Official Site of the Broncos · Jan 9, 2020
Fourth Quarter Comeback Pushes Broncos Past Zips
AKRON, OHIO. - The Western Michigan women's basketball team was victorious in its first Mid-American Conference road game on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the University of Akron, pulling off a fourth-quarter comeback and earning the win by a score of 56-51.
The Broncos outscored the Zips 16-5 in second chance points and earned 16 points off turnovers, out-rebounding their opponents 54-36 to set a new season high. Western Michigan shot 28.3 percent from the field (17-for-16) and tied a season high of 19 points scored off 25 free throw attempts. Both teams struggled beyond the arc, the Broncos going 3-for-22 from long range while the Zips had two made baskets off of 15 attempts.