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Staten Island, NY - Junior Megan Mahoney's (Staten Island, NY / St. Peter's) game-winning lay-up with three seconds remaining capped a career-high 31-point night and lifted Wagner to a thrilling 76-74 overtime victory over Saint Francis (PA) in Northeast Conference (NEC) action at DeGol Arena. The Green & White improve to 4-9 and 1-1 in the NEC while the Red Flash fall to 4-8 and 1-1 in the NEC.

Down three with 13 seconds remaining, Saint Francis (PA) appeared poised to put away the Green & White following a missed shot but instead of taking a wide-open lay-up, Quinessa Johnson dribbled the ball out and was fouled with just 5.3 seconds remaining. Johnson missed both free throws and freshman Marie-Laurence Archambault's (Montreal, Quebec / Montmorency) running three pointer from the right side bounced straight-up off the right side of the rim before rolling around and falling in to tie the game up at 65-65, sending the game into overtime.

In the overtime session, the Seahawks controlled the tip and junior Sha'Ron Harrison (Paterson, NJ / John F. Kennedy) split a pair from the line to give Wagner a one-point lead. Janie Killian answered with a bucket at the opposite end before Mahoney pushed the lead out to three with a lay-up and a jumper. Brittany Lilley cut it to one at 70-69 with a jumper at the 2:26 mark. Harrison then drilled a pair from the line and Britney Hodges matched her with two of her own. The teams traded jumpers before Lilley tied the game up at 74-74 with 25 seconds remaining on a free throw. After a Wagner timeout, Mahoney took the ball at the top of the key and scored on a driving lay-up with 3.7 seconds remaining and the Red Flash's last shot fell short.

The Green & White connected on 4-of-7 from the floor in the extra session as Mahoney (6 points) and Harrison (5 points) accounted for the Seahawks' 11 points. For the game, Mahoney scored 20 of her career-high 31 points after halftime, on 13-of-22 shooting from the floor, in 38 minutes of action. Harrison pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds while chipping in 10 points for her third double-double of the season. Senior John'a Poole (Middle River, MD / Eastern Tech) also had a solid game, notching double-figures for second time all year with 10 points.

Hodges paced four double-figure scorers for Saint Francis (PA) with 19 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals. Allison Daly (17 points), Lilley (14 points) and Samantha Leach (10 points) all notched double-digits.

With the score tied 38-38 at the 17:00-minute mark of the second half, Saint Francis (PA) used a 10-1 run over the next 3:05 to take a 48-39 lead with 13:55 to go. With the Red Flash up 53-45 with 10:31 to go in the second half, Wagner busted off a 10-2 run to tie the game up at 55-55 with 5:14 to go. Mahoney sparked the spurt with six points, including two lay-ups. Saint Francis (PA) pushed the lead back out to four at 59-55 with an Allison Daly three pointer and a Johnson free throw. The Seahawks tied it up at 59-59 with four-straight free throws before the Red Flash took another four-point lead. Mahoney cut it to one with a three pointer and Samantha Leach hit a pair from the line, extending the lead out to three at 65-62, before Archambault's late-game heroics.

For the game, the Seahawks dominated the glass to the tune of 49-39, including 18-10 on the offensive end, leading to a 15-5 advantage in second-chance points. Wagner shot 39.4 percent (28-71) from the floor, including 33.3 percent (5-15) from beyond the arc. Saint Francis (PA) hit on 40.6 percent (26-64), including 34.8 percent (8-23) from deep.

Junior Stephanie McBride (Mechanicville, NY / Catholic Central) started out the game's scoring with a fast-break lay-up off a steal before the Red Flash answered with 10-straight points. Mahoney quelled the run with a lay-up at the 16:12 mark of the initial stanza while starting a 19-2 Seahawk spurt. During the run, Mahoney hit for nine points including seven-straight at one time as Wagner assumed a 21-12 lead with 11:00 to go in the first half. Saint Francis (PA) rallied with a 17-6 run to take a 31-29 lead with under a minute to play before Wagner tied it up right before the half with a Harrison lay-up.

Mahoney notched 11 points in the first half while Poole scored seven points and Harrison pulled down 11 rebounds to highlight the Wagner half.

Wagner looks to make it three in a row on Saturday, January 7 at 5:30 pm when the Seahawks head to Sacred Heart .

NOTES: Wagner had lost 18-of-20 to Saint Francis (PA) coming into tonight … The Red Flash lead the all-time series by a 33-20 count … Mahoney's career-high 31 points break her previous high of 30 points set on January 12, 2008 against Saint Louis while playing for Fordham … She has now led the team in scoring in three of her four games and is averaging 17.5 ppg … Mahoney is also shooting 44.2 percent from the floor, 43.8 percent from beyond the arc and 85.0 percent from the free throw line … The last time a Seahawk hit for 30 points or more was on January 19, 2004 when Vanessa Wyfels notched 31 at CCSU … The Green & White have now opened three-straight decades with wins ... Today's game was the first true road victory of the year for Wagner.