Worcester, Mass. - Dani Davis (East Granby, Conn.) scored 17 points and forced overtime with a three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in regulation as WPI defeated Clark 62-59 in a New England Women's And Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball showdown on Saturday afternoon in Harrington Auditorium.

The win helped the Engineers (2-2, 1-1 NEWMAC) avenged a 60-42 loss to the Cougars (2-2, 0-2 NEWMAC) in the Worcester City Tournament title game just one week ago.

Trailing 47-35 with 5:53 remaining in regulation, Davis sparked an 18-6 run to close regulation with her first 3-pointer of the game and followed up with a jumper 47 seconds later. The spurt also saw Rachel Pineda (Shrewsbury, Mass.) score six points and Davis force the extra session on a on a 21-footer from the right wing.

Moments earlier, Ashleigh Condon (Hull, Mass.) pushed the Cougars lead to 53-50 with 16.1 showing on the scoreboard with a pair of freebies. 

Siena Mamayek (Melrose, Mass.) hit a layup with 3:07 left in the extra session and then Esther Cohn (Chapel Hill, N.C.) answered with a three-pointer for the only Clark advantage of the OT session.

A Tess Nogueira (Merrimac, Mass.) layup put the Crimson and Gray ahead 57-56 as the hosts took the lead for good.  Pineda, who was 8-for-8 on day at the charity stripe, pushed the advantage back to three at 62-59 with 7.7 seconds remaining while strong Crimson and Gray defense did not allow the Cougars to attempt at a three-pointer to tie the game.

In the first half, Clark scored six consecutive points following a jumper by Mamayek and held its largest lead of the game courtesy of a jumper by Megan Grondin (Cumberland, Maine) 2:50 into the contest.

The Engineers then went on a 7-3 run to take their biggest advantage at 13:06. The outburst was highlighted by a pair of buckets by Amaia Gritsko (Milford, Conn.) and capped by a Nogueira jumper with 13:06 left in the frame.

After a trio of ties, Pineda gave the hosts its final lead of regulation on a pair of free throws with 1:36 before the break. Condon, who had 12 of the Cougars 23 points in the half, then drilled a triple with 39 ticks left to send the Cougars into the break ahead 23-21.

The guests began to pull away after the intermission and held a 12-point lead at the 8:33 mark courtesy of an Emily Reilly (Marlboro, Mass.) layup and a pair of free throws by Aretha Sullivan (Worcester, Mass.) prior to the Engineer run to close out regulation.

The Engineers outscored Clark 13-1 in second chance points and 13-10 in points off turnovers while the Cougars held a 22-16 advantage in the paint. Clark struggled from the charity stripe, going just 14-for-25, including 8-for-15 in the second half and 3-for-6 in the final 45 seconds.

Davis finished with 17 points while Pineda and Mamayek dropped 12 and 11 respectively for the Engineers. Jessica Larsen (San Diego, Calif.) corralled a team-best eight boards - five offensive - as Kelly Morgan (Brookline, N.H.) doled out a quartet of assists and Gritsko swatted away four shots.

Condon scored 16 points while Reilly narrowly missed a double-double with 14 points and nine boards. Brooke Brennan (Weston, Mass.) pitched in with 10 points and Sullivan went 5-for-5 from the free throw line.

Clark is back on the court on Tuesday, traveling to South Hadley for a 5:30 p.m. match-up with Mount Holyoke.