Women's Basketball Suffers Heartbreaking CCAC Conference Loss at the Buzzer to Lincoln

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking CCAC Conference loss at the buzzer, falling to Lincoln College by the score of 75-74 on Wednesday, February 9 at the Goodman Center.  The loss dropped the Lakers overall record to 7-16 and their conference mark to 6-13 on the year.

The Lakers grabbed the lead from the get go and opened up an 8-1 advantage behind five points by Gabrielle Beggs and a three-pointer from Amelia McNutt.  Roosevelt pushed its lead to 12-3 behind consecutive baskets by Moe Miton, but the Lynx closed out the quarter on an 11-2 run to tie things up at 14-14 before Milton hit a jumper for a 16-14 RU lead at the end of the opening stanza.

After Lincoln tied the game up at 16-16 to begin the second quarter, the Lakers erupted and built a lead as large as 20 points, including a 48-28 advantage at the half.  The Roosevelt offensive outburst was sparked by 12 points from Beggs and 11 points from Shawna Conger.

However, the third quarter belonged to the Lynx as their offense exploded to cut the RU lead down to two points at 52-50 with 3:24 to go.  The Lakers pushed their lead back up to eight points, but Lincoln brought that margin down to 59-55 heading into the final quarter.

The Lakers extended their lead to nine points in the first minute after another Conger three-pointer and RU's lead didn't go below six points until in the final few minutes.  As Lincoln chipped away at the lead, the Lakers offense struggled down the stretch and didn't score a point in the final 3:50 of the game.  Despite not adding to their scoring total, the Lakers still held a 74-73 lead with three seconds to play, but the Lynx had possession of the ball at midcourt for an inbounds pass.  The RU defense forced an errant shot, but a Lynx player caught it and put up a shot under the rim that fell as the buzzer sounded for the win.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Lincoln                  14           14           27           20           75
                Roosevelt            16           32           11           15           74

Records: Roosevelt 7-16, 6-13 (CCAC) | Lincoln 4-15, 4-13 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Gabrielle Beggs registered 19 points & eight assists
• Shawna Conger also had 19 points to go with five assists
• Amelia McNutt tallied 15 points, six rebounds, six assists, & three steals
• Moe Milton recorded a double-double with 12 points & 13 rebounds
• Nicole Poole added seven points & seven rebounds
• The Lakers shot 40.6% overall & 32.1% from three-point range
• The Lynx shot 31.4% overall & were held to just 9.5% from behind the arc
• Lincoln took advantage at the free throw line, going 19-for27, while RU was 9-of-16 from the line
• The Lynx held a 62-44 advantage over the Lakers on the boards
  

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers held the lead for the entire contest until the last second winning shot by the Lynx
• The two teams split the season series & are now tied at 3-3 in the all-time series
• The Lakers now sit in 10^th place of the CCAC with a 6-13 record, trailing Trinity Christian by two games for eighth place & the final spot in the CCAC Tournament
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Saturday, February 12 when they travel to Milwaukee, Wis. to take on Cardinal Stritch University.  Tip-off is scheduled for 1pm at Panella Court on the campus of Cardinal Stritch.