No chance: women’s basketball blown out at Bowling Green

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A statement was made Saturday afternoon.

The Central Michigan women’s basketball team went into Anderson Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio, looking to be the first team to defeat Bowling Green at home.

Instead, it lost 90-62.

The Falcons (17-2 overall, 5-1 MAC) had five players in double figures, including 16 points from senior forward Lauren Prochaska, the second leading scorer in the Mid-American Conference. BGSU was one point off its season high of 91 points.

The win pushes the Falcons home court record to 10-0.

“We choked,” said CMU head coach Sue Guevara. “We didn’t match their defensive intensity and it was a pretty big setback today.”

After a career game from freshman forward Taylor Johnson, the Falcons held her to 5 points on 2-of-6 shooting and kept her frustrated throughout the afternoon.

The leading freshman scorer in the MAC, guard Niki DiGuilio, also had offensive woes. She went 0-for-3 from the field for 2 points in 37 minutes. In the win against Toledo on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena, she was held to 2 points.

The Chippewas (12-6 overall, 4-2 MAC) were figured to out-rebound a much smaller BGSU team. That wasn’t the case, as the Falcons held a 44-35 advantage.

The top two scoring offenses in the MAC were set for an offensive show, but only one team provided it. CMU shot a mere 31 percent from the field and went 3-for-18 from beyond the 3-point line.

On a positive note for the Chippewas, senior forward Kaihla Szunko scored a game-high 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting and hauled down 9 rebounds in a losing effort.

“She played well,” Guevara said on Szunko’s performance. “When she went out with two fouls it was tough for us because you can’t win a basketball game with one player.”

Sophomore forward Brandie Baker scored 14 points, but took 19 shots to do so. She went 3-for-19 from the field, but did manage to make all six of her free-throw attempts.

CMU returns to McGuirk Arena at noon Wednesday when it hosts Buffalo.