Avery Oetting made a jump shot from the right baseline as time expired to help the Culver-Stockton women's basketball team extend its winning streak to nine games with a 49-48 victory over Clarke University Wednesday night in Dubuque,Iowa.

The Wildcats trailed 48-47 after Clarke's Zoe Kennedy scored with two seconds remaining. After a timeout by C-SC advanced the ball to the front court, the Wildcats got the ball to Oetting who drove the baseline and got a shot off and made the basket before the buzzer sounded.

The Wildcats won despite scoring their season low in points and making a season-tying 19 field goals in the game. C-SC was 3-for-20 from the 3-point arc but went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.

C-SC trailed 16-13 after one quarter and 21-19 at halftime after the Wildcats outscored the hosts 6-5 in the quarter. Both teams combined to shoot 4-for-30 from the field in the quarter and 0-for-11 from the 3-point stripe.

The Wildcats outscored the Pride 15-13 in the quarter to send the game to the final 10 minutes tied at 34.

In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats built their biggest lead of the game to 47-41 with a 13-7 spurt to begin the final period.

However, Clarke held the Wildcats scoreless and outscored the Wildcats 7-0 in the final 3:40 of the game before Oetting's shot saved the Wildcats at the final horn.

Despite the low-scoring game, C-SC placed three players in double figures with Nevaiah Bell-Tenner and Keyara Baerga-Plumey scoring a team-high 12 points each. Oetting finished the game with 11 markers.

In addition to her scoring, Bell-Tenner added team highs in rebounds (7) and steals (4), while Misora Nambara totaled a team-best three assists. 

The Wildcats, now 14-6 overall and 8-4 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, is scheduled to return home this Saturday, Jan. 24, for a conference game against William Woods University. Game time is slated for 2 p.m. at Charles Field House.