BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Interstat) — Johnea Donahue recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds Saturday to lead Bowling Green to a 73-69 women’s basketball victory over Kent State at Stroh Center. The Falcons improved to 8-4 overall.

Bowling Green used a strong second quarter to build a 43-29 halftime lead and then withstood a late Kent State rally. The Golden Flashes outscored the Falcons 22-16 in the final period but fell short. Kaia Woods added 18 points for Bowling Green.

Corynne Hauser led Kent State with 17 points. The Golden Flashes shot just 35.3 percent from the floor and 19 percent from three-point range, falling to 5-7 on the season. Attendance was 1,919.