University of St. Thomas Athletics
Scoring, rebounding click in WBB victory
12/11/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Taylor Young scored 21 points and the visiting Tommies (6-1 overall, 4-0 MIAC) pushed their women's basketball win streak to six with Wednesday night's 85-58 conference victory at Hamline (0-5, 0-4).
The No. 10-ranked Toms stayed tied with Bethel at 4-0 atop the MIAC standings early in the 22-game race. St. Thomas shot 53 percent from the floor and had a 53-26 rebounding advantage.
Maggie Weiers added nine points and 14 rebounds; Kelly Brandenburg scored 19 points; and Anna Smith added 14 points and six rebounds.
The Toms, who broke to a 23-5 lead in the first 9:00, have held all six opponents under 62 points during their current six-game win streak.
St. Thomas is home Saturday to face St. Ben's (1 p.m.).
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http://www.hamlineathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wbball&id=1164