KIRKLAND, Wash. — Sydney Reisner scored a career-high 25 points as the Pacific Lutheran University women's basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit before ultimately falling 82-75 in overtime to Northwest University in a non-conference showdown at the Kristi Brodin Pavilion.

Ashley Akamine drained a clutch jumper with 12 seconds left in regulation, tying the game at 72 to send the game into overtime. Akamine's shot capped off a final nine minutes of play that saw the Lutes (2-6) erase a 12-point deficit, outscoring the host Eagles 22-10 down the stretch to send the game into the five-minute bonus session. Northwest's dozen point lead was built off a layup with 9:05 remaining in regulation. Reisner made it a 10-point game a minute later before a Taylor Schmidtke trey closed the gap into single digits.

Northwest's (4-6) advantage was eight points with 3:08 remaining but a pair of Reisner free throws made it a one possession game with 1:19 to play in the fourth quarter. PLU trailed by three with 29 ticks left beforer Reisner hit a three to tie the game. Northwest answered with a bucket to take the lead before Akamine's jumper sent the game to overtime.

The Eagles never trailed in overtime, making two early buckets and drilling a layup with 20 seconds left to make it a two possession game. The hosts would hit two free throws late to cement the win.

"Defense is usually our calling card and we didn't do that well tonight," said Head Coach Lee Aduddell.

"It's disappointing to have a great offensive output and not get the win. Our effort and execution to force overtime was excellent but we have to put a full game together."

PLU scored the opening two points of the game but it was Northwest that established an early lead, owning a 23-13 edge after one quarter of play. A Kasidy Javernick trey with  2:27 left in the opening half cut the gap to a single possession but Northwest scored the final nine points of the half, enjoying a 39-27 halftime advantage.

Reisner drilled three treys and was seven-for-12 from the field, dropping a career-high 25 points to lead all scorers. Taylor Schmidtke drained a trio of threes as well, finishing with 14 points while Javernick added 10 points along with eight rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals. Jaida Wood made a huge impact on the glass, hauling in 10 rebounds while scoring seven points off the bench while Akamine had a half dozen points and three steals.

PLU's defense had 11 steals and forced Northwest to commit 21 turnovers on the night. That helped the Lutes own a 19-11 edge in points off turnovers. PLU won the rebounding battle (28-27), the turnover battle (21-11) and made more free throws (16-14), but couldn't match Northwest's proficiency from beyond the arc with the hosts hitting 12 threes on the evening.

The Lutes take the next 12 days off and will return to the hardwood on Dec. 30, hosting Vancouver Island UNiversity inside Olson Gymnasium to close out the non-conference slate.