Clutch! OT wins for men and women

First it happened with the women this past Saturday at Bluffton. Julie Hart hit the clutch 3-point field goal with 8.3 seconds remaining to force overtime and eventually come away with the win. Then, on Wednesday night against Franklin, it was dèjá vu. Ron George pulled the trigger and swished a three, leaving only a single second on the clock. The men also dominated the overtime period and came away with the win after the extra five minutes.

In both cases, in the minutes leading up to these clutch shots, Rose came back from significant deficits. For the men, they came back from being down by seven points with only 3:37 remaining in the second period. Overall, Ron George led the scoring with an impressive and career high 31 points, shooting an impressive 10-13 from the field.

Last Saturday, as the women passed the 6:42 mark, they found themselves 11 points in the hole. The Lady Engineers proceeded to outscore the Beavers over the next six minutes bringing themselves within 3 with only 21 seconds remaining. In the following play, Rose had planned to get the ball to Jill Floyd for the 3-point attempt. During the course of the play, the ball ended up getting to Julie Hart who had to take the shot as time was running out. Hart hit the field goal with only 8.3 seconds remaining to force the overtime.

On the women’s side from Wednesday’s game at Franklin, two milestones were passed. Entering the game, Jill Floyd had 997 career points. During the course of the game, she only dropped one basket from the outside of the arc, earning her the 1,000th point of her career. Floyd is the seventh lady engineer to achieve this feat. Also, very notable would be freshman Donna Marsh’s 50th block of the season, setting a new record for the program.