KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The shorthanded Western Michigan University women's basketball team pushed Tuesday night's game to overtime but weren't able to secure the win in an 82-70 loss to the Roosevelt Lakers.
In the first ever meeting between the Broncos and Roosevelt, WMU didn't overcome a short bench to the Division II squad from Chicago. The Brown and Gold led for over half of the game but lost steam in the final 15 minutes on the floor. Junior guard Nile Mugiera Orbe was Western Michigan's leading scorer 17 points on three treys while senior forward Ariana Wilkes led the team on defense with a career-high 15 rebounds.