A back-and-forth second half on Saturday (Nov. 20) afternoon ended with the No. 8-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team hanging on for an 80-79 victory at Lewis.
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The Eagles earned their third straight win to start the new season against a Great Lakes Valley Conference rival, while the Flyers are 0-4.
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WHAT HAPPENED
- Lewis' largest lead was six points at 58-52 late in the third quarter. Ashland had a 78-70 advantage during the fourth quarter, then the Flyers scored nine points in a row to put themselves in position for a win.
- Junior forward Annie Roshak, however, scored what would be the game-winning basket inside of the final minute, and Lewis' last-second attempts for the win fell short.
- Roshak ended with a game-high 24 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the floor, while sophomore guard Sydney Jacobsen posted a career-high 16 points thanks in part to going 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Roshak had a team-high seven rebounds, and Jacobsen added six assists and four steals.
- Senior forward Karlee Pireu was the third and final Eagle in double-digit scoring, ending with 13 points. With 1,244 career points, Pireu passed Alanna Buurma into 14th place on AU's all-time scoring list.
- Ashland went 20-for-20 from the free-throw line, finishing two makes shy of the program record for most free throws without a miss in a game. The Eagles shot 55.8 percent from the field, and overcame turning the ball over 26 times and making just 2-of-11 from 3-point range.
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UP NEXT
Ashland will go back on the road for a pre-Thanksgiving game against another GLVC foe on Wednesday (Nov. 24) at 2 p.m. vs. Southern Indiana (3-1).
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