ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Mackenzie Pettinelli's jump shot with two seconds remaining on the clock sent the St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team to a 54-53 win over George Washington Wednesday afternoon at the Reilly Center.
Laycee Drake led all scorers with 21 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals. Aaliyah Parker also finished in double figures with 12 points and four rebounds for the Brown and White. Pettinelli and Elyse MacDonough each chipped in six points.
The Bonnies (10-4, 1-1 A-10) forced a stop on the defensive end with 13 seconds remaining in the game before calling a timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, Drake stumbled and Pettinelli picked up the loose ball, drove baseline and pulled up for the game-winning shot with two seconds showing on the clock.
George Washington (9-6, 1-1 A-10) had a chance to win on the other end, but were unable to get a shot off as time expired, giving the Bonnies their first Atlantic 10 win of the season.
The two sides were tied at 44-44 as the final frame began with Brillana Boyd putting the Bonnies on top 46-44 in the opening minute.
The Revolutionaries, however, used a 7-0 spurt to retake the lead, 51-46.
Gabby Reynolds pushed the visitors lead back to four with 2:33 remaining in the game.
The Bonnies were able to hold GW scoreless the rest of the way to complete the comeback.
Bona's was able to jump out to an early 11-4 lead over the Revolutionaries following a pair of free throws from Mackenzie Pettinelli.
George Washington, however, held the Bonnies scoreless over the final 1:39 of the first to pull back within two after one, 11-9.
The Revolutionaries used a 7-0 run early in the second to take a 16-13 lead before the Bonnies scored five unanswered points from Drake and Parker to give the hosts an 18-16 edge.
Another 7-0 run for GW saw their lead go to 23-18 before the Bonnies closed the half on a 10-3 run to take a 28-26 lead at the break.
The two sides traded baskets in the third quarter as the Bonnies were able to take a six-point lead early in the period before GW battled back to tie it heading into the fourth.
GAME NOTES
- Wednesday's win snapped the Revolutionaries seven-game win streak and snapped a stretch of six straight losses against GW.
- The Bonnies finished the game shooting 35.2 percent (19-for-54) from the floor and held George Washington to 37.0 percent (17-for-46) from the field.
- Bona's committed a season-low eight turnovers Wednesday and forced 16 GW mishaps which led to 15 points.
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"It looked like a February conference game today. Just two teams that really knew each other and were competing really, really hard. I have a ton of respect for what they are doing and how they play. They were putting us in a lot of challenging situations with the way they run their offense. I thought we did a good job of adjusting and when we needed to, locking up."
UP NEXT
The Bonnies remain at home to host Richmond Saturday, Jan. 3. Tipoff is slated for 3:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.
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