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(LEBANON, Ill., Jan. 28)- Freshman forward Jordon Morton hit a jumper with 0.2-second left on Thursday to lead McKendree University to a 44-43 win over University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

The Bearcats improve to 10-10 overall and 5-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and will host No. 9 Lewis University on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. McKendree has won three-straight games for the second time this season.

Morton led the McKendree with 11 points, including a career-high 3-of-3 effort from behind the arc. Senior guards Kelsee Ennis (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South) and Kacey Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) both added eight points, and junior forward Shannon McGinnis (Niles, Ill./Trinity) had a career-high 10 rebounds in the victory.

The Bearcats started the game quickly and built a 7-2 lead at the 8:12 mark of the first quarter. The Rangers responded and went on a 7-0 run to finish the period with a 9-7 lead. The second quarter saw both teams battle back and forth and featured five lead changes. McKendree used a three-pointer by Morton with 5:31 left in the half to take a 17-15 lead, but neither team could find the edge and went into the half tied 22-22.

The Bearcats found themselves trailing 32-28 late in the third quarter, but scored four-straight to tie the game up 32-32 at the end of the third quarter. UW-Parkside built a 39-32 lead with 4:08 left in the game, but McKendree battled back, tying and then taking the lead on a pair of free throws by Ennis with 11-seconds left. The Rangers hit a jumper with three seconds left to take a 43-42 lead, but the Bearcats called a time out to advance the ball up the floor. Morton took the inbounds pass and dribbled into the key, before hitting a jumper just before the buzzer to seal the win.

Stephanie Furr led all players with 14 points for UW-Parkside.