DOUBLE OVERTIME BATTLE, ANGELIQUE COWAN SCORES CAREER-HIGH 36 POINTS | gsujaguars.com
DOUBLE OVERTIME BATTLE, ANGELIQUE COWAN SCORES CAREER-HIGH 36 POINTS | gsujaguars.com
DOUBLE OVERTIME BATTLE, ANGELIQUE COWAN SCORES CAREER-HIGH 36 POINTS
In the first double overtime game in GSU women's basketball history, the 2 OT battle saw Roosevelt University edge Governors State University 84-83 in the Goodman Center.
GSU senior guard Angelique Cowan scored a career-high 36 points and played all 50 minutes of the contest with the Jags' seven player team making big plays throughout, in the game featuring 17 ties and 19 lead changes.
Cowan hit 13-30 field goals, made 4-8 three pointers, 6-6 free throws and had five rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and a steal.
She eclipsed her previous career-best game of 34 points scored earlier in the season against Lawrence Tech in the Siena Heights (MI) Invitational.
Senior guard Lotte Miller played 46 minutes and had a game-high 12 assists, seven rebounds and eight points hitting 3-9 field goals.
The two teams played an earlier in the season close game, a 61-59 Lakers win in the GSU ARC December 3.
Sophomore Jennifer Tomasic scored a career-high 18 points playing 31 minutes off the bench and sparking GSU hitting 5-7 field goals, 8-9 free throws and grabbing eight rebounds (3 offensive, 5 defensive) for the Jaguars.
Senior center Trinity Sims scored eight points and had eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the contest playing a season-high 42 minutes coming off the bench with the GSU reserves out-scoring RU 26-9.
Governors State led 21-18 after one quarter and both teams came out firing and at halftime the Lakers (12-14, 9-11) forged into a 37-34 lead. For the game GSU hit 26-71 field goals (41.4%), 7-22 three-pointers and made 24-32 free throws (75%).
The game was tied 68-68 at the end of regulation, and was tied 79-79 after the first overtime.
GSU (8-20, 6-14 CCAC) won two of its final four games to wrap up the 2022-2023 season playing the last month without injured starter (Tabetha Jones) including wins at Trinity Christian 59-49 and the 81-80 home win over Olivet Nazarene on Senior Night Wednesday.
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