No. 4 Thomas More Caps Off Perfect Regular Season with 87-69 Victory over Saint Vincent

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(Crestview Hills, Ky.) – Thomas More College sophomore guard/forward Sydney Moss (St. Albans, W.Va./Boone County (Ky.)) recorded her eleventh double-double of the season as the fourth-ranked Saints rolled to an 87-69 victory over Saint Vincent College in a Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) conference game at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

With the win, The Saints completed the season with a perfect 25-0 record and 18-0 in the PAC. Just the third time in school history the program has gone undefeated in regular season play. With the loss the Bearcats fall to 18-8 overall and 14-4 in the PAC.

Thomas More shot 58 percent from the field (21-of-36) and forced 12 Bearcat turnovers in the first half after surging back from an early deficit to finish the first half with a 46-35 lead. In the first half, the Saints outscored the Bearcats 42-30 from the paint, and each team drained two baskets from behind the three-point arc. Moss and junior forward Jenny Burgoyne (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) combined for 32 first half points as Moss also added 6 rebounds.

In the second half, the Saints outscored Saint Vincent 41-34 and controlled the lead the entire way as they strolled to an 87-69 victory. Thomas More forced 21 total turnovers while Sophomore guard Olivia Huber (Woodlawn, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) led the team with 4 of the Saints 13 steals.

In recording her eleventh double-double, Moss shot 15-of-28 from the field and was 4-of-8 from the free-throw line while pulling down 10 boards. Joining her in double-digit scoring was junior guard Sydni Wainscott (Erlanger, Ky./Simon Kenton) with 11 points, Burgoyne with 19 points, and Huber with 10 points. Moss and Burgoyne combined for 18 total rebounds.

Thomas More will return to action on Tuesday (February 25) in the PAC conference tournament against No. 8 seeded Thiel College, hosted at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.