Ellen Young (30) led Southern Indiana to a 75-72 win in two overtimes.
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team watched its 10-game winning streak come to an end Thursday night during a 75-72 loss in double overtime to Southern Indiana in The Bank of Kentucky Center.
Ellen Young scored 19 points and made two free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining in the second overtime as Southern Indiana improved to 20-7 overall, 11-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Screaming Eagles shot just 32.4 percent from the field but made four consecutive free throws in the final 14 seconds to hold off NKU.
NKU (19-7 overall, 13-4 GLVC) owned a 42-30 lead with 14:22 left in the game, but Southern Indiana rallied behind the play of Abby Williams (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Young to tie the score at 44-all with 9:22 remaining.
NKU eventually gained a 51-47 lead with 3:52 left on the clock, but Southern Indiana used a 6-0 run to take a 53-51 advantage.
Casse Mogan made a short jumper with 27 seconds left in regulation to tie the score, and Young missed a well-defended shot at the buzzer to force overtime.
Williams converted a layup with 56 seconds left in the first overtime to give Southern Indiana a 59-57 lead. NKU later took advantage of a Southern Indiana turnover and sent the game into the second overtime when
Whitney Levering buried a 15-foot jumper with one second remaining.
Southern Indiana built a seven-point lead (68-61) with 55 seconds left in the second overtime. NKU battled back behind a pair of 3-pointers from
Stephanie Hodges to cut the Screaming Eagle advantage to 73-72 in the final seconds, but Young calmly made two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to ice the victory.
Brandi Rayburn scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead NKU. It marked NKU's first loss since a 56-53 setback against Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Jan. 13. Mogan added 18 points for the Norse, who made only 37.1 percent of their shots from the field.
Jessie Carmack netted 10 points for the Norse.
Southern Indiana finished with a 52-49 advantage on the glass. Stephanie McSparin grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Screaming Eagles.
NKU entered the game ranked No. 7 in the latest NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll, while Southern Indiana was No. 8. The top eight teams in that poll advance to the NCAA Tournament in March.
NKU concludes the regular season Saturday when GLVC East Division champion Indianapolis (24-2 overall, 15-2 GLVC) visits The Bank of Kentucky Center at 5:30 p.m.
