LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Dec. 8, 2015) – Led by Bella Taylor, Corey Caulder, and Jamie Chauvin, the Sewanee women's basketball team outlasted regional-rival Covenant, Tuesday, 76-71 in overtime inside the P.E. Barnes Center.
The Tigers are now 6-3 overall after winning four of their last five contests.
After a close first quarter, the score remained tight through the final 10 minutes of the first half. The Tigers would eventually take a 32-27 lead into the intermission.
Out of the locker room, Sewanee built a six-point lead with six minutes left in the third after back-to-back threes by Caulder. However, Covenant answered back with 13-4 to close the third. During that stretch, all but two points were scored by Joanna Smith and Clara Dirkse.
After a jumper by Rachel Price, and a layup by Aleigha Williams, Covenant pushed its advantage to seven, 51-44, with 8:30 left to play.
After a Sewanee timeout, the Tigers responded to head coach Tom Campbell. A layup by Taylor and a three by freshman Katie Wayne finally got the Sewanee offense rolling. After two Taylor free throws, and a layup by Haley McDonough, Sue Kim pulled Sewanee to within three, 59-56, with a three with 3:43 remaining.
Down the stretch, the Tigers kept fighting. Four points by Chauvin and three by Taylor tied the contest at 63-63 with 1:45 left.
Sewanee retook the lead with eight seconds to play after a Chaulder jumper. Unfortuntaley, Smith made both Covenant free throws with three seconds to go to send the game into overtime.
In the extra period, Chauvin took over. The senior from Nashville, Tenn., scored six early points, including the first four for Sewanee, which forced Covenant to play behind. Along with three key free throws by Taylor with under a minute left, Sewanee earned the win after Chauvin blocked the final Covenant attempt.
Overall, Sewanee shot the ball well with its second-highest field-goal percentage this season. The Tigers made 40.3 percent of their attempts while forcing 27 Covenant turnovers.
Taylor led all scores with 23 points. Chauvin added 17 points while Chaulder pitched in 14.
Williams and Smith both paced Covenant with 20 points each.
Sewanee will now take some time for finals as the Advent semester closes out. The Tigers return to action with a 6:00 p.m. contest against Rust on the campus of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., on December 18th.
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