Kyra Bussell named MAC West Player of the Week
For the third time this season, junior forward Kyra Bussell has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
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For the third time this season, junior forward Kyra Bussell has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
As it stands with five games remaining, Central Michigan would host Eastern Michigan in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Heather Oesterle's first season as the head coach of the Central Michigan women's basketball team has resulted in a division title.
After a double-digit win over Bowling Green at McGuirk Arena on Feb. 4, Central Michigan sat in first place in the Mid-American Conference. Five games later, the Chippewas have dropped to third in the West Division.
Freshman guard Molly Davis drove to the basket through contact and converted a right-handed layup. The whistle blew signifying a foul, igniting Davis and Central Michigan into a celebration. Davis converted the 3-point play and the Chippewas pushed their lead to 15 points.
Thanks to clutch shooting and solid defense down the stretch, Central Michigan was able to avoid an upset against Bowling Green in its last time out. Junior forward Kyra Bussell scored 23 points to lead the squad, with three other players also scoring in double figures.
Shawn Roundtree sat in the third row behind the Central Michigan bench and draped both arms around the adjacent seats. He smiled and waved to those who recognize him, shaking hands and offering pleasantries. He is welcoming and friendly and his face appears on the video board in the first half.
A 19-second sequence which began with a corner 3-pointer from junior forward Kyra Bussell, followed by a steal by senior forward Gabrielle Bird, and ending with a layup by freshman guard Molly Davis propelled Central Michigan to a seven-point lead with 59 seconds remaining.
Travon Broadway Jr. started the first seven games of the season, scoring in double figures three times. In his first game with Central Michigan, a 102-62 victory over Michigan-Dearborn, he scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting.
At 5-foot-8, Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson was the shortest player on the floor for either team. However, for the majority of the night, he was the toughest to guard.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Travon Broadway Jr. launched a desperate shot to try and tie the game.
With just over half the Mid-American Conference season to play, both basketball teams at Central Michigan are in prime spots for the postseason.
Central Michigan found itself in a 13-2 hole early in the opening quarter. Miami (Ohio) forward Savannah Kluesner scored six early points, leaving the Chippewas reeling out of the gates.
David DiLeo caught a pass from Dallas Morgan and fired up a shot from the left corner.
In the second half of the conference schedule, winning tough games are a must.
Former Central Michigan Chippewa Josh Kozinski resides about a mile from the campus of TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. When Central Michigan made the 1,013-mile trek last November to take on the Horned Frogs in 2018, Kozinski made the short drive to Schollmaier Arena to visit his former teammates during their shootaround.
Central Michigan had not defeated Bowling Green in two years.
With just under an hour left on the pregame clock, senior guard Dallas Morgan is stretching. He paces from sideline to sideline briskly, joining the rest of his Central Michigan teammates in a variety of exercises designed to loosen up their bodies in anticipation of the upcoming game against Bowling Green. The Falcons are the top dog in the conference, their 8-1 mark placing them above the rest of the Mid-American Conference.
David DiLeo has passed Josh Kozinski and now holds the Central Michigan record for made 3-point field goals in a career.
For the first time in her career, freshman guard Molly Davis has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.