Huskies Defeat Saints in Day Two of the Midwest Region Tip-off

(WISCONSIN BELLS, Wis.)-Thomas More University's women's basketball team fell to Michigan Tech on Saturday afternoon (November 9), 73-59. The Saints overall record falls to 0-2.

• First year Anna Drakeford (Harrodsburg, KY / Mercer County) put the Saints on the board with a layup to put the Saints within one with 8:52 to play in the first quarter (2-3).
• Junior Rylee Turner (Newport, KY / Newport Central Catholic) made a layup with 1:45 in the first quarter to make it a 8-16 game.
• The Saints trailed 9-19 at the end of the first quarter.
• Sophomore Laney Baker (West Harrison, OH / East Central) laid in a layup for the Saints first points of the second quarter with 9:13 on the clock (11-19).
• Anna Drakeford knocked in two free throws with 6:33 left in the half to make it a 15-22 game.
• Laney Baker drove to the rim for a layup with 2:14 left for the Saints final basket of the half (23-31).
• The Saints trailed 23-39 at the half.
• Laney Baker, Anna Drakeford, and sophomore Morgan Hunt (Hollansburg, OH / Tri-Village) all had a team high of six points each in the first half.
• First year Amara Jackson (Huntington, WV/Huntington) tallied five rebounds to lead the Saints.
• The Saints were 35.7% (10-28) from the field, 0% (0-10) from the 3-point line, and 100% (3-3) from the free throw line in the first half.

• Anna Drakeford kicked off the third quarter for the Saints by making a layup with 8:11 on the clock (25-39).
• Laney Baker hit a jump shot to make it a 31-42 game with 5:27 left in the third quarter.
• First year Kendall Sterling (Seymour, IN / Seymour) drove to the basket for a layup for the Saints final basket of the quarter with 1:25 on the clock (40-50).
• Junior transfer Sereniti Webb (Covington, KY / Simon Kenton) made a layup to get things started for the Saints with 9:30 to play in the game (42-55).
• Laney Baker hit two free throws with 4:53 remaining in the game to make it a 49-65 game. 
• Junior Natalie Noel (Salem, IN/Salem) made a layup for the Saints final basket of the game with 1:31 left in the game (59-69).
• The Saints fell 73-59 to Michigan Tech.
• Sophomore Desiree Tandy (Danville, KY/Danville) recorded 11 points to lead the Saints in the second half.
• Sereniti Webb led the team with four rebounds and had five points.
• Laney Baker and Amara Jackson both tallied two assists each to lead the Saints in the second half.
• The Saints were 42.3% (11-26) from the field, 33.3% (4-12) from the 3-point line, and 83.3% (10-12) from the free throw line in the second half.

• Laney Baker led the Saints with 12 points and had two assists and one rebound.
• Desiree Tandy followed with 11 points and three rebounds.
• Morgan Hunt tallied eight points and four rebounds.
• Anna Drakeford had eight points and four rebounds.
• Rylee Turner led the team with seven rebounds and had five points.
• Amara Jackson had a team high of three assists and had six points.
• The Saints were 38.9% (21-54) from the field, 18.2% (4-22) from the 3-point line, and 86.7% (13-15) from the free throw line. 

The Saints return to action on Friday (November 15) at 12:00 pm in the Connor Convocation Center against Grand Valley State University.