The Lady Bearcats won their second straight, going on the road to defeat Chatham University 71-69 in overtime.

SVC's Ashley Campbell put back an offensive rebound to tie the game at the end of regulation, and the Lady Bearcats then outscored the Cougars 7-5 over the extra session.

Janelle Reed and Laura Klimchock each scored 19 points for SVC, while Caryn Glassbrenner scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the double-double.

The two teams shared the lead early on in the game before the Lady Bearcats used an 11-0 run to go up 21-12 with six minutes left until halftime.  Chatham closed to within five, 26-21, with four minutes left, but SVC then ended the half on a 7-2 run, with four points coming from Glassbrenner, to take a 33-22 advantage into the intermission.

Saint Vincent held onto the lead for the first 14 minutes of the second half, until Chatham scored 10 unanswered points to go up 51-49 with 5:30 left, reclaiming the lead for the first time since the eight minute mark in the first half.

Chatham's advantage swelled to seven, at 61-54, with 1:12 left to play, but the Lady Bearcats closed the half with a fury.  Maura Wahl hit a jumper to pull to within five, and then Klimchock drained a three-pointer to make the score 61-59 in favor of the Cougars. 

Chatham answered with a free throw, but then Reed hit from long distance to tie the game at 62 with 30 seconds left.  The Cougars made two more from the charity stripe, but Campbell's put back off of a missed jumper sent the game into overtime.

Two free throws from Klimchock gave the Lady Bearcats the first two points of the extra session, but Chatham eventually came back to gain a 69-67 lead with 1:30 left to play.  Campbell tied it up once again with another bucket at the one-minute mark, and then the junior point guard hit a pair of free throws over the final 20 seconds to seal the road win for SVC.

The SVC defense was strong throughout the game, forcing 27 Chatham turnovers and holding the Cougars to just a 33 percent mark from the field.  The Lady Bearcats picked up 16 steals, led by eight from Reed. 

Liz King led the Cougars with a game-high 21 points, while teammate Brittany Brown scored 13. 

With the win, the Lady Bearcats improve to 6-12 on the season, and will look to extend their winning streak to three when they travel to Waynesburg University on Saturday at 5:30.  The game will be aired live at www.redzonemedia.com.