Nolot’s free throws lift KWC in G-MAC opener
Mar. 2—Cali Nolot made two free throws with 0.1 seconds left to lift the Kentucky Wesleyan women’s basketball team to a thrilling 64-62 victory over Malone in the first round of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday afternoon at the Sportscenter.
According to Nolot, who scored 10 of her team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter, she was just trying to go for a defensive rebound when she was fouled from behind.
“I didn’t realize the clock had gone down that far,” she said afterward. “I was going up for the rebound and I heard the whistle. I was like, ‘Oh, I gotta go shoot free throws now.’
“It was a lot of pressure, but I wasn’t trying to work myself up. I just told myself to go up there and shoot the ball.”
Up until that point, Nolot had made only 3-of-6 foul shots despite converting 5-of-8 shot