Women's Basketball Falls to #3 Grand Valley State in Home Opener

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University's women's basketball team fell to #3 Grand Valley State, 71-34. The Saints overall record falls to 0-3.

    

• First year Anna Drakeford (Harrodsburg, KY / Mercer County) drove to the rim to make the Saints first basket of the game with 8:45 on the clock (2-4).
• With 1:05 to play in the first quarter, first year Amara Jackson (Huntington, WV/Huntington) scored her first collegiate points with a layup and one to make it a 8-19 game.
• The Saints trailed 8-21 at the end of the first quarter.
• Junior Alaina Keeney (Wheelersburg, OH/Wheelersburg) drained a 3-point basket tio kick the scoring off for the Saints in the second quarter with 6:03 on the clock (11-29).
• First year Kendall Sterling (Seymour, IN / Seymour) made a layup to end the first half with the Saints trailing 17-39 heading into the locker room.
• Anna Drakeford led the Saints with four points and had two rebounds.
• Alaina Keeney recorded six rebounds to lead the Saints in the first half and three points.
• Sophomore Laney Baker (West Harrison, OH / East Central) had two assists to lead the team and one rebound.
• The Saints were 28% (7-25) from the field and 40% (2-5) from the free throw line in the first half.

• Sophomore Morgan Hunt (Hollansburg, OH / Tri-Village) made a second chance layup with 5:25 to play in the third quarter for the Saints first basket of the half (19-43).
• Anna Drakeford hit a jump shot to end the third quarter to make it a 23-53 game going into the final quarter.
• Morgan Hunt drove to the rim for a layup with 7:40 to play in the game to kick of the Saints scoring in the fourth quarter (25-60).
• Junior transfer Sereniti Webb (Covington, KY / Simon Kenton) made one free throw for the final point of the game with 1:06 on the clock.
• The Saints would fall 71-34 to the Lakers.
• Anna Drakeford led the team in the second half with five points and one assist and had two rebounds.
• Morgan Hunt led the Saints with three rebounds and had four points.
• Laney Baker also led with three rebounds and had two points.
• The Saints were 25% (6-24) from the field, 22.2% (2-9) from the 3-point line, and 50% (3-6) from the free throw line in the second half.

• Anna Drakeford led with nine points and had four rebounds and one assist.
• Morgan Hunt followed with six points, four rebounds, and one assist.
• Alaine Keeney led the team with six rebounds and had three points.
• Laney Baker tallied two assists to lead the team and had four rebounds and two points.
• The Saints were 26.5% (13-49) from the field, 15.8% (3-19) from the 3-point line, and 45.4% (5-11) from the free throw line. 

The Saints return to action on Tuesday (November 19) at 5:00 pm ET against Wheeling in the Connor Convocation Center.