ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Griffon Women's Basketball (8-14, 4-9 MIAA) saw a 13-point lead in regulation go away, but the Griffons played a strong overtime to beat Central Oklahoma, 80-71, on Saturday at MWSU Fieldhouse.

The game got off to a somewhat rocky start, but it was very back-and-forth early with UCO leading 32-30 at halftime. MoWest had a strong response to start the third quarter, dominating those 10 minutes and outscoring the Bronchos 23-8.

Leading 53-40 at the start of the fourth, MoWest hit a dry spell, shooting 6-of-16 in that quarter, while UCO shot 10-of-16 and tied the game at 67-67 with 29 seconds left in regulation.

MoWest never trailed in overtime, as Nakiya Harris drilled a three-pointer with 4:01 remaining, and the Griffs never looked back. MoWest shot 5-of-7 in OT, including 2-of-4 from three.

Harris recorded her fourth double-double of the season with a season-high 22 points to go with 11 rebounds. Ana Oliveira Dias came up big with 18 points to go with six assists, five rebounds and three steals.

Mia Morel chipped in 12 points, four assists, four steals and two rebounds. LaNicia Parker came off the bench for 11 points and five rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting. MoWest shot 30-of-70 (42.9%) from the field, hitting 6-of-21 (28.6%) from three and 14-of-24 (58.3%) at the foul line.

UCO was held to 29-of-82 (35.4%) from the floor and just 2-of-14 (14.3%) from three.

MoWest heads on the road to face No. 15 Pittsburg State (17-5, 10-3 MIAA) this Wednesday. Tip-off from John Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kansas is set for 5:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Griffon Sports Network (Varsity Network App, GoGriffons.com/listen) and available to stream on the MIAA Network.