DE PERE, WI - St. Norbert made a pair of free throws in the final seconds to upend the Benedictine University women's basketball team in Wisconsin.

FINAL SCORE
St. Norbert 48, Benedictine 47

THE DETAILS
- The first points of the contest did not come until the opening quarter was over halfway finished
- St. Norbert led 8-3 after the first 10 minutes
- The hosts opened an 11-point lead at 17-6 with a three-point play halfway through the second
- Claire Gibler scored four straight points and Alex Fanning added a layup as Benedictine drew within 17-12 at the 3:17 mark and whittled the lead down to four on three occasions but St. Norbert took a 25-19 lead into the half
- The hosts opened the third quarter with six straight points to again lead by double figures at 31-19
- Fanning scored eight straight as Benedictine pulled within 31-27 with 4:37 left in the third
- Brilan McCory knocked down a three, Hanna Piro dropped in a layup and Charsan McCory a free throw as Benedictine tied the game at 33-33 after three
- St. Norbert moved ahead 44-37 midway through the fourth
- Benedictine came back with eight straight, taking the lead for the first time at 45-44 with 3:01 remaining on a three-pointer from Britney Pitzer
- Fanning put Benedictine up 47-46 with two minutes left but missed two shots and two free throws along with a turnover that allowed the hosts to steal the win

STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine shot just 10 percent in the first quarter but finished the game at 38 percent while holding St. Norbert to 35 percent
- Benedictine was just 4-of-13 at the line and only 5-for-26 from beyond the arc
- Fanning just missed a triple-double, finishing with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks
- Pitzer was the only other player to reach double figures, notching 12

UP NEXT
Benedictine (6-7, 4-2 NACC) hosts Edgewood on Tuesday.