Box Score CLAREMONT, Calif. – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl basketball team came back to win 75-71 in overtime against the Claremont Mudd-Scripps Athenas on Friday afternoon to start the weekend in California.
The Cowgirls led in a slow opening quarter 12-8 over the Athenas. There were six lead changes down the stretch heading into halftime, with
Jacqueline Berry making the last shot to take the lead 29-28 for HSU after two quarters.
Berry finished with 28 points to lead the Cowgirls in scoring. She scored ten in the first half and cranked out 16 more points in the second half, including ten points in the fourth quarter for Hardin-Simmons. Berry ended with a double-double, leading the team with 11 rebounds, along with three steals.
The Athenas shot 50 percent in the third quarter to take a 49-43 lead over the Cowgirls heading into the fourth quarter. CMS held its largest lead of the day midway through the final frame, up 62-54 over HSU.
The Cowgirls clawed back, down 67-64 with under a minute, and
Dylan Koele drained a 3-pointer to tie the game with 28 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
Caroline Croft hit a shot to put the Cowgirls 71-69 with 48 seconds left in overtime and iced the game with two made free throws in the 75-71 win over CMS. Croft finished with ten points in the win.
The Cowgirls improved to 13-3 on the season with the win and will continue in California on Sunday, playing at La Verne at 2 p.m.
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