EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Gabby Green's (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) desperation three at the buzzer rimmed out in Lewis' women's basketball team 66-65 loss to Bellarmine in the semifinal round of the GLVC Tournament on Saturday night at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Ill. The loss drops the Flyers to 26-4 while the Knights improve to 17-11.

Lewis led 60-55 on a layup by Jessica Kelliher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha North) with 7:05 to play for its largest lead of the second half. Neither side scored for nearly the next 90 seconds then Bellarmine rattled off seven in a row in the span of 1:23 to take a 62-60 lead on a jumper in the paint from Mallory Schwartz.

Morgan Glatczak (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) had a chance to tie the game but made only 1-of-2 at the foul line with 2:30 left and then after getting a stop on the defensive end, Tierney Lockett (Richton Park, Ill./Rich South) put the Flyers back in front with a layup with 2:06 to go.

Lewis had its chances to extend the lead but Kelliher missed a tough contested jumper on the baseline and Green was called for an offensive foul with 0:47 left. The Knights had a chance to even the score with 0:33 left but Lauren Deel missed both free throws. However, Deel got the rebound and found Katie Downey alone on the right baseline and she hit a 10-foot jumper with 0:29 left to give Bellarmine the lead.

Lewis called a timeout to advance the ball into the front court and drew up a play to find Rachel Hinders (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) cutting the basket for a layup to give the Flyers the lead with 0:19 remaining. The Knights called a timeout to advance the ball as well and found Breia Torrens who hit a layup with 0:10 to give Bellarmine a 66-65 lead.

Lewis took its final timeout to advance the ball and drew up a play for Kelliher to win the game. Green tried to bounce it into Kelliher but she couldn't handle it and it was knocked away. Green ran down the loose ball and fired up a 25-footer at the buzzer that went halfway down and popped out to end the game.

After shooting 50 percent in the first half, the Flyers struggled in the second half to knock down shots making only 9-of-27 attempts. Lewis finished the game shooting 40 percent (20-for-50) from the floor but was 6-of-17 from three and shot 70 percent at the foul line.

Kelliher finished with a game-high 20 points to lead four Flyers in double figures. Lockett added 15, nine in the second half, while Hinders had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds and Green chipped in with 10 points.

Mikayla Berry led the Knights with 19 points while Torrens had 14 and Downey contributed 10 points. Bellarmine shot 43 percent (25-for-58) from the field in the game, including 8-of-13 from three and at the foul line. The Knights outscored Lewis in the paint 24-to-22 and 21-to-19 in points off turnovers.

Lewis will found its destination and opponent for next week's NCAA Midwest Regional on Sunday evening at approximately 9 p.m.