MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Interstat) — Madi Morson scored 25 points to lead Central Michigan to a 70-67 victory over Western Michigan in a women’s basketball game Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

The Chippewas (16-8, 8-3 MAC) overcame a 10-point first-quarter deficit, taking their first lead late in the second quarter. Western Michigan’s Alli Carlson scored 16 points, and Kailey Starks added 14 points and nine rebounds, but the Broncos (7-16, 4-7) could not reclaim the lead in the final minutes.

Central Michigan sealed the Mid-American Conference win at the free-throw line, making four foul shots in the final 40 seconds before a crowd of 1,616. Ayanna-Sarai Darrington added 14 points for the Chippewas.