Saint Ambrose University scored 15 seconds into sudden death overtime to defeat the Culver-Stockton women's lacrosse team 13-12 Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament in Davenport, Iowa.

The Wildcats, who finish the season with an 8-8 overall record, forced overtime by overcoming a two-goal deficit in the fourth quarter. C-SC trailed 12-10 after the Bees netted two goals in the opening five minutes of the final period.

However, the Wildcats answered with goals from Kaleigh Poe at the 8:05 mark and Tennesyn Rohman 37 seconds later at 7:28 of the fourth quarter to knot the game at 12.

In the overtime, St. Ambrose controlled the draw and quickly matriculated down the field where the Bees' Katie McGlynn beat C-SC goalkeeper Jillian Vervynck with the game-winning goal.

Verynck was stellar between the pipes for the Wildcats, making 15 saves on the 28 shots on goal by St. Ambrose. Vervynck also tied for team-high honors with five ground balls in the match.

C-SC, which fell to St Ambrose 16-15 during the regular season, started quickly in the first quarter, scoring four of the first five goals to lead 4-1 early. However the Bees netted the last two goals of the quarter to pull within 4-3 after 15 minutes.

The Wildcats continued their offensive assault with four more goals in the second quarter and took an 8-5 lead to the locker room at halftime. Leading scorer Kaelin Quarles led the uprising with five goals in the opening half. Addison Holm chipped in with three goals in the half.

The St. Ambrose defense did a better job of defending Quarles and Holm in the second half, limiting limiting each of them to one goal in the final 30 minutes of regulation. Both of the second goals came in the third quarter.

St. Ambrose took advantage of controlling the draws to turn the tide in the second half. Draw controls were nearly even in the opening half with the Bees holding an 8-7 edge. However, in the second half, the hosts had a 11-3 edge in draw controls and finished with a 19-10 advantage.

The Bees also outshot the Wildcats 41-31 overall and also had a 21-20 advantage in picking up ground balls. The Wildcats committed 22 turnovers while St. Ambrose had 21 turnovers. C-SC was 19-for-32 on clears. Bella Olson finished with a team-best three assists.