LAKEWOOD, N.J.- Trailing by a point with 46 seconds remaining, the Georgian Court University women's basketball squad mounted a furious 5-2 run over the final ticks on the clock to avoided a "shocking" upset as the Lions unplugged the Lady Shock of Washington Adventist University, 63-59, in non-conference action Thursday evening at the GCU Wellness Center.

With the triumph, Georgian Court improves to 7-13 while the Lady Shock dip to 3-16.

The Lions prevailed, 33-22, in an opening stanza that contained three stalemates and three lead changes. Tahira Matthews netted 17 of her team-leading 19 points in the first half, shooting 7-for-8 from the floor (3-for-4 at the charity stripe). 

Georgian Court grew its advantage to a game-high ten points when an Elizabeth Lawler# jumper increased the lead to 34-24 at 1:02 into the second half. The Lady Shock, sporting a roster of just six players, decreased the deficit to just one point as a Briana McClain (Suffolk, Va.) layup concluded an 11-4 spurt, making the score 36-35.

Washington Adventist finally wrestled the lead away from the home team, courtesy of two free throws from Vanessa Rice (Sr.-Seat Pleasant, Md.), to make the score 58-57. GCU's Ebony Sellers proceeded to carry her teammates to the finish line as the senior guard drained all five points of that victory-clinching run by the Lions.

Sellers knocked home ten points on the night, including 8 of 10 from the free throw line, while also providing five rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Brittany Baker and Shauneia McPhearson scored nine points apiece. Christina White led all players with eight boards.

Rice posted a game-high 25 points, shooting 4-of-7 from three-point territory and 9-of-10 from the charity stripe while McClain tallied 17 in 40 minutes for the Lady Shock. Jerria Brown-McDaniel (Fr.-Largo, Md.) represented on the boards with eight rebounds to go along with seven points. 

The Lions led in the shooting column with a percentage of 40.0% compared to a 25.8% mark for Washington Adventist. GCU also snared a 46-31 rebound advantage.

Georgian Court will take to the floor on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. when they welcome CACC-foe Dominican College to the Wellness Center. National Girls and Women in Sports Day activitites will commence at 10:00 a.m.