Lewiston, ID—A monster
Kabri Emerson double-double wasn't enough to propel the Lady Orediggers who dropped a heartbreaker to the Lady Warriors of Lewis-Clark State 76-89.
Emerson scored a career high 19 points and grabbed a career high 16 rebounds to lead Montana Tech.
A slow start on offense left the Lady Orediggers behind 35-30 at the half.
Montana Tech shot 37 percent from the field and 50 percent from three point land in the first half.
Sophia Baetz would score three points in the final minute and a half to give Tech the lead 62-59.
A three pointer by Brooklyn Litalien would square it back up at 62 all with less than a minute to play.
Lewis-Clark State would take the lead 64-62 after knocking down a pair of free throws with 16.4 seconds left to play.
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Kelsey DeWit offensive rebound and basket as time expired would force overtime with it all tied up at 64.
After falling behind 70-64,
Kelsey DeWit would score four points to cut the Lady Warrior lead to two points.
With ten seconds left to play and Montana Tech down by two, L-C State would turn the basketball over to Montana Tech and a
Sophia Baetz scoop shot with no time remaining would force a second overtime.
Lewis-Clark State would knock down five consecutive baskets and take an eleven point lead 87-76 late in the second overtime stanza.
Montana Tech was outscored 15-2 in the second overtime.
Sophia Baetz scored 18 points for Montana Tech including 4 three pointers.
Kelsey DeWit finished the ballgame with a double-double tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Megan Risinger led the Lady Warriors on offense with 20 points.
Montana Tech finished the basketball game shooting 40 percent from the floor and outrebounding L-C State 50-36.
The Lady Orediggers drop to 3-3 for the season and 0-1 in conference.
Lewis-Clark State improves to 13-0 overall and 2-0 in the Frontier Conference.
Montana Tech is home for a matchup with Northwest Indian College next Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 pm MST.