Tomorrow, the women’s basketball team will take their 28 game Mid-American Conference win streak down to Athens to face the Bobcats of Ohio University (6-1 at home) with tip off at 4 p.m.
After Wednesday night’s victory over Kent State (74-52) the Falcons now hold a record of 13-2 with a perfect 3-0 mark in the MAC.
The team will have to keep their defensive eye on guard Rachel Frederick and forward Lauren Kohn lead offensive players for the Bobcats.
Frederick scored 18 of 69 points for Ohio after Wednesday’s victory over the Buffalo Bulls.
“What makes Rachel Frederick special and productive in our league is she might be the hardest working player in our league,” said coach Curt Miller. “I think Frederick is the key – she’s their heart and soul.”
Kohn will also be an offensive threat to the Falcons with 21 points against Buffalo and averaging about 15 points a game.
With forwards Liz Honegger and Carin Horne leading the Falcons with defensive rebounds, the team will have to keep the Bobcats off the boards.
Offensively, Ohio needs to keep a close eye on Falcon forwards Horne, Honegger and Ali Mann. In the game against Kent, Horne and Honegger both had 17 points against the Flashes with Mann not too far behind with 13.
“As always, I think that to balance offensively it’s important that you have points in the paint and then we’re always going to utilize the arch ourselves,” Miller said.
The Falcons’ bench is also dangerous for the Bobcats with guard Jasmine McCall and forward Amber Flynn, who are ready to give it their all during anytime of the game.
“They have talked about wanting to play us all the way back in October and so we know that they’re fired up to get us,” Miller said. “We’re going to do what we do but we’ll have to tweak some things because they are so dangerous offensively.”