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The women take their quest for a first-round bye to the MAC Tournament to last-place Bowling Green Saturday.

Flashes are 9-6 in league and alone in fourth place with three games to go. They're a game out of third — but also a game out of sixth.

BG's conference record is just 2-13, but Falcons upset third-place Ohio by 14 points on Wednesday. They've lost seven MAC games by seven points or fewer, three of them in overtime. They'e beaten Kent State the last two years in Bowling Green.

In Kent early this month, the Flashes dominated in a 61-47 victory. They played an even better defensive game Saturday in a 68-50 win over Akron.

Freshman forward Nila Blackford should be back in the starting lineup Saturday. She came off the bench Wednesday after missing three games with a concussion and had a career-high 15 rebounds and seven points. Asiah Dingle led KSU with 18 points and five assists (but five turnovers). She's making 52.6% of her shots, second in the MAC in conference games. Last season her percentage was 38.

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