WNIT final goes three overtimes as Michigan knocks off Georgia Tech for title
DETROIT -- Katelynn Flaherty hit four 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Hallie Thome added 25 points, and Michigan outlasted Georgia Tech 89-79 in three overtimes on Saturday for the WNIT championship.
Michigan (28-9) is the 20th champion in the 20-year history of the tournament.
Siera Thompson added 13 points with eight assists for Michigan, which outscored Georgia Tech 13-3 in the third overtime. Flaherty became the second player in program history to reach 2,000 points.
Zaire O'Neil scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Georgia Tech (22-15), but she fouled out with 3:36 left in regulation. Elo Edeferioka added 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Michigan was down 67-61 late in regulation, but Flaherty hit two deep 3-pointers -- the last to tie the game at 67 with 10.2 seconds to go. Edeferioka was fouled on a free throw-line jumper with 0.6 seconds left, but the 71.4 percent free throw shooter missed both.
In the first overtime, Georgia Tech's Cha'Ron Sweeney knotted it at 70 with 1:04 to go on a 3-pointer in transition, and she blocked a shot at the buzzer. Georgia Tech's Francesca Pan forced the third overtime with a steal and fast-break layup to tie it at 76.
It was the first WNIT championship game to go to overtime.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian Hall
- Gina Cross
- Tiara Cruse
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| California | 1-0 | - | 13-1 |
| Miami | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Florida State | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Duke | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| NC State | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Boston College | 1-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Clemson | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Stanford | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| SMU | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Wake Forest | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1 | 8-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Indiana | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
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