University of St. Thomas Athletics
St. Olaf
Women's Basketball pulls away for 70-51 victory
12/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Senior guard Melissa Keiser had 17 points and four steals and soph forward Jessica Katch had 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Tommie women's basketball team pulled away for a 70-51 victory over St. Olaf in Saturday's MIAC play at UST's Schoenecker Arena.
The Tommies (3-2 overall, 2-0 MIAC) closed the game with a 20-6 run in the final 9:00, and remained unbeaten early in the MIAC race.
The Toms missed 10 of their first 12 3-point attempts, then made 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the last 21:00. They outrebounded the Oles 41-29 and helped forced 25 turnovers.
The Toms rallied from an early 12-2 deficit and took the lead for good with a 9-1 run that built a 36-32 halftime lead. A 9-3 run to open the second half provided some breathing room, but the Oles pulled within four on Holly Grimsrud's 3-pointer. Melissa Gotchnik scored seven during the clinching 20-6 run.
St. Olaf (0-5, 0-2) shot 28% from the field in the second half and 37% on the game (16-of-44). Holly Grimsrud and Kelsey Oja each scored nine points and Christina Sampson scored eight for St. Olaf.
