(GROVE CITY, Pa.) - The seventh-ranked Thomas More College women's basketball team defeated Grove City College, 88-42, tonight (Wednesday, December 4, 2013) in both teams' Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener at the Grove City College Arena in Grove City, Pennsylvania.
With the win, the Saints remain undefeated at 6-0 overall and 1-0 the PAC. With the loss, the Wolverines fall to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the PAC.
Thomas More scored the first 11 points of the game capped by a lay-up by sophomore guard/forward Sydney Moss (St. Albans, W.Va./Boone County (Ky.)) with 16:13 to play in the first half. From there the Saints used a 42-12 run to take their biggest lead of the half at 53-12 with 1:42 to play in the opening frame when junior guard Stephanie Krusling (Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas) made one-of-two free-throws. Thomas More led 55-16 at intermission.
The Saints opened the second half on a 10-2 run capped by a three-pointer by senior guard Katie Kitchen (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) with 15:36 to play in the game to take their biggest lead of the game at 65-18. Grove City went on a 13-4 run to cut the lead to 69-31 when Kathryn Erbelding made one-of-two free-throws with 11:31 to play in the game. That would be as close as the Wolverines would come as Thomas More closed out the game on a 19-11 run for the 88-42 victory.
Junior guard Sydni Wainscott (Erlanger, Ky./Simon Kenton) led four Saints in double-figure scoring with a game-high 19 points. Joining her in double-figure scoring was Moss with 17, junior forward Jenny Burgoyne (Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas) with 13 and Krusling with 10. Moss led the team on the boards with seven rebounds, while senior guard Devin Beasley (Burlington, Ky./Conner) led the team in assists with eight.
The Saints return to action on Saturday (December 7) when they host Waynesburg University. The PAC game is scheduled to tip-off at 1 p.m. at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
