SETTING THE SCENE
The Central Michigan women’s basketball team will play the second of back-to-back Mid-American Conference road games on Saturday (2 p.m.) at Akron.
AT THE TOP
The Chippewas are 14-3, 6-0 MAC. They lead the MAC West and are the only undefeated team in the conference.
NATIONAL ACCOLADES
CMU ranks sixth in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
LAST TIME OUT
• Central Michigan topped Northern Illinois, 81-78, on Wednesday for its sixth straight win.
• Redshirt freshman Micaela Kelly scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Chippewas, who found themselves in a 37-34 halftime deficit.