The women's basketball team came up just short in a 72-70 overtime loss on Saturday afternoon at the Kern Center.
FINAL SCORE
MSOE 72, Benedictine 70
THE DETAILS
-Benedictine trailed 16-10 after the opening quarter before responding with a strong second period, outscoring MSOE 19-14 to cut the deficit to 30-29 at halftime
-The teams traded runs throughout the second half, with both teams scoring 15 points in the third quarter
-Benedictine put together a strong fourth quarter, taking multiple leads and going up by as many as five points
-MSOE answered in the final seconds to force overtime with a basket in the paint, sending the game tied at 58-58 at the end of regulation
-MSOE opened overtime with a scoring run to build a lead, but Benedictine battled back late, cutting the deficit to one on a three-pointer from
Catey Carney with nine seconds remaining before MSOE sealed the game at the free-throw line
STAT LEADERS
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Alexis Schueler led all scorers with 18 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from three-point range, while playing 40 minutes
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Megan Duzansky posted 17 points, five rebounds, and two steals in 41 minutes of action
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Allison Jarvis finished with 10 points, four rebounds, and a team-high four steals
UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-6, 4-4 NACC) faces Rockford at home on Wednesday, January 28th
