CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Franklin College women's basketball team got a massive night from their bench to hold off the Mount St. Joseph Lions in overtime on Tuesday (Feb. 15) night.

Freshman Jasmine Walker netted a career-high 17 points to lead Franklin (8-14, 6-9 HCAC) in scoring and pace a group of Franklin reserves that scored 55 points on the night. The Grizzlies held off a late push from the Lions (7-14, 4-10 HCAC), opening overtime with a 10-0 run on their way to a 77-69 win.

How it Happened
The Grizzlies shot out of the gate with a 13-2 run that spanned the opening 7:26 of game action. A Bayleigh Torrance three late in the first quarter gave the Grizzlies an 18-9 lead after 10 minutes. Period two saw Franklin run their lead to a game-high 17 points and the Grizzlies had things under control at the break with a 38-26 lead.

The home side began to make their push early in the third quarter, starting off the second half with a 10-3 run to cut the FC lead to 41-36. The Grizzlies kept the Lions at bay through the rest of the quarter, and held a 53-46 lead with one quarter to go. A CiCi Bailey layup with 5:06 to play gave the Grizzlies a 63-48 lead, but Franklin's offense dried up the rest of regulation and the Lions buried a three with 10 seconds left to tie the game at 64, capping a 16-1 run and sending the game to overtime.

The Grizzlies shook off the shock and took the lead back for good with a Destinee Cross bucket on the first possession of OT. Franklin went 4-for-5 from the floor and connected on five free throws in the extra session to put the Lions away.

Inside the Box Score
-Franklin shot 42.9% from the field and from behind the three-point line. Sophomores Kayla Bruner and Bailey joined Walker in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
-Walker topped the Grizzlies with seven rebounds, with Franklin winning the rebounding battle by a razor-thin 46-45 margin.
-Franklin held an advantage in points off turnovers (26-16), points in the paint (36-22) and second chance points (18-7).
-The Grizzlies never trailed and held the lead for all but 50 seconds of game time.

Up Next
The Grizzlies close out the regular season on Friday (Feb. 18) night, when they host the Rose-Hulman Engineers on Senior Night. Tip-off from the Spurlock Center is set for 7:30 p.m.