Texas A&M-Commerce's Katedria Mosley hit a lay-up with less than a second left to carry the Lions to a 73-72 victory over Missouri Western in a semifinal game at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional.

During the Lions victory, senior Kanani Marshal hit a pair of three-pointers to become the all-time single-season NCAA Division II leader with 139.

LSC South Division champion West Texas A&M fell to Washburn, 54-39, in the other semifinal contest to end their season with a 28-5 overall record.

The eight-team regional, being played in St. Joseph , Mo., on the MWSU campus, wraps up Monday with the LSC North Division and overall champion Lions playing Washburn in the championship game. The regional winner advances to the NCAA Division II Women's Elite Eight in Kearney, Neb.

Here's a closer look at the regional semifinal contests:

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 73, MISSOURI WESTERN 72

Junior Katedria Mosley hit a lay-up with less than a second left to lead the Texas A&M-Commerce to a 73-72 win over Missouri Western State University. Trailing by one, 72-71, with five seconds left, sophomore Britney Jordan brought the ball up court and a collapsing defense by the host Griffons left an open Mosley underneath the basket for the gamewinner.

The Lions, in their first-tournament appearance, advance to Monday night's regional final against the No. 3 seed Washburn. Texas A&M-Commerce improves to 28-8 overall and Missouri Western State ends its season with a 30-4 mark.

Mosley scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half to lead three Lions in double figures. She was joined by senior Kanani Marshal and Jordan, who each scored 19 points. Marshal hit a three pointer in each half to become the all-time single-season NCAA Division II leader with 139 three pointers. Texas A&M-Commerce outrebounded Missouri Western State by two, 41-39, including a game-high 12 from junior Dominee Evans.

Missouri Western State had three players in double digits, including 23 from Inga Buzoka, 22 from Ashleigh Curry and 10 from Yanique Jarvis. Buzoka also had 10 rebounds in the loss.

Trailing by 10, 41-31, at the intermission, the Lions opened the second half scoring 20 of the first 30 points in the second stanza to tie the game for the sixth and final time. Mosley scored back-to-back baskets for four of her 15 second half points to put the Lions in front 53-51 with 12:55 remaining in the contest. Texas A&M-Commerce extended its lead to as much as seven but host Missouri Western State would not surrender to the last remaining Lone Star Conference team.

With a six-point lead, 68-62, with 3:59 left in the game. The Griffons came back with five straight points to cut the Texas A&M-Commerce lead to 68-67 with 2:10 remaining. On the Lions next possession, Jordan came down the court to hit her fourth three pointer of the game to go in front, 71-67 with 1:49 remaining. A three-point play by Ashleigh Curry with 58 seconds remaining and a lay up by Ashleigh Curry with five seconds put MWSU in front up by one, 72-71 before setting the stage for the game-winning heroics.

-Courtesy of A&M-C Sports Information

WASHBURN 54, WEST TEXAS A&M 39

Sophomore All-America candidate Emily Brister tallied a game-high 24 points as she and her Lady Buff teammates gave a hard-fought effort that fell short on Saturday night, as the No. 10 West Texas A&M women's basketball team dropped a 54-39 decision to Washburn in the semifinals of the NCAA-II South Central Regional Tournament.

Despite the loss, the Lady Buffs can look back with pride on the season, which saw them compile a 28-5 record under first-year head coach Krista Gerlich and claim the LSC South Division crown with an unblemished 14-0 league mark. Along the way WTAMU players and coaches where highly decorated with many awards, most notably Gerlich, LSC South Coach of the Year, and Brister, LSC South and Daktronics South Central Regional Player of the Year accolades as well as LSC Academic Player of the Year.

In the game's opening moments, the two squads needed a few trips down the court to settle down and get their offenses in sync, as both teams misfired on their shots. Washburn found its offense first as it was able to build a 5-0 lead on back-to-back scoring possessions before Brister was able to net the first Lady Buff points of the evening on a three-pointer from the corner at the 16:35 mark.

Both teams were able to enjoy a measure of success during the first period, but the dust settled with Washburn holding a 24-17 advantage at halftime. Brister was the primary force for the Lady Buffs on the offensive end, leading all scorers at the break with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 mark from the free throw line.

Washburn came out after the intermission with a spurt, using a 10-2 run to open its biggest lead of the ball game at that point, 34-19, but the Lady Buffs would counter with an 8-0 run of their own to close the gap to 34-27.

Senior point guard Jennifer Brock made her return to the court playing 25 minutes after missing the previous three games with a knee injury. Against the Lady Blues, Brock participated in her final game as a Lady Buff along with classmates Kara Pridey, Alicia Saunders and Natalie Wheeler. The group will be remembered for helping to build and maintain the already impressive history and tradition of Lady Buff Basketball.

WTAMU women's hoops will return six letterwinners, including All-LSC South performers Brister and Lee, from this season's team who will help lead the Lady Buffs in search of a third consecutive LSC South title and NCAA-II appearance in 2007-08.

-Courtesy of WTAMU Sports Information