PINEVILLE, Louisiana- After leading by as many as 18, the LeTourneau University women's basketball would see a late Louisiana College rally force overtime before falling by a final score of 61-58 at the H.O. West Field House in Pineville, Louisiana on Thursday, February 7th.

The YellowJackets drop to 5-17 overall and 2-11 in American Southwest Conference action while the win allows the Wildcats to move to .500 with a 7-7 conference record while they sit at 10-11 on the season.
 
How It Happened:

• The YellowJackets would be quick to jump on the Wildcats as they used a seven-point first quarter performance from Keauna Whitfield to grab a 15-6 lead heading into the second period.
• The LeTourneau offense would look to build on their lead as they earned the first six points of the quarter as Louisiana College didn't see their first basket of the second period until 5:45 remaining in the first half which allowed LETU to open a 21-8 lead.
• After a series of turnovers exchanged between both squads, a jumper from Alexandria Thorne would be the last points of the half to give the YellowJackets a 25-13 lead heading into the break.
• A foul-happy third quarter led to six trips to the free throw line for the Wildcats as they converted on all six free throw attempts to pull themselves within single digits as the third quarter ended.
• The final minute of action in the third quarter saw the two teams combine for a total of seven points with the YellowJackets holding a 43-34 advantage.
• The charity stripe would continue to be a boon for the Wildcats as Louisiana College would score four of their first 10 points at the free throw line to pull within four at 48-44 before seeing LETU respond with a Chauntel Acosta layup to go back up six with 5:35 left in regulation.
• LC would manage to make another run and close within a single point at 51-50 with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter.
• After seeing Louisiana College knot things at 52-52, LETU would get a layup from Olivia Eweni to make it 54-52 with 1:07 left in regulation but the Wildcats would answer as they scored with 24 seconds left before holding strong on defense to push the game into overtime.
• The opening minutes of the extra period would see the two teams combine for eight points and leave the score tied at 58-58 with 2:44 remaining in overtime as turnovers would start to become an issue for the YellowJackets.
• Two of the final three possessions for LETU would come without a shot attempt as Louisiana College would once again turn up the pressure and score the final three points of the game to earn a 61-58 victory.

Key Stats:

• LC would see 25 of their points come off turnovers by the YellowJackets while LETU would turn 15 Louisiana College turnovers into 13 points.
• Thorne would see her second-best shooting performance of the season to finish with a team-high 23 points to go along with eight rebounds while Acosta added 12 points and eight rebounds of her own.
• Shooting percentage would reflect the neck and neck contest as the YellowJackets shot 35.0 percent (21-of-60) from the field while the Wildcats connected on 33.8 percent (23-for-68) of their shots.

What's Next?
The YellowJackets will play their last road game of the regular-season continue east to Jackson, Mississippi to take on Belhaven University on Saturday, February 9th at 1 p.m. Belhaven will enter Saturday's matchup with a 7-14 overall record as LeTourneau will look to sweep the season series against the Blazers.