BOONE, N.C – Antoinette Lewis and Chyna Ellis each collected a double-double, but the University of South Alabama women's basketball team (15-9, 8-5 SBC) fall on the road in overtime to Appalachian State (7-18, 5-9 SBC), 57-56. This ended a 112-game streak without going to over time for the Jags with the last time occurring in the final game of the 2013-14 season against UTA.
 
After trailing by as much as 15 in the first-half, South Alabama held a three-point lead with 17 ticks remaining in the fourth quarter. LaPresha Stanley hit a three-pointer for App State to tie the game with 11 seconds left. Genesis Perrymond missed a jumper and the Mountaineers couldn't get a shot up with less than a second remaining and the teams went to overtime.
 
The two squads went back-and-forth in overtime. South Alabama trailed by three with eight seconds to go in the extra period. Lewis made a layup and was fouled with two ticks on the clock. The free-throw wouldn't go down to force and the Jags were unable to put another shot as time expired.
 
Lewis had a career-high 15 rebounds and collected 11 points as part of her first-career double-double. The freshman forward shot 5-of-14 from the field, had two blocks, an assist and a steal.
 
Ellis recorded a team-high 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for a double. The senior center rejected seven shots, had two takeaways and a helper in the loss.
 
The Mountaineers had three in double-digits, led by a game-high 17 from LaPresha Stanley. Stanley went 3-of-8 from the field, making her only three-point attempt, and made 10-of-16 from the charity-stripe.
 
Bayley Plummer had a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.
 
GAME FACTS
- The Jags got off to a slow start missing their first seven attempts.
- South Alabama trailed 18-7 at the end of the first.
- The two squads split the second 15-15.
- USA slowly cut into the App lead as the score sat at 41-36 Mountaineers.
- The Jags grabbed its first lead of the game, 46-44, on a made three-pointer by Ellis with 5:27 in the fourth quarter.
- The teams went back-and-forth during the remaining minutes of the quarter and the teams went to overtime.
- USA and App went toe-to-toe in overtime, but the Jags came out on the wrong end.
- South Alabama went 9-of-19 from the free-throw line.
- The Jags outrebounded the Mountaineers 57-55 including 23-13 on the offensive glass.
- USA scored 25 points off turnovers to App's 5.
- USA had 11 blocks and 10 steals.

NOTES
- Ellis recorded her ninth double-double of the season, the 25th of her career.
- 83 shot attempts are the most taken by the Jags this season.
- Lewis grabbed 11 offensive boards, the most in a game by a South Alabama player this season.
- Ellis moved into a tie for fourth place in program history with 900 for her career.
- 38 three-point attempts are the most by the Jags in a game in program history.
- USA is on its first four-game losing streak this season.
 
THEY SAID IT
USA head coach Terry Fowler
Opening statement: "We dug ourselves a hole early. We fought and got back in it, but we had opportunities. We have to make free-throws. That last play they hit a three to take it to overtime. We had a missed assignment, but this is so disappointing the way we fought and got back in it. "
 
On putting today's game behind them for Saturday: "We just have to. I think some of our kids played a lot of minutes down the stretch with a lot of people. I know we're exhausted. We have to be ready to go, it doesn't matter. We have to be ready to go on Saturday.
 
UP NEXT
The Jaguars look to get back on track at Coastal Carolina on Saturday at noon (C.T.).
 
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