St. Aloysius scored three points in the third quarter Friday night, only made one field goal in the first 91⁄2 minutes of the second half, and had its best player foul out in crunch time.

And yet, with all of that working against them, the Lady Flashes still found a way to win.

Allie Willis scored four points and Klaire Miller five during a game-ending 10-2 run that propelled St. Al past West Lincoln, 57-48.

The victory pulled St. Al (6-11, 3-4 Division 7-1A) into third place in the division and avenged an embarrassing 24-point loss to West Lincoln (5-15, 4-3) on Jan. 3.

“Last game they beat us pretty bad. We were just telling ourselves, ‘We can’t lose to this team,’” said Willis, who finished with 17 points and seven steals.

St. Al’s third-quarter swoon, when it went 1-for-14 from the field, turned a two-point halftime lead into a 43-36 deficit with 61⁄2 minutes left in the game.

Although they had fallen behind, St. Al coach Cookie Johnson said her team was still in good shape to rally.

“I told them as many shots as we missed, as bad as we were playing, we’re still only down a small amount. Imagine if you pick your game up,” Johnson said.

Ann Garrison Thomas hit a basket after a timeout and Willis followed with a long jumper to chop the margin in half at the 6-minute mark, and the Lady Flashes took over from there.

A layup by Willis gave them the lead for the final time, and Miller dropped in a free throw to make it 49-47 with 2:03 remaining. Even after Thomas — who scored a team-high 18 points — fouled out a moment later, Willis and Miller were able to bring it home.

The guard had a steal that led to a layup by Miller, and hit two free throws in the closing seconds to cap it. Miller also went 3-for-4 from the foul line during the game-deciding run.

Ellie Welp, who finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds, dropped in two more points during the run with two free throws.

West Lincoln helped St. Al’s comeback by going just 1-for-11 from the field and getting outscored 21-5 in the fourth quarter. Heather Moak led the Lady Bears with 11 points and 10 rebounds.