Lexington, Ky. – Junior forward Ajae Yoakum made the go-ahead layup with 11 seconds left in the game to give the Panthers (14-19, 7-13 C-USA) a 74-73 lead as four Panthers scored in double figures to defeat the University of North Dakota (19-13, 11-7 Summit League) in the final round of the Women's Basketball Invitational Sunday afternoon at the Clive M. Beck Center.
The win today marks the second time in the last three seasons the Panthers are the Consolation Bracket Champions in the WBI. The Panthers will finish the season with back-to-back wins after defeating the University of Illinois at Chicago in the second day of the WBI, 68-65.