BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic women's basketball team picked up their second-straight win in dramatic fashion as they took down Shaw 71-69. The Sailfish came up clutch in the fourth quarter, and a final stop was enough for PBA to earn the victory and move their record to 4-7 on the season.

Both sides started out hot from the field in a fun opening quarter that Shaw take a 25-20 lead after the opening ten minutes of play. The Bears were 11-of-15 while PBA was 9-of-15 from the floor as each side ran solid offense and got good looks at the basket. The only problem each side had offensively was turnovers as PBA forced seven from Shaw. Shekinah Guthrie got a pair of steals early on and was able to turn them into a couple of layups as she opened up with nine points in the first quarter to lead the 'Fish. 

Each side came back to earth shooting the ball in the second quarter, but Courtni Demorest hit two big back-to-back three-pointers early in the quarter to give PBA a one-point lead. Outside of the two Demorest shots, PBA was just 3-of-12 from the floor. Fortunately, their defensive efforts kept them in the quarter as they held to Bears to 15 points while scoring just 13 of their own. The two sides went to the half with Shaw leading 40-33.

PBA played two solid quarters to close out the game and come out on top. They outscored Shaw 18-14 in the third behind eight points from Kash Ayuso who was 3-of-4 and 2-of-2 from three. PBA held the Bears to just one field goal in the quarter but the Bears took advantage of 15 trips to the line, making 12. Maria Benitez-Zayas scored five of her eight in the third as PBA cut the deficit to three.

The 'Fish shot the ball the best when they needed it most in the fourth quarter. They were 7-of-10 from the field in the final ten minutes as their big players came up big down the stretch. Ayuso scored another eight in the fourth quarter as she finished with a team-high 18. Sia Williams came up big with six of her eight points in the final quarter, and Guthrie finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.

Just like in their game against St. Thomas, the Sailfish needed one defensive stop to ice the game. With seven seconds remaining, PBA was able to pick up full court and force a Bear turnover as they crossed half court and before they could get a shot up. PBA shot 53 percent from the field and were 8-of-17 from behind the arc in one of their best shooting games of the season.

PBA will head to their Christmas break feeling good about back-to-back victories. They will return to action on Dec. 31 when they travel to Saint Leo to face the Lions who are 7-4 overall and 2-1 in SSC.