MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women's basketball team rallied late to tie the game, but two free throws by the visitors with 3 seconds left on the clock would seal a 63-61 non-conference loss to University of Mobile Lady Rams on Saturday afternoon at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.
The Lady Rams (2-2) held an early 16 -11 lead after the first quarter and maintained a 29-25 advantage at half time. By the end of the 3
rd quarter, the Mobile lead had expanded to 49-41, but the Badgers refused to quit.
Senior guard
Elise Reilly of Covington, La. began to find her range in the fourth period and drained two long-distance 3-pointers, including a game-tying bucket from the right side to make it a 61-61 game with 27 seconds remaining.
After a Mobile time out, the Lady Rams used good quick passing to work the ball around the perimeter before finding guard Jordyn York on the inside who drew a foul from the Badgers with just 3.7 seconds showing. York calmly drained her two free throws and a final 3-point attempt by Reilly only found iron as the horn sounded.
The Badgers shot 45.1% (23-51) in the game, including 23.1% (3-13) from beyond the 3-point arc. The Badgers lost 19 turnovers against 13 steals by the Lady Rams. Spring Hill completed 70.6% (12-17) of their free throws, but were edged 40-32 in rebounding as Mobile scored 18 second-chance points and SHC just 10.
Reilly scored 15 points while senior forward
Tiffany Valentine of Houston, Texas had 14 points with 5 rebounds.
Lauren Bodino scored a game-high 25 points with 10 rebounds for the Lady Rams while York added 13 and Kendra Langham contributed 10 points. Mobile shot just 36.1% (22-61) from the field, including 16.7% (2-12) from 3-point range. The Lady Rams scored on 70.6% (17-21) of their free throws and lost 18 turnovers to 13 steals by Spring Hill.
The Badgers (0-5) remain at home for a Tuesday night non-conference match up with the University of West Florida (UWF) Argonauts (2-1) beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.
