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‘Hawks fall to CMU despite Purvis’ 18 points

By Julia Rivera, The Miami Student

After a 77-54 loss at Central Michigan University on Friday evening, the Miami University women’s basketball team fell stand at 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Mid-American Conference. CMU improved to 13-7 overall and 7-2 in the MAC.

Freshman point guard Leah Purvis led the team, scoring Miami’s first 11 points and finishing the first quarter with 14. She finished with a total of 18 points and was 7-for-14 from the field.

Miami reached a season-high of 10 three-point field goals. In addition to Purvis’ four, sophomore guards Jazz Smith and Ana Richter each hit two.