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WBB Buzzer-Beater vs Tampa
Calan Gizelbach
65
Tampa UT 10-8,5-4 Sunshine State
67
Winner Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 13-2,8-1 Sunshine State
Tampa UT
10-8,5-4 Sunshine State
65
Final
67
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU
13-2,8-1 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tampa UT 12 16 23 14 65
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 13 25 14 15 67

Game Recap: #17 Women's Basketball | | Zach Phillips

Last-Second Shot Lifts No. 17 Women’s Basketball Past Tampa, 67-65

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – No. 17 Embry-Riddle women's basketball finished the game on a 10-0 run, using a last-second layup from Jareah Branch to earn a dramatic 67-65 win over Tampa. The Eagles led by as many as 12 in the first half, before a back-and-forth second half that saw 10 lead changes. Every player that saw the court recorded at least one made field goal for ERAU, but it was Eliana Sheplee and Mary Lengemann who did most of the damage. The two Eagles combined for 48 points and 17 rebounds. Sheplee finished with 32 points on 13 made field goals, nearly breaking multiple program records. Her 32 points rank third-most in a single game in Embry-Riddle history, while her 13 made field goals are second-most all-time.

RECORDS:
Embry-Riddle: 13-2, (8-1, SSC)
Tampa: 10-8, (5-4, SSC)
 
GAME NOTES
  • Embry-Riddle rose one spot, up to No. 17 in the nation in the most recent WBCA Coaches' Poll (Jan. 13).
  • Tampa still leads the all-time series 16-7 over the Eagles, however ERAU has now won each of the past three meetings between the teams.
  • All three of those wins against the Spartans have been by four points or less.
  • Embry-Riddle remains in 2nd place in the SSC. The Eagles are just one game behind Nova Southeastern who is 9-0 in conference play, while also staying one game ahead of third-placed Eckerd.

KEY PERFORMERS
Embry-Riddle Tampa
  • Player 1: Brooklyn Butler - 14 pts, 2 ast
  • Player 2: Alanis Diaz - 12 pts, 5 reb, 1 stl
  • Player 3: Giorgia Palmieri - 11 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
  • Embry-Riddle started the game on an 8-0 run, keeping Tampa scoreless for the opening five minutes of the game. 
  • Mary Lengemann scored six of the Eagles' first eight points of the day. The senior also added three rebounds and an assist in the opening minutes of the game.
  • Alanis Diaz responded with six points in a two-minute span, putting the Spartans up 12-11 with 1:18 to go.
  • Eliana Sheplee finished the quarter with a pair of free throws, ensuring ERAU finished the quarter with a 13-12 lead.
Second Quarter
  • Lengemann added another pair of early buckets in the quarter, finishing the half with 12 points and five rebounds.
  • Sheplee scored 15 points in the final five minutes of the half, largely responsible for ERAU pushing their two-point lead up to a 38-28 advantage at the break.
  • Lengemann and Sheplee combined for 31 first half points, outscoring the entire Tampa team, while three other Eagles had one made field goal each in the half.
  • After only making one shot from deep in Wednesday's game, Embry-Riddle went 3-for-6 from behind the arc in the second quarter.
  • ERAU had a game high 25 points in the quarter, shooting over .700 from the field (11-for-15).
Third Quarter
  • Tampa started the second half on a 13-2 run, trimming Embry-Riddle's lead down to one.
  • ERAU would then respond with back-to-back layups off the bench from Bianca Negreiros and Anye' Staton, going up 46-41.
  • Sheplee would add the last six points of the quarter for the Eagles, including a buzzer-beating tip-in to give the Blue and Gold a 52-51 lead.
Fourth Quarter
  • The Spartans would jump back ahead after scoring the first five points of the quarter.
  • Sheplee would go on to make her fourth three-pointer of the game to put Embry-Riddle ahead 57-56.
  • However, a 9-0 run from Tampa would put the Eagles' backs against the wall, down 65-57 with less than four minutes to go.
  • ERAU would stay composed seeing four different players (Sheplee, Lengemann, Satchell, Branch) all score, cutting their deficit to just one, with 48 seconds left to play.
  • Embry-Riddle then forced three turnovers from Tampa in the final 21 seconds, giving themselves a chance to win the game.
  • Kailey Turpening got a steal with seven seconds left, passing it ahead to Branch who finished with the game-winning layup along with getting fouled. The and-1 free throw made it 67-65. 
  • The Eagles outscored the Spartans 10-0 in the final 3:30 of the game, improving their SSC record to 8-1, now winners of seven consecutive games.

INSIDE THE STATS
  • Eliana Sheplee averaged 28 points and 11.5 rebounds this week in Embry-Riddle's wins over Florida Southern and Tampa. She shot 24-for-34 from the field, while going 4-for-8 from deep, and was perfect from the free throw line on 4 attempts.
  • Sheplee has averaged 23.0 points in the six games since returning from Christmas Break 
  • Embry-Riddle is now 12-0 when they have outrebounded their opponents, winning the battle on the glass, 34-29, this afternoon, grabbing 11 offensive rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will head south to take on Rollins on Wednesday, January 21, with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off scheduled in Winter Park. The Tars will enter the contest with a 4-11 record and still looking for their first win in the SSC.
 
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