University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, January 20
Brookings, S.D.
7:00 p.m.
6-11,3-4Summit League
47
at
88
South Dakota State
11-8,7-1Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
St. Thomas (MN)
18
8
14
7
47
South Dakota St.
19
26
24
19
88
Photo by: Patrick Hart
Women’s Basketball hangs with South Dakota State in first quarter, but can’t overcome SDSU’s strong shooting performance
1/20/2022 9:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Brookings, S.D. – The St. Thomas Women's Basketball Team (6-11, 3-4) fell to South Dakota State (10-8, 6-1) by a score of 88-47 on Thursday night.
The Tommies trailed by one point heading into the second quarter before the Jackrabbits erupted for 26 second-quarter points to pull away and earn the 88-47 win behind a 66 percent (36-55) shooting effort from the field.
In a tightly contested first quarter, St. Thomas trailed by one point on two separate occasions, once with 2:42 to play in the first quarter after a turnaround jumper by grad student F Erin Norling and once again with 37 seconds to play in the opening quarter by way of a pair of made free-throws by sophomore C Kate Burns.
The Jackrabbits found their groove in the second quarter, outscoring the Tommies 26-8 in the quarter to take a 45-26 lead into intermission.
St. Thomas connected on 39 percent (10-of-26) of its shots from the field and 38 percent (3-of-8) from behind the arc in the first half. The Tommies forced six first-half turnovers by the Jackrabbits.
Individually, Norling led the team with 10 points in the first half. Grad Student F Kaia Porter added five points and grabbed a team-high four first-half rebounds.
The third quarter saw Norling pour in another eight points on a 3-of-5 (60 percent) shooting effort from the field.
St. Thomas connected on 35 percent (17-of-48) of its shots from the field and 29 percent (4-of-14) from behind the arc in the contest.
Individually, Norling was one-of-two Tommies to reach double-figures with a game-high 18 points. She was joined by freshman G Jade Hill who contributed 10 points in the contest.
The Tommies return to action Saturday as they travel to Vermillion, S.D., to face the University of South Dakota.
The Tommies trailed by one point heading into the second quarter before the Jackrabbits erupted for 26 second-quarter points to pull away and earn the 88-47 win behind a 66 percent (36-55) shooting effort from the field.
In a tightly contested first quarter, St. Thomas trailed by one point on two separate occasions, once with 2:42 to play in the first quarter after a turnaround jumper by grad student F Erin Norling and once again with 37 seconds to play in the opening quarter by way of a pair of made free-throws by sophomore C Kate Burns.
The Jackrabbits found their groove in the second quarter, outscoring the Tommies 26-8 in the quarter to take a 45-26 lead into intermission.
St. Thomas connected on 39 percent (10-of-26) of its shots from the field and 38 percent (3-of-8) from behind the arc in the first half. The Tommies forced six first-half turnovers by the Jackrabbits.
Individually, Norling led the team with 10 points in the first half. Grad Student F Kaia Porter added five points and grabbed a team-high four first-half rebounds.
The third quarter saw Norling pour in another eight points on a 3-of-5 (60 percent) shooting effort from the field.
St. Thomas connected on 35 percent (17-of-48) of its shots from the field and 29 percent (4-of-14) from behind the arc in the contest.
Individually, Norling was one-of-two Tommies to reach double-figures with a game-high 18 points. She was joined by freshman G Jade Hill who contributed 10 points in the contest.
The Tommies return to action Saturday as they travel to Vermillion, S.D., to face the University of South Dakota.
Team Stats
UST
SDSU
FG%
.354
.655
3FG%
.286
.714
FT%
.750
1.000
RB
26
24
TO
21
12
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
C
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