Mavs' Late Rally Falls Short
Jan 14, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Nebraska-Kearney withstood a 14-point run by the Mavericks in the closing minutes to post a 67-63 non-conference victory over UNO at Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse Monday night in front of 1,050 fans.
UNO, losing for the second straight game, fell to 14-3 before resuming North Central Conference action at Minnesota Duluth Saturday afternoon. UNK improved to 13-4.
UNO came from nine down in the early going against the Lopers and held a pair of one-point leads before trailing at the half, 32-31, despite shooting just 29.7 percent from the field.
UNK built a 46-36 lead five minutes into the second half and kept UNO at arm's length most of the way. Joni Mildenberger's two free shots with 5:57 left gave the Lopers their biggest lead of the night, 63-49.
The Mavericks got back into contention quickly as Ashley Nelson started the run with two free throws, followed by a three-pointer over the next 43 seconds. Amanda Brodsack followed with a layup, then Nelson and Lindsey Klug each hit shots and UNO trailed by 63-60 with 1:46 left.
After a UNO timeout, Mary Brown knocked down a three to tie the game at 63 with 66 seconds left.
But Jade Meads ended UNK's 5:35 scoreless streak with a jumper in traffic with 32 seconds to play. After a missed shot by the Mavericks, the Lopers' Amy Mathis rebounded, was fouled and hit two free shots with eight seconds left to seal the win.
Mathis scored a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead UNK, while Meads added 19 points and eight rebounds.
Cayla Hargrove's 12 points led UNO and Klug added 10.
UNO, losing for the second straight game, fell to 14-3 before resuming North Central Conference action at Minnesota Duluth Saturday afternoon. UNK improved to 13-4.
UNO came from nine down in the early going against the Lopers and held a pair of one-point leads before trailing at the half, 32-31, despite shooting just 29.7 percent from the field.
UNK built a 46-36 lead five minutes into the second half and kept UNO at arm's length most of the way. Joni Mildenberger's two free shots with 5:57 left gave the Lopers their biggest lead of the night, 63-49.
The Mavericks got back into contention quickly as Ashley Nelson started the run with two free throws, followed by a three-pointer over the next 43 seconds. Amanda Brodsack followed with a layup, then Nelson and Lindsey Klug each hit shots and UNO trailed by 63-60 with 1:46 left.
After a UNO timeout, Mary Brown knocked down a three to tie the game at 63 with 66 seconds left.
But Jade Meads ended UNK's 5:35 scoreless streak with a jumper in traffic with 32 seconds to play. After a missed shot by the Mavericks, the Lopers' Amy Mathis rebounded, was fouled and hit two free shots with eight seconds left to seal the win.
Mathis scored a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead UNK, while Meads added 19 points and eight rebounds.
Cayla Hargrove's 12 points led UNO and Klug added 10.
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