Was it pretty? Maybe not. Was it pretty sweet? Absolutely.

Junior wing Kelly Brandenburg had 15 points, six rebounds and four steals and Tommie women's basketball overcame another obstacle on Saturday night with a 53-52 road victory over once-beaten Cornell College.

Neither team scored in the final 1:57. St. Thomas (24-5) used a defensive stop on a missed 3-pointer in the closing seconds and rebounded the potential game-winning shot to secure the second-round NCAA playoff win in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Just 24 hours earlier on the same court, the Tommies used a 9-0 game-closing run in the final 2:00 to stun No. 4-ranked Calvin, 64-62.

The Tommies ran its season winning streak to 11 and improved to its postseason record to 11-1 over the last two seasons. Kellie Ring added 10 points and Jenna Dockter scored nine.

UST had an 11-0 edge in bench points to help pull out the victory. The Tommies had only 12 turnovers but converted just 34 percent from the floor. They were outrebounded 46-31 but helped hold the Rams (24-2) to 35 percent shooting and helped force 23 Cornell turnovers.

For the Rams, Rikki Muloy had 16 points and Taylor Dicus had 10 points and 15 rebounds.

UST plays No. 2-ranked Hope College (28-1) next Friday at a site to be announced.

Click here for box score:

http://www.cornellrams.com/stats/2012-13/wBasketball/cor-ust.htm