Women’s Basketball drops fifth straight game

Kyle Steiner, The Miami Student

The Miami University women’s basketball team lost its fifth consecutive game on Wednesday night, falling 84-66 on the road against Kent State University.

The RedHawks are now 7-15 (1-8 MAC) on the season, while the Golden Flashes improve their mark to 12-10 (6-4 MAC).

“They have some nice role players that are doing a great job. I think that’s why [Kent State] has seen some success,” head coach Cleve Right said.

The two squads went back and forth out of the gate in the first quarter. After a KSU run gave them an 18-10 advantage, MU responded with a 7-2 run of its own behind buckets from freshman forward Savannah Kleusner and junior forward Molly McDonagh. The…