SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Olivia Falvey's jumper with 1.4 seconds to play put Sewanee in front, but Elly Callihan's three free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining provided the decisive points in Berry College's 47-46 victory over the Tigers in women's basketball action here Sunday at Juhan Gymnasium.
The Tigers (8-14, 1-10 SAA) trailed by 10 points early in the fourth quarter before battling back, taking advantage of the Vikings (13-8, 7-3) making just 1-of-11 shots in the period.
Grace Gavin's 3-pointer from the corner started a 13-2 run for Sewanee.
Janie Boyd followed with a triple and
Micha Lovelace picked up a loose ball under the basket and scored on a layup with five minutes to play, cutting the deficit to 41-39. Callihan hit a 15-footer with 3:29 to play for the Vikings, their only field goal of the period, before a
Hannah Cleveland layup.
Boyd then nailed another 3-pointer from the left wing for a one-point Sewanee lead with 2:24 to play. Neither team scored until Berry's Briaiah Lewis was fouled with 26.8 seconds ton the clock, making 1-of-2 and knotting the game at 44.
After a deflection, the Tigers got the ball out of bounds under their own goal with 3.6 seconds remaining. Falvey's 17-footer swished the net with 1.4 seconds to go, only her second field goal of the game.
Berry called timeout and inbounded the ball to Callihan near its bench, where she heaved a 3-pointer, but a foul was called on the play. After a lengthy delay to check clock timing, Callihan stepped to the line and made all three attempts for the deciding points.
Sewanee's ensuing inbounds pass fell out of bounds and Berry escaped with the victory, their sixth straight overall. Jade Lewis led the Vikings with 17 points while Briaiah Lewis added nine and Callihan and Lauren Ellard each posted eight. Berry shot just 30 percent from the field in the contest and 6-of-22 from 3-point range.
Boyd collected 18 points with four 3-pointers for the Tigers and Cleveland recorded 11 points and seven rebounds.
The Tigers scored the first eight points of the game and led 10-2 five minutes into the contest. Boyd and Cleveland each made 3-pointers and layups while the Vikings did not score for almost four minutes to start the contest. Lovelace's layup at the four-minute mark made it 12-3 Sewanee, but the home team did not score for the remainder of the quarter.
Ellard and Gabrielle Aiello both netted triples for Berry and Ava Travis collected a layup, cutting the Tigers lead to 12-11 after one period.
Lewis collected a 3-pointer for the Vikings to open the second quarter before two foul shots by Falvey knotted the game at 14. The teams traded baskets before 3-of-4 free throws by Ellard and a jumper from Lewis gave the Vikings a 21-16 edge.
Lovelace made a 3-pointer from the wing in the final minute and Boyd's layup in the last 10 seconds of the half tied the contest at 21. Sewanee shot just 28 percent (7-for-25) from the field while Berry was 7-of-21. The two teams combined to hit 6-of-24 from 3-point range as well.
Sewanee plays its final three regular season games on the road beginning next Friday at Rhodes College.
