December 7, 2006
Eagles Work Overtime But Fall to Pilgrims, 71-70

Box Score

Porsha Cauley’s (New Haven, Conn.) layup with seven seconds remaining in overtime capped a game high 25-point performance as New England College nipped host Daniel Webster, 71-70 in a non-conference matchup Thursday night.

Cauley finished 8 of 11 from the floor, was 9 of 13 from the line and added five steals as the Pilgrims evened their record at 3-3.

LaShawnda Wilson (Burlington, Vt.) and Ashley Hutton (Lebanon, N.H.) added 17 points each for NEC.

Erin Moseley (Sterling, Mass.) led the Eagles (3-3) with 23 points, while Danielle Marie Carkin (Chelmsford, Mass.) added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Nicole Conley (Hinesburg, Vt.) added 10 points.

Tied at 59 at the end of regulation, DWC pulled ahead in overtime and led 68-65 with 2:07 to play, but a Hutton jumper and Wilson layup put the Pilgrims ahead with 1:05 left. The Eagles took their final lead on another Carkin jumper with 31 seconds to go, setting up Cauley’s heroics.

The Eagles held as much as a 13-point lead in the first half and led 21-8 with 4:33 to play, but NEC finished with an 18-5 run over the final 4:33 to tie the game at 26 at the half.

The Pilgrims controlled much of the second half, leading by as many as six including a 52-46 lead with 5:05 to play in regulation. But the Eagles slowly climbed back in thanks to a 10-3 keyed by two buckets from Carkin and field goals from Conley and Emily Coole. Another Carkin jumper put the hosts back ahead, 56-55 with 2:13 left.

A Moseley layup gave DWC a 58-56 lead with 1:06 to go and the teams traded individual free throws for a 59-57 game with 10 seconds left, when Wilson drew a foul in the paint and sank both to force overtime.

The Eagles finished 46% from the field on the night, but committed 24 turnovers, leading to 23 Pilgrim points. NEC also finished with 19 second chance points to the Eagles’ 10, despite being outrebounded, 40-33, largely due to 17 offensive boards.

The Eagles host Newbury Saturday 1:00 p.m.