Women's Basketball Bounces Back against Kentucky Wesleyan

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University's women's basketball team defeated Kentucky Wesleyan on Thursday evening (Jan 22), 67-50. The Saints overall record improves to 15-2 and 7-2 in conference.

• Junior Morgan Hunt (Hollansburg, Ohio/Tri-Village) made a layup with 9:44 on the clock to put the Saints on the board 2-0.
• Halfway through the first quarter, junior Desiree Tandy (Danville, Ky./Danville) hit a jump shot to make ita 6-3 game.
• Desiree Tandy would make the Saints final point of the quarter with a free throw with 22 seconds left to put the Saints up 16-8.
• The Saints would lead 16-10 at the end of the first quarter.
• Senior Sereniti Webb (Covington, Ky./Simon Kenton) drove to the rim for a layup for the Saints first basket of the quarter to extend the lead to 18-12.
• With 5:39 to play in the half, senior Rylee Turner (Newport, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) hit a jump shot to put the Saints up 29-16.
• Rylee Turner made the final basket of the quarter with a layup to give the Saints a 40-20 lead going into the locker room at the half.
• Sereniti Webb led the team with 17 points and had two rebounds in the first half.
• Rylee Turner led the team with five rebounds, four assists, and four blocks in the first half and had six points.
• The Saints were 51.7% (15-29) from the field, 16.7% (1-6) from the 3-point line, and 60% (9-15) from the free throw line in the first half.

• Sereniti Webb laid a ball in to get things started for the Saints in the third quarter with 8:30 on the clock (40-22).
• Morgan Hunt made a layup with 6:49 to play in the quarter to make it a 46-22 game.
• Rylee Leonard knocked in two free throws for the Saints final points of the quarter with 16 seconds to go to give the Saints a 53-33 lead going into the final quarter.
• Sereniti Webb made a layup to kick of the fourth quarter for the Saints to extend their lead to 55-36 with 8:04 to play.
• With 5:55 to play in the game, sophomore Amara Jackson (Huntington, WV/Huntington) drove to the rim for a basket to put the Saints up 62-38.
• Sophomore Macy Oberlin (Angola, Ind./Angola) made her first career basket with a layup as time expired to secure the Saints 67-50 victory over the Panthers.
• Sereniti Webb recorded eight points to lead the team and had two rebounds.
• Rylee Turner tallied five rebounds to lead the Saints in the second half.
• The Saints were 42.3% (11-26) from the field and 55.6% (5-9) from the free throw line in the second half.

• Sereniti Webb led the team with 25 points and had four rebounds.
• Rylee Turner tallied 10 rebounds and five assists to lead the Saints and had six points and four blocks.
• Izzy Rotert also tallied 10 rebounds to lead the Saints and had four points.
• Morgan Hunt had 10 points, seven rebounds, and one assist.
• The Saints were 47.2% (26-55) from the field, 10% (1-10) from the 3-point line, and 58.3% (14-24) from the free throw line.

The Saints return Saturday (Jan 24) at Lake Erie beginning at noon.