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Four days ago, women were 0-2. Now they're 2-0 in the MAC and in first place.

On her birthday, Nila Blackford scored 21 points and had 15 rebounds to lead the Flashes.

Kent State outrebounded Toledo 48-28 with 15 offensive rebounds and a 13-0 margin on second-chance points.

Junior Mariah Modkins has surprised me with how well she's taken over the team at point guard. Generously listed at 5-1, Modkins had 10 points, three assists and three steals. She's averaging 10.5 points a game, only three fewer than Asiah Dingle averaged when she led KSU in scoring last season. Starkey had some nice things to say about Modkins on the blog.

Freshman guard Casey Santoro had nine points in her second-straight good game.

Junior Lindsey Thall had a career-high six assists (an awful lot for a forward), seven points and seven rebounds.

After setting a school record with 16 3-point baskets against Ohio Saturrday, KSU was 4 of 20 against Toledo. The Rockets were also 4 of 20.

Full story is on the blog at https://wbbFlashes.com.

For long-time fans: the last KSU player to have more than 20 points and 15 rebounds in a game was Anna Kowalska in 2007. She is now head coach at West Virginia Tech, an NAIA school.