GLENSIDE, Pa. – A furious fourth-quarter comeback by the Lycoming College women's  basketball team fell just short, as Lycoming fell to Arcadia University, 74-68, in overtime in MAC Commonwealth action on Monday evening, Jan. 21, at Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Down 62-56 with 2:26 left, the Warriors (13-5 overall, 7-2 MAC Commonwealth) dashed back into the game, with freshman Kelly Vuz (Blairstown, N.J./North Warren Regional) driving in for a layup to cut the lead to four. Lycoming cut the lead to two with 1:08 left off two free throws from senior Becca Painter (Elverson, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) and tied the game with two more from junior Akilah McFadden (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) with 44 seconds left.
 
Painter blocked a Knights' shot and a double-dribble gave Lycoming the ball back with 18 seconds left. The Warriors set up for the final play, with a 3-pointer falling off the mark, as well as a second-chance layup at the buzzer.
 
McFadden hit two layups to start the overtime period, giving Lycoming a 66-62 lead, but the Knights (7-11 overall, 4-5 MAC Commonwealth) responded with the last 12 points of the game.
 
Junior Kayla Kline (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) notched 18 points, 14 rebounds and three assists, McFadden posted 17 points and five rebounds and Painter posted 16 points and three assists to lead the Warriors, who shot 36 percent (25-of-69) from the field. Sophomore Erica Lutz (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg) added eight points, 10 rebounds and two steals.
 
Lycoming started out hot, taking a 12-4 lead with six points each from McFadden and Painter in the opening five minutes. Lycoming extended the lead to 16-6 with another layup before Arcadia scored the last four points of the quarter on a seven-point run, closing to 16-13 with 8:18 left in the half.
 
The Warriors responded with eight straight points to take a 24-13 lead with 4:35 left, but Arcadia closed the half on a 16-5 run to close within a point at the break. Arcadia took the lead with the first bucket of the second half and led by five with 4:53 left in the third quarter, but Lycoming responded with 11 of the last 13 points in the period to take a 49-45 lead into the final 10 minutes.
 
The Warriors held that lead for the first five minutes of final quarter, fighting off two ties before a 13-3 Arcadia run gave the Knights a 62-56 lead before Lycoming started its comeback.
 
Arcadia was led by 19 points and 10 rebounds from Taylor Dunn and 15 points and 12 rebounds from Camille Menns. Sydney Cyr added 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Arcadia shot just 34 percent (23-of-68) from the floor, but hit 27-of-33 at the line while holding Lycoming to just 23 free throw attempts.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Wednesday, Jan. 23, when they host Lebanon Valley College in a MAC Commonwealth game at 6 p.m. at Lamade Gym.