The women pulled out a near-miraculous 82-81 victory over Robert Morris Sunday.
The Flashes led once -- at the buzzer after Megan Carter made a layup after grabbing a tipped pass with seconds to go.
The Flashes had just made a 3-point basket and guarded the inbound passer with two players, something I had never seen before. The RMU guard couldn't see around the defenders. When she tried to pass over them, Katie Shumate tipped the ball, and Carter grabbed it.
There's a video of play on the blog at
http://wbbflashes.com. It's well worth your time.
Kent State fell behind by 18 points in the first half and trailed by 13 with 4:54 to go. KSU scored 23 points in the last five minutes, including eight in the last 33 seconds. 12 of the points came on fast-break baskets off steals and rebounds.
Freshman forward Nila Blackford scored 31 points, had nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocked shots. She drew eight fouls. And she was playing primarily against last year's defensive player of the year in the Northeastern Conference and that player's 6-3 backup.
Kent is 4-2 on the season. Robert Morris, unanimous preseason favorite in the NEC, is 2-3.