Truman State women's basketball and Lake Superior State went to the fourth quarter tied 47-47. Braylee Rogers' layup 17 seconds in started a 10-2 Bulldogs run, and the Lakers didn't make a field goal for nearly four minutes.
Truman State won 68-61 Friday in its season opener at the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge at Just A Game Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Emajin McCallop made two free throws for a 51-47 lead. Lake Superior State's Malia Thelen answered with a layup. Then Lexie White scored inside, Mariann Blass hit a layup, and White finished a fast break off a Blass steal. That made it 57-49 with 5:50 left.
Lake Superior State hung around. Hunter Hartsgrove's 3-pointer cut it to 63-59 with 36 seconds left, and two Lauren Wilder free throws made it 64-61 with 18 seconds left.
White closed it. A layup off a McCallop assist pushed the lead back to five, and two free throws with three seconds left sealed it.
White finished with 19 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting and went 5 of 7 at the line. Blass scored 14 on 6-of-10 shooting. McCallop had nine points, eight rebounds, and five steals. Morgan Miller added nine points, and Rogers scored seven.
Truman State forced 22 turnovers and turned them into 22 points. The Bulldogs had 12 steals, 41 rebounds, 17 of them offensive, and went 16 of 23 from the line. They shot 35.8 percent from the floor and 4 of 19 from 3-point range.
Chloe Watson led Lake Superior State with 15 points, all on 3-pointers. Wilder scored 13, and Hartsgrove added 11. The Lakers made 12 of 28 from deep.
Truman State has since lost to Northern Michigan and Grand Valley State and is 1-2. The Bulldogs play Cedarville on Nov. 13 in Pepper Pike, Ohio.
Final tally: Truman State 68, Lake Superior State 61.