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MANCHESTER — Pelham got all it wanted as the final seconds ticked off the Southern New Hampshire field house scoreboard.

A chance.

Staring down No. 1 ranked and undefeated Lebanon Tuesday night, No. 4 Pelham was inbounding the ball with 4.7 seconds left down 36-35.

Freshman Ava Owens scored 17 points and senior Danielle Sirois added 13 points as Pelham outscored Hanover 10-5 in overtime to take the 43-38 win. The victory advances to the Pythons to the New Hampshire Division 2 semifinals where they will play top seed and undefeated Lebanon Tuesday at 8 p.m. at SNHU. The two teams have not played each other this season.

Lilly Shlimon scored 15 points and Olivia Gagnon added 14 as Pelham beat Souhegan 70-45 in the first round of the N.H. Division 2 tournament. Pelham will next face No. 5 seed Hanover in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Up by just eight heading into the fourth quarter, Pelham outscored Windham 18-8 in the final frame to close out a convincing 54-36 win. Lilly Shlimon led the Pythons (17-2, 15-1 NH) with 22 points, as the win sets up a huge matchup Tuesday for second place in NH Division 2 against fellow 15-1 Portsmouth. Both teams are looking up at 16-0 Lebanon. 

Lilly Shlimon erupted for 28 points on four 3-pointers to lift Pelham to a huge win over Manchester West.

Pelham jumped out to an early 19-7 lead after the first quarter and coasted the rest of the way in a 53-24 win over Souhegan. The Pythons were led by 18 points from Lilly Shlimon and 10 points from Olivia Gagnon.

Pelham's Lilly Shlimon had 17 points as her team rolled past Windham 61-41. Kaleigh Walsh led Windham with 23 points in the loss.

Tied at halftime, Pelham put up a huge 25-point third quarter to pull away from Hollis-Brookline in a 62-44 victory. Lilly Shlimon had her usual 21 points, freshmen Ava Owens added 11 and Olivia Gagnon had 13.