MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – It was a game-tying Makiah Shaw three-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation that forced overtime and allowed Millersville to capture its second home victory of the season against a solid Slippery Rock team, 76-66.

The Marauders scored a season-high 76 points in their only overtime game of the season, as this was also their first game with three players in double-digits. Lauren Lister was able to fight through contact for most of the game to post a season-high 30 points, none more important than her 11 in overtime that led 'Ville to outscore The Rock 18-8 in the addition five minutes of play.  Ty Taylor and Makiah Shaw also recorded season-highs, as Shaw scored 15 and Taylor snuck into double-digits with 10. Taylor was all over the floor in her 31 minutes off the bench, grabbing a team-high seven rebounds and forcing several Slippery Rock turnovers.  

Millersville (3-13, 2-9 PSAC) caused a strong Slippery Rock (10-5, 5-4 PSAC) team to make mistakes on the offensive end of the floor, forcing them to 33 total turnovers, including five in overtime, its second highest turnover total this season. In addition, they forced All-American candidate, Jamiyah Johnson, to her season-high in turnovers, as the nation's leading rebounder (15.6 per game) gave up the ball six times; However, she was still able to record a dominate stat-line, scoring 23 points to go along with 18 rebounds.

'Ville will head to Bloomsburg on Saturday, Jan. 29 for a rematch with the Huskies who beat Millersville at home earlier this month. That game was air-tight for the first three quarters, until Bloomsburg was able to outscore the Marauders by 10 in the final quarter. Although these teams met just 11 days ago, this Millersville team has found new life, and will look to push for a playoff spot in the East down the stretch.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Bria Beverly capped off a Marauder 8-0 run to end the first quarter with a layup at the 15 second mark to put Millersville up one going into the second quarter.
• Lister gave the Marauders their first lead (34-33) since the start of the second quarter with a layup midway through the third.
• Taylor was able to jump in front of a Kennedy Middleton pass with just under five minutes remaining in regulation and finish a layup at the other end to even the score at 49.
• Head coach Sharay Hall drew up a perfectly executed play for Shaw to hit the game-tying three pointer at the end of regulation. All Slippery Rock eyes were locked on Erika Reed, as La'Shyra Williams skipped the ball to the left wing from the opposite side of the court for 'Ville's only three-pointer of the evening.
• A Taylor and-one with less than a minute left in regulation cemented felt like an exclamation point in Pucillo, as the crowd erupted knowing the Marauders earned a hard-fought victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Marauders held the edge in points off turnovers (36-18), bench points (19-6), fast break points (18-8), and points in the paint (34-28).
• The Rock held the edge in second chance points (11-2).
• The Marauders forced 33 Lock Haven turnovers, while only committing 17 of their own.
• Millersville finished the game shooting 39.7% from the floor, 6.3% from beyond the arch, and 61.8% from the free-throw line. They shot a team-high 87.5% in the overtime period.
• Lister led the team in scoring with 30. Shaw scored a season-high 15 points, while Taylor scored a season-high 10.   
• Taylor recorded a team-high seven rebounds despite being one of the shorter players on the court.
• Lister and Ortwein each dished out three assists.

POST GAME REACTION FROM HEAD COACH SHARAY HALL

• On the team battling down the stretch: "Slippery Rock is having a great year, but today we showed up. We had a slow start but as soon as we got some momentum, we put the pedal to the floor. I was excited to see how hard we worked and how well the team fought together."
• On the team's recent success: "Everyday we're preaching small victories, and that there is beauty in the ugly. It was a feeling of 'our time is coming' and we just had to stay the course and stay committed to the grind."
• Lauren Lister's play: "Teams have started to adjust to Lauren driving to the basket, so we've been working on her shot, and she took as many shots as we needed her too tonight."
• On moving forward: "Playoffs are still the goal for us regardless of our record thus far. Right now, we're excited to get another shot at Bloomsburg and hopefully taking care of business on the road."

NOTES

• Millersville is now 3-0 when scoring 60 or more points this season.
• Lister's 30-point effort was the eighth of her Marauder career.

UP NEXT

• The Marauders will travel to Bloomsburg for a rematch with the Huskies on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. .