WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Women's Basketball took No. 7-ranked Lubbock Christian to the very last possession, but a Lady Chap three-pointer at the buzzer spoiled the upset bid as the Lady Bulldogs fell 62-61 inside the Pioneer Event Center.
SWOSU held a 61-59 lead with eight seconds remaining following a pair of free throws and needed one final defensive stop. After LCU advanced the ball with a timeout, the Lady Chaps buried the deciding three-pointer as time expired.
The game-winner stayed on theme with Lubbock Christian's attack. The Lady Chaps knocked down 12 three-pointers on the night at a 44% clip — 12 of their 19 made field goals came from beyond the arc.
SWOSU entered the fourth quarter trailing 42-36 after a strong third period from LCU, who outscored the Lady Dawgs 21-14. But the deficit vanished quickly.
Elle Papahronis delivered an and-one layup and a three-pointer on back-to-back possessions to tie the game in the opening minute of the final frame.
From there, neither team led by more than two possessions. With under two minutes remaining,
Payten Conde traded threes with LCU on consecutive trips to keep SWOSU within striking distance, and a
Sincere Jackson layup put the Dawgs ahead with 39 seconds left. SWOSU followed with a defensive stop and split a pair at the free-throw line to set up the final sequence.
Offense was hard to come by early. SWOSU cashed in 11 first-half LCU turnovers for eight points and held a 22-21 advantage at the break—despite another buzzer-beating three-pointer from the Lady Chaps to close the half.
The Dawgs shot 37.7% for the game but finished just 3-of-18 from deep, with all three makes coming in the fourth quarter. LCU was limited to 32% shooting in the first half and 33% in the third, but went 10-for-17 (59%) in the final 10 minutes.
SWOSU won the turnover battle 18-9 and outrebounded the Lady Chaps 35-33.
Jackson led all scorers with a career-high 23 points and added eight rebounds. Papahronis followed with 16 points and nine boards.
Landry Allen posted 12 points along with four blocks, four rebounds, and three steals.
SWOSU (2-2) will break for Thanksgiving before returning to action on Monday, December 1 on the road against Eastern New Mexico. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
