On Saturday night, the University of Redlands women's basketball team bounced back with an exciting 68-61 overtime victory against the Regals of Cal Lutheran University.  With the win, the Bulldogs snapped CLU's three-game win streak and rebounded from Thursday's tough loss to the University of La Verne.

The Regals came out early to take a solid lead and held Redlands to only 23 points in the first half.  With 15 minutes remaining in the game, Cal Lutheran went up by 10 off of a timely three-pointer by freshman guard Kendra Carter.  However, Redlands quickly responded with a 10-0 run  to tie the game at the 12:32 mark.

The Bulldogs seemed to control the rest of the game and maintained a slight lead until the final seconds when the Regals fought back to tie the game at 56 apiece with six seconds to play.

Following a Redlands timeout, sophomore guard Mariah Barbetti-Cort (Ventura, CA) tried to go to the hoop but her layup bounced off the backboard as time expired.

In the overtime period, the Bulldogs looked to freshman center Courtney Carroll (Rancho Palos Verde, CA) to lead the charge, scoring six points on three layups, with her third putting Redlands up by four with 1:14 to play.  Despite looks from three-point range, the Regals ran out of time and the Bulldogs prevailed by a score of 68-61.

Junior guard Ali Bueno (San Jose, CA) knocked down 3-of-4 three-pointers in the second half to lead Redlands with 18 points.  Barbetti-Cort posted her sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Carroll added 17 points to round out the Bulldogs' top scorers.

Redlands (11-5, 4-2 SCIAC) returns home on Tuesday night for a 7:30 p.m. non-conference game against regional rival Chapman University.