WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –  Freshman guard Morgan Arden (Hanover, Pa./Spring Grove) scored a game-high 18 points to lead Shepherd University to a 57-55 overtime win over Winston-Salem State in women's basketball action at the CIAA/MEC Challenge on Sunday.

Arden hit on 6-of-12 shots from the floor with a 1-of-1 performance from three-point range.  She connected on 5-of-7 free throws. Arden was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Sophomore forward Hailey Brown (Annandale, Va./Annandale), who was named Tournament MVP,  posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guard Cara Mason (Monrovia, Md./Urbana) added 11 points.

Sha'Quira Palmer had 14 points and a game-high 15 rebounds to lead Winston-Salem State.

Mason hit a pair of free throws with 34 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 48-all and force the extra session.

Shepherd took the lead for good at 54-53 when sophomore forward Liz Myers (York, Pa./Eastern York) sunk 1-of-2 free throw attempts with 17 seconds left in overtime. Senior guard Alex Weakland (Camp Hill, Pa./Cumberland Valley) connected on 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Shepherd shot 29.7 percent (19-64) from the floor with a 21.4 percent effort (3-14) from three-point range. The Rams shot 57.1 percent (16-28) from the charity stripe.

Winston Salem State connected on 26.2 percent (17-65) from the floor with a 30.4 percent (7-23) performance from beyond the arc. The Rams hit on 70 percent (14-20) of their free throws.

Shepherd improves to 2-0, while Winston-Salem State falls to 1-1. The Rams return to action next Saturday when they travel to Glenville State for a 2 p.m. contest.

CIAA/MEC Challenge All-Tournament Team
Tori Purk, Urbana
Terri Jacobs, Saint Augustine's
Sha'Quira Palmer, Winston-Salem State
Morgan Arden, Shepherd
Hailey Brown, Shepherd
 
Tournament MVP
Hailey Brown, Shepherd