Game Facts:
Score: Roanoke 52, St. Mary's (Md.) 48
Location: Salem, Va. – Cregger Center
The Short Story:
The Roanoke College women's basketball team rallied for a 52-48 overtime win Saturday over visiting St. Mary's College of Maryland in the opening game of the Jean Beamer Tip-Off Classic.
Senior
Alicea Farmer scored as time expired in regulation to force overtime, and the RC defense clamped down in the extra session, holding the Seahawks scoreless for those five minutes.
How it happened:
*The Maroons went ahead 15-4 early but St. Mary's closed to 15-10 at the end of the first period.
*The Seahawks controlled the middle quarters, outscoring RC 14-9 in the second and 16-11 in the third to assume a 40-35 edge.
*Farmer scored Roanoke's last five points of the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.
Inside The Numbers:
*Farmer had a full stat line of 11 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three assists.
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Caroline Donaldson had 11 points and six rebounds and
Nadia Snesarev also scored 11 points.
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Abigail Rice posted eight points and
Cecilia Robinson grabbed seven rebounds.
*Saffiyah Gibson compiled a game-high 19 points with four steals for St. Mary's (0-3).
Up Next:
The Maroons (2-1) face Marymount University Sunday at 3 p.m. in the final day of the Classic.
