SCORE: UMBC 55, UAlbany 46 (OT)
 
LOCATION: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena - Baltimore, Md.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 12-10, 2-7 America East | UMBC 11-10, 6-3 America East
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany led for more than 28 minutes and held UMBC to 26.7 percent shooting, but a scoreless overtime swung the result, Saturday afternoon.
 
KEY STATS

• Sophomore Martina Borrellas led UAlbany with 10 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
• Sophomore Delanie Hill finished with nine points on three made threes, adding six assists and one steal.
• Freshman Amaya Stewart totaled seven points and a team-high seven rebounds.
• UAlbany held UMBC to 26.7 percent shooting and 1-16 from three, but UMBC went 22-27 at the free throw line.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany opened with the first bucket on a Júlia Palomo Vicente layup, but UMBC used early turnovers to grab an 8-2 lead.
• The Great Danes steadied the quarter late behind Martina Borrellas on the interior and cut it to 12-11 after one.
• Delanie Hill drilled a three early in the second, and UAlbany's defense held UMBC to 3-17 shooting in the frame.
• Amaya Stewart provided a spark inside and at the line, helping UAlbany take a 25-20 lead into halftime.
• Out of the break, senior Gabriela Falcão finished a steal into a layup and junior Lara Langermann buried a three as UAlbany built its largest lead, going up by 10.
• UMBC answered with pressure and second-chance looks to trim the margin, but UAlbany stayed in front 36-33 heading to the fourth.
• Hill hit two more threes in the final period and Langermann scored in transition off a turnover to push the lead to five with just under five minutes left.
• UMBC held on at the line late and tied it 46-46 on two free throws with 0:37 remaining, sending the game to overtime.
• In overtime, UMBC held the Great Danes scoreless and closed the extra period on a 9-0 run to take the 55-46 final.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will return home to host their annual Commitment to Education game on Thursday (Feb. 5). 
 
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