Women’s Basketball: Eastern Mennonite 72, Guilford 67 (2-OT)

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Guilford lost a heartbreaker in double-overtime to Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leader Eastern Mennonite, 72-67, Saturday afternoon.

The Quakers (13-4, 5-3 ODAC) twice hit late baskets to force an extra period but they came up just short in the second overtime.

With 52 seconds remaining in regulation, Gabby Oglesby hit a layup to forge a 52-52 tie. It was the first points by Guilford in 2:40, as they had three missed shots, a turnover and a miss on the front end of a 1-and-1 in the final minutes.

In the first overtime the Royals built a quick four-point lead but the Quakers battled back. Kayla Adams hit a three-point basket as time expired to force a second overtime session.

But a couple of quick threes by Eastern Mennonite in the second overtime was too much for Guilford to overcome.

Adams led the Quakers with 19 points and Oglesby contributed a double-double, with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Brittany Drew gave Guilford three players in double digits with 10 points.

Eastern Mennonite (13-4, 7-1 ODAC) was led by Jess Rheinheimer, who came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points. Rheinheimer hit four shots from behind the arc, as the Royals held an 8-2 edge in three-point baskets.

Guilford returns to action Wednesday night as it hosts ODAC rival Randolph in a game slated to tip at 5:30 pm.

Guilford vs Eastern Mennonite
01/25/14 2:00 p.m. at Harrisonburg, VA – Yoder Arena
At Harrisonburg, VA – Yoder Arena

EASTERN MENNONITE – 72
GUILFORD – 67

GUILFORD (13-4, 5-3 ODAC): ADAMS, Kayla 9-16 0-0 19; OGLESBY, Gabby 4-12 4-7 12; DREW, Brittany 4-13 2-2 10; TAYLOR, Jennette 2-10 3-7 7; KING, Morgan 2-6 3-3 7; BURNICK, Sarah 2-3 0-0 4; HARDIN, Logan 1-2 1-2 3; SCOTT, Lila 1-3 0-0 3; MARTIN, Miranda 1-1 0-0 2; WEATHERLY, Anais 0-2 0-0 0; WALTERS, Heaven 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 13-21 67.

EASTERN MENNONITE (13-4, 7-1 ODAC): RHEINHEIMER, Jess 6-12 5-6 21; BROWN, Alisa 8-16 0-0 18; BALTIMORE, Keyla 3-9 6-10 12; SYKES, Shakeerah 3-5 5-9 11; ZUMFELDE, Marla 2-6 0-0 6; OSEI, Nora 1-2 0-0 2; YGARZA, Bianca 0-6 2-4 2; BARRETT, Becky 0-4 0-2 0; RHEINHEIMER, Steph 0-3 0-1 0; YGARZA, Alicia 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 18-32 72.

   Guilford......................   22   30    8    7  -   67
   Eastern Mennonite.............   22   30    8   12  -   72

3-point goals–Guilford 2-11 (ADAMS, Kayla 1-3; SCOTT, Lila 1-3; DREW, Brittany 0-3; TAYLOR, Jennette 0-1; WALTERS, Heaven 0-1), Eastern Mennonite 8-25 (RHEINHEIMER, Jess 4-7; ZUMFELDE, Marla 2-6; BROWN, Alisa 2-7; RHEINHEIMER, Steph 0-3; BALTIMORE, Keyla 0-2).
Fouled out–Guilford-KING, Morgan, Eastern Mennonite-YGARZA, Bianca.
Rebounds–Guilford 45 (OGLESBY, Gabby 13), Eastern Mennonite 45 (SYKES, Shakeerah 9).
Assists–Guilford 13 (ADAMS, Kayla 4; TAYLOR, Jennette 4), Eastern Mennonite 13 (BALTIMORE, Keyla 5).
Total fouls–Guilford 23, Eastern Mennonite 19.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Eastern Mennonite-None.
A-250

Old Dominion Athletic Conference game