The Cincinnati Enquirer

KENT - The Miami RedHawks, led by Heather Cusick's shooting, rallied from a double-digit deficit in the final 10 minutes for a 78-71 overtime victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes Sunday in a Mid-American Conference East Division showdown.

Miami outscored Kent 9-2 in OT, including a key Cusick 3-pointer, before a record women's crowd of 3,516 at the M.A.C. Center.

The RedHawks (14-10; 9-4 MAC) broke a tie with Kent State for the East Division lead and became the first MAC East team to win in the M.A.C. Center since the league went to divisional play in 1997-98 and ended a 27-game winning streak for the Flashes.

Cusick paced Miami with 23 points and six assists, while Colleen Day added 14 points.

Miami (14-10, 9-4)--Day 5-13 4-5 14, Butler 2-4 3-4 7, Cusick 7-16 5-7 23, Kozlowski 3-8 2-2 9, Roederer 2-8 0-0 5, Motto 2-3 0-0 6, Smith 2-6 0-0 4, Merrill 3-6 4-4 10, Miller 0-0 0-0 0.

Kent State (13-11, 8-5)--Rubis 5-10 1-2 14, Kollat 5-10 9-15 20, Shearer 2-8 0-0 4, O'Hara 2-10 3-3 8, Zona 9-21 1-1 19, Shibata 0-0 0-0 0, Kelly 1-3 0-0 2, Clark 2-2 0-1 4, Hager 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 14-22 71.

Halftime: Kent State 38-32. 3-point goals: Miami 8-18 (Day 0-1, Cusick 4-8, Kozlowski 1-3, Roederer 1-3, Motto 2-3), Kent State 5-18 (Rubis 3-6, Kollat 1-1, O'Hara 1-5, Zona 0-6). Rebounds: Miami 44 (Merrill, Kozlowski 8), Kent State 39 (Kollat 11). Assists: Miami 13 (Cusick 6), Kent State 14 (O'Hara 5).

UC 69, Marquette 62

The Bearcats used a 10-3 run in the final three minutes to break a 59-59 tie on Senior Day at the Shoemaker Center.

It was the final regular-season home game for seniors K.B. Sharp, Merelenea Dozier, Carolyn Alexander and DeAnna Stevenson.

Cincinnati (20-5) remained tied for first place in Conference USA with Charlotte at 10-2. Marquette fell to 14-11 (6-7 C-USA).

Marquette (14-11, 6-7)--Kieger 1-5 2-2 4, Klug 5-6 1-2 11, Alsdurf 7-15 2-2 20, Schwerman 5-10 1-1 13, Weaver 3-5 0-0 6, Gales 2-3 0-0 6, O'Grady 0-2 0-0 0, Osagie 0-0 0-0 0, Juedes 0-1 0-0 0, Shouse 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-48 6-7 62.

Cincinnati (20-5, 10-2)--Alexander 4-10 2-3 10, Young 3-4 2-2 8, Merrill 6-14 6-7 18, Sharp 5-13 6-6 18, King 4-10 5-6 15, Knoch 0-0 0-0 0, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Stevenson 0-3 0-0 0.

Halftime: Cincinnati 25-23. 3-point goals: Marquette 8-15 (Alsdurf 4-6, Schwerman 2-5, Gales 2-2, O'Grady 0-1, Juedes 0-1), Cincinnati 4-17 (Young 0-1, Sharp 2-7, King 2-8, Stevenson 0-1). Rebounds: Marquette 22 (Klug), Cincinnati 31 (Alexander, Merrill 7). Assists: Marquette 13 (Kieger 5), Cincinnati 14 (Young, Sharp 5).

Duquesne 75, Xavier 69

PITTSBURGH - Tara Boothe, 10-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week , scored 25 points in a losing cause for the Musketeers.

Senior guards Reetta Piipari and Amy Waugh added 15 and 14 points, respectively.

XU fell to 18-8, 10-5 in the Atlantic 10. The Dukes improved to 14-11 (7-7 A-10).

Xavier (18-8, 10-5)--Boothe 10-20 5-6 25, Henderson 3-4 0-0 7, Waugh 4-15 3-3 14, Piipari 6-16 0-0 15, Wallner 2-6 0-0 6, Wells 0-2 0-0 0, Sarajlija 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 26-67 8-9 69.

Duquesne (14-11, 7-7)--Friday 10-14 3-5 23, Wehrle 2-3 0-0 4, Sharon 2-7 3-6 9, Futrell 8-23 7-9 24, Pender 0-2 0-0 0, Bautre 2-4 0-0 6, Harrington 0-0 0-0 0, Kalervo 0-1 0-0 0, Sinclair 3-4 3-7 9, Stankevich 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 16-27 75.

Halftime: Xavier 30-27. 3-point goals: Xavier 9-21 (Henderson 1-1, Waugh 3-12, Piipari 3-5, Wallner 2-3), Duquesne 5-17 (Sharon 2-5, Futrell 1-8, Pender 0-1, Bautre 2-3). Rebounds: Xavier 36 (Wallner 7), Duquesne 43 (Sinclair 12). Assists: Xavier 16 (Wallner 6), Duquesne 19 (Sharon 11).