JOHNSON, Vt. – Johnson State College snuck past non-conference visitors Plymouth State University in a last minute 63-62 win, ending a two game skid. Johnson advances to 4-15 overall and remains 1-11 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) while Plymouth State drops to 1-18 overall and remains at 0-9 in the Little East Conference (LEC).

The Badgers' offense was led by freshman Mary Richardson (Vernon, Vt./Brattleboro)  who finished with a team high of 15 points. Richardson also snagged five boards and contributed four assists towards the non-conference win. Freshman teammate Lazrin Schenck (Shelburne, Vt./Champlain Valley Union) added 14 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds while sophomore guard Brittany Robertson (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) notched 13 point towards the Badger's victory. 

Junior Krystin Corliss (Loudon, N.H.) paced the Panthers with her game-high 17 point effort while senior Kaylee Towle (Dover, N.H.) tallied 14 points and eight boards.

JSC jumped out to an 8-2 lead behind six points from Robertson with just over four minutes played.  The visiting Panthers would tie the score 9-9 by the 13:41 mark with help from a pair of Corliss free-throws. The teams would tie things up six more times before the visitors took their first lead of the game bringing the tally to 32-30 Panthers' advantage with just over 3:00 minutes left in the first half. The Badgers attempted to close the lead four times before the buzzer, but headed into the locker room behind 30-35.

A basket from Towle to open the second half gave Plymouth a seven point lead just 10 seconds into the second half. By the 16:01 mark, the Panthers led by 10, but the advantage was theirs to lose as a rally brought JSC within six points of their opponents (50-44).  With 1:44 left on the scoreboard, the teams stood at 58-58 tying things up for the seventh time of the game. A Richardson 3-point jumper sealed the lead for the hosts and a JSC free throw closed the deal ending the game 63-62 Johnson's advantage.

Both teams return to conference play when Johnson hosts conference rival Lyndon State on Saturday for a 3:00pm tip-off while Plymouth State will host Eastern Connecticut at 1:00 pm on Saturday.