BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Oglethorpe women's basketball team erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to gain the lead but ultimately fell at Birmingham Southern 66-65 Sunday to wrap up a road weekend. Sophomore forward Keimarya Rivera led the Stormy Petrels with her third straight and eighth double-double of the season consisting of 27 points and 10 rebounds.

Birmingham Southern led 59-47 with four and a half minutes remaining in the game until the Petrels unleashed a torrid 17-2 run over three minutes that included a game-tying basket by Morgan Skipper with just over one minute left. Rivera followed it with a basket of her own a few seconds later to put Oglethorpe ahead by three, but the Panthers finished the game on a 5-1 run to take home the win.

Eight Petrels entered the scoring column, including Rivera, Skipper and Briley Elder in double figures. Skipper posted 11 points and five rebounds while Elder had 10 points and three assists.

Game Notes

• Jessamy Gaetanos and Carley Bell came next in the scoring column. Gaetanos stuffed the stat sheet with six points, five rebounds and four assists. Bell had six points and two rebounds.
• The game featured six ties and four lead changes.
• Rivera's 27 points came on 10-of-18 shooting from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 effort from the free-throw line.
• Rivera's double-double was her eighth of the season and 14th of her career. The reigning Southern Athletic Association newcomer of the year has posted a double-double in each of the last three games.
• Rivera also is averaging 25.7 points over these last three games. She ranks No. 2 in the SAA for scoring this season at 15.6 points per game.
• Oglethorpe leads the all-time series with Birmingham Southern 20-17 dating back to 2007.

Up Next

Oglethorpe hits the road again next weekend for Hendrix Friday and Rhodes Sunday. It was a split weekend for the Stormy Petrels when they hosted these two teams the first week of January.