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January 31, 2008 Seattle, WA – Dara Zack’s jumper with 4.5 seconds on the clock gave Saint Martin’s the 62-60 win over Seattle University in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action Thursday night a the Connelly Center. Neither team had a double digit lead the entire game. The biggest point advantage came with 2:55 left in the first half when Seattle went up by eight but the Saints quickly cut that margin scoring the final seven points to make it just a one point differential going into the break. The score was tied five times in the second half and changed leads 13 times with neither team able to go up by more than six. In the overtime, Saint Martin’s went up by four twice, the final time at the 2:09 mark on a basket by Kassie Ludeman to put the Saints up 60-56. The Falcons were able to tie it on a jumper by Alysse Carlson followed by two made free throws with 31 seconds left. SMU took two timeouts and with the clock winding down Zack hit the game winning jumper with 4.5 seconds remaining. Seattle got off one final shot but missed a jumper at the buzzer. Zack picked up a double-double with a game high 24 points and 13 rebounds. Ludeman added 16 points and eight boards on the night. The Redhawks were led by Jackie Thomas with 12 points, she was also was credited with four assists and eight steals. The Saints, who improve to 5-3 in the GNAC, 12-5 overall, travel to Montana State Billings to take on the Yellowjackets on Saturday.
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