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Charlotte Finishes Comeback with Overtime Win against Herd
1/9/2021 7:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Johnson, Mays record double-doubles
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Coach Kemper's Postgame Press Conference
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte women's basketball team overcame a 15-point second-quarter deficit and took down visiting Marshall 65-56 in overtime Saturday afternoon in Halton Arena.
The 49ers improved to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in Conference USA, while Marshall dropped to 2-4 and 1-3 in the league.
Saturday's result is the Thundering Herd's second tough overtime loss in as many weekends. Marshall dropped a 61-51 decision at home to Louisiana Tech last Friday.
The 49ers received a career-high 26 points from Jada McMillian on 10-for-17 shooting and Ocatvia Jett-Wilson added 17, while struggling to a 5-for-19 effort from the floor. Dara Pearson also registered a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Molina Williams also added a career-high 11 rebounds off the bench, in extended minutes. Charlotte played without the services of 6'3" Jazmin Harris, who suffered an injury in Friday's first half.
Marshall got double-double efforts from Alexis Johnson (11 points, 14 rebounds) and CC Mays (11 points, 13 rebounds), while Savannah Wheeler also netted 11 points and Kennedi Colclough chipped in 10. Wheeler and Mays contributed three assists apiece.
Both teams struggled to find the range from deep Saturday. Marshall made four of its 22 shots (18.2 percent) to Charlotte's 14.3 percent (3-for-21). However, the host 49ers (28) more than doubled the visitors' 13 trips to the free throw line and converted 22 times.
The Thundering Herd, who had just eight available players, were down to the minimum of five after Mays, Paige Shy and Mahogany Matthews all fouled out in overtime.
Marshall, who led the contest for 35 minutes and three seconds, built a 15-point lead twice in the second quarter. The last time came when Colclough hit a jumper at the 6:52 mark to put the Herd ahead 26-11.
The Herd led 31-23 at the half.
The fourth quarter was where Charlotte really made its move, outscoring the visitors 15-8. Once Jett-Wilson broke a 44-all tie with a free throw at the 3:06 mark, the lead seesawed back and forth until McMillian went 1-for-2 at the free throw line with 10 seconds left.
Marshall's Taylor Pearson had a chance to win the game in regulation, but had her layup attempt was blocked by Jett-Wilson. Jett-Wilson then had a shot to win it herself, but missed a layup as well and Marshall's Mays rebounded to send the game to the extra session.
Jett-Wilson then scored the 49ers' first seven points in overtime and Marshall never got within one possession down the stretch.
"I think the biggest thing we need to take away is we need to stop fouling so much," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "We did much better today, we didn't waste as many fouls today as we did last night. We do need to stop fouling so much but eventually we will get back to a full squad and that will alleviate some of that (players getting in to foul trouble)."
"We have to have our team. We cannot continue to play conference games that mean a lot without our team. I thought it was important that we try to play games and now we have played a quarter of our season without our full roster. But, we need to get back to practice and we need to have everybody here."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action next weekend when it hosts WKU on Thursday at 6 p.m. inside the Cam Henderson Center at 6 p.m. Marshall will then travel to Bowling Green to take on the Lady Tops Sunday at 3 p.m.
Coach Kemper's Postgame Press Conference
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte women's basketball team overcame a 15-point second-quarter deficit and took down visiting Marshall 65-56 in overtime Saturday afternoon in Halton Arena.
The 49ers improved to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in Conference USA, while Marshall dropped to 2-4 and 1-3 in the league.
Saturday's result is the Thundering Herd's second tough overtime loss in as many weekends. Marshall dropped a 61-51 decision at home to Louisiana Tech last Friday.
The 49ers received a career-high 26 points from Jada McMillian on 10-for-17 shooting and Ocatvia Jett-Wilson added 17, while struggling to a 5-for-19 effort from the floor. Dara Pearson also registered a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Molina Williams also added a career-high 11 rebounds off the bench, in extended minutes. Charlotte played without the services of 6'3" Jazmin Harris, who suffered an injury in Friday's first half.
Marshall got double-double efforts from Alexis Johnson (11 points, 14 rebounds) and CC Mays (11 points, 13 rebounds), while Savannah Wheeler also netted 11 points and Kennedi Colclough chipped in 10. Wheeler and Mays contributed three assists apiece.
Both teams struggled to find the range from deep Saturday. Marshall made four of its 22 shots (18.2 percent) to Charlotte's 14.3 percent (3-for-21). However, the host 49ers (28) more than doubled the visitors' 13 trips to the free throw line and converted 22 times.
The Thundering Herd, who had just eight available players, were down to the minimum of five after Mays, Paige Shy and Mahogany Matthews all fouled out in overtime.
Marshall, who led the contest for 35 minutes and three seconds, built a 15-point lead twice in the second quarter. The last time came when Colclough hit a jumper at the 6:52 mark to put the Herd ahead 26-11.
The Herd led 31-23 at the half.
The fourth quarter was where Charlotte really made its move, outscoring the visitors 15-8. Once Jett-Wilson broke a 44-all tie with a free throw at the 3:06 mark, the lead seesawed back and forth until McMillian went 1-for-2 at the free throw line with 10 seconds left.
Marshall's Taylor Pearson had a chance to win the game in regulation, but had her layup attempt was blocked by Jett-Wilson. Jett-Wilson then had a shot to win it herself, but missed a layup as well and Marshall's Mays rebounded to send the game to the extra session.
Jett-Wilson then scored the 49ers' first seven points in overtime and Marshall never got within one possession down the stretch.
"I think the biggest thing we need to take away is we need to stop fouling so much," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "We did much better today, we didn't waste as many fouls today as we did last night. We do need to stop fouling so much but eventually we will get back to a full squad and that will alleviate some of that (players getting in to foul trouble)."
"We have to have our team. We cannot continue to play conference games that mean a lot without our team. I thought it was important that we try to play games and now we have played a quarter of our season without our full roster. But, we need to get back to practice and we need to have everybody here."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action next weekend when it hosts WKU on Thursday at 6 p.m. inside the Cam Henderson Center at 6 p.m. Marshall will then travel to Bowling Green to take on the Lady Tops Sunday at 3 p.m.
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