University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, January 21
St. Paul, Minn.
1:00 p.m. Central
7-12,2-7Summit League
75
vs
77
Western Illinois
8-12,3-6Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
Western Ill.
20
17
16
24
77
St. Thomas (MN)
11
23
22
19
75
Team Stats
WIU
UST
FG%
.500
.458
3FG%
.400
.412
FT%
.789
.857
RB
25
30
TO
20
23
STL
14
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
C
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Collin Boyles
Women’s Basketball win streak snapped by Leathernecks on final second basket
1/21/2023 3:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. -- Senior guard Maggie Negaard's hot streak continued Saturday afternoon at Schoenecker Arena as she scored a career and game high 28 points during St. Thomas Women's Basketball's last-second loss to Western Illinois, 77-75.
Negaard scored 16 second-half points for the Tommies (7-12, 2-7 Summit) as the Leathernecks (8-12, 3-6 Summit) won on a last-second layup. The Purple held an eight-point lead in the final quarter after trailing by as many as 15 in the first half.
WIU jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first quarter and ended it on a 9-4 run, limiting the Tommies to 2-of-5 shooting and two turnovers given away. The Leathernecks hit two 3-pointers at the end of the quarter to take a 20-11 lead into the second quarter.
The run continued with back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second quarter for a game-high 26-11 lead for WIU. Jo Langbehn's third basket in the paint snapped the streak and began the Purple's trek back to draw within three at halftime.
The Tommies hit 9-of-18 shots in the second quarter, including 16 points in the paint, led by Negaard who converted two and-one opportunities late. Negaard's three-point-plays were part of a 10-2 run to bring the halftime deficit to 37-34.
Jade Hill and Langbehn opened the second half with baskets followed by a 3-pointer from Negaard to take the first Tommie lead, 41-39. The 3-pointer was part of a 9-0 run to give St. Thomas a 45-39 lead with 7:10 to play.
Both teams traded leads four times after that point, including a 56-53 lead by St. Thomas at the end of the third quarter. Negaard scored 20 points between the second and third quarters and finished with five in the fourth.
Free throws contributed largely to a 7-1 run for the Tommies, as they sank 5-of-6 over a three-minute stretch, which pushed the lead to eight, 66-58. The Leathernecks sank back-to-back 3-pointers and tied the game about two minutes later, 67-67. Neither team went ahead by more than two points, which included three lead changes, over the final 3:24. Langbehn converted two free throws to tie the game, 75-75, before WIU scored on a layup with one second to play for the win.
Langbehn followed Negaard in scoring with 19, two shy of her career high, on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Negaard shot 9-of-12 from the field, 6-of-8 from 3-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free throw line while she tied a career high with nine rebounds. Negaard has now scored at least 17 points in each of the last five games, the only player in the Summit League to do so over that span. Hill was the final Tommie to score in double figures with 13 points, going 9-of-12 from the charity stripe.
The Tommies shot 45.8 percent from the field (22-48), its best shooting performance of the conference season, and went 24-of-28 from the free throw line. Western Illinois finished 50.0 percent from the field (27-54) and 40.0 percent from beyond the arc (8-20).
St. Thomas begins the second half of the Summit League schedule Thursday, Jan. 26 at South Dakota State and Saturday, Jan. 28 against South Dakota.
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Negaard scored 16 second-half points for the Tommies (7-12, 2-7 Summit) as the Leathernecks (8-12, 3-6 Summit) won on a last-second layup. The Purple held an eight-point lead in the final quarter after trailing by as many as 15 in the first half.
WIU jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first quarter and ended it on a 9-4 run, limiting the Tommies to 2-of-5 shooting and two turnovers given away. The Leathernecks hit two 3-pointers at the end of the quarter to take a 20-11 lead into the second quarter.
The run continued with back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second quarter for a game-high 26-11 lead for WIU. Jo Langbehn's third basket in the paint snapped the streak and began the Purple's trek back to draw within three at halftime.
The Tommies hit 9-of-18 shots in the second quarter, including 16 points in the paint, led by Negaard who converted two and-one opportunities late. Negaard's three-point-plays were part of a 10-2 run to bring the halftime deficit to 37-34.
Jade Hill and Langbehn opened the second half with baskets followed by a 3-pointer from Negaard to take the first Tommie lead, 41-39. The 3-pointer was part of a 9-0 run to give St. Thomas a 45-39 lead with 7:10 to play.
Both teams traded leads four times after that point, including a 56-53 lead by St. Thomas at the end of the third quarter. Negaard scored 20 points between the second and third quarters and finished with five in the fourth.
Free throws contributed largely to a 7-1 run for the Tommies, as they sank 5-of-6 over a three-minute stretch, which pushed the lead to eight, 66-58. The Leathernecks sank back-to-back 3-pointers and tied the game about two minutes later, 67-67. Neither team went ahead by more than two points, which included three lead changes, over the final 3:24. Langbehn converted two free throws to tie the game, 75-75, before WIU scored on a layup with one second to play for the win.
Langbehn followed Negaard in scoring with 19, two shy of her career high, on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Negaard shot 9-of-12 from the field, 6-of-8 from 3-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free throw line while she tied a career high with nine rebounds. Negaard has now scored at least 17 points in each of the last five games, the only player in the Summit League to do so over that span. Hill was the final Tommie to score in double figures with 13 points, going 9-of-12 from the charity stripe.
The Tommies shot 45.8 percent from the field (22-48), its best shooting performance of the conference season, and went 24-of-28 from the free throw line. Western Illinois finished 50.0 percent from the field (27-54) and 40.0 percent from beyond the arc (8-20).
St. Thomas begins the second half of the Summit League schedule Thursday, Jan. 26 at South Dakota State and Saturday, Jan. 28 against South Dakota.
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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