(CHICKASHA, Okla.) – Thomas More University first-year guard Courtney Hurst (Burlington, Ky./Conner) scored 14 points in the fourth quarter tonight (Friday, December 6, 2019) to lead 20th-ranked Saints to a 68-63, win over the University of Sciences & Arts of Oklahoma at the USAO Fieldhouse in Chickasha, Oklahoma
- The two teams played to a 17-17 tie after one quarter.
- With the game tied 26-26 with 5:23 to play in the second quarter, the Saints went on a 14-0 run to build a 40-26 lead when junior guard Briana McNutt (Maysville, Ky./Mason County) made a three-pointer with 2:42 to play in the quarter.
- The Drover's cut the lead to 42-29 at halftime.
- Thomas Moe shot 57.6 percent (15-of-26) from the field, including 63.6 percent (seven-of-11) from behind the three-point arc in the first half.
- The Saints had a 19-6 advantage on the boards.
- Senior guard Kaela Saner (Florence, Ky./Boone County) led all scorers in the opening half with 12 points and four rebounds.
- Senior forward Emily Schultz (Melbourne, Ky./Bishop Brossart) added 10 points and five rebounds.
- The Drovers out-scored Thomas More 21-8 in the third quarter to tie the game at 50-50 after three quarters.
- Thomas More out-scored USAO 18-13 in the fourth quarter to post the 68-63 victory.
- First-year guard Courtney Hurst (Burlington, Ky./Conner) scored 16 points in the second half, including 14 of the Saints' 18 in the fourth quarter.
- Schultz added four points in the second half.
- Thomas More improves to 7-1 on the season.
- Sciences & Arts of Oklahoma, who are receiving votes in the NAIA Division I Coaches' Top-25 falls to 6-3.
- The Saints shot 39.2 percent (22-of-56) from the field, including 50 percent (11-of-22) from behind the three-point arc.
- Thomas More shot 86.6 percent (13-of-15) from the free-throw line.
- The Saints had a 44-28 advantage on the glass.
- Hurst led all scorers with a career-high 22 points and added three assists.
- Saner finished with a double-double as she had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
- Schultz just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
- McNutt had 10 points and three assists.
- The Saints return to action tomorrow when they take on sixth-ranked Wayland Baptist University at 5 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Central in Plainview, Texas.
