La Roche Hangs On to Defeat Women's Basketball

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The La Roche women's basketball team posted a 79-76 overtime victory against Penn State Behrend in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Final Score: La Roche 79, Penn State Behrend 76 (OT)
Records:  Penn State Behrend (9-4, 1-1 AMCC), La Roche (6-7, 2-0 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Redhawk's Machia Hairston hit the game-tying layup to send the game into overtime
* The Lions had a three-point lead with 14 seconds in regulation
* Behrend went 1-for-4 from the line down the stretch
* Jazmine Dunn had two free throws drop and Hairston made the last basket to tie it at 67-all
* La Roche outscored the Lions by three in overtime
* It came down to the final seconds once again, this time getting two free throws from Danajah Sanders for the final margin
* Tied 75-all, Makayla Abraham made a layup with 19 seconds left for a 77-75 lead
* Jordan Swartz (Economy, PA/Ambridge) hit the front end two free throws to get within one, before Sanders finished the game with eight seconds left
* The back-and-forth game had 20 lead changes and 15 ties
* La Roche held the advantage on the boards (49-34)
* Madilyn Boyer (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) had a season-high 24 points and 14 rebounds
* It marked Boyer's fourth double-double
* Morgan Altavilla (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) added 18 points for the Lions

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday against Pitt-Bradford. Game time 7 p.m.