Box Score MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.  – The St. Thomas women's basketball team continued its winning ways with a 63-51 win over Berea (Ky.) on Saturday at the Northwood Holiday Classic in West Palm Beach, Fla.  Junior forward Dannisha Pierce went over the 1,000-point career scoring mark as she led the Bobcats with 21 points, 12 rebounds and five steals. 
 
Pierce, who also blocked a shot and was credited with two assists, scored her 1,000 career point at the 12:33 mark of the first half on a two-point shot assisted by Meghan Gavin that put the Bobcats up 17-12.  Pierce, who was eight points shy of the mark entering the game vs. Berea, now has 1,013 points in her career at St. Thomas.

Pierce becomes the sixth player in the history of St. Thomas women's basketball to eclipse the 1,000-point scoring mark.  She joins Constina Cousins, Maddie Cummings, Nickerline Montina, Cindy Castrillon and Santana Lennon.
 
The Bobcats stretched the lead to as many as 12 points late in the first half, but Barea responded with an 8-2 run heading into intermission to cut the lead to six points at the half.
 
STU came out in the second half with a three-pointer by Shanika Brooks to take a nine-point lead.  A 7-0 Berea run would cut the lead to 49-47 with 9:16 to go, but the Bobcats responded with a 12-0 run of their own highlighted by three-pointers by Brooks and Berna Miranda.  A Jessica Montalvo field goal capped off the run to make the score 61-47 with 3:40 remaining.  The Bobcats maintained their double-digit lead to finish off Barea for their 12^th win of the season.
 
St. Thomas returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 1 in a non-conference matchup with Dameon (N.Y.) at 7 p.m. at the Fernandez Family Center.