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DROVERS SNAP SKID AT SNU BETHANY – Head Coach Jay Niehues actually jumped for joy after Stephanie Russell scored the go-ahead bucket with less than one second remaining Saturday night as the University of Science and Arts knocked off Southern Nazarene 56-55. USAO jumped out to a first-half lead and held a 33-24 halftime advantage. SNU steadily chipped away at that lead in the second half and completed its rally as Christian Jackson hit a 14-foot jumper with 10 seconds left to give the home team a 55-54 lead. Without taking its final timeout, the Drovers streaked to the other end of the court and Russell found herself under the basket with the ball as time expired. She was fouled on the play; the game ended with the rebound of her miss. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Drovers and improved their record to 10-8 overall and 3-6 in the Sooner Athletic Conference. This marked the second win over SNU this season. Jamie Morgan led all scorers with 27 points including four timely three-pointers to lead SNU’s second-half charge. No other SNU player scored more than seven points. Nikki Yager led USAO with 11 points and five rebounds before fouling out. Russell, Lindsey Monroe and Katie Sterling scored 10 points each. Russell added nine rebounds and one steal. Sterling only scored one point in the second half, but she was very active collecting six rebounds, dishing out two assists and finishing with three steals. ### |