KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan women's basketball team dropped a Mid-American Conference matchup versus the University of Toledo on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at University Arena, falling by a score of 80-57. 

Western Michigan struggled in areas that are usually strong suits. WMU turned the ball over 15 times, 12 in the first half alone. The giveaways were costly as the Rockets scored 18 points off Bronco turnovers. Additionally, WMU struggled from beyond the arc, converting two of 21 attempts. Toledo also out-rebounded the Broncos 37-27 and led 12-1 in second chance points. 

WMU shot 37.7 percent from the field (20-of-53), compared to Toledo's efficient shooting mark of 51.8 percent field goal percentage (29-of-56).

During the setback, redshirt senior Jasmyn Walker scored 13 points to surpass 1,000 points in her career. After totaling 679 points in two seasons at Valparaiso University, Walker has now accumulated 326 points in Brown & Gold to reach the 1K scoring club. 

After missing a pair of games due to injury, Deja Wimby returned to lead the Broncos with 14 points. Walker followed with 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Kamrin Reed added 10 points, tallying a career-high six free throws made. 

Just over five minutes into the contest, a Walker layup gave the home team an 8-6 lead. Toledo responded on a 14-0 run to claim a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and didn't look back, maintaining a lead for the rest of the night. 

The Broncos went 0-for-13 from beyond the arc and turned the ball over 12 times in the first 20 minutes. The Rockets took a 44-23 lead into the locker room at the halftime intermission. 

Toledo held on to at least a 20-point advantage throughout the second half, with its largest lead of 31 points coming at the end of the third quarter. WMU closed out the game strongly, outscoring the Rockets 22-14 in the final 10 minutes. 

With her eighth point of the game, Jasmyn Walker has now reached 1?0?0?0? points in her career! #WeWillReign

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— WMU Women's BBall (@WMU_WBB) January 17, 2019

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