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Another close loss for the women.

They fell 70-64 at Ohio when they went without a basket for five minutes in the fourth quarter.

All five KSU games in the MAC have been decided by less than 10 points. KSU has lost four of them.

Flashes are 9-5 overall and 1-4 and tied for 10th in MAC. Ohio is 7-4 and 1-1.

Ohio had 15 steals, most against Kent since the 2017-18 season and outscored KSU 19-9 off turnovers.

Rebounding was 43-43, the first time Flashes have failed to outrebound their opponent for the first time this season. OU outrebounded Kent State 12-5 in the fourth quarter.

Katie Shumate led KSU with 18 points. Freshman Bridget Dunn tied a career-high of 15 points for the second-straight game and had a career-high eight rebounds. Hannah Young had 10 points and 10 rebounds, her third double-double of the season (and her career).

Full story is on the blog at HTTP:wbbFlashes.com.

Note: Coach Todd Starkey's mother died on Tuesday, and he left after the game for Indiana, where she had lived.