PHILADELPHIA – All five starters had double-figure point totals for the Philadelphia University women's basketball team, but it wasn't enough as the Rams were edged out by visiting Dominican (N.Y.) 76-74 in overtime in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match-up Thursday night in the Gallagher Center.

Freshman forward Tori Arnao (Newtown, Pa./Archbishop Wood) and senior forward Kristen Blye (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown E.) each recorded double-doubles for Philadelphia (11-11, 7-8 CACC) Arnao had 13 points, including a pair of free throws with 0.5 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime tied at 66, and a game-high 13 rebounds. Blye contributed 12 points and 11 boards.

Sophomore guard Monica Schacker (Doylestown, Pa./Germantown Academy) was the Rams' leading scorer with 18 points. Sophomore guard Najah Jacobs (Philadelphia, Pa./Central) racked up 16 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Junior guard Megan Finn (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) had 12 points.

The Chargers (16-8, 13-4 CACC) got 20 points and nine rebounds each from Bianca Harris and KC Jentzen.

Jacobs gave the Rams a 70-69 lead with a good jumper and the 3:24 mark of the overtime session. After Chelsea Aronica put the Chargers in front by two, Schacker answered with a lay-up to tie the game at 72.

Jacobs sank a pair of free throws with 53 seconds remaining to draw the Rams even with the Chargers at 74. Harris' offensive rebound of a Jentzen miss and ensuing put-back with 32 seconds left turned out to be the game-winning basket. Philadelphia was forced into a shot clock violation on its final possession.

 In the first half, Philadelphia used a 6-0 run to jump out to a 15-8 lead advantage. The margin grew to a game-high eight points (19-11) on an Arnao jumper with 12:16 left in the half. The Rams, behind a 53.3 percent (16-of-30) first-half shooting effort, were able to fend off the Chargers and lead 36-33 at the break.

Just over four minutes into the second half, Schacker's driving lay-up put Philadelphia ahead by five (44-39). Lindsey Lopez connected in the land to spark a 10-0 Dominican run and give the Chargers a 49-44 cushion, matching their largest lead of the night.

The Rams faced 64-59 deficit with 2:12 left after a Jentzen basket. Blye started the rally with a bucket and Finn followed with a jumper to trim the deficit to one. After Harris allowed Dominican to take a three-point lead, Finn went 1-of-2 at the line with 31 seconds left to make the score 66-64.

The Chargers missed the front end of a 1-and-1 at the 14-second mark to set up Arnao's game-tying free throws.

Dominican shot 47.0 percent (31-of-66) from the field, while Philadelphia ended up hitting 45.5 percent (30-of-66) of its shots. The Rams won the battle of the board 44-32, 16-8 on the offensive end.

Philadelphia begins its final three-game road trip of the season on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Concordia (N.Y.) at 1 p.m.