Women's basketball looks to get back on track against Buffalo
The Central Michigan women’s basketball team travels to New York to face Buffalo at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, trying to end a three-game losing streak.
This will be the second game with starting freshmen Crystal Bradford, Jessica Green, and Jas’Mine Bracey back since being suspended after a fight during a game against Ohio University on Jan. 25. With the reappearance of these three freshmen, the Chippewa basketball team aspires to regain mojo lost when they were suspended.
“The return of those players adds strength to the team by having everyone back,” said sophomore forward Taylor Johnson.
Buffalo is 0-4 against Mid-American Conference opponents at home. During these home games, Buffalo is averages 67.5 points per game while allowing an average of 79.8 points by opponents.
Head coach Sue Guevara’s main focus points for Saturday are transition defense and knowledge of the opposing team’s players.
“Buffalo contains an array of players,” Guevara added. “Some can post up and grab rebounds, while others are deadly outside of the arc.”
Johnson said he feels focusing on the defense, especially rebounding, can help the Chippewas pull off a win.
“If we can treat Saturday as every other game, and not go out with a mindset that we are going to crush them, or we are going to lose, but focus on playing together as a team, anything is possible,” she said.
Buffalo currently averages 38 rebounds per game, led by forward Beth Christensen, who averages 7.7. CMU has an average of 43.2 rebounds per game, which is headed by Bradford, with an average of 8 per game.
Buffalo’s leading scorer is guard Brittney Henderson, averaging 20.6 points per game. Bradford also leads CMU in scoring with 14.4 points per game.
