(CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY)-Thomas More University's women's basketball team defeated Ursuline on Saturday afternoon (Feb 10), 59-48. The Saints overall records improves to 15-8 and 11-5 in conference.
- Sophomore Rylee Turner (Newport, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) made a layup to start the Saints 8-0 run in the first quarter with 9:18 on the clock (2-0).
- With 4:09 on the clock, senior Rachel Martin (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day) drove to the rim for a layup to close out the Saints 13-0 run over the Arrows (17-4).
- First year Desiree Tandy (Danville, Ky./Danville) made a layup with 2:20 to play in the first quarter for the Saints final basket (19-6).
- The Saints would lead 19-11 going into the second quarter.
- First year Rylee Leonard (Sardinia, Ohio/Eastern Brown) would make the Saints first basket of the quarter with 9:08 to play in the half (21-13).
- Senior Maggie Jones (Piner, Ky./Simon Kenton) drove to the basket for a layup to extend the Saints lead to 24-16 with 6:33 on the clock.
- Rylee Leonard made the Saints final basket of the half with a layup with 46 seconds on the clock (30-19).
- The Saints would lead 30-22 going into the locker room at the half.
- Ryle Turner would lead the team with eight points and four rebounds in the first half and had one assist.
- First year Morgan Hunt (Hollansburg, Ohio/Tri-Village Local Schools) tallied four rebounds and two assists to lead the team and had two points.
- The Saints were 50% (12-24) from the field, 12.5% (1-8) from the 3-point line, and 100% (5-5) from the free throw line in the first half.
- Senior Alex Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) kicked things off in the second half by draining a 3-point basket to make it a 33-22 game with 9:24 left in the quarter.
- Maggie Jones would knock in a 3-point shot with 5:30 to play in the quarter to give the Saints a 12 point lead (40-28).
- Alex Smith would score a layup on a fast break with 37 seconds left in the third quarter for the Saints final basket of the third quarter (46-38).
- With 8:56 to play in the game, Alex Smith would make a free throw for the first point of the fourth quarter for the Saints (47-42).
- Morgan Hunt would score a layup in the paint with 6:07 on the clock to put the Saints up 53-44.
- Alex Smith hit a jump shot to secure the Saints win over the Arrows with 27 seconds to play (59-47).
- The Saints would defeat the Arrows 59-48.
- Alex Smith led the team in the second half with 15 points and five rebounds.
- Rylee Turner recorded four assists to lead the Saints in the second half and had four points and one rebound.
- The Saints were 45.8% (11-24) from the field, 33.3% (2-6) from the 3-point line, and 5.6% (5-9) from the free throw line in the second half.
- Alex Smith led the way for the Saints with 19 points and eight rebounds and had one assist.
- Rylee Turner led the team with five assists and had 12 points and five rebounds.
- Kelloy Brenner recorded seven points and five rebounds.
- The Saints were 47.9% (23-48) from the field, 21.4% (3-14) from the 3-point line, and 71.4% (10-14) from the free throw line.
The Saints return to action on Saturday (Feb 17) against Kentucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, Ky. at 1:00 pm ET.
