Second-Half Rally Propels Western Michigan Past Akron

Saturday, February 4

Kalamazoo, Mich.

12:00 PM

University of Akron

14-7,5-5MAC

Western Michigan

10-11,5-5MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Akron	23	19	17	12	71
Western Mich.	20	14	23	19	76

Second-Half Rally Propels Western Michigan Past Akron

February 04 | Women's Basketball

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – A second-half rally proved too much for the University of Akron women's basketball team to overcome as Western Michigan (10-11, 5-5 MAC) rallied to post a 76-71 triumph past the Zips (14-7, 5-5 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Akron was directed by a career-high 23 points from senior G Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.), including going 7-for-8 from beyond the arc. Her seven three pointers rank as the No. 4 single-game performance in program history. Sophomore Reagan Bass (Strongsville, Ohio) matched Martindale with a team-high 23 points, while pulling down a career-best 13 rebounds for the second consecutive game.

The Zips finished the affair shooting 46.2 percent from the field, while connecting on a season-high 58.8 percent of their attempts from distance, 10-17.

Western Michigan overcame an eight-point halftime deficit on the strength of shooting 55.2 percent from the field in the second half and a .508 mark for the game.

The Zips and Broncos battled back-and-forth all afternoon as the tilt featured nine ties and 10 lead changes before Western Michigan went ahead to stay with basket with 3:07 left the game.

Akron registered a 35-26 advantage in rebounding, including a 26-20 edge on the defensive glass.

UP NEXT:
The Zips travel to DeKalb, Ill., on Wednesday, Feb. 8 for a 7 p.m. ET tilt at Northern Illinois.