Career Nights Aplenty as Women’s Basketball Wins Four Overtime Thriller – University of Maryland, Baltimore County


BALTIMORE — Anna Blount, Laura Lacambra, Jaden Walker and Carmen Yánez all had career-best performances, as the UMBC Women’s Basketball team outlasted visiting Gettysburg, 90-83, in four overtimes on Wednesday night.

The game was the longest in program history.

Blount, Walker and Yanez all posted double-doubles, while Lacambra recorded career-highs in points (10) and rebounds.

Blount finished with a career-high 29 points and added 11 rebounds, while Walker had 10 points, 13 rebounds and three steals, the latter two being career-bests.

Yánez, fresh off scoring a career-high 12 points at Towson on Monday, nearly had a triple double. The guard had 11 points and added a career high in both rebounds (11) and assists (eight).

Jordon Lewis had four points and a career-high four steals. Jaliena Sanchez also had four steals and added 16 points as well.

The Retrievers ended regulation on a 19-4 run to force overtime.

UMBC continues its homestand when it welcomes Colgate to The Peake on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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