[Women's Basketball] No. 7 Bears push No. 8 Saints to OT, fall 72-67
Down nine with 7:03 to play, the women's basketball program at Shawnee State went on a 14-3 run to take a 63-61 lead over Thomas More with 36 seconds left in a Mid-South Conference matchup between the top-10 units. However, Zoie Barth hit a pair of free throws with 27 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime, and nailed a three with 2:04 remaining to put the Saints up for good in a 72-65 setback for SSU Wednesday afternoon at Waller Gymnasium.
In another thrilling matchup between the two perennial powerhouses, Shawnee State and Thomas More battled for control all game, with the duo ultimately posting five ties and 12 lead changes over the entirety of the affair. Neither team led by more than nine points over the course of the contest.