Chattanooga
Kentucky
Lady Mocs Fall 81-76 to Kentucky in Overtime in WNIT First Round
3/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Erin Ogan sunk a 3-pointer with 11.1 seconds to play in regulation and sent the game into overtime for the second time this season as the Lady Mocs fell 81-76 to Kentucky in the first round of the WNIT at the Memorial Coliseum Thursday night.
Ogan's trey came at the end of a 25-13 run that started with the Lady Mocs trailing 53-41 with 11:19 to play in the regulation. Shanara Hollinquest dropped in nine of her game-high 28 points in the run and nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to get the Lady Mocs to within four at 55-51 with 7:45 to play.
With the momentum shifting
On the ensuing play, Ogan was whistled for a foul on Victoria Dunlap who led
However, Amani Franklin missed her shot with 28 seconds to play and Hollinquest grabbed the defensive rebound and UTC again called timeout to set up the play.
The ball came inbounds and Ogan, on the left wing, lined up with the basket and sent the game-tying shot through with just 11 seconds remaining. After a
Overtime started with
The loss is the sixth to the Wildcats in the history between the two schools and the third in five years. Hollinquest led the Lady Mocs with 28 points and 13 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the year. Ogan had 16 points and nine rebounds while Wade-Fray had 16 points with seven in overtime. LaCondra Mason had eight points, nine boards, four assists for UTC and three steals.
Dunlap led the Wildcats with 24 points and nine rebounds while
Chattanooga closed out the season at 22-10 overall and 17-3 in Southern Conference action claiming a 10th consecutive SoCon regular season title, advancing to the postseason for the 10th straight year and winnig 20 or more games over that same time.
The game was the last for seniors Ogan and Mason. Ogan wraps up a four-year career with 796 points, 115 3-pointers 65 blocked shots and 548 rebounds. She is ranked fourth all-time in blocked shots and eighth in 3-pointers made. Mason, in her year-and-a-half with
