SAN FRANCISCO – In a game where the lead changed hands more than 15 times, Academy of Art and Notre Dame de Namur found more than 40 minutes was also needed to settle this Pacific West Conference women's basketball matchup. The Urban Knights had a chance at the win in regulation and led early in overtime, but the Argonauts rallied behind a 7-4 run exclusively on made free throws to finish the extra period on top 84-81 inside Kezar Pavilion on Wednesday evening.

After nearly two scoreless minutes to start the game, senior forward Helena Orts hit a 3-pointer to get ART U on the board. NDNU, however, responded with a 12-2 run, but triples by Orts and redshirt senior guard Jazzlynn Brewster plus three more points from redshirt senior forward Pre'Franz Dominick helped Academy of Art end the opening quarter up 14-12.

The Knights' first eight points of the second frame came exclusively from senior guard/forward Hayley Pryor who hit a pair of triples while keeping her team close. Notre Dame de Namur had worked a five-point advantage with two minutes left, but multiple fastbreak layups by freshman forward Camilla Simola whittled that lead down to a 32-32 tie score at halftime.

That five-point margin was again gained by the Argos in the third quarter and went as high as six points midway through, but a 9-2 momentum shift came on conversions by freshman forward Megan Jefferson, Brewster, and Dominick. In fact, Dominick had the Knights' final seven points of the quarter, giving her team a 51-49 lead by the end of it.

Dominick continued that production with four more at the start of the fourth quarter and Orts' third 3-pointer of the night made it a five-point ART U advantage. Up 64-58 with four minutes left after a Brewster layup, Academy of Art was met with a quick 6-0 NDNU run to retie the game. With under a minute in regulation, Orts knocked down a pair of free throws to make it a three-point game, but Sydney Chase nailed a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to tie things yet again at 72-72. A long-range attempt by the Dominick in the waning seconds did not fall and overtime ensued.

ART U got off to a good start with a Pryor layup off the overtime tip-off, but a 5-0 response by the Argos gave them the lead. Orts would tie up the ballgame at 77-77 with her career-high fourth triple of the contest, but Notre Dame de Namur sank seven of its final eight free throws to eventually put the visitors ahead by five, 84-79 with a little over a minute to go. A Dominick layup with 55 seconds left made it a one-possession game and NDNU left the door open after multiple misses, but an potentially game-tying attempt from distance did not fall for the Knights late and the Argos held on to win 84-81.

Academy of Art drops to 0-9 overall and 0-3 in conference play with Wednesday's result. Dominick's second-highest career point total came on Wednesday with a game-high 24 points on 10-of-25 shooting from the field. She added a new career-high 18 rebounds, becoming just the fourth Urban Knight ever to reach that total in a single game. Pryor had a memorable day with career-highs of 17 points and six assists while Brewster offered 15 points plus five rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Orts followed with 14 points and eight rebounds in addition to three steals and three blocks.

The Argonauts improve to 4-5 on the season and are now 2-1 in PacWest play. All five starters scored in double figures led by Lindsay Bates' 20 points which included four 3-pointers.

This Sunday, Dec. 10 will see the Urban Knights travel to Oakland for a 4 p.m. tip-off against the Hawks of Holy Names.