BOSTON, Mass. – Trailing by 10 points early in the fourth quarter, MIT went on a 15-5 run to force overtime and opened the extra session with 10 straight points en route to a 71-61 victory at Emmanuel College in a non-conference women's basketball game on Tuesday night. Senior
Kamsi Nwogu (Algonquin, Ill.) powered the Engineers with 22 points and a game-high 14 rebounds while senior
Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) tallied 14 points and two steals, with 11 points and a steal occurring during the extra session.
THE BASICS:
- Score: MIT 71, Emmanuel 61 (OT)
- Records: MIT (2-2 Overall); Emmanuel (2-1 Overall)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A three pointer by senior Elise Harvey (Wayland, Mass.) gave MIT a 13-12 edge with 2:14 left in the first quarter, but Emmanuel went back in front courtesy of a layup with 27 seconds remaining.
- The Engineers took a 16-14 lead on a trey by sophomore Rachael Zacks (Glencoe, Ill.) 1:31 into the second stanza and stayed ahead until a jumper and two free throws put the Saints up, 26-24, with 51 seconds to go. Choi quickly replied with a three pointer heading into halftime.
- Emmanuel kicked off the third quarter with 10 unanswered points in a span of 2:44. The Engineers gradually narrowed the gap to 37-34 on a free throw by sophomore April Chan (Fremont, Calif.) with 2:44 on the clock. However, the Saints knocked down a three pointer during their next possession. A layup by Nwogu brought MIT within 40-36 with 36 seconds remaining, but Emmanuel replied with a layup of its own as time wound down.
- The Saints' lead grew to 52-42 at the 6:30 mark of the fourth quarter. Sparked by a free throw by Harvey, the Engineers put together a 9-1 run that brought it within two (53-51) with 4:19 on the clock. An exchange of baskets followed that moved the score to 57-53 with 2:48 to go. Nwogu drained two free throws and sank a layup with 43 seconds remaining to tie the game. MIT forced a backcourt violation with 29 seconds left and during its final possession of regulation Nwogu drove to the basket, but her layup was off the mark.
- Nwogu opened the scoring with a jumper just over a minute into the extra session and then Choi followed with eight straight points that gave the Engineers a 67-57 cushion at the 1:51 mark. Emmanuel recorded a basket and two free throws in the next 33 seconds, but this was as close as it would get as MIT secured the win with a 4-of-6 performance at the charity stripe down the stretch.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Harvey tallied nine points, nine rebounds, three steals, and two blocks while senior Sarah Berman (York, Pa.) produced eight points, four rebounds, and two steals.
UP NEXT:
- MIT travels to Rhode Island College for the two-day Anchorwomen Tip-Off Tournament on Friday, November 22. The Engineers will take on the host Anchorwomen at 6:00 PM.
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