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2/23/2008 - WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lady Owls Upset Dolphins in Overtime
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Forty minutes of play was not enough on Saturday afternoon to settle an important Atlantic Sun Conference battle between Jacksonville and Kennesaw State. Lucky for the Lady Owls, the extra five minutes were the key to the game as KSU escaped Veterans Memorial Arena with a 75-71 overtime win.
After trailing by as many as 10 points with eight minutes to play in regulation, KSU (15-11, 10-4 A-Sun) used a healthy combination of Britteny Henderson and pressure defense to work its way back. The Lady Owls put together an 11-2 run, capped by Henderson finishing off a 3-point play with 3:24 left to tie the game at 62.
After Jacksonville (20-6, 10-3) opened the overtime on a 7-1 run, the Lady Owls took over, scoring the final nine points of the game. KSU grabbed the lead for the first time with 35 seconds remaining, 72-71, on a jumper by Montinique Nixon.
Kelley led the Lady Owls, tying a season-high with 20 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the field and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. DeAndrea Bullock added 15 points off the bench while Henderson tallied her tenth double-double with a 14-point, 12-rebound performance.
JU was paced offensively by Virginia Gregoire's 24 points. Meanwhile, the Lady Owls defense held the league's top scorer, Ashley Williams, relatively in check, limiting the senior to 14 points, two-and-half below her season average.
The win snapped Kennesaw State's four-game losing streak to the Dolphins, dating back to the Lady Owls' last win over JU in 2006.
