Selinsgrove, Pa. – Four starters in double figures was not enough to propel the Susquehanna University women's basketball team to their third straight win Saturday afternoon. Susquehanna (5-9, 2-2 LC) dropped an 82-74 Landmark Conference decision in overtime to the visiting Elizabethtown College Blue Jays (9-5, 2-2 LC).
 
Susquehanna 74, Elizabethtown 82 (OT)

How It Happened

• Lydia Lawson tallied the final six points of regulation for Elizabethtown to give the visitors a one-possession lead with 46 seconds on the clock. Sophomore Madi Welliver (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) then knocked down a pair of free throws with 19 ticks left to even up the game at 67-67.
• Lawson had an opportunity to potentially win it in regulation but missed a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds to go. Welliver grabbed the defensive board but the River Hawks' last-second attempt hit off the side of the backboard and the game went into overtime.
• In the extra frame, it was the Lawson show as she scored all but two of the Blue Jays' 15 points in OT. Lawson went 7-of-9 from the free throw line as well as 3-of-3 from the field in the extra five minutes. E-town also benefitted from five points off of four SU turnovers.
• The game featured six lead changes and four tied scores but Susquehanna controlled the tempo for the first three quarters.
• The River Hawks erased a seven-point deficit in the first period, outscoring Elizabethtown, 14-6, over the final five minutes to stake a 23-19 lead on a triple by freshman guard Sadie Comfort (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville) in the waning moments of the quarter.
• The Blue Jays opened up the second stanza with a 9-2 run to regain the lead but Susquehanna responded with a run of its own, notching 14 of the next 16 points to retake a 39-30 advantage at halftime.
• SU did not score for the first six minutes of the third frame, allowing E-town to right back in it and usurp the lead once again. Freshman forward Olivia Brandt (Bethlehem, Pa./Notre Dame) ended the drought for the River Hawks with a 1-of-2 effort at the line. EC led by six in the final three minutes of the quarter before Welliver and Comfort close the gap to two.
• Welliver gave Susquehanna a six-point lead at 6:36 of the fourth before the Blue Jays knotted it at 58-58. Sophomore guard Nevin Hoenninger's (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) layup then helped build the lead back up to five with 3:05 remaining in regulation.

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore guard Erin McQuillen (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) recorded her fourth 20-point game of the season as she finished with 20 points, connecting on a career-best eight field goals (8-of-16). She also added eight rebounds, four assists, and a season-high two steals.
• Comfort contributed 17 points as she was 5-of-9 from downtown in addition to three boards and an assist while Hoenninger added 14 points on career-highs of six field goals (6-of-14) and two three-pointers (2-of-6) plus three assists, two blocks, two caroms and a steal.
• Welliver recorded her first career double-double as she chipped in season-bests of 11 points and 12 rebounds to go along with a season-high five blocks, leading Susquehanna to register a season-best eight blocks.
• The River Hawks won the rebounding battle, 39-31, and shot 43.3% from the field with eight three-pointers.
• Lawson poured in a game-high 37 points to lead all scorers as she went 19-of-24 at the charity stripe, including making her first 10 foul shots.

Up Next for the River Hawks

• Jan. 16 vs. No. 3/4 Scranton (15-0, 4-0 LC) – O.W. Houts Gymnasium – Landmark Conference contest – 7:00 p.m.
• Jan. 19 at Catholic (9-6, 1-3 LC) – Washington, D.C. – Landmark Conference contest – 2:00 p.m.

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