Lakewood, N.J. – The Holy Family University women's basketball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest at Georgian Court University in overtime by the score of 71-62 on Wednesday night at the Wellness Center.
Score: Georgian Court 71, Holy Family 62 (OT)
Records: Holy Family (12-11, 7-7 CACC) | Georgian Court (8-11, 5-7 CACC)
Location: Lakewood, N.J. (Wellness Center)
How It Happened
* Holy Family overcame a nine-point fourth quarter deficit to force overtime. The Tigers trailed 50-41 after Hanna Thrainsdottir hit a jumper for the Lions to open the fourth quarter. Holy Family responded with a 12-2 run over a five-minute span to grab the lead. Junior Moe Moore (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) scored the first seven points of the run before senior Megan O'Connell (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Huberts) made it a two points game with a layup. Sophomore Lindsay Tretter (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) drained a three to cap the run to give the Tigers a 53-52 advantage at the 4:51 mark.
* Both teams would exchange leads down the stretch with the game being tied three times. Holy Family tied the game for the final time when Moore scored a layup basket to make the score 59-59 with :46 seconds remaining in regulation.
* On the next GCU possession, freshman Ava Morrow (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) came up with a clutch block on a Tian Addison jumper. The Lions gained possession on the team offensive board, but O'Connell would force a turnover with a steal as the Tigers quickly called a timeout to advance the ball with :11 seconds to go. Outside the timeout, the Tigers had an opportunity to take the lead but Moore's shot came up short. The Lions once again got possession off the team rebound and like the Tigers called a timeout to advance the ball up court. The Tigers' defense didn't allow GCU to get off a shot after in-bounding the ball resulting in overtime.
* In overtime, GCU scored the first four points and went on to outscore the Tigers, 12-3. The Lions shot 4-of-6 from the field and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the extra quarter. The GCU defense held the Tigers to just 1-of-10 shooting in OT.
* Holy Family led 23-16 early on in the second quarter before Georgian Court used a 17-6 run the final nine minutes of the quarter to lead 33-29 at halftime.
Inside the Box Score
* Moore led the Tigers with a team-high 18 points to go along with a team-best eight rebounds and five assists. She also recorded three steals on defense.
* Tretter finished the game with 15 points, while Morrow scored 11 points off the bench to record her fourth straight game of scoring in double-figures. Morrow also recorded a game-high five steals to set a new career-best.
* As a team, Holy Family recorded a season-high 15 steals on defense while forcing the Lions into 30 turnovers for the game. It marked the most turnovers by a Holy Family opponent this season.
* For GCU, Anyssa Fields scored 18 points and recorded nine rebounds. Erika Aspajo recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists. Leighanna Lister recorded a game-high 14 rebounds while scoring eight points.
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 42nd meeting between Holy Family and Georgian Court since the start of the 1997 season. The Tigers are now 38-4 versus the Lions in the all-time series.
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 12 as the Tigers host Nyack College in a CACC contest. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. at the Campus Center Gymnasium. Saturday's game is also Alumni Day for Holy Family basketball as well as the team's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer game. The Tigers will be raising money and awareness for pediatric cancer. The team will have a special guest on-hand for the game as Lincoln Hanson, the son of women's basketball alum, Meg Bauer-Hanson, will serve as honorary team captain. Lincoln was diagnosed with pediatric cancer on Feb. 11, 2021 and is currently in remission.
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