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[Women's Basketball] Ryman's buzzer-beating 3 lifts HU past #24 Tech 73-72

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Forester women's basketball team kicked off their season in impressive fashion Thursday night at the Schaefer Center by picking off #24 Indiana Tech 73-72 compliments of Celeste Ryman's buzzer-beating three.The finish was one for the books. While Ryman's game-winner was undeniably the play of the game, the final :35 seconds were action-packed as both teams were perfect down the stretch. After Dazia Drake knocked down a pair of freebies to force the game's sixth tie at 68-68 with 35 ticks remaining, Kyra Whitaker, Tech's top returning scorer, snaked her way through the lane for a layup to put her team up by two 19 seconds later.