LAKEWOOD, NJ-The Georgian Court University basketball squad squandered its second consecutive late-minute advantage Wednesday evening as the Lions dropped a 61-53 decision to visiting Southern New Hampshire University of the Northeast-10 in the Wellness Center.

GCU (1-8), holding a 49-43 lead with less than 10 minutes to go in the contest (9:28), watched the Penmen (8-2) sprint down the homestretch on an 18-4 run to spell the end for the home team.

On Saturday, the Lions led Concordia College, 64-58, with 8:37 left in regulation before permitting the Clippers to outscore them, 20-10, the rest of the way, eventually losing by a 78-74 mark.

In a first half that saw the two clubs tied 12-12 at 13:34, SNH concluded the stanza on a 22-15 spurt to go into the intermission up, 34-27. GCU's Tahira Matthews netted all of her 13 points in the opening period. Megan Smith (Sr.-Smithfield, ME) dropped in 10 of her game-high 14 points for the Penmen. 

Brooke Springfield's (Fr.-Jaffrey, NH) layup at 17:39 remaining stretched the SNH lead to 36-27 before Georgian Court tied the contest at 41-41 with 12:37 on the clock, courtesy of a pair of Christina White free throws. 

# Brittany Baker#'s layup at 9:28 concluded a 22-7 run by Georgian Court.

Ebony Sellers joined Matthews with a double-digit effort in the scoring column (12) as did Baker with a season-high 11 points. She (Baker) also swiped a game-high six steals.

Michelle DeRoma (Jr.-West Roxbury, MA) drained 12 points to go with seven rebounds while Lauren Rocha (FR.-Espargos, Cape Verde) also contributed 12 points. Sloane Sorrell (Jr.-Berwick, ME) snagged a game-high 10 boards to go with her seven points. Christine Duffy (Sr.-South Boston, MA) distributed nine assists to go with seven points of her own.

Georgian Court returns to CACC action Saturday afternoon when they host Chestnut Hill College at 12:00 PM in the Wellness Center.