ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Asianae Johnson's 18 points were not enough as the St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team fell to Kent State, 64-53, Friday night at the Reilly Center.

Johnson finished the contest 7-of-11 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the free throw line while also dishing out a team-high six assists. Also in double figures for the Bonnies were Tori Harris with 11 points and I'yanna Lops who chipped in 10.

Kent State (6-1) used an 18-7 run spanning from the end of the third quarter to the fourth, grabbing its biggest lead of the evening, 58-43.

The Golden Flashes also turned 14 offensive rebounds into 18 second chance points in a key deciding factor in the contest.

A layup from Lops and a 3-pointer from Tianna Johnson brought the Bonnies back within six, 58-52, with 3:40 to play.

That's as close as the hosts would get.

Kent State, a squad fresh off a victory over a Top 20 UCLA team last week, scored on four of its last five possessions, icing the game and earning the road victory.

The Bonnies (5-2) made a push to get back in the game coming out of halftime, using a 7-1 spurt to get within four, 40-36, behind a three from Harris, a fast break basket from the senior Johnson and a pair of free throws from Lops.

The defense also played a role in the comeback effort, holding the Golden Flashes scoreless for 3:34 in the third period.

Kent, however, responded with a triple from Lindsey Thall and a second chance bucket from Clare Kelly, quickly pushing their lead back to nine, 45-36.

The Kent State lead grew to as many as 11 as the third quarter horn sounded, 47-36.

Kent State controlled the pace of the opening period Friday, jumping out to a 19-13 edge with the help of four 3-pointers after the first 10 minutes of action.

It was more of the same in the second quarter as the Golden Flashes made another trio of triples to take a 34-26 lead into the break.

The Bonnies, however, shot 71.4 percent (5-for-7) from the floor in the second, but could never bring the score closer than three.

SBU is back in action Monday night when the Bonnies host Bucknell. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

GAME NOTES

·        The Bonnies finished the night shooting 44.2 percent (19-for-43) from the floor and held Kent State to 38.6 percent (22-for-57) shooting.

·        Tori Harris pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.

·        Kent State outrebounded the Bonnies 35-26 in the contest.

·        Friday marked the first time the Bonnies have given up more than 60 points this season.

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