Henderson, Tenn. - The women's basketball program at Thomas More took down the Lions of Freed Hardeman by a score of 80-56. With the win the Saints improve to 17-1 overall and 10-0 in Mid-South Conference play.
- Graduate Student Alexah Chrisman (Greendale, Ind./McAuley) got things started for Thomas More forcing her way into the paint with a layup to make the score 2-0.
- Senior guard Taylor Clos (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) would put the Saints up eight with a jumper from the elbow, making the score 14-6 with just over four to go in the first quarter.
- Sophomore Alex Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) would make back-to-back three's, followed by a three-pointer by Maggie Jones (Piner, Ky./Simon Kenton) to put Thomas More up 15 at the end of the first quarter (26-11).
- Junior Summer Secrist (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) opened the second up with a layup off a feed from Smith to help give the Saints a 28-14 lead.
- Smith would go on a tear in the second quarter, scoring 11 straight points over a three minute span to give Thomas More a lead of 39-20 with 5:43 to go in the quarter.
- Clos would put the Saints up 21 following a three, but Freed would end the half on a 4-0 run to make the score 46-29 heading into the locker room.
- Shot 62.1% from the field and 62.5% from behind the arc.
- The Lions would start the second half on an 11-0 run before junior guard Zoie Barth (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) would end it with a layup at the 7:17 mark in the third.
- Emily Simon would help the Saints re-take a double digit lead of 11 after knocking down a three to bring the score to 51-40.
- Jones would once again close out a quarter with a three, this time giving Thomas More a 62-48 lead after three quarters of play.
- Jones and Smith would open up the third quarter with a bang as the sophomore duo would hit back-to-back three's to put the Saints up by 20 with 8:44 to go in the game.
- Sophomore Sammi Whiteman (Covington, Ohio/Covington) would make a layup with 1:47 to go in regulation to give Thomas More a lead of 77-53.
- Sophomore Mattison Vickers (Covington, Ky./Simon Kenton) would score the final points of the ball game for the Saints by converting an and-one to give Thomas More the win at 80-56.
- Thomas More shot 50.8% from the field on 30-59 shooting.
- Team made 14-28 three's for a 50% clip.
- Smith led the team in scoring with 20 points including six three-pointers on seven attempts, while also collecting four rebounds.
- Chrisman (12), Clos (12), and Jones (10) all scored in double figures, Chrisman led the team in rebounds with five.
- Outrebounded Freed 34-21 for the game.
The women's basketball team will return to the Connor Convocation Center for their next contest when they take on Lindsey Wilson on Thursday, January 20 at 6 p.m. ET.
