage points behind leader Courtney Woods of NIU. As a team, Flashes lead the league in foul shooting (76.1%). Carter, who has missed three straight games with mononucleosis, could return to the lineup Saturday when KSU hosts Buffalo. (File photo by David Dermer from KSU website.)
The Flashes have a midweek bye this week, which gives us a chance to catch up where they are statistically in the MAC.
In the standings, they are two games behind Central Michigan, which is threatening to run away with the title. The Chippewas are 5-0 with three road wins, including at Western Michigan and Ohio (both 3-2 and 10-6). Toledo is second at 4-1 but has lost at home and won one game on the road. KSU, Ohio, Buffalo, Western, Eastern Michigan, Ball State are tied for third at 3-2.
Report card on KSU’s weekend win over Miami and MAC weekend roundup.
KSU leads the MAC in free throw percentage and blocked shots. The Flashes are close to the top in scoring and turnover margin. They’re close to the bottom in field goal defense, 3-point defense and assists.
Megan Carter is second in free throw percentage and Lindsey Thall is second in blocked shots and fifth in 3-point percentage and 3-pointers per game.
Team categories
SCORING AVERAGE: 1. Bowling Green (75.6). 2. Central Michigan (74.9). 3. Kent State (72.5).
SCORING DEFENSE: 1. Ball State (63.3). 2. Toledo (64.1). 8. Kent State (68.6).
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: 1. Central Michigan (46.0). 2. Bowling Green (45.9). 8. Kent State (39.9).
THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE: 1. Bowling Green (39.2). 2. Central Michigan (36.8). 5. Kent State (31.9).
FIELD GOAL DEFENSE: 1. Ball State (36.2). 2. Buffalo (37.2). 11. Kent State (42.3).
THREE-POINT DEFENSE: 1. Western Michigan (28.1). 2. Ohio (29.1). 12. Kent State (37.2).
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: 1. Kent State (76.1). 2. Central Michigan (75.6. 3. Buffalo (70.3).
REBOUNDING MARGIN: 1. Buffalo (+5.4). 2. Bowling Green (+1.6). 9. Kent State (-0.9).
TURNOVER MARGIN: 1. Ohio (+7.5) 2. Miami (+4.3). 4. Kent State (+3.56).
ASSISTS PER GAME: 1. Bowing Green (17.6) 2. Miami (14.6). 11. Kent State (11.8).
BLOCKED SHOTS: 1. Kent State (4.1). 2. Miami (3.9). 3. Ball State (3.5).
STEALS: 1. Ohio (11.2). 2. Miami (10.3). 8. Kent State (7.8).
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 1. Toledo (3, 803). 2. Ball State (2,740). 5. Kent State (1,464).
Individual categories
SCORING: 1. Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan (23.9). 2. Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo (23.2). 9. Nila Blackford, Kent State (14.5). 18. Asiah Dingle, KSU (12.9). 19. Megan Carter, KSU (12.7). 24. Katie Shumate, KSU (12.3). Kent State is the only MAC team with four players in the top 25.
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: 1. Angela Perry, Bowling Green (58.5). 2. Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo (54.3). 9. Nila Blackford, KSU (43.3).
THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE: 1. Madison Parker, BG (49.2). 1. Gabrielle Bird, CMU (42.3). 5. Lindsey Thall, KSU (39.6).
THREE-POINTER PER GAME: Madison Parker, BG (3.6). Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo 3.5. 5. Lindsey Thall, KSU (2.4). 25. Katie Shumate, KSU (1.3).
REBOUNDING: 1. Breanna Mobley, WMU (11.1). 2. Oshlynn Brown, Ball State (9.2). 8. Nila Blackford, KSU (7.3). 11. Katie Shumate (6.6).
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: 1. Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois (86.8). 2. Megan Carter, KSU (86.4). 3. Leighah-Amori Wool, WMU (85.5). 9. Asiah Dingle, KSU (72.5). 11. Nila Blackford, KSU (71.6).
ASSISTS PER GAME: 1. Mariella Santucci, Toledo (4.7). 2. Molly Davis, CMU (4.6). 7. Asiah Dingle, KSU (3.6).
BLOCKED SHOTS: 1. Savannah Kluesner, Miami (2.0). 2. Lindsey Thall, KSU (1.8). Breanna Mobley, WMU (1.5). 6. Katie Shumate, KSU (1.0). 14. Nila Blackford, KSU (0.6).
STEALS: 1. Cierra Hooks, Ohio (3.6). 2. Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo (2.9). 11. Asiah Dingle, KSU (2.0). 19. Katie Shumate, KSU (1.5).
MINUTES: 1. Micaela Kelly, CMU (36.3). 2. Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo (36.0). 4. Katie Shumate, KSU (35.8).
Complete Kent State statistics.