University of St. Thomas Athletics

Offense stalls, Women's Hoops takes first loss
12/30/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
St. Thomas Women's Basketball had its lowest offensive output in 10 seasons and fell on the road at No. 24-ranked Wartburg 60-40 Sunday in the championship of the Wartburg tournament. Emma Gerdes had 27 points and eight boards for the winners.
The Tommies (10-1) came in ranked second nationally in field-goal shooting at 51.5 percent. But they converted just 30 percent from the field against the Knights (10-2). They had three winning streaks halted: 10 seasons victories, 26 consecutive regular-season wins; and 33 road victories in a row.
Hannah Spaulding had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Tommies.
St. Thomas resumes conference play Wednesday night at Gustavus.
Team Stats
UST-WOM
WARWBB
FG%
.304
.415
3FG%
.217
.389
FT%
.700
.826
RB
28
32
TO
18
18
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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