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Indianapolis, Ind. – Lewis University women's basketball senior guard Labrenthia Murdock (Round Lake, Ill./Round Lake) (Round Lake, Ill./Round Lake) became the 19^th player to score over 1,000 points in a Flyers' uniform as she helped the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division leading Flyers defeat No. 19 Indianapolis, 78-75 in double overtime, on Thursday (Jan. 31) at Nicoson Hall. 
 
Murdock scored 16 points, netted eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Flyers.
 
The Flyers move to 15-3 on the season and 8-2 in conference play while the Greyhounds fall to 13-5 on the year and 6-4 in the GLVC.
 
“A lot of our offensive frustration in the first half made us passive on defense,” Lewis head women's basketball coach Lisa Carlsen said. “Once we focused on our defense, especially in the second half and in overtime, we were able to get rebounds and get out on offense.”
 
In the first half, it was Indianapolis that that won the defensive battle, building a 14-point cushion at the 4:47 mark after breaking a 12-all tie. The Greyhounds held the Flyers to 36.4% shooting from the floor and 1-of-10 from beyond the arc to head into half time up 36-27. Lewis won the rebounding battle in the period, 23-18, with nine offensive rebounds.
 
Over the span of 15 minutes, Lewis was able to come back from a 15-point deficit in the first minute of the second period to force a tie game. Sophomore guard Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) hit the three-pointer to tie the game at 58-all with three minutes left. Sophomore forward Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) paced the Flyers during their 29-12 run to tie the game with eight points while Murdock added seven. Nellen and Alexus Grayer (Washington, Ill./Washington) (Washington, Ill./Washington) added five points each as freshmen Alyssa Dengler (Chicago, Ill./Trinity) (Chicago, Ill./Trinity) and Mariyah Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) each added a bucket.
 
Indianapolis quickly rebuilt a five-point lead but a bucket and a three-pointer by Grayer sent the game into Lewis' first overtime of season at 63-all.
 
In the first overtime stanza, the squads traded jump shots and three pointers to force a second extra period, tied at 68-all. 
 
The Flyers came out to score the first five points in the second overtime to take a 73-69 lead. Grayer hit a three-pointer and Reinhart hit a jump shot for Lewis' lead. The Greyhounds got within one point after hitting a three-pointer at 74-73, with under two minutes left and briefly took the lead after making a layup.
 
Reinhart put the game away when she made a layup and two free throws with five seconds left in the game for the 78-75 victory. Reinhart netted her third double-double of the season, scoring 25 points and pulling down 10 rebounds, as well as tallying three steals, three assists and blocked a shot.
 
“Jess was resilient out there tonight,” Carlsen said. “She got some shots blocked but she kept crashing the boards and running the floor.
 
“When she's out on the floor, she's never going to quit.”
 
Grayer was the third Flyer that scored in double figures with 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the floor, including connecting on 4-of-9 from beyond the arc.
 
Indianapolis had four of their starters in double figures, led by Katy McIntosh's 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
 
Lewis heads back to Neil Carey Arena to host Saint Joseph's on Saturday (Feb. 2) at 5 PM, which will be broadcasted live on Lakeshore Public Television.