gronewold
Mathew Kirby
80
Indianapolis UINDY 14-9, 8-5 GLVC
84
Winner Quincy QU 5-18, 2-11 GLVC
Indianapolis UINDY
14-9, 8-5 GLVC
80
Final
84
Quincy QU
5-18, 2-11 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Indianapolis UINDY 21 16 17 17 9 80
Quincy QU 24 8 16 23 13 84

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brendan Bittner

Hawks Sink 'Hounds In Overtime Thriller

QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University women's basketball team stopped an eight-game losing streak with a thrilling, 84-80 overtime win over visiting Indianapolis on Saturday (Feb. 4) afternoon at Pepsi Arena.
 
The Hawks (5-18, 2-11 GLVC), who have shown spurts of pulling out of their funk at times this season, pulled it altogether and now have a signature win on their resume. And it came with heroics to send the game to overtime.
 
The Hawks were inbounding the ball on their offensive end with the Greyhounds (14-9, 8-5 GLVC) leading, 71-68, with six seconds remaining. A 3-point attempt by senior guard Selina Barnes (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sierra/Southeastern CC) was blocked out-of-bounds by Martha Burse, leaving 2.7 seconds on the clock.
 
Senior guard Lauren Gronewold (Carthage, Ill./Illini West) set up to inbound the ball without anyone guarding her, but with a defender playing with her back to the sideline. Gronewold threw the ball off the defender's back, the ball kicked back to her and she triggered a 3-pointer that dropped with 0.9 seconds left to send the game to overtime, 71-71.
 
Senior guard Nikia Edom (Romeoville, Ill./Plainfield East/Murray State) knocked down a 3-pointer with 4:26 left in overtime to give QU a 74-73 lead.
 
Devin Ferguson's free throws gave UIndy a 75-74 lead before the Hawks went on a 6-0 run, getting a layup by Gronewold and consecutive buckets from senior forward Cha Cha Williams (Bolingbrook, Ill./Seton Hill) to give QU an 80-75 lead with 1:12 remaining.
 
The Hawks held the Greyhounds without a field goal for 4 ½ minutes of the overtime period. Gronewold's free throws with 22 seconds left pushed QU ahead 82-76 and Barnes iced the game with a couple freebies with seven seconds remaining.
 
The Hawks shot 69 percent (9-for-13) to take a 24-21 lead in the first quarter, but they trailed at halftime, 37-32, after going 3-for-11 (27 percent) in the second quarter.
 
QU won the battle on the glass, 38-31, and led in second chance points, 19-7.
 
Gronewold led five Hawks in double figures with a career-high 21 points. She was 8-for-10 from the floor and added nine rebounds and four assists. The Hawks dished out 21 assists on 31 field goals.
 
Edom chipped in 15 points and hit four 3-pointers. Sophomore Sarah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis.) scored 13 points in 18 minutes off the bench. Williams scored 12 points and Barnes added 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes.
 
The Hawks shot 51 percent (31-for-61) from the field in the game, while the 'Hounds hit at a 46 percent (28-for-61) clip.
 
Nicole Anderson led the Greyhounds with 20 points and nine rebounds.
 
The Hawks will return to the court on Thursday (Feb. 9) when they travel to UW-Parkside for a matchup against the Rangers. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
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