(GREENVILLE, Pa.) – Sophomore guard/forward Sydney Moss (St. Albans, W.Va./Boone County (Ky.)) set the Thomas More College single-season scoring record and led the fourth-ranked Saints to a, 108-52, win over Thiel College today (Saturday, February 15, 2014) in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game at Beeghly Gymnasium in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
With the win, the Saints remained undefeated at 23-0 overall and 16-0 in the PAC. With the loss, the Tomcats fall to 4-19 overall and 3-13 in the PAC.
With a basket at the 14:46 mark of the second half, Moss scored her 21st point of the game and 612th point of the season to set the Thomas More single-season scoring record. The previous record 611 points was set by Kim Prewitt during the 1993-94 season.
Thomas More used 62.5 percent shooting from the field (25-of-40), including 44.4 percent from behind the three-point arc (four-of-nine) in the first half to build a 67-19 lead at halftime. The Saints forced 15 Tomcat turnovers, while only committing three turnovers. In the first half, Moss scored 19 points and junior forward Jenny Burgoyne (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) added 16 points.
In the second half, the Saints led by as many as 63 points as they out-scored the Tomcats 41-33 to win the game, 108-52. For the game, the Saints forced 27 turnovers, while only committing six turnovers.
Burgoyne recorded her third double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds and just missed a triple-double as she finished the game with nine steals.
Moss led all scorers with 26 points. Joining her and Burgoyne in double-figure scoring was sophomore forward Alexa Santamaria (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) with 10 points. Senior guards Devin Beasley (Burlington, Ky./Conner) and Katie Kitchen (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) just missed double-figures with nine points each. Beasley led the team in assists with 13.
Thomas More returns to the hardwood on Wednesday (February 19) when it travels to Bethany, West Virginia to play Bethany College. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Hummel Field House.