AKRON, Ohio – Freshman Madi Huck threw seven scoreless innings and junior Holly Speers doubled in the top of the eighth inning to bring home the only run of the game, as Kent Stat defeated No. 2 Ohio, 1-0. The teams will now play once more with the winner being crowned 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament champion and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
In her first appearance of the tournament, Huck (4-5) answered the call by keeping the Bobcats off the board through the first seven innings before senior Ronnie Ladines came in to earn her third save with a 1-2-3 eighth inning.