EDWARDSVILLE, Ill- SIUE women's basketball erased a 13-point deficit but fell to Eastern Illinois in overtime 67-61 Tuesday at First Community Arena.

SIUE fell to 4-18 overall and 2-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Eastern Illinois improved to 14-8 and 11-2 inside the OVC. The Panthers are tied for first place.

SIUE jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead but fell behind after a 7-0 run by Eastern Illinois. The Panthers expanded its lead to 8 (19-11) thanks to a Ella Lune three to cap off the first quarter.

Eastern Illinois expanded its lead to 13 but back-to-back three-pointers by Macey Silvey capped off an 8-0 Cougar run and cut the lead to 29-25 at halftime.

The Cougars outscored the Panthers 15-11 in the third quarter and tied the game on a Brianna Wooldridge old-fashioned three-pointer with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter.

A midrange jump shot by Alex Rouse gave a two-point advantage to Eastern Illinois with 1:11 left in regulation.

KK Rodriguez drove to the hoop and connected on a layup with .07 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

SIUE tied the game at 59 with 1:26 left in overtime but Eastern Illinois closed the final 36 seconds on a 8-2 to stave off the upset.

KK Rodriguez led the Cougars in scoring with 17 points and dished out seven rebounds along with two assists.

Ava Stoller added 12 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists.

Brianna Wooldridge recorded 11 points in 36:00 minutes of game time. The junior forward grabbed five rebounds and had a pair of assists.

SIUE finished 23-66 (50 percent) from the field and connected on 9-27 (33 percent) three-pointers. The Cougars were 6-7 (86 percent) from the free throw line.

Macy McGlone recorded her 12th double-double of the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds. The reigning OVC player of the week added three assists in 43:00 minutes of play.

Eastern Illinois finished from the field 26-59 (44 percent) and 5-17 (29 percent) from behind the three-point arc.

The Panthers outrebounded the Cougars 41-40.

SIUE will return to action on the road against Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee Thursday night with tip scheduled at 5:30 p.m.