Jays Finish 2-1 In Kickapoo Classic

It took an extra eight minutes but the Liberty Blue Jays defeated O'Hara 61-54 on the third day of the Kickapoo Classic in Springfield, Missouri. Liberty jumped out quick to start the game and led 29-21 at halftime but O'Hara answered quickly in the third quarter to take the lead going into the fourth quarter. O'Hara had a three point lead with 45 seconds to play before Sami Wynne (SR) hit one of her three 3 pointers of the night to tie the game. The first overtime saw Liberty again jump out quick but some timely shooting from O'Hara sent the game to another overtime. In the second overtime Liberty got out early and never looked back. With the win Liberty is now 2-1 on the season and will play their home opener on Monday at 7:00 p.m. against Lee's Summit.