Abby Ogle had six steals to lead the Flashes past Miami. (File photo from Kent State website.)
Abby Ogle led a pack of thieves as the Kent State women’s basketball team routed Miami 69-38 Wednesday.
The Flashes had a total of 20 steals and Ogle six as Kent State won its third-straight game to start the Mid-Aamerican Conference season. KSU remains in a four-way tie for first place in the MAC at 3-0 with Bowling Green, Toledo and Ball State.
“Really active hands,” coach Todd Starkey said, “starting obviously with Abby. She did a really good job of picking her spots. The game set up well for her, and once she started to anticipate and read what they were doing, she was able to compound things.”
Mikala Morris had three more steals and Bridget Dunn, Corynne Hauser and Janae Tyler had two each.
Tyler led four KSU players in double figures with 16 points. She made 4-of-8 shots from the floor and 8-of-10 from the foul line. Jenna Batsch had 12, Hauser 10 and Katie Shumate 11 to go with 12 rebounds for her second-straight double-double.
Team statistics were as overhelming as you’d expect:
- Points off turnovers: Kent State 25, Miami 6.
- Points in the paint: KSU 36, Miami 14/
- Second-chance points: Kent 21, Miami 8
- Fast-break points: KSU 15, Miami 4.