Hickory, N.C.- Trailing by 63-52 with 2:45 left in the fourth quarter, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team scored the last eleven points to force overtime Saturday afternoon inside the Shu. However, the Bears were outscored 9-2 in the last 3:15 minutes of overtime as Coker pulled out a 73-72 win. Brandi Hudson had a career-high 35 points in the loss. 

GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Coker 73, Lenoir-Rhyne 72 OT
Records: Coker (4-10, 3-9 SAC) I Lenoir-Rhyne (4-10, 3-9 SAC) 
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Gym

STATS AND INFO:

• Today's game starts a five-game in ten-day span for the Bears to finish the month of January, including four straight on the road. 
• With 12 points tonight, Emily Harman is 30 away from 500 career points.
• Coker snaps a five-game losing streak against the Bears. 
• Bears move to 0-2 in overtime this year both at home. 
• LR also moves to 0-4 in games decided by three points or less.
• Hudson has averaged 22.75 points per game since the calendar flipped to 2022. 

FIRST HALF:

• Bears came out hot from the floor missing only one shot in the first quarter (7-8) to storm out to a five point lead after one.
• Cobras then went on an 8-0 run in the middle of the second quarter to take their first lead of the game.
• Hudson had 12 to lead all players at the half while Maddie Dillinger added eight points. 
• Bears had half of their points from the paint in the first half. (16 of 32)

SECOND HALF:

• Cobras came out with three straight threes in the first 2:39 of the third quarter to open an 11 point lead at 43-32 forcing a Bears timeout.
• Coker was cruising and had an eleven-point lead with 2:45 left in the 4th when the Bears scored the last eleven points of the half to send it to overtime.
• Both teams have a shot to win it in regulation but the Bears turned the ball over with three seconds left and Coker did not even get a shot off in the last possession. 
• LR started overtime with five quick points from Hudson and a layup by Harman to race out to a 70-63 lead with 3:15 left but Coker went on an 11-2 run to end the game and escape with the one-point win.
• With the game tied at 72, Coker got a foul on a drive with 4.6 left by Abigail Kessling, who made the first one to give them the 73-72 lead. Kessling missed the second one and Hannah McClung dribbled up the court for one last shot but her three-pointer at the buzzer fell short. 

ABOUT THE BEARS:

• Hudson finished the game with a career-high 35 points and added six rebounds.
• Hudson went 16-20 from the free-throw line, which was two short of the school record set by Amy Jenkins
• Jenkins hit 18 free throws on January 5, 1995, a record that has stood for the last 27 years.
• Harman finished with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes of action. 
• Hannah Stull, Megan Landsiedel and Harman each had a pair of steals in the game. 

NOTABLE COBRAS:

• Keesling finished with a team-high 18 points including the game-winning free throw.
• Ashauntee Nelson (17) and Dasia Lambert (15) joined her in double figures. 
• Nelson added three steals and four assists for the Cobras. 

UP NEXT:  LR will travel to Lincoln Memorial on Monday for a 5:30 Tip-off.