ROME, Ga.—Briley Elder scored 14 points but the Oglethorpe women's basketball team lost its regular-season finale to Berry 57-53 Wednesday night on the road.
A huge and-one near the two-and-a-half-minute mark from Elder gave the Stormy Petrels a 49-46 lead, but Berry finished those last 150 seconds on an 11-4 run. This included connecting on a three on the next possession to tie the game at 49-49, then finishing their last six possessions with another basket and a 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line.
Free throws indeed were the final nail in the coffin. Oglethorpe trailed 53-50 with several looks underneath but could not cash in, then had to foul twice in the final 10 seconds. Elder hit another big three in those final 10 seconds to make it 55-53, but Berry once again made both free throws on the other end to seal the game.
Game Notes
- After Elder, Anna Conza followed with nine points and Keimarya Rivera had eight.
- Rivera tied her career high with 17 rebounds to bring her to 400 career rebounds in less than two seasons. This was the second time in three games Rivera tallied 17 rebounds, with 11 of them coming on the defensive end.
- Rivera is averaging 11 rebounds over the last eight games and 14 over the last three games.
- This was Elder's ninth double-digit game of the season. She is averaged 11 over the last three games.
- Nine Petrels entered the scoring column.
- Berry leads the all-time series 15-12 and has won the last three meetings.
Up Next
Oglethorpe will play Centre Sunday at 1Â p.m. in the quarterfinals of the SAA tournament. The Stormy Petrels faced the Colonels last Sunday at home and lost 58-57 on a free throw in the final 30 seconds.
