Lakeland, Fla (January 10^th, 2019) – St. Thomas University Women's Basketball team (14-5, 6-2 TSC) halted their 11-game winning streak, against the fifth-ranked Southeastern University Fire (15-2, 8-0 TSC) on Thursday evening from the "Furnace" on the SEU campus.
Bobcat Starters: Samara Auguste (G), Keiana Brooks (G), Jaddah Knight (G), Chakari Merritt (F), Ebony Griffin (F)
Fire Starters: Makenzie Cann (G), Jaycee Coe (G), Elsa Paulsson-Giantz (F), Halee Printz (F), Marlena Schmidt (F)

Game Notes

• STU began the game with an early 3-0 lead over #5 SEU, as Samara Auguste opened the scoring with a three-pointer.
• The Fire responded with a 9-0 run to head into the first quarter media timeout leading 9-3.
• St. Thomas cut the Southeastern lead to just two points, at 9-7, as Anari Dozier made both attempts from the free throw line.
• STU finished the first quarter trailing SEU 12-9.
• Keiana Brooks gave the Bobcats their first lead since the opening minutes by draining a three-point bucket to put STU ahead 16-15 in the second quarter.
• Southeastern briefly reclaimed the lead, adding a three-point bucket of their own, before a 12-0 Bobcat run gave STU their largest lead of the game.
• Ebony Griffin capped off the run with a lay-up to push the Bobcat lead to ten, 28-18.
• The run was enough to send the teams into the halftime break with STU leading #5 SEU by five, 32-27
• STU outscored #5 SEU, 23-15 in the second quarter.
• Southeastern came out of halftime and took back the lead, outscoring the Bobcats 23-14 following halftime
• Griffin once again brought the Bobcats within two of Southeastern, but the Fire maintained their advantage and finished the game with a victory, defeating the Bobcats 69-57.

Box Score Notables

• Griffin recorded her team-leading 11^th double-double of the season, as the senior scored a game-high 22 points (10-16 FGA), while recording 16 rebounds
• Auguste finished with 20 points (9-19 FGA) and dished out four assists

Bobcat Ballers
Ebony Griffin: 22 points (game-high), 16 rebounds (11^th double-double)
Samara Auguste: 20 points, four assists, two steals

Upcoming
STU will look to bounce-back as the Bobcats travel to Ave Maria to take on the Gyrenes on Saturday, January 12^th with tip-off scheduled for 2:00 p.m.