KALAMAZOO, Mich.- The No. 5 seeded Western Michigan women's basketball team defeated No. 12 seeded Bowling Green 84-67 Monday night in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championship.

With the win the Broncos advance to Cleveland to face No. 4 Ohio University in the quarterfinals at Rocket Mortgage Field House on Wednesday, March 11. The WMU versus Ohio matchup marks the second time the teams will meet this season, last time being a win for the Broncos inside University Arena on Jan. 15.

Western Michigan experienced a similar fate in the 2017-18 season, when it defeated the Falcons at home 85-71 to advance to the MAC Championship quarterfinals.

WMU (18-12) had stellar performances with all five starters scoring in double-digits and three registering double-doubles. Jordan Walker led the pack with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Leighah-Amori Wool had 14 points with 10 rebounds, and Breanna Mobley tallied 10 points with 13 rebounds. Graduate transfer Chelayne Bailey had 17 points with a team-high six assists and three steals. Kamrin Reed recorded 12 points, shooting three-for-six from three-point range.

The Broncos converted a season-high 15-of-34 three-point field goals and shot 42.6 percent (29-of-68) from the field. WMU notched 14 points off Bowling Green turnovers with 18 points in the paint. Western Michigan's biggest lead came in the third quarter with a 32-point advantage over the Falcons, and held onto the lead for nearly all 40 minutes of the contest.

Walker shot out of the gate with back-to-back threes to open scoring for the Broncos. Bailey came up with five straight points shortly after in a quarter that saw the Brown & Gold shoot 6-for-12 from long range. With more points from Walker on her heels, Bailey drew up another three-point shot, and Walker capped it off with a buzzer-beating three to close out the quarter.

Western Michigan held the Falcons to just 10 points in the second quarter, coming up with five made three-pointers. Reed hit her first of the game, followed up by points from Mobley and a three off the bench for freshman Sydney Shafer. The Broncos headed back to the locker rooms with back-to-back threes from Shafer and Jacobson at the end of the quarter.

The domination for the Broncos continued for the remainder of the game. Their highest-scoring quarter came in the third frame with a 28-point performance. WMU drew up four more three-pointers and shot 6-for-7 from the free throw line, led by Walker with ten points. Despite a low-scoring fourth quarter, the home team wrapped things up clean with more strong shooting from the charity stripe. The Bronco bench cleared for the final minutes as Hannah Douglas, Jillian Fletcher and Ashley Konkle came onto the court. Sophomore Kiana Cencula made her second appearance of the season and scored her first points for the Brown & Gold with a made shot from the free-throw line in the final seconds of the game.

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