FARMINGTON, Maine – A pair of foul shots by UMaine-Presque Isle's Emily Wheaton in the waning seconds of overtime lifted the Owls past the University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team, 63-61, spoiling what should have been a celebratory night for the Beavers on Sunday in Dearborn Gym.

Senior McKenna Brodeur surpassed the 1,000-career point mark in a UMaine-Farmington uniform with her layup at the 7:36 mark of the third quarter. She is the 19th UMaine-Farmington player to score 1,000 career points. Brodeur finished the night with a team-high 24 points, one-point shy of her career high and her second 20-point game of the season.

Brodeur was one of three Beavers to score in double figures. Page Brown netted 13 points with a team-high nine rebounds, while Tia Day finished with 10 points and four assists.

UMaine-Farmington closed what had been a five-point deficit with just under two minutes remaining, capped by a pair of foul shots from Day along with a layup over the final 30 seconds of regulation. Day's bucket with three seconds showing on the clock knotted the game at 54-54, forcing the Beavers and the Owls into the overtime period.

In the extra session, Wheaton put UMaine-Presque Isle in front, 61-60, on a three-pointer with 58 seconds remaining in OT. Brodeur tied things back up at 61-61 when she connected on the second of two free throws with 43 seconds to play, but a defensive foul on the Beavers sent Wheaton to the line late for what proved to be the game-winning free throws.

UMaine-Farmington led the game, 28-26, at the halftime break, but UMaine-Presque Isle surged ahead in the third quarter after outscoring the Beavers, 16-11, during the frame. Back-to-back jumpers by the Owls' Rebecca Davila and Sarah Musselman vaulted UMPI into a four-point lead, 38-34, with 2:01 left in the third stanza, and the Owls held the lead through the remainder of the quarter.

UMPI extended its lead to 48-41 with 7:42 left in the fourth, but UMF clawed its way back as the period wore on. A conventional three-point play from Bea Stafford with 1:47 remaining cut the margin to two, 52-50, before Day tied the game down the stretch.

Wheaton finished the game with 19 points for UMaine-Presque Isle, who improved to 8-8 overall, 1-5 NAC East, with the win. Paige Espling charted 14 points, while Alexis Ireland grabbed 13 rebounds for the Owls.

UMaine-Farmington will head to Lyndon, Vermont, on Monday, Jan. 31, to face Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in a NAC East Division matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.