Late fouls cost Women’s Basketball in SCAC-opener; Centenary (LA) claims 65-64 OT triumph

IRVING, Texas - The University of Dallas women's basketball team (5-2, 0-1 SCAC) had their four-game winning-streak end Saturday, as the team fell 65-64 in overtime to Centenary College of Louisiana at the Maher Athletic Center.

In a game of eight lead changes, Centenary (2-7, 1-2 SCAC) led 30-24 at halftime. Dallas countered with a 34-28 second-half advantage, and all but had the contest won down the stretch.

Senior guard Kylie Yoshimura (Temple City, Calif) finished with 15 points, including a layup with 54 seconds left in regulation to put Dallas on top 58-57. 

Centenary's Dionecia Warr produced a turnover with five seconds remaining, and was sent to the free-throw line on a blocking foul with just one second on the scoreboard. 

Warr hit the back-half of her attempts to force overtime. She set the tone early in the extra session, knocking down a quick three-pointer. Warr finished with a game-high 25 points in the ebb-and-flow affair. 

Junior post Christy Allen (Burton, Mich.) converted a layup to tie the game 64-64 with 56 seconds to go in overtime. Allen recorded a double-double, amassing 17 points and a game-high 15 rebounds (nine offensive). 

Brianna Edwards played hero on this day, netting the game-winning free throw with 13 ticks showing to disappoint Dallas in the team's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) opener. 

Sophomore guard Brooke Hagemann (Oklahoma City, Okla.) was the third Lady Crusader to enter double-figures, as she coupled 15 points with nine boards on the afternoon. 

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Dallas will again host Centenary at the Maher Athletic Center. Tip-off on Monday, Dec. 17, is slated for 5:30 p.m. 

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