KENT, Ohio (Interstat) — Emory Klatt scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Kent State women’s basketball team to a 91-79 victory over visiting Akron in a Mid-American Conference game Saturday at Memorial Athletics Center.

Klatt, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Kildeer, Illinois, was efficient from the field to pace the Golden Flashes (8-10, 3-3 MAC). Kent State never trailed after the first quarter, maintaining a steady lead by consistently answering Akron’s scoring runs.

Ni’Rah Clark led the Zips (3-15, 0-6) with 22 points. Shaena Brew added 13 points for Akron, which lost its sixth straight game despite a 25-point fourth quarter. Kent State’s Mya Babbitt contributed 19 points in the win.

Attendance was 1,344.