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JONESBORO, Ark. – Jordan Hunter's layup with 4.2 seconds left capped a dramatic, 52-51, come-from-behind victory for the Southeast Missouri women's basketball team at Arkansas State on Monday night.
The Redhawks (2-2) trailed the Red Wolves (0-4) by as many as 16 points in the first half before taking its first lead of the game on Hunter's layup.
“I am so happy and proud of this basketball team,” Southeast head coach
Ty Margenthaler said. “They really stuck together. They knew it's been a long time since they put up a nice road win. This is the type of win that can take us a long way.
ASU jumped out to a 7-2 advantage, scoring five straight points on a Jane Morrill three and a Quinisha McDowell layup. With the score 11-6 in favor of the Red Wolves, Morrill hit a three-pointer and a mid-range jumper to up the lead to 16-6 with 11:45 left in the opening frame.
That gap eventually grew to 14 points as part of the Red Wolves' 13-4 run, making it 24-10 with under six minutes left in the half. ASU's lead was as large as 28-12 and it held Southeast to 19.2 percent shooting while making 45.5 percent of its shots in the first half to take a 30-16 lead into halftime.
Southeast cut the deficit to nine points (40-31) on a
Patricia Mack jumper with 8:47 left on the clock. However, Morrill followed with an and-one, making a hook shot and hitting the ensuing free throw to extend the lead back to 12 points.
Trailing 45-33,
Kara Wright made Southeast's first three-pointer of the game and
Allyson Bradshaw banked home a jumper to make it 45-38 at the 6:40 mark of the second half.
Brittany Harriel extended the run to 12-0 with seven-straight points. The senior forward drained a three-pointer, then hit a layup and a jumper on the next two possessions to forge a 45-45 tie, the game's first since the score was 2-2.
ASU's Ashley Olvera ended the run by hitting a three-point shot and then making a free throw , giving the Red Wolves a 49-45 lead with 3:01 to play.
A pair of
Courtney Shiffer free throws cut the gap to 49-47, but Morrill countered with a basket on an Olvera assist. With 58 seconds left, Mack hit a three-pointer from the corner to make it 51-50.
Southeast got a critical stop and called timeout to draw up a play with 11 seconds left. With the clock winding down, Hunter got to the basket down the baseline and put the Redhawks on top 52-51 on a layup with 4.2 seconds left. That lead was Southeast's first lead of the game.
After using its foul to give to trim the clock to 0.4 seconds, Quinishia McDowell's desperation three-pointer fell short and Southeast secured its first non-conference road win since Nov. 17, 2007 at Central Arkansas.
Patricia Mack finished with a career-high 17 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth career double-double while
Brittany Harriel (13 points) also finished in double figures.
Southeast shot 40 percent from the field and held ASU to 35.3 percent shooting, including 8-of-29 (27.6 percent) in the second half. The Red Wolves held a 34-33 advantage in rebounding. Southeast finished with 16 turnovers compared to ASU's 13 miscues.
Southeast returns to the court on Friday when they travel to Houston as part of the David Jones classic. Opening tip is at 5:30 p.m.
