‘Cane & ‘Coug Girls Do OT Again

It can be called a rivalry by this point.  SEC-East girls foes Houston and Mabel-Canton have now gone to overtime three straight years.  Underdog M-C (3-10) led Houston (11-2) with around three minutes to go, 38-33.  The ‘Canes attacked the hoop and got to the free throw line, to build a 41-38 lead with 0:25 left.  With under ten ticks, M-C had the ball still down three, but ‘Cane senior Becca Lee took a charge.  She then was fouled on the in-bounds (0:04.4).  Lee, to whom M-C’s gym is now a house of horrors, missed both free throws.  Cougar Jordyn Newgard rebounded the miss, got up court, and banked in a game-tying three to send the contest to OT!  There, Houston kept getting to the line.  Becca Rostad made two freebies in the final ten seconds to give the Hurricanes a 50-47 lead.  M-C’s final shot was no good.  Houston survived 50-47 in OT.   Alyssa Rostad (14 pts, 8-9 FTs, 5 rebs), B-Rostad (12 pts, 4-5 FGs), and Jenny Albrecht (8 pts, 13 rebs, 4 assists, 6 stls) led the victors.  M-C got career-highs from freshmen Kenidi McCabe (23 pts, 10-18 FTs, 3-4 threes, 5 rebs, 4 stls) and Newgard (13 pts, 6-11 FGs, 5 rebs).  Houston owned the free throw line (21 of 31 to M-C’s 1 of 3).  M-C stayed alive from deep (6 of 17 to Houston’s 1 of 13).  Last year, Lee had a chance to propel underdog Houston to an upset win, but she missed two free throws late in regulation.  SEC-East champion M-C won 45-40 in overtime.  Two years ago, Lee tied the game late in regulation.  In overtime, M-C led 61-59 with 0:01 left.  Cortney Johnston literally tossed in a ¾-court game winner, giving the home ‘Canes a 62-61 win in OT.  Houston (4-2, 11-2) leads the SEC-East over Spring Grove (4-3, 7-6) and Schaeffer Academy (3-3, 7-5).  M-C falls to 2-5, 3-11.