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Laker women fall in overtime at Walsh

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NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Walsh held Lake Superior State to one point during the final three minutes of overtime to win Saturday's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball game, 76-69.

Five players scored in double figures for both teams, which have identical GLIAC records.

Stephanie Fisher led LSSU (1-7 overall, 1-3 GLIAC) with 18 points and five rebounds. Laura VanEs and Kandace Crittendon scored 12 points each. Megan Manninen scored 11 points, including a game-tying jumper with two seconds remaining in regulation. Alex Morrow finished with 10 points.

VanEs also totaled 13 rebounds for her second double double of the season.

Whitney Dabbelt totaled 15 points and 13 rebounds for Walsh (4-4 overall, 1-3 GLIAC). Kelsey Funderburgh followed with 14 points and eight rebounds, and Rachael Trujillo had 13 points and five assists.

LSSU trailed 32-26 at halftime, but held slim leads off and on during the second half. Walsh went ahead 64-59 with 1:37 to go, but couldn't answer the Lakers' regulation-ending 30-second flurry that including a free throw by Manninen, and field goals by April LaCross and Manninen.

Funderburgh made a three-pointer at 3:19 of overtime for a 69-66 Walsh lead. Fisher answered with a jumper and cut the deficit to one, but the Lakers were 0-for-3 from the field and committed three turnovers during the final three minutes.

LSSU shot 37.7 percent from the field, including 6-of-25 from three-point range, and made 11-of-16 free throws. Walsh shot 43.3 percent from the field, including 9-of-25 from behind the arc, and made 9-of-18 free throws. Both teams totaled 45 rebounds and 16 turnovers.

LSSU meets Harding in Oahu, Hawaii, Wednesday.

Walsh-LSSU Boxscore

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