(LATROBE, Pa.) – The No. 2-ranked Thomas More women's basketball team used a 27-2 second quarter to erase a two-point deficit tonight (Wednesday, January 30, 2019) and go onto post an 82-46 win over Saint Vincent College at the Carey Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.  The Saints improve to 24-0 and the Bearcats fall to 16-4.

FIRST HALF:

• Saint Vincent led 22-20 after one quarter.
• Thomas More opened the second quarter on a 24-0 and out-scored the Bearcats 27-2 in the quarter to build a 47-24 lead at halftime.
• The Saints shot 58.6 percent from the field (17-of-29) in the opening half, including 50.0 percent (six-of-12) from behind the three-point arc.
• Thomas More had a 14-5 advantage in points off turnovers and 9-3 in second chance points.
• Junior guard Kaela Saner (Florence, Ky./Boone County) led the team in scoring with 15 points.
• Senior guard Madison Temple (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) added 10 points.
• First-year guard Asyah Mitchell (Kenton County, Ky./Cooper) finished with seven points in the half.
• Sophomore guard Briana McNutt (Maysville, Ky./Mason County) led the team in assists in the opening half with three.

SECOND HALF:

• Thomas More extended the lead to 66-33 after three quarters and then cruised to the 82-46 victory.
• The Saints shot 45.1 percent (14-of-31) in the second half.
• Thomas More out-scored the Bearcats 24-10 in the paint.
• Temple led the team in scoring in the second half with 10 points.
• Junior forward Emily Schultz (Melbourne, Ky./Bishop Brossart) tallied nine points in the half.
• Mitchell added seven points in the half.

NOTABLES:

• Thomas More shot 51.7 percent (31-of-60) from the field in the game.
• The Saints controlled the paint, as they had a 40-12 advantage on points in the paint.
• Thomas More out-scored Saint Vincent 21-15 off turnovers and 15-8 in second chance points.
• Temple led all scorers with 20 points and had four rebounds and two assists.
• With her two assists, Temple has tied Devin Beasley (2010-2014) for the career assist record at Thomas More with 531 career assists.
• Saner finished the game with 15 points, six rebounds and three steals.
• Mitchell had 14 points.
• Schultz had 13 points and three rebounds.
• Senior forward Shelby Rupp (Milan, Ind./Batesville) finished with seven rebounds and three blocks.

UP NEXT:

• Thomas More is idle until February 17 when it hosts Wilberforce University at 2 p.m. at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
• The Saints will honor their four seniors prior to tip-off.