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University of Northern Iowa
Drake University
Buzzer-Beater Pushes Drake Past Panthers, 66-63
1/27/2008 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 27, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Drake's Jordann Plummer hit a three at the buzzer to edge the University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team, 66-63 in the Knapp Center Sunday afternoon. It was a back-and-forth game from the beginning, featuring eight ties and 22 lead changes.
The Panthers (6-12, 2-5) rallied from a seven-point second-half deficit to take a one-point lead with less than two minutes remaining. Traci Ollendieck scored six points while grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out four assists.
Jill Martin led the Bulldogs (13-5, 6-1) with 17 points, while Lauren Dybing and Lindsay Whorton each added 15.
The teams shared two ties and exchanged leads 10 times through the game's first 11 minutes, with neither team holding more than a three-point lead until a pull-up jumper from Jill Martin put Drake in front 23-18 with 8:10 left in the first half.
Danielle Wubbens ahead of the pack on a fast break, and Kalin knocked down a jump shot from the elbow to return the lead to the Panthers, 24-23 at 4:37. On UNI's next trip, Nicole Clausen hit a baseline jumper to cap an 8-0 run by the Panthers that put them in front, 26-23 with 3:33 to play.
Lindsay Whorton ended UNI's run and pulled the Bulldogs within one with a 15-foot jump shot that made it a one-point game, 26-25 with 3:50 on the clock.
Jill Martin made a pair of free throws to give the Bulldogs a 27-26 lead at the three-minute mark. Boeck returned the lead to the Panthers with a jumper on the block, but Martin hit a three from the left baseline to put the Bulldogs in front by two, 30-28.
Ollendieck scored her first points of the game with a three from the top of the key at 1:30 that put UNI in front, 31-30.
A pair of free throws from Lauren Dybing gave Drake a 32-31 lead, but Clausen put UNI back in the lead with a putback with 40 seconds left.
With 15 seconds on the clock, Dybing connected on a short jumper. Away from the ball, Clausen was whistled for a foul. Drake was in the double-bonus, sending Kristin Turk to the free-throw line, and her free throws completed a four-point possession for the Bulldogs that put Drake in front, 36-33.
Kalin drove the length of the floor and connected on a pull-up jump shot with three seconds remaining to send UNI into the locker room trailing, 36-35.
On UNI's first possession of the second half, Ollendieck found Clausen cutting to the basket, and her layup put UNI back in front. Boeck scored on the Panthers' next trip to give the Panthers a three-point lead.
With UNI in front 41-38, Drake used a 6-0 run to take a 44-41 lead. Clausen tied the game for the Panthers with a three from the right baseline, but a three from Drake's Kelsey Keizer put Drake back in front by three, 47-44 with 14:50 to play.
With UNI trailing 49-46, Ollendieck connected from long range to tie the game at the 13-minute mark.
The game was tied 51-51 when Drake rattled off six straight points to build a 57-51 lead with nine minutes to play. Ollendieck found Erin Brocka on the baseline, and her jump shot ended the Drake run and pulled the Panthers within four, 57-53 with 8:11 on the clock.
Martin and Brocka traded free throws to keep the difference at four points. Drake took a seven-point lead when Dybing was fouled as she scored, and the free throw put the Bulldogs in front, 61-54 with 6:52 to play.
UNI used a jump shot from Kalin and a putback from Boeck to trim the Drake advantage to 61-58. Kalin made it a one-point game with a pair of free throws that brought the score to 61-60 with 2:44 remaining.
A three-point attempt from Ollendieck rimmed out, but Boeck was there to collect the offensive board and put it back to cap an 8-0 run by UNI that gave the Panthers a 62-61 lead with 1:57 on the clock.
Whorton put the Bulldogs back in front with a jump shot with 1:01 on the clock.
Lizzie Boeck was sent to the free throw line for the Panthers with 17 seconds left, and the freshman connected on the second attempt to tie the game.
The Panthers did not allow the Bulldogs to take a shot inside on the game's final possession, but Plummer, who had not made a shot in the game, drained the contested three to allow Drake to come away with a win.
UNI shot 26-of-63 (41.3 percent) from the floor, including 4-of-12 (33.3 percent) from three-point range. The Panthers were 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from the free-throw line. Drake was 24-of-61 (39.3 percent) from the floor, including 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from three-point range. The Bulldogs were 14-of-21 (66.7 percent) from the free-throw line. UNI held a 42-39 rebounding advantage.
The Panthers return to action on Thursday when they host
