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Madison, NJ — Drew broke a 69-69 tie by converting seven of nine free throw attempts over the final 1:03 of the second overtime and the Rangers went on to defeat Union, 78-72, in a non-league matchup. The loss dropped the Dutchwomen’s overall record to 5-3 while Drew improved to 9-4.

Melissa Marra’s jumper with 2:50 left in the second OT had given the Dutchwomen a 69-67 lead before Drew tied the game with 2:32 left. The Rangers then hit four of five shots from the charity stripe to go up by four, 73-69, before Marra hit a three-point field goal to pull the Dutchwomen to within one, 73-72, with 11 seconds left. Melissa Coover converted two free throws to give the hosts a 75-72 lead with 10 seconds left before Union turned the ball over. Melissa Kraft hit both of her charity shots with seven seconds to round out the final margin.

Trailing by three at the half, 29-26, the Dutchwomen found themselves down by 13, 50-37, with 11:43 left in regulation. Senior forward Katlyn Cunningham, who finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds, caught fire as she scored 11 of the game’s next 13 points to pull the Dutchwomen back to within four, 52-48, with 7:14 on the clock.

A jumper by junior guard Erika Eisenhut cut Union’s deficit to three, 57-54, at 4:05 before Cunningham scored a layup with 2:07 left in regulation to bring Union to within one, 57-56, at 2:07. Sophomore forward Krystal Hammond gave Union a 59-57 advantage with a layup and follow-up free throw with 1:24 remaining. However, a layup by Jennifer Weldon tied the game with 1:05 left before two missed opportunities by the Dutchwomen sent the game into its first extra session.

Cunningham and Marra, who contributed a dozen points, both scored for the Dutchwomen before Eisenhut’s three point field goal with two seconds remaining tied the game at 66 and forced the second extra session. Eisenhut finished the game with 18 points, three assists and two steals in 38 minutes.

UNION COLLEGE vs DREW UNIVERSITY
01/8/05 2:00 at Baldwin Gymnasium
At Baldwin Gymnasium
DREW UNIVERSITY 78, UNION COLLEGE 72
UNION COLLEGE (5-3)
Katlyn Cunningham 9-13 4-11 22; Erika Eisenhut 8-16 1-2 18; Melissa Marra
4-17 2-2 12; Krystal Hammond 2-8 1-1 5; Courtney Shepard 2-9 0-0 4; Emily
Scott 2-3 0-0 4; Tara Pezze 1-2 0-0 2; Kate DeSorrento 1-2 0-0 2; Nicole
Cerniglia 1-2 0-0 2; Sarah Krammen 0-3 1-4 1; Eilen Lowry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
30-76 9-22 72.
DREW UNIVERSITY (9-4)
Melissa Kraft 10-21 6-9 29; Melissa Coover 4-8 8-9 18; Sarah Marquez 4-6 2-2
12; Jennifer Weldon 2-7 5-7 9; Meg Kwiatkowski 1-1 7-12 9; Maggie Marquis
0-5 1-1 1. Totals 21-48 29-40 78.
UNION COLLEGE.................   26   33    7    6  -   72
DREW UNIVERSITY...............   29   30    7   12  -   78
3-point goals-UNION COLLEGE 3-16 (Melissa Marra 2-6; Erika Eisenhut 1-4;
Courtney Shepard 0-1; Nicole Cerniglia 0-1; Sarah Krammen 0-2; Eilen Lowry
0-1; Krystal Hammond 0-1), DREW UNIVERSITY 7-18 (Melissa Kraft 3-11; Sarah
Marquez 2-3; Melissa Coover 2-3; Maggie Marquis 0-1). Fouled out--UNION
COLLEGE-Sarah Krammen; Melissa Marra, DREW UNIVERSITY-Sarah Marquez.
Rebounds-UNION COLLEGE 39 (Katlyn Cunningham 11), DREW UNIVERSITY 44
(Jennifer Weldon 11). Assists-UNION COLLEGE 10 (Melissa Marra 3; Erika
Eisenhut 3), DREW UNIVERSITY 15 (Sarah Marquez 5). Total fouls-UNION COLLEGE
26, DREW UNIVERSITY 19. A-150