SALEM, Ore. - Laura Geis scored four of her game-high 18 points in overtime, as The College of Idaho earned a gutsy 73-71 victory at Corban University, tonight inside the C.E. Jeffers Center.
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The No. 22 ranked Lady Yotes (10-5, 6-1 CCC) got a pair of free throws from Dayna Drager with less than two minutes to play to force the extra session, then never trailed in overtime. A Geis jumper broke the 65-65 deadlock, with Katelin Shannon adding a lay-up to push the lead to 69-65 with 3:53 to go. Drager added a driving lay-up and Geis a short jumper to seal the victory, as the Warriors (3-13, 0-6) could not get a shot off inside the final minute.
The Yotes sprinted out of the gates, as a Drager three-point play gave The C of I a 7-0 lead, extending the margin to 17-6 on a Shannon lay-up just five minutes into the game. Corban would rally late in the half, using a 13-3 run – including a pair of Katherine Salness three-point plays, to tie the score at 35-35, but the Yotes would take a 39-35 lead to the locker room.
A Shannon three-pointer early in the second half gave the Lady Yotes a 46-37 lead, with a Geis jumper with just over five minutes left giving the visitors a 61-54 edge. Corban rattled off nine-straight points, including a Tess Bennett runner that gave the Warriors their first lead of the night at 63-61 – and had a chance to win inside the final minute, but Bennett missed two free throws with the score deadlocked, sending the game to overtime.
Geis added 12 rebounds in the win – her third-straight double-double, with Felicity Jones adding 17 points and six assists. Shannon had 13 points and six steals for the Yotes, with Drager scoring 11. The Yotes made just 35-percent of their field goal attempts, but forced 23 Corban turnovers.
Bennett led the Warriors with 16 points and 12 rebounds, with Tara Van Weerdheizen adding 13 points and four blocked shots, as Corban lost despite connecting on 51-percent of their field goal chances.
The C of I returns to action tomorrow night, putting a four-game win streak on the line at Northwest Christian.
