By Nate Owen, News Staff

Jasmine Crew walked out of the locker room Thursday night and breathed a sigh of relief as a smile crept across her face.
‘ The sophomore guard had 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting in Northeastern’s 68-66 overtime win over Georgia State at Solomon Court. The Huskies led by 11 at halftime, but Panther guard Traci Haliwanger heaved’ a miracle three-pointer among traffic as time expired to send the game to overtime.
After reviewing the shot for several minutes, the referees determined it had beaten the buzzer.
‘That was nerve racking,’ Crew said of waiting for the call on the shot. ‘We were mentally prepared no matter what the call was. Coach [Daynia La-Force Mann] was telling us, ‘Don’t even worry about the review, just get ready for the next five minutes of the game,’ and that’s what we did.’
The Huskies pounced first in overtime when junior forward Kim Carr hauled in a pass over the shoulder from co-captain Kendra Walton and spun in the right post to lay it in.
Walton then drew a foul and went to the line with 3:18 left in the extra period. The junior forward sank both of her shots to give NU a 60-56 lead.
‘ A jumper by Georgia State forward Chandra Harris sliced Northeastern’s lead in half. But on their next possession, the Huskies moved down the court where senior guard and co-captain Ashlee Feldman found Crew on the left wing in front of the NU bench.
Crew took Feldman’s pass, paused and launched a long three as the players and coaches on the bench followed its trajectory and erupted as it found the net, giving Northeastern a 63-58 lead with 1:55 left.
But the Panthers (11-13, 3-10 Colonial Athletic Association) were far from finished. Forward Danyiell McKeller’s lay-up pulled Georgia State to within one with ten seconds remaining.’
Feldman made both her free throws and after Panther guard Crystal Johnson’s lay-up cut the lead to 67-66, Crew went to the line and converted one of her free throws with four seconds left.
‘ Georgia State wasn’t able to get a shot off in the closing seconds and Northeastern emerged victorious, surviving a variety of pressure defenses the Panthers threw at them.
‘ ‘They’re known for really mixing it up with their pressure,’ La-Force Mann said. ‘The last time we played them [a 71-51 road loss’ Jan. 8] we didn’t make the decisions we needed to. Tonight we had 24 turnovers but that goes to show you what a good team they are when they apply the pressure.’
In addition to handling the pressure better, Northeastern also featured a balanced scoring attack and was able to box out on the defensive end.
‘ ‘We had different people step up at different times in the game and hit big shots,’ La-Force Mann said. ‘It wasn’t easy to take one player away. They really had to worry about four or five kids at the same time. Unlike us, we really took away [guard Brittany Hollins] and that really forced everyone to struggle a bit.’
Carr finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Feldman had 11 points. Sophomore forward Tiffany Crews came off the bench to grab six rebounds for the Huskies. Guard Jylisa Williams lead the Panthers with 14 points while Hollins scored 10.
‘ On Sunday, Northeastern once again went to overtime, but this time they came up on the short side against Towson (13-10, 6-7).
The Tigers led 26-24 at half, but Northeastern rallied in the’ second half.
With 7:43 left in the game, freshman guard Brittany Wilson’s jumper gave the Huskies a 48-38 lead.
‘ The Tigers clawed away at the deficit, eventually tying it at 50 on a foul shot by guard Alis Freeman.
Neither team scored in the final 1:15 of regulation and the game went to overtime.
Carr once again started off the extra period with a lay-up and Walton’s three-point shot gave the Huskies a 56-54 lead with 2:41 left.
‘ But that would be the last time they led, as Towson hit all five of its field goal attempts in overtime to pull away with a 62-58 win.
Towson guard Shane Baker-Price led all scorers with 18 points. Carr had 16 points and eight boards for Northeastern, while Crew had 14 points.
The Huskies (9-15, 6-7) are at William & Mary (12-12, 5-8) tonight at 7.