Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information<\/p>\n
ROCHESTER, NY. — Middlebury closed the semester with a thrilling 83-82 overtime win at Nazareth (0-0) on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers (7-1) return to action when they host Mt. St. Mary on December 31 at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Leading 11-10 after one quarter, Middlebury saw Nazareth go up 20-12 after a 10-1 run to start the second session. A hoop from Reagan McDonald and a three from Kira Waldman made it a three-point game (20-17) at the 5:17 mark. The Panthers went on top 25-24 on a three-pointer from McDonald with 1:04 remaining and took a 30-29 lead into the intermission with another three from Waldman at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
The Golden Flyers opened the second half on an 8-0 run, going up 37-30 on a three from Rachel Benedict at the 6:16 mark. Middlebury chipped away at the margin, regaining the lead (41-40) on a pair of free throws from Betsy Knox with 2:28 remaining in the quarter.<\/p>\n
Nazareth led 48-46 after 30 minutes, before extending its lead to 52-46 with 9:15 remaining. The lead grew to as many as nine (66-57) at the 4:40 mark, before the Panthers chipped away. Middlebury later went on a 6-0 run to cut the margin to 70-69 with 1:22 remaining. Maya Davis stepped to the line with 23 seconds remaining, sinking a pair to knot the game at 73-73. Nazareth had a shot to win the game in the closing seconds, but the shot was blocked by Betsy Knox.<\/p>\n
Neither team led by more than two points in the extra session, with the hosts holding an 82-81 lead with 30 seconds remaining. Following a timeout, the Panthers worked the ball around before a shot was missed. Davis grabbed the rebound and converted the put-back to give Middlebury an 83-82 lead with 1.9 seconds remaining. The Golden Flyers had a chance to win it in the final seconds, but a shot from the post was again blocked by Knox to secure the win.<\/p>\n
Waldman was one of four Panthers in double figures with 20 points to go along with six assists. Alyna Baharozian earned career bests with 19 points and five three-point field goals made (5-6), to go along with nine boards. Knox finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, while Davis scored 17 points and grabbed a career\/game-high 16 boards for her second double-double of the season. McDonald dished out five assists and scored nine points in the win.<\/p>\n
Benedict led all scorers with 29 points to go along with eight rebounds, while Jadyn Abrams netted 13 with nine boards.<\/p>\n
Middlebury shot 46.8 percent from the floor and held a 46-40 rebounding advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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