KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Behind four players scoring in double figures the Western Michigan women's basketball team picked up its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season, defeating Miami 70-54 on Wednesday afternoon inside University Arena.

For the second time this season the Broncos had four score in double figures led by redshirt freshman Taylor Williams with 19. Williams was one shy of her career-high with 13 of her points coming in the second half alone.

Williams also earned her second double-double of the season, matching her career-high with 14 rebounds. Of her 14 rebounds, four came on the offensive glass. For the game Williams was 6-of-9 from the field and was 7-of-11 from the free-throw line. In 35 minutes, Williams had a career-high six steals and four blocks.

Behind Williams was redshirt junior Abby Voss with a career-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. Voss scored 15 of her points in the first half to go along with one rebounds, two assists and one steal. Voss also matched her career-high with four three-pointers made while being 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.

In 19 minutes' redshirt senior Reilly Jacobson posted 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. Jacobson knocked down one three-pointer against the RedHawks and tallied four rebounds and two assists. Rounding out the scoring for the Broncos was sophomore Sydney Shafer with 10 points off the bench. Shafer was 4-of-11 from the field and notched her third straight game scoring in double figures.

The quartet of double digit scorers for the Broncos combined for 57 of WMU's 70 points. The freshman duo of Hannah Spitzley and Megan Wagner combined for 13 points as Wagner had seven points while Spitzley had six. Wager led the Broncos and matched her career-high with four assists.

Western Michigan shot a staggering 49 percent from the field against Miami and was 6-of-19 from behind the three-point line. WMU was also stellar from the free-throw line, shooting 73.7 percent.

The Broncos were tenacious on defense, holding Miami to 35.1 percent from the field and forcing the RedHawks to commit 22 turnovers. WMU capitalized scoring 22 points off of Miami mistakes. Western Michigan also dominated in the paint, outscoring Miami 36-22.

The victory snaps a seven-game losing skid for the Broncos as WMU picked up its first MAC win of the season. Western Michigan now has an overall record of 2-7 and 1-6 in conference play. WMU continues MAC play at home on Saturday, Jan. 23 against Ohio. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m.

It was a slow start for WMU, scoring the first four points of the game prior to Miami embarking on a 9-0 run to earn a 9-4 lead at the 5:30 mark of the first quarter. The Bronco offense got going during the final five minutes of the quarter as WMU made six of their final nine field goals to grab a 20-14 lead after one.

Western Michigan jumped out to a double digit lead early in the second quarter before going scoreless from the field for over three minutes. Miami clawed its way back and trailed by just tw with three minutes remaining in the half. Redshirt junior Abby Voss provided the spark for the Broncos, scoring five straight points to extend the WMU lead. Down the stretch, WMU made four of its final five field goals and took a 35-29 lead into the locker room.

To begin the second half, the Broncos raced out of the gate making four straight field goals to extend its lead to 46-32. Miami cut the lead down to 10 with three minutes remaining in the third before the Bronco offense got hot once again. WMU made five of its next seven field goals and had a 54-39 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

It was a defensive show in the fourth quarter for WMU, holding Miami scoreless the first five minutes of the fourth. While the defense was strong the offense continued to stay hot as WMU held a 20-point lead at the halfway point of the quarter.

Western Michigan held its biggest lead of the game at 61-39 with 5:02 remaining as redshirt freshman Taylor Williams scored five straight points to extend the Bronco lead to 22. Down the stretch WMU made seven of its final eight free-throws to secure the Broncos first victory since Dec. 5.