Score: UC Davis 74, Santa Clara 70 (OT)
Location: Santa Clara, Calif. (Leavey Center)
Records: UC Davis 3-3, Santa Clara 3-2
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The short story: A new career-high of 30 points from
Megan Norris lifted the Aggies over the Santa Clara Broncos, 74-70, in overtime on Sunday, Nov. 24
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OPENING TIPÂ
- Norris' 30 points set a brand-new career-high for the center, shooting 50% from the field and grabbing 7 rebounds.
- Mazatlan Harris led the team with 35 minutes, putting up five points and five rebounds.
- Freshman Avery Sussex brought quality minutes off the bench, bringing in eight points and three assists.
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HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- Coming into the first quarter, the Aggies kept pace with their opponent from a balanced scoring attack featuring five points from Mazatlan Harris and a triple from Ryann Bennet to hold a 12-13 deficit at the end of the period.
- Despite a three-pointer from Tova Sabel, the second belonged to the Broncos, who rattled off a 9-3 run to take a 27-19 lead into the break.
- In the third, Norris came to life, knocking off 18 of the Aggies 23 quarter points with two three-pointers. Despite the offensive explosion from the road team, Santa Clara refused to back down, holding a 44-42 lead going into the final frame.
- Norris stayed hot in the fourth quarter, cashing in a three to give her team their first lead since the beginning of the first.
- As both teams continued to go back and forth, a layup from the Broncos gave them the 60-58 lead with just seconds to go.
- After exchanging a free throw each, Davis found themselves down two with seconds remaining before Megan Norris scored a wide-open layup to send the game to overtime.
- Throughout much of OT, both teams stayed hot, exchanging field goals to stay tied at 70 apiece with 47 seconds left.
- Two free throws from Nya Epps gave the Aggies the lead, and after a missed layup on the other end, Davis iced the game with two more from Ryann Bennett.
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UP NEXT: Davis will have six days off and stay on the road as the team heads north to take on Portland State. The matchup against the Vikings will tipoff at 2:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, Nov. 30.
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