Girls' Basketball

 Sherburne-Earlville 75, Bishop Ludden 73 (OT)

SHERBURNE - With two starters out of the game after fouling out, and down five points twice in the last three minutes, Sherburne-Earlville found a way to win and preserve its unbeaten record.

The Marauders extended their perfect mark to 20-0 Tuesday night at home edging Bishop Ludden in overtime.

S-E will meet the winner of Skaneateles and Utica Notre Dame Saturday night at Onondaga Community College in the Section III Class B semifinals.

The Gaelic Knights seized command after S-E starters Mikayla Solloway and Lilly Berg fouled out 2 1/2 minutes apart midway through the fourth quarter.

Eighth-grader Danielle Rauch hit a spot-up three with 3:20 left to make it 61-56. Two possessions later - and after the Marauders made three free throws - sophomore Megan Sierotnik nailed a trey pushing the Ludden lead back to five, 64-59.

The Marauders immediately answered at the other end when Savy Irwin canned her fifth three-pointer of the game. Bishop Ludden missed the front end of a one-and-one on the other end, and Mattie Dowdall put S-E in position to tie the game when she was fouled on a drive to the rim.

Dowdall tied the game burying both charity tosses, but there was much ensuing drama.

Following Rauch's runner in the lane, the Marauders' Jordan van Althuis, who had a quiet night offensively to that point, matched Rauch's basket with her own runner on the right baseline.