Box Score 

TOWSON, Md. – Down by one with 18 seconds remaining, Susquehanna's Korey McCaffrey (Millheim, Pa./Penns Valley Area) sank a three-pointer to help send SU's game at Goucher into overtime where the Gophers ultimately prevailed 59-56.

It was a defensive battle with the teams were tied at 51 at the end of regulation and then combined for just 13 points in overtime.

Susquehanna (4-12, 1-4) shot just 30 percent from the floor but limited the Gophers (4-11, 1-4) to just a 33 percent showing. Both squads struggled at the free throw line, going a combined 27-for-45.

McCaffrey had no trouble finding the basket, though, scoring a game-high 16 points to go along with seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

Freshman Eleni Dimou (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh) was the only other Crusader to post double figures with her 13 points. Gina Palazzi (Newfoundland, Pa./Wallenpaupack) fell one board and two points shy of a double-double with a team-high nine rebounds and eight points on 3-of-6 shooting.

The lead swapped sides for the opening minutes of the regulation and the Crusaders found themselves down by just one, 6-5, after an Ainsley Rossitto (Rocky Hill, Conn./Kingswood-Oxford) free throw at 15:09. Unfortunately for SU, Goucher countered with a 16-4 run to build a 13-point lead (22-9) with just over seven minutes remaining in the half.

Amarra Boone (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) broke that stretch with two free throws at 6:37 for a 22-11 score. Back-to-back McCaffrey jumpers made it a 24-15 game with 1:06 remaining and two Mariah Monahan (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) free throws at the 23-second mark kept it a nine-point game, 26-17, at halftime.

The Crusaders pulled within five (30-25) with 14:26 still to play after consecutive jump shots from Dimou and McCaffrey.

Dimou made it three-straight buckets for the Crusaders with a jumper at 13:38 that quickly trimmed Goucher's lead to three (30-27). Two Palazzi free throws just over one minute later made it a one-point contest, 30-29, and SU regained the lead (32-30) on a Nora Joyce (Scranton, Pa./West Scranton) trey with 10:30 on the clock.

Both teams went on 5-0 runs and it was 41-all with 5:36 remaining. Goucher went up by two, 46-44, at the 4:45 mark. Two minutes later, it was a 47-44 game before McCaffrey's layup brought her squad back within one at 47-46.

With 1:04 to play, Dimou was fouled and proceed to sink both free throws to keep it a one-point game (49-48).

The clock ran down to 18 seconds before McCaffrey drained the game-tying bucket that made it 51-51 and eventually sent the game to extra time.

Two minutes into overtime, it was 55-54 Goucher, but with 1:43 on the clock, McCaffrey went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws to tie the game (55-55).

With one minute on the clock, Goucher's Sharnell Huff sank two free throws for a 57-56 Gouchers edge and then proceeded to drain a jumper with 21 seconds on the clock for a three-point Goucher lead (59-56) which proved to be the decisive bucket.
 
The women are back at home beginning Friday with a 7:30 p.m. game against Scranton.