(COLUMBUS, OH) - The Thomas More University Women's Basketball team lost at Ohio Dominican on Thursday (February, 20th) by a score of 80 to 65. Thomas More falls to 10-16 overall on the season and 7-11 in G-MAC play.
- First year Anna Drakeford (Harrodsburg, KY / Mercer County) got the scoring started for the Saints with a layup off an assist from sophomore Morgan Hunt (Hollansburg, OH / Tri-Village).
- Junior transfer Sereniti Webb (Covington, KY / Simon Kenton) ties the game at four with a layup off an assist from Drakeford.
- Junior Alaina Keeney (Wheelersburg, OH / Wheelersburg) ends a Panther run with a three pointer to make it a 9 to 7 game with 6:31 to go in the first.
- Morgan Hunt makes a layup to keep the Saints within one point midway thru the opening quarter.
- Thomas More trails 20 to 14 after one.
- Morgan Hunt opens the second quarter scoring for the Saints with a triple to make it a 25 to 17 game.
- With 2:53 to go in the half, Morgan Hunt makes a layup off an assist from Keeney to cut the ODU lead to 15.
- Junior Rylee Turner (Newport, KY / Newport Central Catholic) and sophomore Laney Baker (West Harrison, OH / East Central) followed with back to back buckets to make it an 11 point game.
- Sereniti Webb adds two buckets in the final 35 seconds of the half, as the Saints trail 45 to 29 at the break.
- Sereniti Webb led the Saints with 10 first half points.
- Morgan Hunt recorded a team high 3 rebounds and 9 points.
- The Saints shot 13-27 (48.1%) from the field, 2-7 (28.6%) from three, and 1-4 (25%) from the free throw line in the half.
- Sophomore Desiree Tandy (Danville, KY / Danville) scored the first Saint points of the second half with a layup.
- With 3:31 to go in the third, Anna Drakeford knocks down a jumper to make it 51 to 33.
- Rylee Turner finds Morgan Hunt for a jumper to cut the lead down to 16.
- Anna Drakeford makes a layup at the buzzer to send us to the final quarter with the score 59 to 43.
- Rylee Turner got the Saints started in the final quarter with a layup to keep it at a 16 point game.
- Rylee Turner continues her hot start to the quarter with a layup and three pointer on back to back trips to make it a 66 to 51 game.
- First year Amara Jackson (Huntington, WV / Huntington) makes a layup with 5:46 to go.
- Sereniti Webb knocks down a pair of free throws to make it a 12 point game with 4:46 to go.
- Rylee Turner and Sereniti Webb make a pair of buckets to cut the ODU down to single digits with 3:39 to go.
- ODU makes free throws and the Saints fall 80 to 65.
- Thomas More shot 24-55 (43.6%) from the field, 3-18 (16.7%) from three, and 14-22 (63.6%) from the free throw line for the game.
- Sereniti Webb led the Saints in scoring with 20 and tied for team lead in rebounds with 6.
- Rylee Turner finished with 16 points to go with 5 rebounds.
- Morgan Hunt tallied 11 points and 5 rebounds.
- Desiree Tandy tied for the team lead in rebounds with 6.
Next, The Saints travel to Cedarville, Ohio on Thursday (February, 27th) where they will take on Cedarville. Tip-off set for 6:00 PM
