(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)- The #1 ranked Thomas More Women's Basketball team defeated Cumberland (Tenn.) by a score of 63 to 40. The victory moves Thomas More to an overall record of 10-0 and a Mid South conference record of 5-0.
Zoie Barth made 5 three pointers and led all scores with 20 points. Coach
Jeff Hans picks up his 300th career win at the helm of the Thomas More Saints with the victory.
- Senior Emily Simon (Hilliard, Ohio / Hillard Davidson) got the Saints on the board with a pair of free throws to tie the game at 2-2.
- Senior Zoie Barth (Fort Thomas, Ky. / Highlands) was credited with the first basket for the Saints to take a 4 to 2 lead.
- After another pair of free throws from Emily Simon, junior Alex Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio / Mercy McAuley) makes a three pointer off a Zoie Barth assist to give the Saints a 9 to 2 lead.
- Alex Smith follows with another basket, and Zoie Barth makes a three pointer off an Emily Simon assist to push the Thomas More lead to ten.
- Zoie Barth makes another three pointer with under a minute to go in the quarter off an Alex Smith assist.
- Thomas More led 17 to 8 after the first quarter.
- After a slow few minutes of offense, junior Kelly Brenner (Cincinnati, Ohio / Roger Bacon) drains a three pointer off an assist from Emily Simon giving the Saints a 21-10 lead.
- At the halfway point in the quarter Zoie Barth makes another three pointer off an Emily Simon assist.
- Junior Maggie Jones (Piner, Ky. / Simon Kenton) follows with a three pointer of another Emily Simon assist to give the Saints an 18 point lead.
- Maggie Jones makes a layup off a Zoie Barth assist to make the score 30 to 12 Saints.
- Zoie Barth makes another three pointer to push the Thomas More lead to 19.
- Thomas More goes to the half up 33 to 16.
- Zoie Barth leads the Saints with 14 points along with 2 assists and 3 rebounds.
- Alex Smith scored 5 points to go with 3 rebounds and an assist.
- Emily Simon led the Saints with 6 rebounds to go with 4 points and 4 assists.
- Thomas More shot 7 for 18 from beyond the three point line and 10 for 28 from the field.
- First year Rylee Turner (Newport, Ky. / Newport Central Catholic) score the first 8 Saint's points to push the Thomas More lead to 21.
- After a pair of free throws from Kelly Brenner and a layup from Alex Smith the Thomas More lead was back to 20.
- Thomas More led after the third quarter by a score of 46 to 27.
- After Cumberland cut the lead to 15, senior Courtney Hurst (Burlington, Ky. / Conner) makes a three pointer off an assist from Maggie Jones.
- Zoie Barth makes a three pointer off an assist from Rylee Turner.
- On the next possession Rylee Turner makes a three pointer off an assist from Emily Simon to give Thomas More a 55 to 36 lead.
- With 2 minutes to go, Maggie Jones makes a three pointer off a Rylee Turner assist to give the Saints a 20 point lead.
- Rylee Turner scores the final 4 Thomas More points to give them a 23 point lead.
- Thomas More wins 63 to 40.
- Thomas More shot 20 for 57 from the field.
- Thomas More shot 12 for 37 from beyond the three point line.
- Thomas More made 11 of 16 from the free throw line.
- The Saints forced 22 turnovers in the contest.
- Zoie Barth led the Saints with 20 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. She made 5 three pointers.
- Rylee Turner finished with 16 points and 5 rebounds.
- Maggie Jones finished with 8 points.
- Emily Simon had 4 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Alex Smith finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds and an assist.
- Coach Hans picks up win #300.
The Saints return to action on Thursday night (December 8) in the Connor Convocation Center against Pikeville at 5:30 pm ET for Mid-South Conference play.
