Close Loss for Lady Knights at George Fox
NEWBERG, Ore. - Hannah Munger collected a rebound and scored with :03 on the clock to give George Fox a non-conference victory, 63-62, over Warner Pacific tonight.
Munger's heroics were needed after Tori Carroll had given the visiting Knights a one point lead with 28 seconds remaining in the game.
The contest was close throughout, with neither team leading by more than five at any point. The lead changed hands 15 times as the game had the makings of a thriller from the opening tip.
GFU's Jami Roos connected on 8-of-19 field goals, all from behind the arc, for 24 points, setting new Bruin records for threes made and attempted.
Chelsey Christensen recorded a double-double for the Knights as she added a game-high 10 rebounds to her 25 points.
The Bruins built five-point leads three times on three-pointers in the second half, twice by Roos, who scored 15 in the final period, and once by Nicole Blizzard, whose triple with 3:23 to play made it 56-51. A jumper by Carroll and a conventional three-point play off a rebound basket by Christensen knotted it for the final time at 56-56 with 2:37 to go.
Roos nailed her final three at 2:16 to give the Bruins a three-point lead, but Christensen made two driving layups to put the Knights up 60-59 with 1:01 left. The teams exchanged leads on Munger’s layup with 46 ticks left and Carroll’s jumper with 27 seconds to go, setting up a wild finish.
Roos attempted a go-ahead three with six seconds left and Dacia Heckendorf rebounded under the basket but missed a contested layup, only to have Munger, the 6-5 All-American recently reinstated from knee surgery, make the putback with :03 showing. Roos then picked off the Knights’ half-court pass to preserve the Bruins’ win.
George Fox improved to 4-2 on the season with its fourth straight win and collected its 37th consecutive home-court victory. Warner Pacific, dipped to 3-5 on the year.