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Women's Basketball: Ohio's 12-game winning streak snapped in Buffalo

Ohio women's basketball team celebrates when one of its teammate's scores during the Ohio vs. Willmington game Nov. 7, 2015. Ohio won 97-41. Ohio will face Northern Illinois on Saturday.

The best start to conference play in program history didn’t have to be perfect.

Ohio lost 51-43 at Buffalo on Wednesday night, which shattered the Bobcats undefeated start to Mid-American Conference play.

More importantly, the loss, which also snapped a 12-game winning streak, puts an ultimatum on Ohio: win the MAC Tournament or miss the NCAA Tournament all together.

Earlier this week the Bobcats (17-4, 9-1 MAC) were ranked No.