SEATTLE (Jan. 22) - Kamie Jo Massey posted a double-double and Amber Nasby poured in 18 points, but the Seawolf women's basketball team came up just short, losing 71-66 in overtime at Seattle University on Thursday.

The Seawolves (6-10, 1-6 GNAC) led for much of the second half and outshot the Redhawks (6-9, 2-4) 47 percent to 35 percent, but were hurt by 25 turnovers. Seattle got a game-high 21 points from Thresia Busch.

Massey scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double this year. The all-conference senior also dished three assists, blocked two shots and grabbed five steals, playing the entire 45 minutes.

The Seawolves jumped to an early 19-5 lead in the first 12 minutes before the Redhawks came back to rally for a 29-23 halftime lead. After trailing by as much as 35-28 in the second half, UAA made another rally and went up 48-42 on a pair of Massey free throws with 8:19 to play.

After SU tied it at 52, Massey nailed a jumper and Mindy Mendenhall (14 points, 5-9 FG, 4-5 FT) hit a pair of free throws to put the Seawolves up four again. A Nasby jumper with 1:15 left put UAA up 60-58, but Seattle's Deanna Cordova made two free throws with 55 seconds left to make it 60-60, where regulation would end.

UAA went up 63-62 two minutes into the overtime, however the Busch scored six straight points to put the game squarely in the Redhawks' control. Busch accounted for 10 of her team's 11 points in the extra session.

The loss overshadowed another good shooting night for UAA senior guard Tanya Nizich, who scored 16 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting.

UAA will try again for its first road victory of the season when it takes on Western Washington at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bellingham.