University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, November 14
West Point, N.Y.
2:30 p.m. CT
2-2,0-0Summit League
39
at
57
Army
4-0,0-0Patriot
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas (MN) | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 39 |
| Army West Point | 11 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 57 |
11/14/2026 4:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Women’s Basketball falls 57-39 at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y.
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Senior Savannah McGowan and junior Alyssa Sand combined for 30 points Saturday afternoon as St. Thomas women's basketball fell at Army, 57-39, in Christl Arena. Sand led the Tommies (2-2) with 16 points and seven rebounds while McGowan totaled 14 points.
QUICK HITS:
- Sand (Albany, Minn. / Albany) finished with her third double-digit scoring game of the season, leading the Tommies with 16 on 8-of-14 shooting which is also her third game shooting over 50.0 percent from the field. She also led the team with seven rebounds and recorded one steal.
- McGowan (Plymouth, Minn. / Armstrong) scored a season-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
SCORING SUMMARY:
First Quarter: After both teams went scoreless for more than three minutes, Camryn Tade hit a 3-pointer at 6:38 to open the scoring for Army West Point. Kya Smith added a layup and free throw to make it 6-0 before Savannah McGowan put St. Thomas on the board with a layup at 5:12, but Smith and Tade followed with baskets inside to give Army West Point a 10-2 lead. Sand scored off a McGowan assist at 3:49, and after Tade made one free throw at 3:23, neither team scored again as Army West Point led 11-4 after the first quarter.
Second Quarter: After Smith split free throws at 9:25, Sand hit a jumper at 9:06 to make it 12-6 early in the second quarter. Army West Point built the margin through the middle of the quarter, with Fiona Hastick hitting a 3-pointer, assisting Tade's jumper in the paint, making another jumper and adding a 3-pointer off a Smith assist to move the score to 22-6 at 5:52 before a Tommies timeout. McGowan made a free throw at 4:33, and after Reganne Reardon added one at 3:03 and Hastick scored a layup at 1:14, Sand scored with 43 seconds left and again with three seconds left to close the quarter with St. Thomas trailing 25-11.
Third Quarter: Sand opened the Tommies' third-quarter scoring with a jumper off a Mikayla Werner assist at 9:49, making it 25-13, but Army West Point answered with four straight baskets to move ahead 33-13. Sand scored again in the paint, and McGowan added a 3-pointer off an assist from Laura Hauge to bring St. Thomas to 35-18 before Tade responded with a 3-pointer for Army West Point. Sand and Hauge added consecutive Tommies baskets to make it 38-22, but Army West Point pushed the margin back out with a Smith jumper and Reardon's basket and free throw. McGowan scored twice in the final 1:02, including a layup assisted by Werner, before Hastick's late layup left Army West Point ahead 45-26 entering the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter: McGowan scored inside at 9:31, and Sand added a jumper off a Maya Kovacic assist after a Tade answer for Army West Point, leaving the score 47-30. Smith turned an offensive rebound into a layup and later made two free throws as Army West Point moved ahead 51-30, and Tade added another layup after Abbey Vallance's two free throws. The Tommies got two McGowan free throws and Vallance steal that led to her 3-pointer off an assist from Werner at 3:29, but Army West Point later added layups by Audrey Annee and Stella Chartrand before Lydia Aalsma scored inside for the final 57-39 margin.
TOMMIE TIDBITS
- The Tommies finished with 19 turnovers to Army West Point's 14, while Army West Point held a 42-30 rebounding advantage that included 13 offensive boards to six.
- St. Thomas was outscored 23-7 in points off turnovers and 10-3 in second-chance points.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its road trip Tuesday, Nov. 17 as it takes on Drake at 6 p.m. CT in Des Moines, Iowa.
QUICK HITS:
- Sand (Albany, Minn. / Albany) finished with her third double-digit scoring game of the season, leading the Tommies with 16 on 8-of-14 shooting which is also her third game shooting over 50.0 percent from the field. She also led the team with seven rebounds and recorded one steal.
- McGowan (Plymouth, Minn. / Armstrong) scored a season-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
SCORING SUMMARY:
First Quarter: After both teams went scoreless for more than three minutes, Camryn Tade hit a 3-pointer at 6:38 to open the scoring for Army West Point. Kya Smith added a layup and free throw to make it 6-0 before Savannah McGowan put St. Thomas on the board with a layup at 5:12, but Smith and Tade followed with baskets inside to give Army West Point a 10-2 lead. Sand scored off a McGowan assist at 3:49, and after Tade made one free throw at 3:23, neither team scored again as Army West Point led 11-4 after the first quarter.
Second Quarter: After Smith split free throws at 9:25, Sand hit a jumper at 9:06 to make it 12-6 early in the second quarter. Army West Point built the margin through the middle of the quarter, with Fiona Hastick hitting a 3-pointer, assisting Tade's jumper in the paint, making another jumper and adding a 3-pointer off a Smith assist to move the score to 22-6 at 5:52 before a Tommies timeout. McGowan made a free throw at 4:33, and after Reganne Reardon added one at 3:03 and Hastick scored a layup at 1:14, Sand scored with 43 seconds left and again with three seconds left to close the quarter with St. Thomas trailing 25-11.
Third Quarter: Sand opened the Tommies' third-quarter scoring with a jumper off a Mikayla Werner assist at 9:49, making it 25-13, but Army West Point answered with four straight baskets to move ahead 33-13. Sand scored again in the paint, and McGowan added a 3-pointer off an assist from Laura Hauge to bring St. Thomas to 35-18 before Tade responded with a 3-pointer for Army West Point. Sand and Hauge added consecutive Tommies baskets to make it 38-22, but Army West Point pushed the margin back out with a Smith jumper and Reardon's basket and free throw. McGowan scored twice in the final 1:02, including a layup assisted by Werner, before Hastick's late layup left Army West Point ahead 45-26 entering the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter: McGowan scored inside at 9:31, and Sand added a jumper off a Maya Kovacic assist after a Tade answer for Army West Point, leaving the score 47-30. Smith turned an offensive rebound into a layup and later made two free throws as Army West Point moved ahead 51-30, and Tade added another layup after Abbey Vallance's two free throws. The Tommies got two McGowan free throws and Vallance steal that led to her 3-pointer off an assist from Werner at 3:29, but Army West Point later added layups by Audrey Annee and Stella Chartrand before Lydia Aalsma scored inside for the final 57-39 margin.
TOMMIE TIDBITS
- The Tommies finished with 19 turnovers to Army West Point's 14, while Army West Point held a 42-30 rebounding advantage that included 13 offensive boards to six.
- St. Thomas was outscored 23-7 in points off turnovers and 10-3 in second-chance points.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its road trip Tuesday, Nov. 17 as it takes on Drake at 6 p.m. CT in Des Moines, Iowa.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
UST
ARM
FG%
.320
.390
3FG%
.154
.235
FT%
.833
.700
RB
30
42
TO
19
14
STL
6
9
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
2
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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