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Women's Basketball Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information

Lady Bears drop double-overtime thriller, 102-98, to host Northeast

The Southwest Lady Bears gave it all they had and then some Monday night, but it still was not enough, as they opened the 2014-15 season by dropping a tough 102-98 double overtime thriller to host Northeast on the opening night of the Northeast Classic in Booneville.
 
Northeast opened the game on a 6-0 run to take their biggest lead of the half before the Lady Bears made it 6-3 on an old-fashioned three-point play by Talisa Sherman with 17:53 left in the half.
 
The Lady Bears second four-point lead, their biggest of the half, came when Teshia Jones completed a three-point play with 4:07 showing on the clock. Northeast then closed out the half on a 9-3 run to send both teams into their locker rooms deadlocked at 36-36.
 
After falling behind 46-39 to open the second half, the Southwest offense began firing on all cylinders. With a Lillie Snowden three-pointer and a Sherman bucket serving as bookends, the Lady Bears went on a 15-7 tear to take a 64-53 lead with 7:49 remaining in regulation.
 
Leading by 11, 69-58, with 4:49 on the clock, the Lady Bears seemed to be on their way to a victory. But, Northeast had other ideas as the Lady Tigers  went on a 15-4 tear and tied the game at 73-73 on Daisha Williams' three-pointer with 0:07 to play. A Sherman jumper at the buzzer was no good, sending the game into extra play.
 
Neither team was able to gain a significant advantage in the first overtime, although the Lady Bears did take leads of 79-76 and 81-78, the latter coming with 2:46 on the clock. Northeast, however, scored five of the final seven points send to tie the game at 85-85, forcing the second overtime.
 
Northeast quickly took control of the game in the final overtime, opening on a 10-0 run to take a 95-85 lead. The Lady Bears scored 13 of the game's final 20 points, but it was not enough as Northeast held on for the win.
 
Jones paced the Lady Bears' offense with 22 points in the night. Also in double figures were Newsome and Sherman, both with 18 points (Newsome topped the team with 14 rebounds), and Eyonna Wolfe, with 12 points.
 
Gabriella Cortez scored seven points on the night while Cortney Epting, Madison Mault and Snowden had five apiece. Aaliyah Williams scored four points.
 
The Lady Bears hit 32 of 53 free throws and picked up 50 rebounds.
 
Northeast's Aushiana Ivy led all scorers with 23 points. She and her teammates combined to make 31 of 52 free throws.
 
The Lady Bears open the afternoon session of the Classic at 1:00 today as they take on the Lady Rangers of Northwest. The game can be heard on the radio on WAKK 1140 AM. It will also be available on the internet at southwestbearathletics.com and k106.net and on smartphones and tablets (download the k106 app).
 
Streaming video of the game will also be available on nemcc.tv.

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