GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Justice Tramble delivered a career performance and Morgan Matthews tied her career scoring high, but the Northeastern women's basketball team (7-17, 3-11 CAA) fell to North Carolina A&T (10-15, 5-9 CAA), 89-86, in triple overtime Thursday night at Corbett Sports Center. The loss, which required two hours and 39 minutes to decide, was the first triple-overtime game for Northeastern since January 7, 2010.

Tramble, a sophomore forward, was dominant from start to finish, finishing with 18 points, which tied her career high, on 7-of-15 shooting to go along with a game-high 21 rebounds — the latter a new career high as well, surpassing her previous best of 16 set at Boston College earlier this season. The Canton, Michigan native grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and logged 38:33 of action in a relentless performance on the glass.

Matthews turned in another strong night, posting 15 points — matching her previous career high set at Yale on November 7 — to go along with one rebound and three steals in 43:44 minutes. The Lawrenceville, New Jersey native knocked down a pair of threes and made several critical baskets down the stretch to keep Northeastern in contention.

The Huskies battled back from a five-point deficit entering the third quarter, outscoring the Aggies 24-19 in the fourth to force overtime at 70-70 on a Camryn Collins basket with no time remaining. Collins finished with 12 points, while Yirsy Quéliz contributed 10 points and a game-high seven assists despite a difficult 2-of-15 shooting night.

Northeastern continued to fight through two additional overtime periods, tying the game at 74, 79 and 86 before ultimately falling short. Chaniya Clark delivered the decisive blow for N.C. A&T, knocking down a go-ahead three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in the third overtime to push the Aggies ahead 89-86, a lead they would not relinquish. Paris Locke led the Aggies with 22 points and 13 assists.

The Huskies jumped out to a 39-37 lead at halftime behind a strong second quarter, outscoring the Aggies 21-14 in the period. However, a weak third quarter — Northeastern shot just 3-of-11 (27.3%) from the field and 1-of-5 from the free throw line to score only seven points — allowed N.C. A&T to build a 51-46 advantage heading into the fourth.

Northeastern won the battle on the glass, out-rebounding the Aggies 62-40, including a 23-11 edge on the offensive glass. The Huskies scored 19 second-chance points and dominated in the paint, outscoring N.C. A&T 44-32 in that area. The Huskies also converted fast break opportunities at an efficient clip, going 10-of-11 for 15 fast break points.

The Huskies are back in action on Sunday at Elon.