Houston – Angela Beadle scored a career high 30 points and pulled down 16 rebounds  to lead the Sam Houston women to a 79-74 overtime victory over Rice in a non-conference road basketball game.

Beadle scored eight of Sam Houston's 13 points in the overtime period to help lead the Bearkat women to their fourth consecutive victory. The 6-3 junior post player scored SHSU's first six points in the overtime.

Senior guard Jasmine Johnson added 21 points and assisted on six other baskets. Freshman point guard Taylor Dorsey also scored in double figures with 12 points.

Sam Houston led 42-35 at intermission, but the Owls outscored the Kats 31-24 in the second period.

A lay-up by Beadle with a little more than a minute and a half to play put the Kats up five points, 69-64. But the Owls rallied with three consecutive three point baskets in the final 35 seconds. Breion Allen forced extra time with the third trey with six seconds remaining in regulation.

Working the ball inside to Beadle three times for short jumpers in the first two minutes of the overtime,  Sam Houston took command. Jazmin Wiley, who had six points and six rebounds, scored on a free throw to give SHSU a 73-69 lead. Johnson added two more important charity points to hold off the Owls in the final seconds.

Rice drops to 3-4 for the year. The victory was Sam Houston's first road win of the season.

Sam Houston heads to the University of Missouri at Kansas City Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament this weekend.