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Miami losing streak reaches 10 games

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By Daniel Taylor, For The Miami Student

The Miami University RedHawks women's basketball team dropped its 10th consecutive contest Wednesday night to the Northern Illinois University, 60-49.

Miami (3-18, 0-10 Mid-American Conference) has been unable to end the streak since conference play started. It looked like the RedHawks' luck might be changing when they went into half with a seven-point lead, 29-22.

Head coach Cleve Wright was relived to have a lead going into the break.

"I think we felt good where we were at in the first half," Wright said.

But the second half was a completely different story. The Huskies (9-10, 5-4 MAC) were able to score 38 points and limited Miami to scored 20.

The RedHawks were able to cut the lead to four with five minutes left. But the Huskies opened up another run, outscoring the RedHawks 11-2 over the next four minutes to put the game on ice.

A big part of the outcome came from rebounding. The Huskies won that battle 45-29 and dominated the offensive glass with 16 boards.

Wright said he was not happy with the rebounding performance from his team.

Despite the rebounding woes and difficult loss, there were bright spots for the Red and White.

Freshman guard Kayla Brown put up a career high 21 points in the contest.

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"Our team came out strong attacking the rim," Brown said. "My teammates did a great job of giving me the opportunity to score."

Wright was happy to see Brown have her first big college game.

"She was a big part of our offense," Wright said. "Really did a good job of attacking the basket."

Despite the career night, Brown is focused on getting better.

"We know we're getting better," Brown said. "Next year will definitely be fun."

The team also held the Huskies leading scorer, senior Amanda guard Corral, to only six points. She averaged 15.4 per game coming in, the only Huskie in double-figures.

The RedHawks have an extended break this weekend.

They were supposed to battle Eastern Michigan University this weekend, but the game has been postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The game was pushed back due to the tragic loss of EMU's Shannise Heady who died in a car accident Jan. 25.

Wright plans to give the team a few off days over the break in preparation for the final stretch of the 2015 season.

The 'Hawks are back in action next Wednesday. They travel to Kent State University to play the Golden Flashes.

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