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Rockets triumph in overtime

Slippery Rock's Nicole Papley takes a shot under the basket with Ambridge's Rachel Deiter defending on Saturday during the Rockets' non-region overtime win.

Four different Slippery Rock players scored in overtime as the Rockets' girls basketball squad outlasted visiting Ambridge 52-47 Saturday afternoon.

Slippery Rock (13-7) was led by Nicole Papley's 16 points and Emily Campbell tallied 15.

AMBRIDGE 47Fischer 8 0-0 21, Hillzendiger 2 0-0 4, Deiter 4 1-2 11, Haslett 5 1-2 11.

Totals: 19 2-4 47.

SLIPPERY ROCK 52Morgan Siebka 3 3-5 10, Anna Cessar 1 0-0 2, Emily Campbell 6 3-6 15, Riley McGonigle 3 3-5 9, Nicole Papley 6 1-2 16, Haley Angerett 0 0-0 0, Ellie Shaw 0 0-0 0, Lauren Dietz 0 0-0 0, Bre Northcott 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 19 10-18 52.

Ambridge 16 11 7 9 4—47Slippery Rock 8 18 11 6 9—523-point goals: Ambridge 7 (Fischer 5, Deiter 2); Slippery Rock 4 (Papley 3, Siebka).

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