ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona women's basketball team pulled out an overtime victory against visiting Pitt-Bradford on Sunday afternoon, winning 60-59 in the Adler Gym.
Alicia Glasser (Marion Center, PA/Marion Center) and Courtney Carroll (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) scored 15 points each to lead all scorers.
Glasser and Tamara Thomas (Altoona, PA/Altoona) each grabbed seven rebounds for the Lady Lions.
The Lady Panthers played a strong first half, building a lead that grew to as much as 12 points over Penn State Altoona. But a late 13-2 run by the Lady Lions narrowed the Pitt-Bradford lead to 27-26 at halftime.
The second half score was close throughout all 20 minutes. Penn State Altoona led for much of the period, but only by six at the most.
Down by two at the 1:54 mark, Pitt-Bradford's Whitney Cline scored a layup to tie the game at 52-52.
Glasser answered for the Lady Lions 1:20 later, as her layup put Penn State Altoona on top by two points.
But Cline struck again for Pitt-Bradford, tying the game at 54-54 with 24 seconds on the clock and ultimately sending the contest into overtime.
The Lady Lions jumped to an early lead in overtime on Carroll's layup, but Pitt-Bradford's Ashle Seidenstricker hit a three-pointer to put the Lady Panthers back on top at 57-56.
A pair of Glasser free throws reclaimed the Penn State Altoona lead before a Janelle Nardozza (Altoona, PA/Altoona) layup put the Lady Lions in front 60-57 with 1:08 left in overtime.
Pitt-Bradford's Danielle Zeamer made two foul shots to narrow the score to 60-59, but the Lady Lions' defense held Pitt-Bradford scoreless on its final two possessions to hang on for the victory.