BETHLEHEM, Penn. -- The Frostburg State University women's basketball team slipped past Bridgewater State College, 88-80, in overtime in the consolation game of the 8th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic on Saturday.
Sophomore Elizabeth Carrington (Clinton, MD) scored a career-high 25 points and junior Brittany James (Baltimore, MD) added her fourth double-double of the season to lead the Bobcats.
FSU, which had three starters in double figures, overcame a
16-point second-half deficit and used an 11-of-12 free-throw effort
in OT to earn the victory.
Both teams made 15 baskets in the first half but Bridgewater State
(5-5) held the intermission lead after making four more
three-pointers and six more free throws in the opening period.
Frostburg State took control in the second half by shooting 50.0
percent (15-of-30) from the floor, including 22 points in the paint
and 15 points off 10 Bridgewater turnovers.
Carrington, who led all scorers in points, was 9-of-17 (52.9%)
shooting and 7-of-13 from the foul line. She also recorded seven
boards and a game-high five steals. For her effort, James earned
all-tournament honors after pouring in 23 points and grabbing 16
boards, including 10 on the offensive end. Sophomore
Mercedes White (Bowie, MD) rounded out the
double-digit scorers for the Bobcats as she chipped in 13
points.
Bridgewater State was led in scoring by sophomore guard
Corey Cuddihy (Scituate, MA) with 19 points,
including five three-pointers. Freshman guard Stephanie
Houtman (New Bedford, MA) added 16 points to go along with
eight assists while freshman forward Monica-Sabina
Bharoocha (North Smithfield, RI) scored 12. Houtman earned
all-tournament honors for the Bears.
The first half, which featured five lead changes and four ties,
saw Bridgewater use a 13-4 run midway through the period to take an
eight-point cushion (23-15) at 10:21. FSU battled back to tie the
contest at 31-31 with 4:09 showing but the Bears used a late 13-5
run to close out the opening stanza 36-44.
In the second half, Bridgewater opened a 16-point lead (56-40) just
over four minutes into action. After Frostburg State scored the
first two points of the half, the Bears went on a 12-2 run led by
five points from Houtman. Frostburg, however, put together a 28-12
run spanning a little over 11 minutes to tie the contest at 68-68
with just 3:01 to play. With 44 seconds showing, Carrington made a
pair of free throws to give FSU a 73-72 lead. Houtman had a chance
to win the game with just two seconds left but she made just one of
two free throws to send the contest into an extra frame.
FSU allowed Bridgewater to lead just once in overtime and held the
Bears to just three baskets while slowly using the free throw line
to earn the win.