PEPPER PIKE, Ohio – Ursuline scored with one second remaining to finish off a 63-61 G-MAC upset of the Lady Jackets.
Emma Kay Martin hit a pair of free throws with 26 seconds to go to forge a 61-61 tie.
Cedarville's defense knocked the ball into the Arrows' bench with three seconds on the clock.
Ursuline successfully pulled off an inbounds play to get the game-winning jumper from six feet.
Martin and
Sarah Loughry netted 13 points apiece for the Jackets, 8-8 overall and 3-5 G-MAC.
Cedarville scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter for a 48-42 lead – its largest of the game.
The Arrows charged back with nine points in a row and neither side led by more than two points over the final six minutes.
Quotable: Head Coach Addy Miller
"Ursuline came out strong today and really executed in the clutch moments down the stretch. A few of their players stepped up big and played outstanding basketball. In a game decided by fewer than five points, I believe the responsibility falls squarely on the head coach. This loss is entirely on me. We'll learn from it and get better one day at a time."
Five Facts:
- Loughry started her third straight game and dished out a career-high seven assists.
- Chloe Downing paced the squad with seven rebounds.
- After making 3-of-17 shots in the first quarter, CU hit 53 percent the rest of the way.
- Cedarville holds a 28-7 advantage in the all-time series.
- The Arrows come to the Callan Athletic Center on February 21.
