#2 Berea College vs. #3 Rochester College
FINAL SCORE: #2 Berea College 72, #3 Rochester College 70
RECORDS: #2 Berea College 21-6, #3 Rochester 17-17
LOCATION: Penn State Fayette Main Arena, Uniontown, Pa.
IN BRIEF: The Berea College Mountaineers defeated Rochester College 72-70 in overtime on a last second shot by Zacchea Small to advance to the National Championship game. Rochester was cruising until midway through the third quarter when a Jamie Roberts 3 pointer ignited the Mountaineers to a 22-2 run. Berea's Bethanie Williams led the way with 31 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 steals.
ON THE COURT
- Rochester College had four players score double digits (Allyssa Copley, Maddy Valko, Casey Bodwell, Robyn Pruitt).
- Berea's Nakeisha Greene grabbed 16 rebounds, scored 8 points, and blocked 4 shots.
- Berea's Bri Lanham and Rochester's Maddy Valko played all 45 minutes.
BEHIND THE BOXSCORE
- Berea College outrebounded Rochester 56-43.
- Berea College scored 20 points from free throws.
- Rochester and Berea both made eight three pointers.
- Rochester had 23 bench points.
NEXT UP
Berea College faces top-seeded Concordia College Alabama for the national championship Saturday at 3:15 p.m. in the Main Arena.