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79
Winner Gannon GAN-W 6-5
77
Wheeling Jesuit WJU-W 4-7
Winner
Gannon GAN-W
6-5
79
Final
77
Wheeling Jesuit WJU-W
4-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon GAN-W 24 15 20 20 79
Wheeling Jesuit WJU-W 15 12 20 30 77

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Chris Myers

Gannon Beats Buzzer to Edge WJU

WHEELING, W.Va. – After a furious fourth-quarter comeback, the Cardinals saw their winning hopes dashed. Nicole LaCava picked up the ball and saw her top-of-the-key shot fall through the net at the buzzer and gave Gannon a tough 79-77 victory over Wheeling Jesuit women's basketball.
 
Down seven with 2:12 left, Monica Burns and Mariah Callen hit back-to-back 3-pointers and a Chenelle Moore curling layup gave WJU (4-7) its first lead of the game, 77-76, with 16 seconds on the clock. Gannon (6-5) converted one of two free throws to tie the contest with 10.3 seconds. After a Cardinals offensive foul call with two seconds left, the Lady Knights advanced the ball on a timeout to set up the LaCava game-winner, which fell through the net as the red lights lit the backboard.
 
Burns pumped in a Cardinals-high 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting, including 4 of 7 from long-range. Callen added 17 points on 6 of 11 from the floor with three treys, three assists and three steals. Moore posted another double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Both Cassi Stein and Lauren Lipscomb chipped in eight points.
 
Gannon's Maggie Mitchell hardly missed as she was 9 of 11 with three 3-pointers and 23 points. Chelsea Rourke had 19 points.
 
Gannon scored seven-straight points late in the opening frame before a Kiara Wade, who had seven points and four boards, 3-point play made it 24-15.
 
The Lady Knights did push it back to a dozen with a Sydney Mitchell triple as time ran out of the second quarter, 39-27.
 
Trailing by 12 points after three quarters, Mariah Callen willed WJU (4-7) back to within four points, 61-57, in the first two minutes of the fourth with a 3-point play, a layup, an assist and a third bucket.
 
The Lady Knights made a remarkable 32 of 50 attempts, 10 13 from 3-point lang, for a 64.0% game field goal percentage. WJU did outrebound the visitors, 31-25, and forced 23 turnovers.
 
WJU remains at home to complete the 2017 portion of its docket. The Cardinals host the Lakers of Mercyhurst Monday, Dec. 18, in a 5:30 p.m. contest.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Mariah Callen

#1 Mariah Callen

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Cassi Stein

#4 Cassi Stein

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Chenelle Moore

#21 Chenelle Moore

F
6' 0"
Freshman
Monica Burns

#13 Monica Burns

G
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mariah Callen

#1 Mariah Callen

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Cassi Stein

#4 Cassi Stein

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Chenelle Moore

#21 Chenelle Moore

6' 0"
Freshman
F
Monica Burns

#13 Monica Burns

5' 6"
Sophomore
G