University of St. Thomas Athletics
Monday, December 19
Grand Forks, N.D.
7:00 p.m. Central
5-6,0-1Summit League
56
at
70
North Dakota
8-3,1-0Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
St. Thomas (MN)
14
10
15
17
56
North Dakota
19
26
18
7
70
Team Stats
UST
UND
FG%
.294
.459
3FG%
.156
.318
FT%
.688
.583
RB
41
44
TO
15
18
STL
10
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
C
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Kodiak Creative
Fourth-quarter defense too late in Women’s Basketball loss at North Dakota
12/19/2022 9:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Grand Forks, N.D. -- St. Thomas Women's Basketball put together a late defensive effort Monday night before a 70-56 loss at North Dakota. The Tommies outscored the Fighting Hawks by 10 points in the fourth quarter but shot under 30 percent from the field to open the Summit League schedule.
Maggie Negaard and Sammy Opichka gave the Tommies a quick 4-0 lead before holding their final lead of the game, 8-7, on a layup from Autam Mendez. North Dakota followed with a 10-2 run to set up a five-point lead heading into the second quarter.
St. Thomas made four field goals in each of the second and third quarters as North Dakota began to pull away. The Fighting Hawks limited the Tommies to just two points over the final 6:17 of the first half, while sinking 10-of-16 shots in the quarter, to take a 45-24 lead into halftime.
The Tommies shot season lows of 29.4 percent from the field (20-68) and 15.6 percent from 3-point range (5-32) compared to 45.9 percent from the floor (28-61) and 31.8 percent (7-22) from long range for the Fighting Hawks.
Jo Langbehn led the Tommies with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting while Mendez led with eight rebounds. Negaard finished with nine points and Opichka totaled eight.
The Purple remain on the road Dec. 21 with a conference contest at North Dakota State in Fargo, N.D.
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Maggie Negaard and Sammy Opichka gave the Tommies a quick 4-0 lead before holding their final lead of the game, 8-7, on a layup from Autam Mendez. North Dakota followed with a 10-2 run to set up a five-point lead heading into the second quarter.
St. Thomas made four field goals in each of the second and third quarters as North Dakota began to pull away. The Fighting Hawks limited the Tommies to just two points over the final 6:17 of the first half, while sinking 10-of-16 shots in the quarter, to take a 45-24 lead into halftime.
The Tommies shot season lows of 29.4 percent from the field (20-68) and 15.6 percent from 3-point range (5-32) compared to 45.9 percent from the floor (28-61) and 31.8 percent (7-22) from long range for the Fighting Hawks.
Jo Langbehn led the Tommies with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting while Mendez led with eight rebounds. Negaard finished with nine points and Opichka totaled eight.
The Purple remain on the road Dec. 21 with a conference contest at North Dakota State in Fargo, N.D.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Basketball, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWBBall
Join Us
To reserve your seat to be a part of the Tommies' 2022 season, click HERE to view ticketing information and purchase options.
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