University of St. Thomas Athletics
Wednesday, December 22
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m.
4-8,1-1Summit League
56
vs
48
Denver
5-8,0-2Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
Denver
4
16
14
14
48
St. Thomas (MN)
10
15
18
13
56
Team Stats
Denver
UST
FG%
.292
.449
3FG%
.179
.500
FT%
.625
.700
RB
29
46
TO
12
23
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
C
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: University of St. Thomas
Women's Basketball earns first-ever Summit League win, 56-48, over Denver
12/22/2021 9:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. - St. Thomas women's basketball (4-8, 1-1 Summit League) made program history with its first-ever Summit League victory as a conference member, in a 56-48 victory over Denver (5-8, 0-2 Summit League) on Wednesday.
The 48 points allowed by the Tommies were the lowest amount of points allowed to an NCAA Division I opponent this season by St. Thomas. Entering the game, the Pioneers had scored 66 or more points in six-straight contests. The Toms finished with 46 rebounds, the highest number of boards against a Division I school thus far for the team.
The Tommies dictated the pace of the game with a stout defensive showing in the opening period, holding the Pioneers to just four points in the first 10 minutes. After Denver went up 4-2, the Toms would close the quarter on an 8-0 run and did not allow their opponent to score for over eight minutes. Freshman guard Jade Hill led the team with four points in the first quarter, while adding three rebounds and a steal.
In the second period, the Denver offense woke up, amassing 16 points to St. Thomas' 15. The Tommies were more dominant in the paint, however, tallying 10 points to the opposition's four. The UST lead blossomed to as much as eight points after a three-pointer from graduate forward Kaia Porter off a Maggie Negaard assist. Sophomore center Kate Burns led the Tommies with six points in the second quarter, shooting 3-3 from the field.
The third quarter was the highest scoring period of the contest for St. Thomas, as the team accumulated 18 points. 12 of the 18 points were scored outside of the paint, while Denver received just six points outside of the paint in the third period. With 4:20 left in the third, Hill found Burns for a layup in the paint to give the Toms a 13-point lead, the team's largest lead at any point in the game. Graduate forward Erin Norling drained two three-pointers in the period and brought in three boards to lead the squad.
A 6-0 scoring run late in the fourth quarter helped to seal the first conference win of the season for St. Thomas. The final period of play was dominated in the paint by St. Thomas, as the team racked up 10 points inside. Hill picked off two passes and blocked a shot to help propel the St. Thomas defensive effort in the fourth quarter. The Toms shot 46.2 percent from the field in the final 10 minutes while successfully draining their only three-point shot attempt.
"I'm really proud of our ladies and their composure," said head coach Ruth Sinn. "We kept our focus. In these first two Summit League games, you have seen a collective effort. Our rebounding tonight was fantastic. Our posts had to really focus on keeping them boxed out, and our guards had to come in and do the rebounding."
"Denver is a great shooting team. I give credit to Jordyn Glynn and Negaard for the way they were defending. We need to be a defensive team like this every game."
UP NEXT
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The 48 points allowed by the Tommies were the lowest amount of points allowed to an NCAA Division I opponent this season by St. Thomas. Entering the game, the Pioneers had scored 66 or more points in six-straight contests. The Toms finished with 46 rebounds, the highest number of boards against a Division I school thus far for the team.
The Tommies dictated the pace of the game with a stout defensive showing in the opening period, holding the Pioneers to just four points in the first 10 minutes. After Denver went up 4-2, the Toms would close the quarter on an 8-0 run and did not allow their opponent to score for over eight minutes. Freshman guard Jade Hill led the team with four points in the first quarter, while adding three rebounds and a steal.
In the second period, the Denver offense woke up, amassing 16 points to St. Thomas' 15. The Tommies were more dominant in the paint, however, tallying 10 points to the opposition's four. The UST lead blossomed to as much as eight points after a three-pointer from graduate forward Kaia Porter off a Maggie Negaard assist. Sophomore center Kate Burns led the Tommies with six points in the second quarter, shooting 3-3 from the field.
The third quarter was the highest scoring period of the contest for St. Thomas, as the team accumulated 18 points. 12 of the 18 points were scored outside of the paint, while Denver received just six points outside of the paint in the third period. With 4:20 left in the third, Hill found Burns for a layup in the paint to give the Toms a 13-point lead, the team's largest lead at any point in the game. Graduate forward Erin Norling drained two three-pointers in the period and brought in three boards to lead the squad.
A 6-0 scoring run late in the fourth quarter helped to seal the first conference win of the season for St. Thomas. The final period of play was dominated in the paint by St. Thomas, as the team racked up 10 points inside. Hill picked off two passes and blocked a shot to help propel the St. Thomas defensive effort in the fourth quarter. The Toms shot 46.2 percent from the field in the final 10 minutes while successfully draining their only three-point shot attempt.
"I'm really proud of our ladies and their composure," said head coach Ruth Sinn. "We kept our focus. In these first two Summit League games, you have seen a collective effort. Our rebounding tonight was fantastic. Our posts had to really focus on keeping them boxed out, and our guards had to come in and do the rebounding."
"Denver is a great shooting team. I give credit to Jordyn Glynn and Negaard for the way they were defending. We need to be a defensive team like this every game."
UP NEXT
St. Thomas welcomes in Upper Iowa for a 1:00 p.m. matchup on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
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