COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On Thursday evening, the Ohio Dominican women's basketball team hosted Hillsdale College for their senior night. The Black and Gold battled until the very end, falling by one in overtime, 64-63.
Box Score Notes

• Leading the way for the Panthers was Gabby Stare (Newark, Ohio) with 20 points on the evening. Stare went 7-13 from the floor while securing five rebounds and a team high of six steals.
• Following her was La'Sonja Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio) with 19 points. The freshman went a perfect 9-9 from the charity stripe. She secured five rebounds, five assists, and four steals.
• Brynn Mullet (Berlin, Ohio) was the final Panther to net double figures. Mullet went 5-10 from the field to have 13 points. The guard added four assists.
• Freshman Nelia Guice (Westerville, Ohio) added five rebounds while Logan Pride (Twinsburg, Ohio) accounted for four. Guard Madelyn Fearon (Greenville, Ohio) matched Hill with five assists.

How It Happened

• After two minutes of scoreless basketball, Nia Johnson (Holland, Ohio) opened the scoring with a layup from Mullet. The two traded buckets until the Panthers collected five straight, taking a 12-10 lead at the end of the opening quarter.
• The Chargers opened the second quarter with six straight points to push ahead, 16-12. The two went back-and-forth for the remainder of the quarter with Hillsdale leading only by six, 29-23, at the intermission.
• HC started the third quarter with consecutive buckets to take an 11-point lead. Over the next few minutes, ODU went on a 15-2 scoring run to tied it at 38-all. The Chargers ended with eight points to lead, 44-38 heading into the final period.
• The Panthers quickly closed the scoring gap in the first half of the final period, outscoring HC 8-2, to tie it up again at 46. The Black and Gold took control over the next minute, scoring eight straight points to go ahead 54-48. Hillsdale responded with five straight to bring it within one before tying it at 55-all in the last thirty seconds to force overtime.
• In overtime, ODU quickly took a three-point lead, but Hillsdale flipped the script to go ahead 62-59 with two minutes remaining. A mullet layup and a pair of Hill free throws gave the Black and Gold a one-point lead in the final seconds. A last second shot from Hillsdale secured the win for them, making it 64-63.

Up Next
The Black and Gold will hit the road next week to end their season in Kentucky.