1/8/09
Women's basketball loses in OT
The University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team fell short at Plymouth State University this afternoon as the Beavers suffered an 80-72 overtime setback in non-conference action.
Farmington slipped to 3-8 with a trip to Maine Maritime Academy scheduled for Tuesday. The Panthers improved to 8-3.
Caitlyn Laflin (Farmingdale, ME) and Ashley Busque (Belgrade, ME) scored 20 and 19 points, respectively, for the Beavers, while Jillian Ross (Belfast, ME) added 14 points.
Amanda Kania paced the Panthers with 25 points and 13 boards with Laura Kent providing 21 points. Kent scored eight of her total in overtime as PSU outscored the Beavers 13-5 in the extra session.
Farmington led by as many as 10 points in the opening half and carried a 36-30 lead at intermission, but the Panthers regained the lead at 52-50 seven minutes into the second frame. Plymouth State held a 65-59 lead with 6:09 remaining in regulation, but the Beavers trudged back into the contest with a Laflin jumper at 2:52 for the game's 10th tie at 65-65. A Busque layup at 2:02 gave the Beavers a 67-65 edge, but Farmington could not expand the advantage and a Kayla Morin basket with 55 seconds left tied the game at 67-67.
The overtime session see-sawed over the first 1:56 with the Beavers clinging to a 72-69 lead. The Panthers closed out the period with an 11-0 run -- including five of six from the foul line -- to send Farmington to a fifth straight loss with an 80-72 defeat.
