ATHENS, Ohio — A first-quarter run by Ohio University was too much for the visiting Bowling Green State University women’s basketball team to overcome Saturday, with the Falcons losing 79-69 at the Convocation Center.
Ohio (12-6, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) led 23-9 after the first quarter. The Bobcats led for all but eight seconds.
Bowling Green (8-11, 1-6) shot 46 percent (23 of 50) from the field for the game, but the Falcons went 3 of 10 in the first quarter. Ohio shot 49.2 percent (30 of 61) for the game.
Caterrion Thompson led the Falcons offensively with 20 points.