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CLEVELAND, Miss. – Freshman Haris Price spun into the lane and laid in an acrobatic shot with just one second remaining to give the Lee Lady Flames a thrilling 54-53 road victory over Delta State on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Flames came up with a huge defensive stop to set up the game winner with 10 seconds remaining. Delta State's Chelsey Rhodes missed a jumper and Lee's Christina Johnson grabbed one of her 10 rebounds to give her team the final possession.

Sophomore Erin Walsh, proving once again she is one of the elite players in the GSC, led the way with 24 points on 9 of 18 from the field and canned 6 of 8 3-pointers.

Price finished with 14 points, dished of six assists and grabbed four rebounds. Shelby Brown added seven points and three boards and Carrie Cheeks, coming off an ankle injury that has sidelined her for two weeks, gutted out 16 minutes and scored two points to go with three rebounds.

"What a great game between two really good teams," said head coach Marty Rowe after the game. "We came up with a big defensive stop and that gave us the chance to win it at the end. We wanted Haris or Erin to have the ball in their hands in the last possession and Haris showed huge guts to drive in and make that shot."

A huge factor in Saturday's showdown proved to be on the defensive end as Lee held the Lady Statesmen's leading scorer Rhodes in check with just 16 points on 5 of 18 shooting from the field. Senior Jordan Neuharth didn't score in the contest but was charged with the task of shadowing Rhodes for most of the game.

"I thought today we defended with a purpose for the first time in a while," added Rowe. Jo (Jordan Neuharth) did an amazing job defending Rhodes and that is not easy to do.

"We weren't sure if Carrie could play six or seven minutes but she told me at halftime that she was good to go and that was big for us. Shelby really benefits from having her out there as well and we saw that in Shelby's play in the fourth period."

Anissa Jackson added 12 points for the Mississippi club and pulled in seven boards. Becca Ruckes pitched in seven points and hauled in eight boards.

The Lady Flames claimed the victory despite only going to the free throw line a total of six times the entire game. They made five those attempts. The Lady Statesmen marched to the line 17 times and converted 14.

Lee shot 42.9 percent from the field but nailed 7 of 14 triples to aid in the victory. Delta State hit 40.4 percent from the field but were just 1 of 13 from beyond the arc. The Lady Statesmen held a slight 31-28 edge on the glass.

Lee (18-8, 15-6) now moves into a tie for second place with the Lady Statesmen (18-6, 15-6) in the Gulf South Conference with just one league contest remaining. The top four seeds will host opening round games of the GSC Tournament on Tuesday, March 1.

"I can't say enough about the effort we showed today," concluded Rowe. "We needed a road trip like this as we near the end of the regular season. I think a win like this will give us a ton of confidence moving forward."

The Lady Flames will celebrate senior day on Tuesday from Walker Arena as they step outside of conference to take on Hiwassee College at 6 p.m. Lee will wrap up GSC regular season play on Thursday with a trip to Rome, Ga. To battle rival Shorter University.