CALDWELL, N.J. -- Sophomore guard Amyah Bray (Manchester, N.J.) had a career-high 21 points as Caldwell women's basketball gave National #3/#4 Jefferson all it could handle, falling in a 75-73 thriller at the Newman Center in a non-league game on Tuesday.

The Cougars trailed by two with under 10 seconds left for their last possession, and a layup by freshman Jahnel Lewis (Jersey City, N.J.) went in about a half-second after the final buzzer in what would have been a game-tying shot. Lewis had 11 points and a career-high 12 assists as five Cougars reached double figures in scoring. Soph wing Lucy Coogan (Kilkenny, Ireland) had 17, freshman guard Brianna Carey (Clifton Park, N.Y.) put in 12 and graduate forward Sophia DeMauro (New York) had 10 as CU nearly pulled off the huge upset.

Caldwell (7-17) led by as many as 15 at 56-41 with 4:28 left in the third before the Rams (24-1) rallied to within three by the start of the fourth.

Jefferson would take the lead in the fourth, taking a 74-70 advantage with 15 seconds left. But a three pointer by Coogan with 0:11 left, followed by one of two Ram free throws gave CU one final chance that came up one half second short.

CU visits Dominican in a CACC matchup on Saturday in Orangeburg, N.Y.