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by Jake Robson thresher staff Overtime hasn't been a good time for the women's club lacrosse team this season. In Rice's latest overtime game, the Owls suffered a 16-15 defeat Saturday to Texas Tech University that eliminated Rice from playoff contention. Earlier this season, the Owls lost twice in overtime to Texas Women's Lacrosse League rival Baylor University. Rice went into Saturday's game extremely shorthanded after seniors Alexa Shoning, Whitney Smith and Hilary Scott were forced to miss the game to take the eight-hour Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Despite the lack of numbers, the Owls jumped out to a quick lead, and sophomore Kirsten Schatz and junior Dianne Henry led the way offensively. Henry scored a team-high seven goals as Rice built a four-goal lead in the final period. Rice's defense, anchored by junior Annie Huang, freshman Christine Liang and senior goalkeeper Kristin Clopton, restrained the Red Raider attack the first three quarters, working to prevent shots and feed the ball to the offense. But the lack of fresh legs took its toll in the fourth period. Texas Tech clawed back to lead the game by one goal with seconds to play, but Rice was able to get the equalizer to push the game into overtime. The momentum had shifted for good, however, and Texas Tech outscored Rice 2-1 in overtime to take the comeback win. "This was a tough loss to a team that we really thought we would beat," Schatz said. "But when you are missing three key players like we were today, it's really hard to stay fresh and focused down the stretch, especially in a close game." Rice came back Sunday to pound Southwest Texas State University 13-1. The Owls' defense was outstanding, and Rice was happy to finish its season strong despite the disappointment of missing the playoffs. "It's too bad to lose another overtime heartbreaker, especially to a team that we know we're better than," Schatz said. "But we feel like we played well and ended the season on a really high note."
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