ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Visiting Emory University scored the first eight points of the second overtime period and went on to a 73-67 victory over the University of Rochester in women's basketball at the Louis Alexander Palestra on Saturday afternoon.
Savannah Morgan and Hannah Lilly led Emory with 17 points apiece. Morgan added nine assists, six rebounds, and three steals. Misha Jackson had 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals.
Emory finished with 19 steals, six by Selena Castillo and five by Danielle Landry. Rochester committed 30 turnovers, leading to 21 Emory points.
Danielle McNabb led Rochester with 17 points and nine rebounds. Amy Woods had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Jackie Walker scored 11 points with seven rebounds. Rochester held a 54-38 rebounding edge.
Emory improved to 11-1 overall, 1-0 in the University Athletic Association. Rochester is 8-4 overall, 0-1 in the UAA.
Jackson put the Eagles ahead to stay in the second OT, hitting a short jumper. Castillo canned a three pointer, and Landry made three free throws in a minute. That put Emory up, 73-65.
Rochester took advantage of some cold shooting and sloppy ballhandling by Emory in the first half. Emory committed 10 turnovers leading to 10 Rochester points. The Eagles made only 10 of 28 from the floor (35.7%) while Rochester hit 11 of 22 (50%). Rochester built an 18-point lead, 28-10, with 6:27 left in the first half. Emory answered with a 12-0 run to pull within 28-22. McNabb and Jackson swapped jumpers in the closing minute and Rochester led, 30-24, at the half.
The Yellowjackets built the second-half lead back to nine twice, the last time on two free throws by Kristyn Wright (39-30 at 13:57). Emory nibbled away finally going ahead, 50-49, with 5:50 left after a jumper and layup from Morgan. With Rochester ahead by one, 55-54 on McNabb's layup with 2:21 left, Jackson scored for Emory and Morgan increased the lead to 58-55 with 1:10 left on a jumper. Walker sank a game-tying three-pointer from left wing with 42 seconds left and Rochester survived a couple of Emory possessions in the last minute.
Emory pushed into a four point lead, 65-61, in the second OT on layups by Morgan and Landry. McNabb scored the final four points of the period – a jumper with 1:56 left and two free throws with 16 seconds remaining. Rochester couldn't capture a rebound in the dying seconds, but Emory was unable to get a shot off.