Box score: Louisiana-Lafayette 62, UNO 60, OT

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LAFAYETTE, La. — Brandi Schambough’s 3-pointer with eight seconds left in overtime gave Louisiana-Lafayette a 62-60 win over the UNO women’s basketball team Monday.

Stacia Gebers missed a shot at the buzzer that would have tied the game, and the Mavs finished their first season in Division I with a 15-12 record.

Heather Pohl, in her final game at UNO, led the Mavs with 16 points, going 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

Taijhe Kelly had her second straight double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, and Jamie Nash had 14 points and seven assists while playing all 45 minutes for UNO.

The Mavericks led the entire game until 25 seconds remained in regulation, when the Ragin’ Cajuns’ Nicole Morris hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 57. Nash and Gebers both missed shots in the final 10 seconds.

Louisiana-Lafayette (6-22) took its first lead of the game with 3:16 left in overtime on a jumper by Michelle Brunker that made it 59-57. Nash tied the game on a layup with 1:58 left, and Kelly made a free throw with 1:12 remaining for a 60-59 UNO lead.

With 31 seconds left, Louisiana-Lafayette called time out to draw up the final play, but Gebers blocked a shot by Krystal Motley with 14 seconds left. Motley grabbed her own rebound, and the Ragin’ Cajuns again called time out. That’s when Schambough entered the game for the first time and knocked down the game-winning 3.

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