ANDERSON, S.C. The Anderson University women's basketball needed an extra five minutes of play to pull off the, 67-63, road win over South Atlantic Conference foe Newberry on Saturday evening at the Eleazer Arena.
With the victory, Anderson improves to 14-4 overall and 11-3 in the league while Newberry drops to 11-7 overall and 7-7 in the conference action.
The Trojans were paced by four double-digit scorers with freshman guard Alexy Mollenhauer scoring a team-high 14 points while grabbing five rebounds. Sophomore Tamia Eatmon netted 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting and 5-of-6 from the free throw line while senior Heather Jankowy and junior Kaylee Koerperich chipped in 10 points apiece. Jankowy was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe on the night.
Capping off the Black and Gold's scoring was senior Jasmine Franklin(7), Erika Martin(5), Bailey Sims(4), Madison Baggett(3) and Nakia Young(3).
Newberry placed three in double figures with guard Shelby Britten's game-high 20 points. Center Meg Essex dropped in 18 points along with eight rebounds while forward Courtney Lyons chipped in 10 points while ripping down eight boards.
The game featured 11 lead changes and 10 ties with neither team leading by more than eight points. The Wolves took the lead in regulation with five seconds left on the clock when Britten made her second free throw, 58-57. After an Anderson timeout advancing the ball to midcourt, Mollenhauer was fouled on a short shot making 1-of-2 free throws to send the game into overtime.
The Black and Gold controlled the overtime period forcing the Wolves to foul. Anderson made 5-of-6 foul shots down the stretch to claim its 11th conference victory of the season.
Head Coach Jonathon Barbaree's Thoughts: "A road win is a road win...we will take it. They played a great defensive game against us and it was a battle. Rebounding again has to improve and we will definitely get back at it."
EXTRA DRIBBLE
-Anderson lost its last overtime contest; 81-79, at Carson-Newman on Feb. 10, 2016.
-The Trojans bench outscored Newberry 29-4.
-Anderson picked up its sixth straight regular season win over Newberry.
-The Trojans dished out a season low four assists.
UP NEXT
Anderson remains on the road to play SAC opponent Tusculum on Wednesday. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.
