Box Score

 

Nov. 15, 2008 – The Truman women’s basketball team let a 12 point lead with 3:22 to play in regulation slip away Saturday night, as the Cameron Aggies battled back for a 77-76 double overtime win at the Texas Woman’s Invitational in Denton, Texas. Georgia Mueller picked up a double-double for the Bulldogs, and three others chipped in double-digit points.

 

A Sarah Gordon bucket with just over three minutes to play gave Truman (0-1) a 59-47 lead, but the ’Dogs went cold down the stretch, turning the ball over five times and missing two field goals to allow Cameron to close to within two at 59-57 with nine seconds remaining. Julie Guinn missed the front end of a one-and-one and Mueller lipped out the following put-back, resulting in a reach-in foul with one second to play against the Bulldogs – sending Cameron to the charity stripe.

 

From there, Kristi Taylor sank a pair to send the game to overtime.

 

Neither team lead by more than three throughout the first overtime session, when another late foul on Truman sent Cameron (1-0) back to the line with three seconds to play, down two. Taylor again dropped two foul shots to even the score and send the teams to another five-minute session.

 

Truman trailed by one with 10 seconds to play before Laura Joya hit a lay-up to give Truman a one-point advantage. But again, Taylor came to the rescue for the Aggies, hitting a runner as time expired to propel Cameron to the one-point win.

 

Mueller led all Bulldogs with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Joya (14), Malorie Kiecker (12) and Erin Mayes (11) each added double-figures. Truman shot 54.2% for the game and out-rebounded CU by 10, but 30 turnovers led to 15 more field goal opportunities for the Aggies.

 

Taylor led all players with a game-high 21 points, and Tera Tremayne added 19 points and five rebounds.

 

Truman will face the host TWU Pioneers on Sunday afternoon to wrap up the TWU Premiere.