Knights nip Cavs, 72-69, in double overtime
PORTLAND, Ore – In a tightly contested battle in which neither team led by double digits, the Warner Pacific women outlasted cross-town rival Concordia University72-69 in double overtime Friday night at Cavalier Gymnasium.
Warner Pacific (7-7, 1-2 Cascade Collegiate Conference) escaped with its first conference win when
Sierra Dean (Tacoma, Wash./Curtis H.S.)'s last-second shot fell short, handing No. 24-ranked Concordia (7-4, 2-1) its first CCC defeat. The Knights outscored the Cavaliers 10-7 in the second overtime period.
Concordia had to scramble to tie the game late in regulation, knotting the contest at 56-all on a 3-pointer by
Lexi Campbell (Brentwood, Calif./Heritage H.S.) with 28 seconds remaining. After a Warner Pacific turnover the Cavaliers had a chance to win, but were unable to get a shot off against the Knights' defense.
Warner Pacific jumped out to a 61-56 lead in the first overtime, but Concordia quickly rallied for a short-lived one-point lead before the Knights tied things up again at 62 on a free throw by Lindsay Loe. With 1:07 remaining, Loe missed her second attempt at the line and each team missed a chance for the go-ahead bucket to send the game to a second overtime.
At a 66-66 standstill midway through the second extra session, Loe and Kasara Brenenburg gave the Knights the lead for good with back-to-back baskets.
McKenna Daly (Livermore, Calif./Granada H.S.) hit a corner 3-pointer with 1:25 left on the clock to pull the Cavs to within a point, 70-69, but Loe stepped up again in the final seconds, this time converting a pair of free throws to help clinch the road win.
Warner Pacific was paced by Kyeli Hendryx's double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Jordan Wilcox (21 points) and Lindsay Loe (19) led the team in scoring.
Dean paced CU with 22 points and was followed by 13 each from Campbell and Daly.