{"id":19984,"date":"2012-01-31T03:15:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T08:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=19984"},"modified":"2012-01-31T03:16:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T08:16:02","slug":"lady-cougars-outlast-lcc-after-two-ots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/01\/31\/lady-cougars-outlast-lcc-after-two-ots\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Cougars outlast LCC in two OTs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DAVE MOSIER<em>\/<\/em><\/strong><em>independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It took two overtimes, but the Van Wert Lady Cougars pushed their record back above the .500 mark with a 63-59 non-conference victory over Lima Central Catholic on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19985\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19985\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/?attachment_id=19985\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19985 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/VW-girls-vs.-LCC-1-2012-A.-Morrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Van Wert senior Alex Morrow (23) tries to drive to the basket under pressure from an LCC defender during Monday night&#039;s non-conference game won by the Cougars, 63-59, in two overtimes. (Jan Dunlap\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the win, Van Wert is now 9-8 overall, while the Lady Thunderbirds are 9-7 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>It was a game of runs, with the Lady Cougars making the first one to take a 13-4 lead at the end of a quarter. LCC came back in the second stanza on a 12-2 run to lead by a point, 16-15, at the half. Both teams scored 12 points in the third period to maintain the T-Birds\u2019 one-point advantage, but the Lady Cougs had a chance to win the game in regulation, leading 38-35 with 18 seconds remaining, but LCC\u2019s Madison George tied it up with a three-pointer with seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams scored 10 in the first overtime, with Van Wert having to rally, though, to send the game into the second OT, where the Cougars outscored LCC 15-11 to take home the win.<\/p>\n<p>Van Wert had three players in double figures, led by senior Alex Morrow\u2019s 20 points, including an 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line. Freshman Alexis Dowdy added 17 points while senior Molly Gamble scored 10 points for the Lady Cougars.<\/p>\n<p>Free throws were crucial to Van Wert, which made 24 of 36 attempts (66.7 percent) in the game, including some clutch shots down the stretch. The T-Birds had a better percentage (72.2), but fewer attempts, making 13 of 18 attempts in the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Van Wert junior varsity team also won, 51-37, to run its season record to 12-4 on the year. The Cougar JVs trailed 13-9 in the first quarter, but went on a 12-7 run in the second quarter to lead 21-20 at the half. LCC\u2019s JVs grabbed the lead back with a 13-11 run in the third quarter, but Van Wert put the game out of reach in the final stanza with a 19-4 offensive explosion. Claire Butler and Hannah Hulbert led the Cougars with 13 and 12 points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Van Wert will next play at Defiance on Thursday in a Western Buckeye League match-up. The junior varsity game will begin at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/VW-girls-vs.-LCC-1-2012-boxscore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVE MOSIER\/independent sports It took two overtimes, but the Van Wert Lady Cougars pushed their record back above the .500 mark with a 63-59 non-conference victory over Lima Central Catholic on Monday. With the win, Van Wert is now 9-8 overall, while the Lady Thunderbirds are 9-7 on the season. 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