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St. Thomas Women’s Basketball propelled to second win of the Division I Era behind a 5-0 run in the final minute against Chicago State
12/4/2021 2:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chicago, Ill. – The St. Thomas Women's Basketball team went on a 5-0 run in the final 55 seconds of the game to defeat Chicago State, 62-57, and earn its second Division I era win.
"Very proud of the team, we took some big steps in understanding our identity both offensively and defensively and how we play together," said Head Coach Ruth Sinn. "It was a total team effort, everybody on the floor, on the bench all working towards the same goal. I couldn't be more proud of this team and how we responded after a tough game against Northern Iowa, it's not easy to lose in that fashion, but we learned from it and moved forward."
The Tommies posted an excellent first quarter, holding a 21-16 lead after the first 10 minutes of play. The Purple led by as many as seven points, 21-14, late in the quarter. St. Thomas connected on seven-of-12 (58 percent) of its shots from the field, including a perfect three-for-three from behind the arc. Junior G Jordyn Glynn led the scoring efforts in the opening quarter with seven points.
St. Thomas took a 33-30 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Purple cooled off from the field in the second quarter. In total, the Tommies made 11-of-23 (48 percent) of their attempts from the field and four-of-four from behind the arc and a perfect seven-of-seven from the charity stripe.
In the third quarter, the Tommies opened the largest lead of the game, 41-31 with 3:44 remaining in the quarter.
The fourth quarter saw a tightly contested ball game. St. Thomas and Chicago State were tied at 57-57 with 55 seconds remaining before grad student F Kaia Porter connected on a layup, freshman G Phoebe Frentzel made a free throw and freshman G Jade Hill iced the game with a pair of free throws with 16 seconds on the clock to earn the 62-57 win.
Individually, grad student F Erin Norling led the Tommie scoring efforts with 19 points on an eight-of-12 showing from the field and made three-of-five attempts from behind the arc. Joining her in double-digit scoring figures were Glynn and Hill who each recorded 11 points.
As a team, St. Thomas held a lead for over 31 minutes of the game. The Tommies scored 23 points off 18 CSU turnovers. The Purple connected on 22-of-49 (45 percent) of their shots from the field, six-of-15 (40 percent) of their attempts from deep and made 12-of-14 (86 percent) of their free-throw attempts.
St. Thomas returns to action next Saturday, Dec. 11 as it hosts Idaho State in Schoenecker Arena. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m.
"Very proud of the team, we took some big steps in understanding our identity both offensively and defensively and how we play together," said Head Coach Ruth Sinn. "It was a total team effort, everybody on the floor, on the bench all working towards the same goal. I couldn't be more proud of this team and how we responded after a tough game against Northern Iowa, it's not easy to lose in that fashion, but we learned from it and moved forward."
The Tommies posted an excellent first quarter, holding a 21-16 lead after the first 10 minutes of play. The Purple led by as many as seven points, 21-14, late in the quarter. St. Thomas connected on seven-of-12 (58 percent) of its shots from the field, including a perfect three-for-three from behind the arc. Junior G Jordyn Glynn led the scoring efforts in the opening quarter with seven points.
St. Thomas took a 33-30 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Purple cooled off from the field in the second quarter. In total, the Tommies made 11-of-23 (48 percent) of their attempts from the field and four-of-four from behind the arc and a perfect seven-of-seven from the charity stripe.
In the third quarter, the Tommies opened the largest lead of the game, 41-31 with 3:44 remaining in the quarter.
The fourth quarter saw a tightly contested ball game. St. Thomas and Chicago State were tied at 57-57 with 55 seconds remaining before grad student F Kaia Porter connected on a layup, freshman G Phoebe Frentzel made a free throw and freshman G Jade Hill iced the game with a pair of free throws with 16 seconds on the clock to earn the 62-57 win.
Individually, grad student F Erin Norling led the Tommie scoring efforts with 19 points on an eight-of-12 showing from the field and made three-of-five attempts from behind the arc. Joining her in double-digit scoring figures were Glynn and Hill who each recorded 11 points.
As a team, St. Thomas held a lead for over 31 minutes of the game. The Tommies scored 23 points off 18 CSU turnovers. The Purple connected on 22-of-49 (45 percent) of their shots from the field, six-of-15 (40 percent) of their attempts from deep and made 12-of-14 (86 percent) of their free-throw attempts.
St. Thomas returns to action next Saturday, Dec. 11 as it hosts Idaho State in Schoenecker Arena. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m.
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