Box Score ROME, Ga.-Senior guard Erica Burgess (Memphis, Tenn., Central HS) delivered the final blow of a see-saw overtime game, driving for a layup that lifted the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs to a 63-61 win at Shorter Thursday night.

Despite leading for nearly three-fourths of the game, the Lady Bucs (12-7, 8-5 GSC) needed a Samantha Reeves (Somerville, Tenn./Fayette Academy) three-pointer with 27 seconds left to force overtime.

Early on, the Lady Bucs appeared to have the game in hand, using an 11-3 run to take a 13-5 lead on a Reeves layup with 13:20 remaining in the first half, but Shorter (5-14, 3-10) answered with a 12-2 run and neither team led by more than six points again.

The Lady Bucs led 50-45 after a Burgess three-point play with 5:21 left, but the Lady Hawks went on a 10-2 run to take a 55-52 lead before Reeves' three forced overtime.

The overtime nearly followed the same script. Emily Reeves (Somerville, Tenn./Fayette Academy) opened the overtime with a layup, and Breanna Ridgell (Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS) followed with another bucket that gave CBU a 59-55 lead. Shorter scored the next six, however, before Emily Reeves tied the game with a pair of free throws with 1:05 remaining, setting up Burgess' game-winner with four seconds remaining.

In all, the game saw 10 ties and 14 lead changes.

Samantha Reeves scored 19 points with nine rebounds and two blocks to lead the Lady Bucs, while Burgess scored 15 with five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Ridgell added 13 with four assists.

Ieshia Alexander led the Lady Hawks with 22 points, while Lynette Harris scored 14 and Kristin Nash added 13. Karisma Boykin scored eight with game-highs of 11 rebounds, six assists and four steals.

The Lady Bucs won despite shooting just 38.7 percent (24-of-62), their lowest field goal percentage in a victory this season. Shorter was 40.7 percent (22-of-54) for the game and out-rebounded CBU 38-37. The Lady Bucs forced 17 turnovers while committing 13.

The Lady Bucs visit West Georgia Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. Their next home game is set for Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. as they host Lee for Homecoming.