University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, December 11
St. Paul, Minn.
1:00 p.m.
2-7,0-0Summit League
57
vs
67
Idaho State
4-6,1-1Big Sky
1
2
3
4
F
Idaho St.
17
16
15
19
67
St. Thomas (MN)
9
19
12
17
57
Women’s Basketball falls to an experienced Idaho State team at home
12/11/2021 3:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. – The St. Thomas Women's Basketball team fell to Idaho State 67-57 on Saturday after a tightly-contest first half.
In the first quarter of action, St. Thomas trailed 7-6 before Idaho State went on a 10-3 run to end the first half. The Bengals owned a 17-9 lead after the first 10 minutes of action.
"It's all about taking steps and I was proud of the fight that we had," said Head Coach Ruth Sinn. "We were coming into a very experience Idaho State team, a very experience Idaho State team and we knew that going in. We knew rebounding was going to be big, which obviously it was. We knew cutting in the lane – they run a lot of different actions and sets to get different people in the lane. I was proud of the way the girls competed and it's coming down to one or two stops where we've just got to make stops and get that positive flow going."
The Purple cut it to a two-point Idaho lead, 29-27, with 1:19 to play in the second quarter after consecutive three-pointers by freshman G Jade Hill and grad student F Erin Norling. The Tommies outscored the Bengals, 19-16 in the second quarter, but Idaho finished the second quarter on a 4-1 run to take a 33-28 lead into intermission.
After the first half of play, Norling led the team with 10 points on a 4-of-8 shooting effort from the field, including a 2-of-4 showing from behind the arc.
The Bengals out-rebounded the Tommies 24-14 in the first 20 minutes of play, enabling them to score 11 second-chance points.
Idaho State outscored St. Thomas 15-12 in the third quarter to open a 48-40 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
St. Thomas was outscored, 19-17 in the fourth quarter behind a blistering shooting output by Idaho State. The Bengals connected on 57 percent (8-of-14) of their shots from the field, including 75 percent (3-of-4) from behind the arc.
As a team, St. Thomas was out-rebounded 37-24, including 16 offensive rebounds by Idaho State. The Bengals scored 11 second-chance points compared to only two second-chance points by the Tommies. The Purple made 44 percent (28-of-63) of their shots from the field and 32 percent (7-of-22) from deep.
Individually, Norling was 1-of-3 Tommies to score double-digits points with a team-high 17 points. Senior G Maggie Negaard and Hill finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
The Tommies return to the hardwood on Wed., Dec. 15 as they host Northland College, tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.
In the first quarter of action, St. Thomas trailed 7-6 before Idaho State went on a 10-3 run to end the first half. The Bengals owned a 17-9 lead after the first 10 minutes of action.
"It's all about taking steps and I was proud of the fight that we had," said Head Coach Ruth Sinn. "We were coming into a very experience Idaho State team, a very experience Idaho State team and we knew that going in. We knew rebounding was going to be big, which obviously it was. We knew cutting in the lane – they run a lot of different actions and sets to get different people in the lane. I was proud of the way the girls competed and it's coming down to one or two stops where we've just got to make stops and get that positive flow going."
The Purple cut it to a two-point Idaho lead, 29-27, with 1:19 to play in the second quarter after consecutive three-pointers by freshman G Jade Hill and grad student F Erin Norling. The Tommies outscored the Bengals, 19-16 in the second quarter, but Idaho finished the second quarter on a 4-1 run to take a 33-28 lead into intermission.
After the first half of play, Norling led the team with 10 points on a 4-of-8 shooting effort from the field, including a 2-of-4 showing from behind the arc.
The Bengals out-rebounded the Tommies 24-14 in the first 20 minutes of play, enabling them to score 11 second-chance points.
Idaho State outscored St. Thomas 15-12 in the third quarter to open a 48-40 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
St. Thomas was outscored, 19-17 in the fourth quarter behind a blistering shooting output by Idaho State. The Bengals connected on 57 percent (8-of-14) of their shots from the field, including 75 percent (3-of-4) from behind the arc.
As a team, St. Thomas was out-rebounded 37-24, including 16 offensive rebounds by Idaho State. The Bengals scored 11 second-chance points compared to only two second-chance points by the Tommies. The Purple made 44 percent (28-of-63) of their shots from the field and 32 percent (7-of-22) from deep.
Individually, Norling was 1-of-3 Tommies to score double-digits points with a team-high 17 points. Senior G Maggie Negaard and Hill finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
The Tommies return to the hardwood on Wed., Dec. 15 as they host Northland College, tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
ISU
UST
FG%
.444
.435
3FG%
.318
.400
FT%
.800
.600
RB
37
24
TO
17
18
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G
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