RENSSELAER, Ind. -- Sophomore Lauren Boerger hit a jumper with 8.1 seconds to play in regulation lifting Wisconsin-Parkside to a 69-67 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over Saint Joseph's on Thursday in Scharf Fieldhouse.

Tied at 67-67, Boerger took a feed from senior Brittney Fair and connected from the free throw line to put the Rangers ahead for the first time since the 8:08 mark of the first quarter. Kalea Parks' attempt at tying the game was off the mark and Kauri Jensen grabbed the rebound lifting the Rangers to an improbable victory.

Wisconsin-Parkside, which improved to 9-15 overall and 7-9 in the GLVC, led for only 1:50 of the game and trailed by double figures throughout the contest.

The Rangers trailed by 13 points at 54-41 in the fourth quarter before rallying back into the game.

A jumper by Fair and two free throws by Taylor Stephen cut the Saint Joseph's lead to 54-45 at the 7:31 mark of the fourth quarter. Following a free throw by Hannah Albrecht, which upped the lead to 55-45, the Rangers responded with an 8-0 run.

Fair converted a layup and a short jumper to cut the lead to 55-49 with 6:14 remaining, and Blair Arthur hit two free throws and Fair capped the run with a layup that brought Wisconsin-Parkside to within 55-53 at the 5:18 mark of the final quarter.

Albrecht ended the run with a jumper for the Pumas to increase the lead to 57-53, but Fair answered with a jumper cutting the margin to 57-55 with 4:12 remaining in the game.

After an Albrecht jumper increased the Saint Joseph's lead to 61-57 at the 2:50 mark of the fourth, Kauri Jensen hit a jumper and Fair tied the game at 61-61 with a baseline jumper with 2:20 to play in the contest.

Albrecht made two free throws with 1:33 to play, but Jensen answered with two free throws for the Rangers to knot the score at 63-63 with 1:24 remaining.

The Pumas, who made their final eight free throw attempts, went back in front at 65-63 when Parks made a pair with 1:20 left to play, but Fair hit a driving layup that tied the game at 65-65 with 1:05 left in the final quarter.

Parks made two free throws with 57.6 seconds remaining to give Saint Joseph's the lead for the final time at 67-65. Stephen tied the game for the sixth, and final time, with a jumper with 52.8 seconds left.

Saint Joseph's, which dropped to 8-16 overall and 6-10 in league play, failed to regain the lead when Parks misfired on a jumper and Asiah Lawson grabbed the rebound for Wisconsin-Parkside.

The Rangers missed their first attempt to take the lead when Boerger missed from in the lane, but Fair rebounded the miss and found Boerger alone at the free throw line for the game-winner.

Saint Joseph's led by 36-24 at the intermission and built as much as a 16-point lead in the third quarter.

Fair was outstanding for the Rangers as she scored a career-high 29 points to lead Wisconsin-Parkside. She finished the game 12-of-17 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the free throw line to top her previous career high of 25 points scored at Bellarmine earlier this season.

Stephen and Jensen each finished with 10 points for the Rangers, while Boerger had eight points and Arthur finished with four points.

Saint Joseph's was led by Parks who scored 16 points and Albrecht who finished with 15 points.

Wisconsin-Parkside will next see action on Saturday (Feb. 18) when it visits Indianapolis for a GLVC contest beginning at 12 p.m. (CST)