Notre Dame 49, Lady Mules 47

Brooke Bohnert was at the right place at the right time Monday night for the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs.

Bohnert's putback with 4 seconds left gave Notre Dame a 49-47 conference comeback win over Poplar Bluff.

After rallying from an 11-point first-half deficit, Notre Dame (12-2, 3-0 SEMO) saw its slim lead slip away late. Poplar Bluff (10-5, 0-1) scored six straight points, tying the game at 47 with 44 seconds remaining.

Following a timeout, Notre Dame worked for the last shot but the Lady Mules were in a 2-3 zone, content on giving up anything from the outside. A baseline jumper by Meghan Dohogne from the left side missed, but Bohnert got the rebound on the opposite block and scored.

Poplar Bluff's last-second, half-court shot fell short as Notre Dame beat the Lady Mules for a second straight year.

Allyson Bradshaw scored 14 points to lead Notre Dame while Dohogne added 13 points and seven rebounds. Morrill chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds, scoring eight second-half points. Bohnert finished with six points and three steals.

Notre Dame out-rebounded the Lady Mules 20-14 and scored 14 second-chance points.

Sophomore forward Marissa Webb scored 14 to lead the Lady Mules, who scored the first six points and led 14-7 after one quarter.

Poplar Bluff's lead grew to 20-9 with 5:30 left in the half but Notre Dame finished with a 12-8 run to close the gap. The Lady Bulldogs trailed 28-21 at the break after shooting 39 percent from the field in the first half.

Notre Dame opened the second half with a 10-3 run, tying the game at 31 on Bradshaw's 3-pointer with 3:55 left in the third. The fourth quarter started tied at 35 but the Lady Bulldogs scored the next four points, both following offensive rebounds by Dohogne and Morrill.

A steal and layin by Summer Burger with 2:41 left pushed Notre Dame's lead to 47-41, but a pair of turnovers and a missed shot allowed Poplar Bluff to pull even on Webb's leaner with 44 seconds left.

Abby Ivie scored 12 points and sophomore Chelsea Darnell added 10 for the Lady Mules, who hit 11 of 19 shots in the first half but shot 44 percent in the second half and finished with 17 turnovers.

The win puts Notre Dame halfway to the SEMO title with Cape Central as the only unbeaten team in conference play. The two teams play Feb. 1. Dexter, Jackson and Poplar Bluff all have one SEMO loss.