Morem hits a buzzer beater to lift BP

Published 10:15 pm Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Blooming Prairie sophomore Janelle Morem made good on a second chance when she drilled a buzzer beating three-pointer to beat Waterville/Elysian/Morristown (13-10 overall, 8-6 Gopher) 57-56 in overtime on the road Tuesday.

Morem missed a three with 12 seconds left but BP ran down the rebound and got it back to her for the game winner.

BP (12-10 overall, 10-5 Gopher) had trailed by three late in overtime when Tayla Jones hit two free throws, W/E/M hit one free throw to set up Morem’s last shot.

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The Awesome Blossoms led by two at the end of regulation when they fouled the Bucs on a three-pointer. W/E/M hit two free throws to force the extra period.

BP scoring: Whitney Burt, 14; Janelle Morem, 13; Erica Manske, 11; Jenna Krell, 6; Kelli Naatz, 5; Tayla Jones, 3; Cortney Easton, 3; Julia Manges, 2; field goals: 39 percent (21-for-54); rebounds: 45 (Burt, 8; Morem, 8)