MADISON, N.J. – Senior guard Isabelle Lalo forced overtime with a long 3-pointer with nine seconds left and the Drew University women's basketball team rallied from 18 points down in the second half to beat Raritan Valley Community College 75-71 on Sunday in Baldwin Gym.
 
Sophomore guard Amy Rachilla posted 22 points, eight assists, and six rebounds while junior forward Gianna Pica netted 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Rangers (4-1), who won their third game in a row. Sophomore guard Miabella Diaz contributed 10 points and seven rebounds for Drew.
 
Sophia Larsen posted 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the Lions (3-4).
 
Drew trailed 50-32 with 5:57 left in the third quarter before embarking on its comeback. The Rangers ended the period on an 8-2 run, capped by a foul-line jumper at the buzzer from senior forward Gracie Hezel off an inbound play, to make it a 52-40 game heading into the fourth quarter.
 
The Rangers went on to outscore the Lions 22-10 over the final 10 minutes of regulation. Rachilla scored 10 of Drew's points in the final quarter, including a pair of free throws with 3:22 remaining the pulled her team even at 58-all. Raritan Valley's Julia Fontanillo answered with a jumper before Pica hit 1-of-2 free throws to make it 60-59 with 1:39 left.
 
Fontanillo dropped in a lay-up with 1:05 showing to put the visitors up 62-59. Both sides then came up empty on their next two possessions, as Drew committed a pair of turnovers while the Lions missed four straight foul shots.
 
Following a timeout with 15 seconds left, Rachilla found Lalo open deep in the left wing. Lalo's shot found nothing but net, and the Rangers forced a turnover at the other end before calling another timeout. Drew had a chance to win it at the buzzer but Pica's running 3-pointer from the right wing bounced off the rim.
 
The Lions hit a 3-pointer on the opening possession of overtime, but lay-ups from junior forward Brenna Hezel and Pica put the Rangers up 67-66 with 3:33 to go. A bucket from Fontanillo gave Raritan Valley its final lead before Pica knocked down a jumper with 2:53 left to give the Rangers a 68-67 edge.
 
A basket from Diaz handed Drew a three-point lead with 2:17 remaining, but the Lions refused to go away, scoring the next four points to go up 71-70 with 1:25 left. However, that's when Rachilla drove hard down the lane, dropped in a layup and hit the ensuing free throw for a go-ahead, old-fashioned 3-point play with 1:03 left that made it 73-71.
 
After the Lions missed a 3-pointer, junior guard Maddie Beyer came up with the rebound before hitting a pair of free throws with five seconds left to set the final score.
 
Raritan Valley led 20-15 at the end of the first quarter, then nudged its lead to 39-29 at halftime. The Lions opened the second half on an 11-3 run before the Rangers rallied.
 
Drew returns to Landmark Conference action on Wednesday, when it visits No. 3-ranked University of Scranton at 7 p.m.