No. 2 Thomas More Defeats Cal Lutheran, 76-42, to Remain Undefeated

Game Leaders

Thomas More
Pts: Madison Temple - 28
Reb: Kaela Saner - 8
Ast: Madison Temple - 4
Cal Lutheran
Pts: Jade Jordan - 9
Reb: 2 Players (#33, #TM - 5)
Ast: 2 Players (#12, #31 - 2)

Team Stats

Thomas More
Cal Lutheran

Field Goals

(29-58)
(16-55)

Field Goal %

50.0%
29.1%

Rebounds

50
29

Assists

14
11

Turnovers

17
21

Pts off Turnovers

23
5

2nd Chance Pts

17
11

Pts in the Paint

40
16

Fastbreak Pts

6
0

Bench Pts

20
19
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Dec 20, 2018

 

(MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.) – The second ranked Thomas More University women's basketball team remained undefeated today (Thursday, December 20, 2018) as it defeated California Lutheran University, 76-42, on the final day of The Exclusive Tournament played at the Fernandez Family Center in Miami Gardens, Florida.  The Saints improve to 15-0 and the Regals fall to 5-5.

 

FIRST HALF:

 

  • Thomas More jumped out to a 22-9 lead after the first quarter.

  • The Saints out-scored Cal Lutheran 18-5 in the second quarter to extend the lead to 40-14 at halftime.

  • Thomas More shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the floor in the opening half.

  • Senior guard Madison Temple (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) led the team with 19 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.

  • Junior forward Emily Schultz (Melbourne, Ky./Bishop Brossart) added 12 points and four rebounds.

 

SECOND HALF:

 

  • Thomas More extended the lead to 59-28 after three quarters, before cruising to the 76-72 victory.

  • Temple scored nine points in the second half.

  • Junior guard Kaela Saner (Florence, Ky./Boone County) added six points in the half.

  • Rupp and first-year guard Caroline Buddenberg (Erlanger, Ky./Dixie Heights) each pulled down four rebounds in the closing half.

 

NOTABLES:

 

  • Thomas More shot 50 percent (29-of-58) from the field.

  • The Saints had a 40-16 advantage on points in the paint and 17-11 on second chance points.

  • Thomas More out-rebounded Cal Lutheran, 50-29.

  • Temple finished the game with 28 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.

  • Temple now has 1,771 career points and is 18 points shy of the all-time leading scorer record of 1,789, which is held by Abby Owings (2014-18).

  • Schultz finished the game with 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assits.

  • Senior forward Shelby Rupp (Milan, Ind./Batesville) had eight points and seven rebounds.

  • First-year guard Asyah Mitchell (Kenton County, Ky./Cooper) had seven points.

 

UP NEXT:

 

  • Thomas More is idle until December 28 and 29 when it competes at the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Classic hosted by DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

  • The Saints will play Franklin College on December 28 at 4 p.m. and will face either 21st-ranked DePauw or Finlandia University on the December 29.