ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore Samantha Widmann led all scorers with a career-high 28 points, but Oakland's Sha'Keya Graves hit a shot with :07 remaining in regulation, and then blocked a shot on the other end to force overtime, where the Golden Grizzlies used solid defense and timely free throw shooting to steal the 79-77 victory at Newman Arena.
 
In addition to her 28 points, Widmann also finished with six rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot, while Christine Ehland and Samantha Clement finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Ehland also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, as did Janee Dennis, helping the Big Red to a 46-33 advantage on the boards.
 
Cornell (2-6) shot a season-high .410 percent from the floor (25-61) and .363 percent from beyond the arc (4-11).
 
Oakland (7-4) was led by Graves 22 points, 20 of which came after halftime. Taylor Jones finished with 12 points, while three other Grizzlies chipped in nine points each.
 
The visitors shot .429 overall (27-63) and .263 from 3-point range (5-19). They also forced 26 Cornell turnovers, accounting for 24 points.
 
To get to overtime, the Big Red had to overcome a shaky start as Oakland jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first 2:34 of the contest and stretched its advantage to double-digits (20-10) with just over two minutes to go in the first period.   
 
Cornell slowly worked its way back into the contest, using an layup from Jessica Willerson to get within three points at the half before erasing the visitors advantage altogether with a layup from Widman making it a 39-38 Big Red lead midway through the third quarter. The go-ahead bucket was part of an 8-1 run that featured a layup from Ehland and six consecutive points from Widmann.
 
The Big Red took its largest lead of the game (67-62) on a pair of made free throws from Ehland with 1:52 remaining in the contest, but Graves took over and scored Oakland's final six points in regulation to knot the game at 68-68.
 
Overtime was a back-and-forth battle, with two ties and two lead changes before the Grizzlies went up 79-75 on a free throw from Graves with :12 on the clock. Widmann hit a jumper with three ticks remaining, but Cornell couldn't force a turnover on the final possession and Oakland took the 79-77 victory.
 
Cornell is back in action on Monday, Dec. 18, as it welcomes Binghamton to Newman Arena at 7 p.m.