Berry's women's basketball team defeated Oglethorpe University 45-42 in their final regular season SAA matchup Wednesday night in The Cage Center.

The Vikings (15-8, 10-3 SAA) and the Stormy Petrels never had a comfortable advantage on each other, as there were 14 lead changes between the two.

With seven minutes to play, Kennedy Moore droven to the rim for a layup and drew a foul to give the Vikings a 33-29 lead, but Oglethorpe (8-17, 4-9 SAA) would answer back to take its final lead, 38-37. But on Senior Night for the Vikings, it would be a trio of seniors that made the diference in the contest. Chandler's driving layup with less than two minutes to go gave the Vikings back the lead, and a steal by Raven Washington on the other end led to a made free-throw by the senior to but BC up a pair, 40-38. OU tied the score again, but a floater off the glass by Chandler and a pair of steals by Kristin Hunt helped Berry to a 43-40 lead. OU trimmed the lead to one, but a pair of Washington free-throws stretched the lead back to three, 45-42.

"We knew that we had enough points to win, and we just had to make sure they didn't get any more," Berry head coach Thomas Johnson said.

When the final desperation heave fell off the iron for Oglethorpe, the Vikings had held on to send the seniors off victorious. "It's been a team effort all year, I'm very proud of our seniors, and Raven being a senior in her last home game I was proud that she stepped up and did some things that helped us be successful," Coach Johnson said.

The first quarter was all defense for both teams, bringing three ties and three lead changes between them.

McKenna Lentych broke a five minute scoring drought on a layup, finally breaking the tie of 6-6. The rest of the second quarter continued at a slow pace, but the Petrels would find some late momentum that gave them a 19-15 lead heading into the locker room. There were seven lead changes in the first half, and each team totalled seven turnovers.

Oglethorpe pulled away from the Vikings by six points to start the third quarter, but Chandler and Sydney Blankenship netted back to back layups to put Berry right back in the ball game. The Petrels continued to hold a slight lead over the heads of Berry in the final minutes of the third quarter. Kenadie Lee sank a three pointer at the buzzer, putting Berry up by one point heading into the final quarter.

Chandler tallied 14 points to lead all scorers, with Kennedy Moore and Delaney Noe both scoring eight. Moore and Chandler each had a team-best six rebounds.

The Vikings will open play this Sunday in the SAA Championships at The Cage. Tip-off will be at 1 p.m. against Sewanee.