Women's Basketball Falls In Overtime At UNC Wilmington, 70-67

Brizendine Scores Season-High 17 Points

02/04/05 2:57AM

WILMINGTON, NC - UNC Wilmington freshman forward Meagan Samis scored 16 points, all in the second half and overtime, as the Seahawks rallied from a nine-point deficit in regulation and outscored the Tribe 11-8 in the extra period as it halted an eight-game losing streak with a 70-67 win over William and Mary in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball action Thursday at Trask Coliseum.

The win moves the Seahawks to 5-14 on the season and 2-8 in the CAA. The Tribe, meanwhile, dips to 4-15 on the season and 2-8 in the conference.

Tribe senior forward Lindsey Brizendine (West Point, VA) scored a game and season-high 21 points for the Tribe, with 17 of those coming in the first half, while junior guard Lizzie Schiel (Wayne, PA) added 14. Maria Sazonova (Wayne, PA) chipped in 11 points off the bench and sophomore guard Sarah Stroh (Misson, British Columbia) recorded a career-high with 10 points. Sophomore guard Kyle DeHaven (Herndon, VA) handed out eight assists and recorded eight steals, one off her career-high of nine set earlier this season against the Seahawks, which broke the school record.

Samis completed her third double-double for the season with 14 rebounds, 11 on the defensive glass. Junior forward Lindsey Isom added 14 points and senior center Tanika Harrison poured in 10 points. Sophomore guard Lori Drake added seven points, all from the charity stripe, and seven rebounds. Junior guard Emily Roberts doled out a career-high seven assists.

UNCW hauled in a season-high 55 rebounds, including 22 on the offensive boards. It was the most since the Seahawks grabbed 55 misses against Davidson Dec. 30, 2001.

In an extra period that saw the score tied four times, Samis gave the Seahawks the lead for good, 69-67 with 1:02 left, on a driving layup. She closed out the scoring with a free throw with five seconds remaining.

UNCW forced overtime with a 9-0 run midway through the second half. Stroh drained a 3-pointer from the right side with 10:03 left prior to the Seahawks run.

Drake ignited the outburst with a pair of free throws and capped the it with two more to tie the score at 52-all with 5:43 left. Four different Seahawks scored during the run.

W&M jumped back in front, 55-52, on a jumper by freshman forward Jalen Boone (Falls Church, VA) and free throw by freshman guard Devin James (Pipersville, PA) with 4:15 remaining. The teams traded leads in the final 3:24, but Sazonova forced overtime with a free throw with 40 seconds on the clock.

The Tribe held a 34-31 halftime lead by forcing the Seahawks into 13 turnovers that led to 16 points. Brizendine led W&M with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the foul line. Isom paced the Seahawks with 12 points in the half.

The Tribe is back in action Sunday afternoon at 12:00 p.m. when it will travel to Hempstead, NY to face Hofstra University. The game will be televised as part of the CAA Game of the Week.

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