LANGSTON, Okla. -- Despite never leading in the contest, Langston (Okla.) used a last-possession triple to tie the game at 68, but sophomore Taylor Fergen scored six in the extra session as the John Brown University women's basketball team dispatched the Lions by a 78-73 final on Saturday (Jan. 5) afternoon inside C.F. Gayles Fieldhouse.
Senior Baily Cameron inched closer to the program's all-time scoring record with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting and added four rebounds and a pair of blocks in the win.
Fergen netted a season-high 16 points and notched her first-career double-double by pulling down a game, and career, best 11 boards. Senior Karina Chandra also added 16 points in the victory.
The Golden Eagles (9-5, 5-2 Sooner Athletic) enjoyed a 12-point advantage in the first half, but the Lions (6-7, 1-4) slowly whittled away at the lead, including erasing a six-point deficit with just 78 seconds left in the contest.
Neither team could buy a bucket in the extra session, but for different reasons. The Lions shot just 1-of-7 from the field, while the Golden Eagles were forced to take to the charity stripe, where it converted 8-of-12. Fergen knocked down all four of her attempts in the overtime.
The win moves JBU to 1-1 on the season in games that go longer than 40 minutes, while LU falls to 0-1 in games that go to extra time.
Both teams shot at 42 percent, yet John Brown held the lead for over 40 minutes. The game was tied for 4:22.
Tennia Hill scored a game-high 25 points off the bench for Langston on 8-of-15 shooting from the field, including seven triples. Jhordyn Patton posted 17 points.
John Brown will face Science & Arts (Okla.) at 6 p.m. next Thursday (Jan. 10) in Chickasha, Okla. JBU will look to improve on its 4-4 record away from Bill George Arena.
