ATHENS, Ohio - The Western Michigan women's basketball team faced College Insider's Mid-Major No. 6-ranked team in Ohio University on Saturday afternoon, suffering a 70-56 setback in the Mid-American Conference road test. 

Ohio forced 21 Bronco turnovers and used a collective scoring effort to down the Broncos. Three Bobcats tallied 15 points while the team shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the field. WMU made 22-of-58 field goal attempts and was out-rebounded by the home team, 40-32. 

Leighah-Amori Wool led the Brown & Gold with a career-high 21-point performance and Deja Wimby reached 1,000 career points along with a team-high 11 rebounds. Meredith Miller notched a career-high five assists, sharing the team-lead with Wimby. 

Wool converted a career-high eight field goals and a career-high five three-point field goals to lead WMU. Wimby's first basket of the game allowed her to join the Western Michigan 1,000-point club while becoming the seventh player in program history to have surpassed 1,000 points, 400 assists, and 200 steals in a career. 

WMU got off to a strong start, claiming a 14-11 advantage in the first 10 minutes, led by an eight-point effort from Wool. The Broncos grabbed a three-point lead several times in the first quarter, with its last lead of the game coming with a Jasmyn Walker bucket at the end of the first quarter. 

The home team bounced back in the second quarter, forcing 10 Bronco turnovers while outscoring WMU 25-10 to claim a 36-24 halftime lead. 

Once again WMU opened a half strongly, outscoring the Bobcats 20-15 in the third quarter. The Broncos came within five of Ohio at 44-49 with a Kamrin Reed layup with 1:25 remaining in the third quarter and OU led 51-44 heading into the final 10 minutes.

Ohio strung together a 10-0 run in the front end of the final stanza and didn't look back, maintaining a double-digit lead for the remainder of time. 

With her first basket of the game in the first quarter, senior Deja Wimby has reached 1?0?0?0? career points as a Bronco! #WeWillReign pic.twitter.com/uCFlVUCbrc

— WMU Women's BBall (@WMU_WBB) February 16, 2019

Up Next
Western Michigan, now 8-14 overall and 2-9 in the MAC, has a quick turnaround at Northern Illinois on Monday, Feb. 18 in DeKalb, Ill. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET). 

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