Freeman Sinks Winning Layup to Upset No. 5 Campbellsville on Senior Day

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The (RV) Georgetown College women's basketball team (21-7, 6-6 MSC) pulled off the huge 68-67 upset over No. 5 Campbellsville University (22-6, 7-5 MSC) on Senior Day in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym on Saturday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
After an administrative technical foul gave Campbellsville the first point of the day, the Tigers scored on consecutive trips down the floor to take a quick 4-1 lead. Campbellsville then went on an 8-0 run stopped by Anna Long's 3-pointer. Georgetown trailed 11-9 at the media timeout before Daysha Reid splashed home a trey to recapture the Tigers' lead with 3:27 to play. Georgetown scored just one more point the rest of the quarter and trailed 20-13 at the end.

The Tigers scored the first five points of the second to pull back within one possession. After surrendering one basket, Georgetown had tied things at 22-22 when Long made a layup at the 8:11 mark. The Tigers commanded a 31-26 lead at the media timeout. Daysha Reid hit a 3-pointer out of the timeout before Campbellsville sank consecutive 3-pointers. Kayra Freeman hit a jumper to close the half and give the Tigers a 38-35 lead.

Everything went Campbellsville's way to start the third quarter as the visiting Tigers used an 11-0 run to surge to a 46-38 lead and force a Georgetown timeout. The Tigers weathered the storm, though, and managed to pull back within four points heading into the fourth.

Reid's clutch 3-point shooting got the Tigers back into things to start the fourth. Freeman made a layup at the 5:38 mark to tie things up at 60-60, forcing a Campbellsville timeout. After a nearly two and a half minute scoring drought, Freeman sank a 3-pointer to break the silence. Reid sank a 3-pointer to build the lead out to five with 2:11 to go. Campbellsville scored the next six points to go ahead 67-66 with just 34 seconds remaining. Georgetown called a full timeout and set up a look for Reid, who missed a 3-pointer, but Long secured the offensive board. Kayra Freeman sank a spinning layup from the left side to push the Tigers ahead with just four seconds to play, winning the game for Georgetown.

THE TEAM 
Georgetown shot 43.5% from the field. The Tigers were 10-28 (35.7%) from deep and were 4-6 (70.6%) at the free-throw line. CU outrebounded GC, 38-28. The Tigers picked up 18 assists and had more steals, 10-7.

THE PLAYERS
* Daysha Reid had a team-high 20 points with four assists and three rebounds.
* Kayra Freeman added 16 points, including the game winner, with six rebounds and six assists.
* Daisy Gale finished with 12 points and eight rebounds with five steals and five assists.

UP NEXT
The Tigers are locked into the number five seed for the Mid-South Conference tournament, which is set to begin on February 27 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Georgetown takes on number four-seeded Campbellsville in the opening round on Friday at 3:30 p.m.