ABILENE -- The McMurry women's basketball team outscored Louisiana College 14-11 in the five-minute overtime frame as McMurry knocked off the Lady Wildcats, 79-76, in the American Southwest Conference opener for both schools Saturday afternoon at Kimbrell Arena.

Louisiana College had four golden opportunities to win the game in the last 10 seconds of regulation as the game was tied at 65 and the Lady Wildcats went to the stripe for four free throws.  But none of the four attempts fell for Louisiana College and the game went to overtime where McMurry would prevail.

McMurry improves to 2-1 on the year and 1-0 in ASC play; meanwhile, the Lady Wildcats fall to 2-1 on 0-1. 

The McMurry senior backcourt duo of Amber Horton and Dominique Brown combined to score 35 points to lead McMurry to the victory.  Horton finished with a team-high 19 points, while Brown added 16.  Fourteen of Brown's 16 points came in the second half and overtime frames, with five points coming in overtime. 

Sophomore center Anna Berthel added 14 points (6 of 6 from the free throw line) for McMurry, while junior guard Amanda Peters added 10 to finish out the double-digit scorers for McMurry. 

McMurry returns to ASC action on Monday, Dec. 1, when they host Mississippi College for a 5:30 p.m. tip at Kimbrell Arena.