University of St. Thomas Athletics
10-2, 8-1MIAC
Bethel
9-2, 7-1MIAC
Young hits 23, W. Hoops back in lead
1/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Senior forward Taylor Young scored 23 points as No. 9-ranked St. Thomas (10-2 overall, 8-1 MIAC) moved back into first place atop the conference standings with Monday night's 69-52 home win over the Bethel Royals (9-2, 7-1) in women's basketball play at Schoenecker Arena.
UST handed Bethel its first conference loss and pushed its own home-floor win streak to nine dating back to last winter. St. Thomas leads the Royals and St. Mary's (each 7-1) by one half game.
The Tommies outscored Bethel 15-3 from 3-point range and helped hold the Royals to a season-low 52 points on just 27 percent shooting. St. Thomas led 34-20 at halftime and the Royals never pulled closer than 10 points in the second half.
BU center Rachel Parupsky, who picked up two quick fouls and played just 23 minutes on the night, still collected 14 points and five rebounds.
BU sank 21-of-24 foul shots and had only 11 turnovers but couldn't overcome its cold shooting a 41-31 rebounding deficit.
Maggie Weiers chipped in 13 points and 13 rebounds in just 23 minutes for UST. Laura Margarit added nine points and five rebounds; Katie Stone added seven assists; and freshman transfer Kaitlin Langer scored six points in just her third game as a Tommie.
The Tommies play Wednesday night at Gustavus.
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