Eagles overtake Lakers during final five minutes
ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland scored nine unanswered points to erase a late five-point deficit, then hung on to beat the Lake Superior State women's basketball team 69-67 Friday at Kates Gymnasium.
AU (6-1 overall, 2-1 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) trailed throughout most of the game. LSSU's Jill Walton made a layup for a seven-point Laker lead with 5:43 remaining. Teammate Ronlea Peterson hit a three-pointer at 3:49 to give the Lakers a 61-56 advantage.
By the end of Ashland's 9-0 run, the Eagles were up 65-61 with less than a minute remaining. LSSU was forced to foul down the stretch, and AU made all four free throws.
Jackie Armstrong led LSSU (6-3 overall, 0-3 GLIAC) with 20 points and eight rebounds. Emily Joseph added 17 points, and Peterson followed with nine.
Lacy Romine had 19 points and six rebounds, and Betsy Morrison added 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Ashland. The Eagles out-rebounded the Lakers, 46-35. They out-scored LSSU on second-chance points, 11-6, and in points off turnovers, 22-14.
LSSU shot 41.4 percent from the field, including 9-of-20 from three-point range, and made 10-of-13 free throws. Ashland shot 34.8 percent from the field, including 6-of-20 from behind the arc, and made 17-of-22 free throws.
The Lakers play at Saginaw Valley State at 1 p.m. Sunday.
