Lady Greyhounds Drop Heartbreaker at North Arkansas

After tying the game with 4.6 seconds left, the Lady Greyhounds were flagged for a foul with 1.2 seconds remaining and could only watch as the North Arkansas College Lady Pioneers hit two free throws for a 60-58 win Saturday at Pioneer Pavilion in Harrison, Arkansas.

North Arkansas held a 56-55 lead with 53.1 seconds left to play when the Lady Greyhounds missed two free throws, but then got the ball back after their full court press forced a 10-second violation. ASU Mid-South then missed a shot and the Lady Pioneers hit a putback off an offensive rebound to put them ahead 58-55 with 11.0 seconds left to play. After a Lady Greyhound timeout to advance the ball to halfcourt, Aryah Hazley found Kayla Griffin on the right wing, and her three-pointer found the mark to tie the game 58-58 with 5.1 seconds left. But after a North Arkansas timeout advanced the ball to halfcourt, the Lady Pioneers got the ball inside and Griffin was called for a block as she fell from contact and the Lady Pioneers hit both free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining. ASU Mid-South had one final attempt, but the rushed shot did not find the rim.

The Lady Greyhounds shot just 32.3% from the field and 23.5% from the three-point line to North Arkansas' 52.6% from the field and 30.0% from the arc. But 14 offensive rebounds and only 10 turnovers while forcing 20 Lady Pioneer turnovers kept ASU Mid-South in the game.

Aryah Hazley led the Lady Greyhounds with 25 ponts and team-highs of 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 steals. Kya Washington scored 9 points and Jazzmen Robinson chipped in 8 points.

ASU Mid-South (13-7, 3-2) travels to Shorter College Monday before beginning the second half of NJCAA Region 2 play Saturday as they host South Arkansas Community College with tipoff sccheduled for 2:00pm followed by the men's game at 4:00pm.

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