University of St. Thomas Athletics
13-3, 11-2MIAC
St. Catherine
3-12, 2-10MIAC
Fast start fuels big home win for W. Hoops
1/25/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Maggie Weiers scored 17 points and Taylor Young added 13 points as the host Tommie women's basketball team scored a 61-32 win over St. Catherine in Saturday's women's basketball play at Schoenecker Arena.
No. 19-ranked St. Thomas (13-3 overall, 11-2 MIAC) raced to a 14-0 lead and took a 36-12 advantage into halftime. They posted a 36-21 rebounding edge and shot 50 percent from the floor.
LaShay Holt had 11 points and five steals for the Wildcats (3-12, 2-10).
St. Thomas remains in a tie dfor second with Concordia-Moorhead, one-game behind first-place St. Mary's, a road winner at St. Ben's.
UST plays Wednesday at Macalester.
Click here for box score:
http://www.miacathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/boxscores/20140125_b8on.xml
