University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, January 14
St. Paul, Minn.
1:00 p.m. Central
7-11,2-6Summit League
76
vs
75
Oral Roberts
6-12,3-4Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
Oral Roberts
10
18
22
25
75
St. Thomas (MN)
19
20
24
13
76
Team Stats
ORU
UST
FG%
.429
.385
3FG%
.400
.357
FT%
.813
.800
RB
40
42
TO
17
16
STL
10
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
C
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Collin Boyles
Tommies hang on for weekend sweep with 76-75 win over Oral Roberts
1/14/2023 4:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. -- St. Thomas Women's Basketball withstood a fourth quarter scoring barrage to take a 76-75 win over Oral Roberts Saturday in Schoenecker Arena. The victory secured the Tommies' first weekend sweep in the Division I era.
The Tommies (7-11, 2-6 Summit) led by as many as 18 points in the second quarter before the Golden Eagles (6-12, 3-4 Summit) scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to take its only lead of the game.
Maggie Negaard was one of four Tommies to score after that point, finishing with a team-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting. The Summit League's leading 3-point shooter hit 4-of-9 from long range as she added four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
After entering the fourth quarter with a 63-50 lead, the Tommie saw the Golden Eagles go on a 15-2 run over the first five minutes to tie the game, 65-65. Negaard answered with a fastbreak jumper in the paint while ORU's Hannah Cooper tied the game again and sank one of two free throws for a 68-67 lead, the team's only lead of the game.
St. Thomas gave away six turnovers to aid Oral Roberts with its lead before Negaard put in a layup with an and-one conversion to get the lead back. Negaard then took advantage of an ORU turnover, finding Jo Langbehn for a layup to extend the lead to four points.
ORU relied heavily on Cooper, who finished with 33 points, and Delaney Nix, who finished with 27, as they combined to score 22 of the team's 25 points in the fourth quarter. Cooper put in her final basket with 31 seconds to play to draw within one, 73-72.
Amber Scalia put in one of two free throws before Cooper gave away a turnover to force a foul and put Autam Mendez on the line. Mendez made both free throws to extend the lead again to four, 76-72, while Nix came out of a 30-second timeout with a 3-pointer with four seconds to play. An inbound pass down court was off target, leading to an ORU steal with too little time to get a quality shot off.
The Tommies shot 38.5 percent from the field (25-65) and 35.7 percent from long range (10-28) while outrebounding the Golden Eagles, 42-40. The Purple cleaned up their work on the boards, denying ORU any second-chance points on nine offensive rebounds and winning the overall rebound margin, 42-40.
The Purple finished with four scorers in double figures, including Jade Hill with 15, Scalia with 12 off the bench and Jordyn Glynn with 11. Glynn and Hill both led the team with eight rebounds, which is a career high for Hill. Langbehn led the team with a career high five assists while she added nine points, four rebounds and one steal.
St. Thomas returns to Schoenecker Arena Saturday, Jan. 21 to host Western Illinois during its lone game of the week.
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The Tommies (7-11, 2-6 Summit) led by as many as 18 points in the second quarter before the Golden Eagles (6-12, 3-4 Summit) scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to take its only lead of the game.
Maggie Negaard was one of four Tommies to score after that point, finishing with a team-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting. The Summit League's leading 3-point shooter hit 4-of-9 from long range as she added four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
After entering the fourth quarter with a 63-50 lead, the Tommie saw the Golden Eagles go on a 15-2 run over the first five minutes to tie the game, 65-65. Negaard answered with a fastbreak jumper in the paint while ORU's Hannah Cooper tied the game again and sank one of two free throws for a 68-67 lead, the team's only lead of the game.
St. Thomas gave away six turnovers to aid Oral Roberts with its lead before Negaard put in a layup with an and-one conversion to get the lead back. Negaard then took advantage of an ORU turnover, finding Jo Langbehn for a layup to extend the lead to four points.
ORU relied heavily on Cooper, who finished with 33 points, and Delaney Nix, who finished with 27, as they combined to score 22 of the team's 25 points in the fourth quarter. Cooper put in her final basket with 31 seconds to play to draw within one, 73-72.
Amber Scalia put in one of two free throws before Cooper gave away a turnover to force a foul and put Autam Mendez on the line. Mendez made both free throws to extend the lead again to four, 76-72, while Nix came out of a 30-second timeout with a 3-pointer with four seconds to play. An inbound pass down court was off target, leading to an ORU steal with too little time to get a quality shot off.
The Tommies shot 38.5 percent from the field (25-65) and 35.7 percent from long range (10-28) while outrebounding the Golden Eagles, 42-40. The Purple cleaned up their work on the boards, denying ORU any second-chance points on nine offensive rebounds and winning the overall rebound margin, 42-40.
The Purple finished with four scorers in double figures, including Jade Hill with 15, Scalia with 12 off the bench and Jordyn Glynn with 11. Glynn and Hill both led the team with eight rebounds, which is a career high for Hill. Langbehn led the team with a career high five assists while she added nine points, four rebounds and one steal.
St. Thomas returns to Schoenecker Arena Saturday, Jan. 21 to host Western Illinois during its lone game of the week.
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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