NEWS

13.11.2011

BASKETBALL

Ceyhan Belediyesi 79, Beşiktaş 77

Lady Eagles suffer an overtime loss in Week 4 game at the Arena

Visitors started out the better side and were ahead most of the first quarter. Beşiktaş rode the hot-hand of Vandersloot to stay close but still trailed 22-21 going into second. Things remained neck and neck in the ensuing quarter with Ceyhan clinging to a 38-35 lead at the break.
 
Struggling to get a clean look at the basket, Lady Eagles lost their offensive rhythm at the outset of the second half and trailed 57-49 after there quarters of play. However, the final stanza saw them rally back and wipe off the deficit with back-to back buckets as the game went into overtime on a pair of clutch free-throws by Vandersloot, 68-68. It was a back-and forth affair in OT, but Ceyhan managed to sink that game-winning basket down the stretch to eke out a valuable away victory. Vandersloot led the Lady Eagles with 27 points while Yasemin Horasan added 18.