KENT, OH – Toledo pulled out a 67-64 victory at Kent State on Saturday in the M.A.C. Center. With the close win, UT improves to 12-9 overall, 7-3 in the Mid-American Conference.

Sophomore Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott led three Rockets in double figures with 16 points, followed closely by senior Brenae Harris with 15.

UT's talented backcourt duo combined to score the final nine points to propel them to their eighth-consecutive triumph over the Golden Flashes (4-17, 1-10 MAC).

Toledo also received 10 points from freshman Halee Printz off the bench, as well as seven by senior Ana Capotosto and six from freshman Kaayla McIntyre in hard-fought three-point road victory. McIntyre nearly posted her first collegiate double-double, finishing with a game-high 11 boards.

As a team, the Rockets shot 36.2 percent (21-of-58) from the field, including 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from three-point land, and an impressive 85.0 percent (17-of-20) from the free throw line. UT also now shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe in each of its last three contests.

Jordan Korinek paced KSU with a game-high 23 points, while Larissa Lurken and McKenna Stephens tallied 13 and 12, respectively.

With Toledo trailing 59-58 at the 2:34 mark in the fourth quarter, Bravo-Harriott knocked down a jumper from the wing to give the visitors a lead they would not relinquish.

Following a KSU turnover, Harris drained a jump shot from the elbow to make the score 62-59 with 1:05 left in regulation.

The Golden Flashes misfired on their next possession and were forced to foul with only 40 seconds showing on the clock.

Harris calmly knocked down both free throws to make it a two-possession game.

Kent State responded with a field goal from Paige Salisbury, but Bravo-Harriott countered by splitting two charity tosses to set the difference at 65-61 with 24 seconds left.

The home team made final push and received a traditional three-point play from Lurken with 14 ticks remaining.

KSU was once again forced to foul, and Harris sank both free throws to make it a three-point contest, 67-64, with 10 seconds remaining.

The Golden Flashes had a good look in the waning seconds to force overtime, but Tyra James' three-point field goal attempt was off the mark as the final horn sounded. 

Kent State looked sharp early and jumped to a 9-0 lead, forcing UT into calling two timeouts in the opening five-plus minutes. Korinek sparked the quick start with a pair of field goals. UT was also its own worst at the outset, missing its first eight shots from the field.

The Rockets settled down following the second stoppage in play and rattled off the next nine points to knot the score at 9-9 at the 3:15 mark in the quarter. UT did a bulk of its damage at the charity stripe, knocking down all six of its free throws.

The teams them traded baskets for next two-plus minutes, until Capotosto buried a triple from the corner and followed it up with a layup to give Toledo an 18-15 at the end of the period.

After missing its first eight shots, the Rockets connected on four of its final eight field-goal attempts in the period to take their first lead.

UT continued to play well in the second quarter and took advantage of layups from junior Sophie Reecher, sophomore Jada Woody, Harris and Printz to increase their margin to 29-19 at the 5:22 mark, prompting KSU to burn another timeout.

Toledo's margin remained at least six points for the remainder of the half, as the visitors took a 38-30 lead into the intermission. Printz helped UT end the first half on a high note, burying a triple and splitting a pair of free throws to make it a three-possession difference at the break.

Unfortunately for the Rockets, they began the third period as cold from the floor as the first and missed their initial eight shots from the field. Despite the cold shooting, UT was fairly sound defensively and held a 40-35 lead at the 4:41 mark.

Moments later, UT started to heat up offensively and benefited from consecutive three-point field goals by Bravo-Harriott, Harris and Woody to set the at 49-44 with 1:44 remaining in the period.

Kent State responded by scoring the final five points in the quarter, though, to draw the teams even for the fourth time at 49-49 after 30 minutes of competition. KSU's Korinek was lights out in the period, tallying eight points to knot the score.

The squads then alternated field goals for a majority of the fourth quarter before UT's dynamic duo took the game in the waning moments to preserve the three-point road victory.

The Rockets will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 10 when they host MAC East Division foe Buffalo. The opening tip versus the Bulls is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and can be seen on ESPN3, the Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (TWCS) as part of the MAC's television package.

UT and UB will meet for the only time during the 2016 MAC campaign and the 23rd time overall.

The Rockets lead the all-time series, 18-4, but have dropped two of the last three games against their MAC cross-division foe.

A season ago, the teams split two regular-season meetings with the home squad protecting its home court. UT secured a 75-63 overtime victory in Savage Arena (Jan. 21) before UB responded with a 68-61 triumph in Alumni Arena (Feb. 4). 

Toledo also holds a perfect 9-0 edge against Buffalo in played games in Savage Arena, with seven victories by at least double digits.