KENT, Ohio —Senior Jenna Batsch surpassed 1,000 career points on Wednesday evening at the M.A.C. Center as Kent State defeated Northern Illinois, 76-58, and secured its spot in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.

Batsch became the 25th member of the Golden Flashes' 1,000-point club on a driving layup from the right wing with 3:04 to play in the first quarter. She finished the night with 11 points, six assists and four steals.

Fellow senior Bridget Dunn recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Dunn now has four games with 15 or more boards and moved up three spots to sixth on Kent State's single-season rebounding list with 277.

Junior Dionna Gray led the Flashes in scoring with 14 points and had nine assists for the third time this season to match her career-high. Sophomore Janae Tyler was right behind with 13 points and senior Bianca Juzzo provided a spark off the bench, knocking down both of her three-point attempts and finishing with 10 points.

Kent State (18-10, 10-5 MAC) overcame an eight-point deficit and took its first lead of the game on a layup by Juzzo with 1:16 remaining in the second quarter. The Huskies made two free throws to go ahead 30-29 at halftime.

A 14-0 run during the third quarter helped the Flashes build a 16-point lead going into the fourth.

Kent State will play the next two games on the road, beginning with a short trip to rival Akron on Saturday, March 1 at 12 p.m.

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