'On This Day' Roser Combines for 63 Points and Rebounds in Impressive OT Win

'On This Day' is a Wells College Athletics feature series taking a look back on events that occurred on this day, Feb. 13, a decade ago in 2011.

AURORA, N.Y. ─ Wells College women's basketball freshman Ashley Roser had an afternoon she will not soon forget. The first-year player finished with 32 points, 31 rebounds, and six assists, leading the Express to a hard fought 69-68 overtime victory against the Penn. St. Berks Nittany Lions on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 13, 2011, in Aurora. 

Playing with four fouls for most of the second half, Roser played just 12 minutes and five minutes in overtime, combing for 19 points and 13 rebounds in 17 minutes.

Kristen Ryan chipped in with 13 points, four rebounds, and three assists, while Gabrielle Palozzola added 11 points and four blocks for the Express.

The Express held a sizable advantage on the glass, 62-48, while holding the Nittany Lions to 26.8 percent shooting on 82 attempts.

Everything seemed to be going the Express way in the first half. Wells shot 50 percent from the floor and led by as many as 14 points.  But with less than three minutes remaining the Nittany Lions rattled off a 9-0 run, closing the gap to two (33-31) heading into the break. Roser was impressive in the half, finishing with 18 boards and 13 points.

Despite a back-and-forth second-half battle, the Express would find themselves on the short end down 60-56 with less than two minutes to play. Roser came up huge down the stretch, hitting two free-throws to pull the Express to within two, before finishing a lay-up on great pass from Ryan to tie the game at 60-60 and forcing overtime.

Tied at 62 in overtime, Kristen Ryan drilled a 3-pointer giving the Express the lead and the momentum. The Express stretched their lead to four (69-65) with 14 seconds remaining. Berks would hit a 3-pointer with four seconds to play but, on the ensuing inbounds, the Express were able to throw it down court, running the clock out and preserving the conference victory.

Boxscore: https://wells-express.com/sports/wbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110213_mvok.xml?view=boxscore