In a see-saw game that had 14 ties and 14 lead changes, Nazareth took the lead for the final time, 81-80, on a basket by Stephanie Bowens with 3:48 left. Roberts regained the lead for good, 82-81, with 2:35 left on a basket by Joanna Patalano. Aimee Kovinchick hit a free throw and Erin Farney made a basket to extend Roberts' lead to 85-81 with 1:31 left.
Ali Sharpe made one of two free throws for Nazareth with 1:14 left, but the Golden Flyers didn't score again as Roberts sealed the win with another free throw by Kovinchick with :10 left.
Nazareth led for most of the first half, including a seven-point advantage following a pair of free throws by Sharpe with 15:01 to play. Roberts came back to tie the score by halftime, 38-38.
In the second half, Nazareth had a six-point lead, 71-65, after Sarah Homer's fourth three-pointer of the game with 5:21 left. The Golden Flyers were still up by four, 77-73, after Bowens hit two free throws with :52 left. Farney forced overtime by scoring twice in the final minute, the second shot coming with just :05 left in regulation.
Bowens made 13 of 17 shots for Nazareth to finish with a career-high 29 points. She also grabbed 10 rebounds. Whitney Smith added 15 points, Homer 14 and Kelly Dunne 11.
Six Roberts players finished in double figures, led by Kovinchick's 18 points. Farney added 17.
Nazareth (5-8 overall) resumes its Empire 8 Conference schedule with road games next weekend at Ithaca (Friday at 6 p.m.) and Elmira Saturday (at 2 p.m.).
Newspaper Box Score Nazareth vs Roberts Wesleyan 01/13/07 1 p.m. at Tuttle North Gym - SUNY Brockport At Tuttle North Gym - SUNY Brockport ROBERTS WESLEYAN 86, NAZARETH 82 NAZARETH (5-8) Stephanie Bowens 13-17 3-3 29; Whitney Smith 6-15 3-4 15; Sarah Homer 5-10 0-0 14; Kelly Dunne 3-13 2-2 11; Rachel Pirozzolo 2-6 1-2 5; Jamie Malloy 2-5 0-0 4; Ali Sharpe 0-3 4-6 4; Laura Stachnik 0-0 0-0 0; Sally Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0; Cassie Denniston 0-1 0-0 0; Lexie Hilliard 0-0 0-0 0; Kylie Bartlett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 13-17 82. ROBERTS WESLEYAN (6-9) KOVINCHICK, Aimee 7-13 3-5 18; FARNEY, Erin 7-13 3-6 17; MEABON, Sarah 5-11 1-2 14; BECKWITH, Lindsay 6-13 1-2 13; PATALANO, Joanna 3-5 4-4 10; MURPHY, Jackie 4-13 2-4 10; KEECH, Casey 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 34-72 14-23 86. Nazareth...................... 38 39 5 - 82 Roberts Wesleyan.............. 38 39 9 - 86 3-point goals-Nazareth 7-18 (Sarah Homer 4-8; Kelly Dunne 3-8; Cassie Denniston 0-1; Whitney Smith 0-1), Roberts Wesleyan 4-16 (MEABON, Sarah 3-7; KOVINCHICK, Aimee 1-1; BECKWITH, Lindsay 0-1; PATALANO, Joanna 0-1; MURPHY, Jackie 0-4; FARNEY, Erin 0-2). Fouled out--Nazareth-None, Roberts Wesleyan-None. Rebounds-Nazareth 37 (Stephanie Bowens 10), Roberts Wesleyan 45 (MURPHY, Jackie 10). Assists-Nazareth 19 (Ali Sharpe 5), Roberts Wesleyan 18 (KOVINCHICK, Aimee 5). Total fouls-Nazareth 18, Roberts Wesleyan 16. A-150