WARRENSBURG, Mo. – MSU Moorhead's Emily Srejma banked in a jump shot with 11 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Dragons to a 68-66 win over the University of Central Missouri Jennies basketball team on Tuesday, Nov. 18, inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
The Jennies (1-2) are scheduled to take on West Florida (2-0) in the WBCA Showcase on Friday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. CT in Orlando, Fla.
Central Missouri trailed MSU Moorhead, 45-39, before outscoring the Dragons in the fourth quarter, 18-12, to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Taylor Weishaar knotted the game, 66-66, after converting one of two free throws with 20 seconds to go in the extra period before Srejma converted what proved to be the game-winner from just beyond the free-throw line.
Cierra Smith tallied 17 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field and a 4-of-8 performance at the free-throw line, Weishaar added 14 points with nine rebounds, and
Reese Schaaf and
Makenzie Farmer both chipped in 12 points, leading UCM.
For the game, Central Missouri shot 39 percent from the field (22-of-56), 37 percent from three-point range (7-of-19) and were 15-of-22 at the free-throw line for 68 percent.
Both teams posted 39 rebounds in the game, and the Jennies outscored the Dragons off turnovers, 17-14, but MSU Moorhead out-paced UCM in the paint, 42-26.
Abby Berge had 15 points and Terryn Johnson tallied 13 points to pace the Dragons (2-1).
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