Appalachian State 69, Miami (Ohio) 67 (OT)

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - After falling behind 69-67 with under 24 seconds to play in regulation, freshman Ashlen Dewart (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) nailed a three pointer with 2.1 seconds to play to tie the contest for the eighth time at 70 all, sending the game into overtime. Freshman phenoms Dewart and Anna Freeman (Thomasville, N.C./East Davidson) continued with their deadly offensive assault in the extra period, as Appalachian State University women's basketball was able to pull out the 79-76 thriller over MAC foe Miami (Ohio) Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center.

With the victory, ASU now snaps a three game losing streak and improves to 2-3 on the season, earning their first overtime win since beating Elon back in 2008. The Black and Gold have now evened the series with the RedHawks, as Miami drops to 1-4 overall and Appalachian has now and gained both victories this season on the road.

Miami was poised to take control of the game early on as the RedHawks notched a 10-2 advantage off of six points from Courtney Osborn. Osborn was stout offensively for MU, recording 13 of their first 20 points.

She finished the game with a career-high 25 points.

The Mountaineers however would not give up, posting a 23-7 run to regain the lead at the 30-22 mark with four minutes to play in the first half. The spark for ASU came from the bench as sophomore Canesha Edwards (Newnan, Ga./Newnan) drained two free throws to cut Appalachian's deficit to just seven points.

The lift was all Appalachian needed, as Anna Freeman scored 10 points during the run and Sam Ramirez (Fayetteville, N.C./Southview) added in two three pointers of her own.

Freeman was absolutley unstoppable throughout the contest, recording her first double-double of her career, scoring 18 points and hauling in a game-high 19 rebounds. She also had five assists, five steals and tied a single game school record with seven blocks.

The advantage was all ASU on the glass, as the Apps out-rebounded Miami 60-39.

Applachian continued its strong play and grabbed a 39-28 advantage into the break.

The RedHawks came out on fire in the second, with Osborn and Maggie Boyer pacing the attack, as Boyer sank a jumper and trey to cut Appalachian's lead to 51-50 at the 10:08 mark.

Catherine Williams (Chattanooga, Tenn./Howard) kept the Mountaineers lead alive as she tallied 11 points, with eight of them coming from the charity stripe.

Despite Williams' solid effort, an Erin Wisner layup with a little over three minutes to play gave the RedHawks their first lead of the second half, going up 62-61.

The two squads traded buckets over the course of the final minutes and it appeared Miami would come away with the win, leading 68-67, but Edwards came up huge for ASU, drawing an offensive foul on Osborn as the clock ticked to 30 seconds and ASU was able to rally and send the game into OT.

The Apps dominated Miami in the extra session and eeked out the three point victory.

In addition to Anna Freeman posting a standout performance, Dewart finished the game with a career-high 18 points and 14 boards, while two other Mountaineers ended the contest in double-figures as well.

The Black and Gold look to carry their momentum into their first Southern Conference match up of the 2009-10 campaign, as they welcome Georgia Southern to the Holmes Center, Wednesday December 2 with the tip scheduled for 7 p.m.

Samford 70, Norfolk State 33

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford women's basketball team used a balanced attack to take a 70-33 win over Norfolk State on the final day of the UAB Thanksgiving Classic Saturday afternoon at Bartow Arena.

"I was very pleased with our team today," Samford head coach Mike Morris said. "We had a short turnaround after playing pretty well yesterday and I thought we really improved today. This was a complete team effort on both ends of the floor."

Samford was led in scoring by Emily London with 11 points. Hannah Dawson followed London with 10 points, while Savannah Hill, J'Quita Babineaux and Alex Crow added nine points each. Jazmine Martin scored eight points and Paige Anderson added seven for the Bulldogs. Crow led all players in rebounding with a career-high 13 boards.

For Norfolk State, Marquilla Evans led the way with six points. Recca Trice, Whitney Long and Raychele Payne added five points each.

In the first half, Samford jumped out to an early 10-2 lead with 14:37 to go in the period following a three-pointer by Dawson. Samford pushed its lead out to 10 at 16-6 with 7:43 to go after a basket by Crow.

With Samford leading, 21-10, the Bulldogs went on an 8-2 run to push their lead out to 17 at 29-12 with just over a minute left in the half after a three-pointer by Hill. Samford carried a 29-14 lead into halftime.

Samford scored the first five points of the second half to push its lead out to 20 at 34-14 with 17:59 to go after a three-point play by London. With Samford leading, 46-24, the Bulldogs went on a 21-3 run to push its lead to 40 at 67-27 with 2:49 to go after a layup by Martin. Samford then cruised to the 70-33 win.

With the win, Samford improves to 5-1 on the season. The Bulldogs won both of their games in the UAB Thanksgiving Classic after a 67-53 win over North Texas on Friday. Norfolk State drops to 1-4 on the season with the loss.

For the game, Samford shot 54.2 percent from the floor, while limiting Norfolk State to just 20.5 percent. Samford made 57.1 percent of its three-point attempts, with NSU shooting 16.7 percent from beyond the arc.

Samford outrebounded Norfolk State, 40-23, and the Bulldogs dished out 17 assists, compared to just one for NSU.

Samford will open Southern Conference play on Monday, Nov. 30, when the Bulldogs play host to defending conference champion Chattanooga. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center.

Monmouth 46, Davidson 43

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Monmouth's Gabby Singer scored the Hawks' last six points, including a clutch three-pointer with 24 seconds left in the game, as Davidson fell in a hard-fought battle to the end, 46-43, in the consolation game of the Hampton Inn Invitational on the campus of UNC Wilmington Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats looked to be heading to their first win of the season after taking the lead at the 6:30 mark in the first half and holding it the majority of the second half, despite hitting a long cold spell on offense in the second period. They went nearly 10 minutes in-between field goals to start the period and were held to just 15 points overall. Davidson¹s defense helped keep the lead though, forcing 13 turnovers and holding the Hawks to

25 percent shooting in the half.

It was a struggle for both teams to open the second half as they combined for just six points through the first nine and half minutes.

Monmouth chipped away though, and took over the lead when Singer hit two free throws with 2:35 left in the game for a 42-41 Hawk lead. The 'Cats quickly responded on its next possession with a fastbreak layup from senior Alex Thompson (Asheville, N.C.) to go back up one, 43-42.

Davidson then had a chance to add to its lead on its next two possessions, but missed a layup and a three-pointer, setting up Singer's go-ahead trey.

Calling their last timeout with 35 second left, the Hawks ran a set play that had Singer spot up for an open look on the left wing and she nailed it making the score 45-43 with just 24 ticks remaining. Davidson quickly called a timeout of their own to set up a play, but were never able to get a look on offense as the 'Cats turned the ball over, forcing them to foul.

Singer hit the first free throw, but missed the second, giving Davidson

(0-6) one last chance to send its game into overtime for the second straight day. Barbara Sitton (Richmond, Va.) brought the ball down and got it to Thompson, the Wildcats¹ all-time leading three-point shooter, who drove to the far baseline, and with two Hawks' in her face, raised up for a shot from three-land, only to see it hit the side of the rim as time expired.

Singer was one of three Hawks (2-3) to reach double digits in points, getting 11 to match Alexis Canady for team-high honors. Alysha Womack was the third Hawk with 10 points.

Davidson¹s freshman Sarah Davis (St. Clair, Mich.) paced the Wildcats as she had a strong first half, netting 12 of her game-high 14 points, a personal-best, in the half. The forward was instrumental in helping the Wildcats overcome a 13-4 deficit early in the first half.

After Monmouth¹s Carly Thiebault nailed two of three free throws on the backend of back-to-back three-pointers by the Hawks for a 13-4 lead eight minutes into the game, Davidson buckled down and held the Hawks to just two points over the next six minutes.

In the meantime, Davis and the 'Cats got busy on the offense side by rattling off a 16-2 run to grab a 20-15 advantage at the 6:03 mark. The freshman was the main force behind the outburst, going off for eight straight points during part of the stretch and finishing with 10  overall during the run. Sitton capped off the spurt with a putback off a missed free throw and Monmouth was forced to burn a timeout.

Davidson went on to shot 54.5 percent (12-22), a season-best in the first half for the Wildcats, and were up 28-24 at halftime.

Davidson will close out the month of November by opening up Southern Conference play on Monday, Nov. 30, at Furman for a 7 p.m. game.

Game Notes: Today¹s game was the first between both schools ... this was the 14th in-season tourney the 'Cats have played during head coach Annette Watts' nine-year tenure ... they have gone 14-17 in those tournaments ... Davidson outscored Monmouth, 28-12, in the paint ... Sitton had two-day tournament totals of 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and eight steals ... The Wildcats last started 0-6 in the 1999-2000 season ... this was the second time the Wildcats have played at a tournament hosted by UNC Wilmington.

Virginia Tech 82, Elon 46

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Elon women's basketball team fell to Virginia Tech 82-46 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va. With the loss, Elon falls to 2-2 on the year, while Virginia Tech improves to 4-2.
 
Tiara Gause led the Phoenix with 12 points, all of which came in the second half. Lei Lei Hairston and Ali Ford finished with eight points each in the effort. Kelsey Evans led the team defensively with eight rebounds and one blocked shot.
 
Virginia Tech's Lindsay Biggs led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Alyssa Fenyn with 14. Utahya Drye and Porchia Hadley each finished in double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Drye finished with 10 rebounds for a double-double effort. As a team, Virginia Tech recorded eight steals and two blocked shots.
 
A three-pointer and a layup by Elon's Ford and Hairston put the Phoenix up early at 7-4. Virginia Tech answered with a 7-0 run that made it an 11-7 game with just over 16 minutes remaining the first half. Tiffany Davis drained a pair of shots from the charity stripe that cut the Hokie lead to seven with 12:18 remaining.
 
A three-point basket by Drye sparked a 10-1 run that put the Hokies up 31-15. Elon closed the half on a 5-0 run that included a layup by Cotton and free throws by Evans and Davis. Despite the late run, Elon entered halftime trailing 47-24.
 
The Phoenix scored five of the first seven points to open the second half on a three by Ford and a layup by Hairston. Virginia Tech strung together a 16-2 run that brought the score to 63-34 with just under nine minutes left to play. With 4:21 remaining, Gause scored six straight to make it a 73-41 game. Hairston scored the final Phoenix points, but Virginia Tech came away with the 82-46 win.   
 
Elon will continue its road trip on Tuesday at 7 p.m., when it travels to Riverdale, N.Y., to take on Manhattan College. The matchup will be the final game before the Phoenix begins Southern Conference play on Saturday, December 5 at 3 p.m., against Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga.

No. 24 Iowa State 68, College of Charleston 50

EVANSTON, Ill. - Iowa State's Alison Lacey scored 25 points, including five second-half three-pointers, to lead the 24th-ranked Cyclones to the 68-50 victory over the College of Charleston women's basketball team at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill., as part of the Doubletree White Invitational.

Charleston's four-game win streak was snapped as the Cougars fell to 4-2 on the year.  Iowa State improved to 3-1.

It was a defensive battle in the first half as neither team could establish much of an offense.  For the half, the Cyclones shot 35.7 percent, while the Cougars were slightly better at 38.5 percent.

Iowa State led most of the first half but it was never by more than four until the 3:11 mark when the Cyclones increased their lead to six off a three-pointer by Kelsey Bolte.  ISU scored only two more points in the first as Deidra Jones (Irmo, S.C.) posted six of the half's final eight points to help the Cougars cut the margin to two at intermission and trailed, 26-24.

After Tonia Gerty (Port Orange, Fl.) cut the Cougar deficit to one to open the second half, 28-27, with 18:59 remaining, Iowa State responded with an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to take its first double-digit lead of the game, a 39-29 lead with 15:15 to go.  Brooke Kotcella (Anderson, S.C.) cut the margin to eight at 12:35 but it was all Iowa State after that, as the Cyclones outscored the Cougars 13-2 over the next five minutes and led, by 13, 51-38, with 7:39 remaining.

Jones made the margin nine with a jumper at 6:20 but the Cougars wouldn't get any further as they were outscored, 17-8, down the stretch to take the 68-50 loss.

The Cougars shot 38.5 percent from the field for the game, while the Cyclones shot 48.1 percent after firing 62.5 percent in the second half.  ISU held the 34-29 edge in rebounds and had two less turnovers, 13-15.

Jade Hughes (Spartanburg, S.C.) led the Cougars with 13 points, with Jones followed with 12 and her team-leading eight rebounds.  Following Lacey and her 25 points was Anna Prins with 11.  Bolte paced the team in rebounds with eight.

Iowa State, which only had four three-pointers in the first half, connected on six-of-10 in the second to end up 10-for-20 for the game.  The Cougars could only muster three more in the second and went seven-for-18 overall.

The Cougars are next in action Wed., Dec. 2, at Coastal Carolina.  Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.

Georgetown 90, Wofford 57

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Freshman Sugar Rodgers led five players in double-digit scoring with 25 points as the Georgetown Hoyas earned a 90-57 win over the Wofford women's basketball team Saturday.

Wofford opened the game with a quick score to take a 2-0 lead, but it would be the Terriers' only lead of the game, as the Hoyas quickly evened the score at two and took a 5-2 lead off a three-pointer at the 18-minute mark. Wofford would tie the score at five off their own three-pointer from senior Kristin Bradley, but less than a minute later Georgetown would regain the lead with a good layup.

Georgetown maintained the lead for the next five minutes, before the Terriers were able to narrow the lead to one point off a Mahagony Williams' layup that brought the score to 14-15 with nine and a half minutes left in the half. The Hoyas took a six point lead before Wofford was again able to bring the score within one, this time at 21-22 with less than six minutes remaining. The Hoyas would pull away again, leading by as many as 12 points before heading into halftime with a comfortable 38-28 lead.

The Hoyas continued to build on their lead in the opening minutes of the second half, going on an 8-0 run in the first two minutes to take a 47-28 advantage. Wofford could not contain Georgetown for the remainder of the contest, with the Hoyas leading by as many as 35 points before claiming the 90-57 win.

Rodgers' 25 points led five Hoyas in double-digit scoring, as Georgetown scored 49 points off 42 Terrier turnovers. Latia Magee added 16 points, Jalessa Butler added 11 and Rubylee Wright and Monica McNutt each added 10 points. Magee also paced the Hoyas with five rebounds.

The Terriers were led by senior Natalie Gramblin and junior Mahagony Williams, who each recorded 13 points. Gramblin shot 11-12 from the free throw line, while Williams went a perfect 6-6 from the field and added one free throw. Williams also led the team in rebounds with five, while freshman Daniella Motley helped pace Wofford with five boards. Senior Kelly Dwyer notched six assists for the Terriers.

With the win, Georgetown improves to 5-2 on the season while Wofford falls to 1-4 overall. The Terriers will travel to Boiling Springs, N.C. to take on Gardner-Webb Tuesday, December 1. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.

Mercer 75, Furman 62

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Courtney Ford scored 26 points and claimed 17 rebounds to propel Mercer past Furman, 75-62, in women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Carolina First Court at Timmons Arena.

Ford, a senior guard from Orange, Calif., tallied seven points in a 17-2 second half Mercer run to help the Bears overcome a 54-45 deficit en route to the victory.  She made 10-of-19 shots in the contest, including 3-of-5 3-pointers, while also contributing four assists and six steals.

The win evened Mercer's record at 2-2 on the season while Furman dropped to 1-5.

Lakyn Ledford paced Furman with a season high 22 points in 30 minutes of action, and Kaitlin Murphy followed with 14 points for the Paladins.

LaToya Jackson added 17 points for the Bears, who also got 12 points from Lindsey Lowrie. Mercer registered a 19-2 advantage in fast break points and took advantage of 20 Paladin turnovers to claim a 24-14 scoring differential on miscues.

A 3-point play by Murphy just past the midway point of the second half gave Furman a 49-41 lead.

Later, following a media time out, Furman's Raegan Thompson drilled a 3-pointer from the wing for a 54-45 advantage with 7:20 to go, but the advantage lasted a scant 11 seconds before Lowrie answerd with a 3-pointer from the corner to ingnite a 17-2 run over the next three minutes that put Mercer in control.

A jump shot, 3-pointer, and layup by Ford spiced the run, which also featured seven points by Jackson, who converted a steal by Ford into a layup for 62-56 advantage with 4:35 remaining.

A Murphy jump shot halted Mercer's run and sliced the lead to 62-58, but the Bears proceeded to fashion another 9-0 spurt to put the game out of reach following a Neicey Lewis layup with 2:20 to go for a 71-58 lead.

The Bears shot 46.7 percent from the field (14x30) over the final 20 minutes to finish at 40.3 percent for the game.  Furman, meanwhile, shot 34.5 percent for the contest (19x55).

Led by Susan Troutman's eight rebounds, the Paladins claimed a 42-39 advantage on the glass.

Furman opens Southern Conference play on Monday when it entertains Davidson in a 7:00 p.m. game.

Villanova 64, Chattanooga 59

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women' basketball team dropped a 64-59 contest to Villanova in the finals of the DoubleTree Classic at the McKenzie Arena Saturday night. Senior Shanara Hollinquest (Sylacauga, Ga.) scored 25 points and grabbed nine boards, but was unable to lead the Lady Mocs to the win.

Villanova was led by tournament MVP Laura Sweeney's 12 points and seven rebounds.  Maria Getty's 15 points and five assists tonight earned her a spot on the all-tournament team along with Hollinquest, UTC redshirt freshman Michelle Davis (Cleveland, Tenn.) and Kennesaw State's Angie Smith.

After allowing a McKenzie Arena opponent record 11 3-pointers to Kennesaw State last night, the Lady Mocs found themselves on the receiving end of another long-range barrage early in the game.  Villanova hit six of their first nine from deep to run to a 20-6 lead in the first eight minutes.

The shots that didn't fall for the Wildcats wound up being long offensive rebounds.  Four second-chance points put Villanova up 24-6 at the 10-minue mark.

The Lady Mocs finally got going on the offensive end, sparked by back-to-back 3-point field goals from freshman Kayla Christopher (Oliver Springs, Tenn.) and Davis.  A three-point play by Christopher and a lay-in by Hollinquest cut the lead to 10, 28-18, with 7:19 left in the half.

Villanova pushed the lead back to 16 at 36-20 on a jumper by Kyle Dougherty with 2:21 left in the first.  UTC would hold the Wildcats scoreless for the rest of the half, cutting the lead in half behind threes from Davis and sophomore Tenisha Townsend (Antioch, Tenn.) and a pair of free throws from Hollinquest.

The Wildcats cooled off from deep, missing their last five 3-point attempts to shoot 6-of-14 from behind the arc in the first half.  They were hot from the rest of the floor, hitting 14-of-25 shots for 56.0% in the first half.

The Lady Mocs shot 10-of-30 (33.3%) from the floor and 4-for-9 (44.4%) from the behind the arc in the first frame.  They were able to stay in the game by collecting nine offensive rebounds that turned into 11 second-chance points. 

Chattanooga opened the second half on a tear, hitting four of its first six shots to go on a 12-4 run.  UTC tied the game for the first time at 40 on a 3-pointer from the far corner by Wade-Fray that ignited the home crowd with 14:32 left.

Unfortunately for the Lady Mocs, that was as close as they would get for the rest of the game.  UTC cut the lead to 47-46 on a 3-pointer by freshman Kylie Lambert (Etowah, Tenn.) with 11 minutes, but each time the Lady Mocs got close, Villanova would answer. 

The Wildcats hit their last six shots from the line while UTC went 3-for-9 from the field with four turnovers in the final eight minutes of play.  The Lady Mocs fall to 2-4 on the year for the first time since starting 1-5 in the 1995-96 season.  Villanova improves to 4-1 with the win. 

Kennesaw State 70 - Evansville 65

Kennesaw State evened its record at 3-3 with a 70-65 win over Evansville in the consolation game of the DoubleTree Classic today.  The Owls were led by DeAndrea Bullock who scored a game-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 2-for-4 from 3-point range and 1-for-1 from the free throw line.  KSU hit all 10 of their foul shots in the game, including five in a row in the last three minutes to earn the win.  Evansville fell to 0-5 on the year.

This was a back-and-forth affair with the scored tied seven times and eight lead changes.  Evansville held a 34-32 advantage at the half and were up by as many as 10 (17-7 at 14:57) early in the game.  Kennesaw State outscored the Purple Aces 20-10 in the first eight minutes of the second half.  Angie Smith's fast break lay-in with just under 12 minutes left to play put Kennesaw State up 52-44, their largest lead of the game.

Evansville evened the game late and actually took the lead 65-64 on a jumper by Amy Gallagher with 2:06 left.  Montinique Nixon dropped in the eventual game-winner for the Owls with 56 seconds left on the clock to put KSU up 66-65.  Four free throws by the Owls sealed the game.

Smith and Kayla Weaver came off the bench to score 14 points each for the Owls.  KSU's bench outscored Evansville 34-18.  The Purple Aces had four players in double-figures led by Stephanie Bamberger's 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 2-for-3 from 3-point range and 1-for-1 from the free-throw line.

DoubleTree Classic All-Tournament Team

Laura Sweeney - Villanova - MVP

Maria Getty - Villanova

Shanara Hollinquest - Chattanooga

Michelle Davis  - Chattanooga

Angie Smith - Kennesaw State

The Lady Mocs travel to Samford to open the Southern Conference season on Monday, Nov. 30, at 8:00 p.m. (E.S.T.).  Larry Ward, "the Voice of the Lady Mocs", will have all the action live on the Mocs Sports Network, available on ESPN Radio 105.1 FM in Chattanooga and online on Chattanooga All-Access on GoMocs.com.

UTC's next home game is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, against Furman at 5:00 p.m.  That game is the first of a double-header at McKenzie Arena next weekend.  The Mocs take on Elon at 7:30 p.m. in men's basketball action in the second game of the evening.  Tickets for both games are available on GoMocs.com.

New Orleans 50, Georgia Southern 39

BOULDER, Colo. - In the second game of the Omni Hotels Classic, Meredyth Frye set a career-high in three-pointers made, draining three, en route to setting a personal best 10 points. Carolyn Whitney added another three from beyond the arc, but the six treys from Georgia Southern were not enough as University of New Orleans came away with a 50-39 win on the final day of the Omni Hotels Classic (November 28). Georgia Southern, on a four-game losing streak, fell to 1-4, while UNO improved to 3-2.

UNO held the Lady Eagles scoreless through the first ten minutes of play while posting nine unanswered off four jumpers from an assortment of players and one free throw. A personal foul by Juanita Cochran sent Whitney (Duluth, Ga.) to the foul line at the 9:14 marker. Whitney drained both attempts, putting Georgia Southern on the board, 11-2. Whitney's trip to the line sparked the Lady Eagles as Krista Tate (Atlanta, Ga.) scored the first field goal for Georgia Southern seconds before Whitney drained her first three of the game, pushing the score to 11-7.

Buckets from Logan Youngblood (Sylvester, Ga.) and Candice Ivy (Roswell, Ga.) intermixed with field goals from Candice McGee and Mirjam Sipos set the score at 15-11 with 5:34 remaining in the opening frame. The Privateers extended their lead to 20-11 with a three-point basket from Amanda McCarthy. An 11-point Privateer lead was cut to seven, 22-15, with consecutive baskets from Jessica Geiger (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and J'Lisia Ogburn (Dublin, Ga.). UNO closed out the first half with a pair of free throws from Brittany Helm for a 24-15 halftime lead.

Georgia Southern shot 22.2 percent from the floor, connecting on only six shots, to New Orleans' 34.6 percent shooting with nine buckets. Both teams committed 10 turnovers, but UNO went 5-of-6 from the charity stripe for 83.3 percent efficiency; Whitney's recorded two free throws for Georgia Southern were the only two for the Lady Eagles. While both teams pulled down seven offensive boards, UNO pulled down an extra six defensive rebounds to win the edge on glass, 23-17, for the first half. Talisha Bridges recorded five of the 23 Privateer rebounds. Whitney paced the Lady Eagles in the first frame with five points. Frye (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Tate tied with four rebounds for the team lead.

Bridges opened the second half with a lay-up at the 18:05 mark. Again Whitney put Georgia Southern on the board to open the second half connecting on her second trey of the game. Whitney's bucket at 15:32 made the score 26-18. Ro-Ro Smith (Blackshear, Ga.) cut the margin to six points, 26-20, hitting two from the free throw line. UNO opened a 13-point lead off a three-pointer from McCarthy with just over ten minutes left to play. A pair of three-pointers from the hands of Whitney and Frye cut the score to 37-28 with 7:18 remaining.  Taking three trips to the charity stripe within one minute, Nicole Homes went 5-of-6 from the line, giving UNO a 44-30 lead.

Scoring Georgia Southern's first field goal since the 7:18 marker, Frye hit her second trey of the game with 1:55 left to play. Forty-five seconds later, Frye nailed her third three-pointer of the game, setting the score at 48-37. Holmes made two free throws before Whitney drained two for the Lady Eagles, finalizing the score at 50-39.

Whitney and Frye both ended the game in double digits contributing 13 and 10, respectively to lead the Lady Eagles. Frye fell just short of a double-double picking up nine rebounds, a game-high. Georgia Southern was held to 20.0 percent from the floor, while UNO was 34 percent. The Privateers, posting no one in double digits, were led by Helm and McCarthy who each had eight points. McGee pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

Georgia Southern Conference play traveling to Appalachian State, December 2.

Tip-off in Boone, N.C. is slated for 7 p.m.