ALBION, Mich. – The Blue Streaks were looking to bring the same energy as they did last night to their second game this weekend.

John Carroll took on tournament hosts, Albion College, this afternoon in a back-and-forth battle.

In the second game of Albion College's Briton Battle, the Blue Streaks fell to the Brits in an overtime fight.           

Albion opened up the scoring putting 4 points on the board before the Streaks were able to tally any. Carmella Sowers got the Streaks on the board with the help of Brooke Laub. An Albion foul led to Abigail Rosol racking up two free-throw points for the Streaks. Bella Houillion scored one to make it a tied game, with Sowers finding the net once more to give the Streaks the 8-6 lead.

It was a short lead, as Albion answered just 1 minute later to make it a tied game. As the first quarter progressed, both teams went bucket for bucket. With 2 minutes left in the quarter, a Hayden Paul three gave the Streaks the lead, with the help from Erin McCormick. To cap off the quarter, one last layup from Paul gave the Streaks the 19-16 lead. 

The Streaks started the second quarter right where they left off, with two points from Katie Puletti off of 2 free throw attempts. Albion was quick to follow with a 2-pointer, making it a 21-18 game with the Streaks ahead. Reese Rhodehamel and Hannah Ward both sank threes, giving the Streaks a 27-24 lead. Although it seemed that the Streaks led the scoring that quarter, Albion came back to tie up the game, with a 35-35 score going into the half. 

The third quarter began with back-and-forth play and zero points until 3 minutes in, when a foul on JCU gave Albion two free-throw attempts and the 37-35 lead. Albion started to pull away slightly, but a Cami Elliott three-pointer followed by a Rosol two-pointer brought the Streaks back into even play, just a 1-point game. Houillion sunk a three, making it a tied game once again. The Streaks were able to end the quarter with a 5-point lead on the Brits. 

With the game consisting of back-and-forth buckets from each team, it is no surprise that the fourth quarter looked the same. 

The Streaks maintained the lead through the beginning of the fourth, while the Brits slowly crept up. However, an Elliot three-pointer followed by a Houillion free throw helped the Streaks pull away.  
Albion came back, and it looked like the Brits would take the victory with a 67-66 lead and just 6 seconds left. Thankfully, an Albion foul led to a Brooke Laub free-throw attempt where she tied up the game 67-67.

It was now an overtime battle. 

John Carroll opened up the extra-time scoring with a three-pointer from Laub with the help of Soweres. Albion was quick to follow, with two layups in a row, giving them the lead. JCU was never quite able to find the lead for the remainder of the match, giving Albion the 84-76 victory. 

John Carroll went 1-1 on the weekend during the Briton Battle tournament. 

Houillion had herself a day, leading the team with 16 points on the afternoon, followed by 5 rebounds. Sowers wasn't so far behind, leading the team with 9 rebounds and 12 points. 

Next Up

The Blue Streaks are back at home on Wednesday, November 18th as they take on Anderson University at 7 PM.