WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (December 19, 2019) - St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats Women's Basketball team (6-6) lost in the last second, 89-88, to the Bethel College Pilots (6-7) on Friday night from the Student Life Center on the campus of Keiser University.
Bobcat Starters
Anari Dozier (Guard)
Particia Martinez - Sanz (Guard)
Keiana Brooks (Guard)
Kylie Vogel (Forward)
Gianni Domond (Forward)
Game Notes
- After Bethel opened the game with the first bucket, Dozier and Vogel scored all eight-points in an 8-0 run, taking an 8-2 lead in 1:32.
- Dozier added another two-points, making a lay-up, to give STU a 13-11 advantage, midway through the first quarter.
- Destiny Wilson pushed the Bobcat advantage to 20-16, adding a three-pointer, with 2:10 remaining.
- The Pilots closed the first quarter on a 6-0 run, leading 22-20.
- BC began the second quarter on a 7-1 run, before Vogel and Martinez - Sanz added back-to-back buckets to cut the deficit to 29-25.
- A three-point bucket from Dozier brought the Bobcats within six points, 34-28, with 2:30 left in the first half.
- STU went into the halftime break trailing 44-32.
- Brooks and Martinez-Sanz attempted to lead St. Thomas back into the game, scoring five consecutive points to open the second half.
- Brooks tied the game at 52-52, recording a lay-up.
- Dozier closed the third quarter with 6-of-8 points, as the Bobcats went into the final quarter leading 60-57.
- A back-and-forth fourth quarter, featuring nine lead changes, had St. Thomas trailing 81-80 with a minute remaining.
- Consecutive three-pointers by Samaria August and Wilson gave STU the lead with:18 seconds remaining in the game, forcing BC to use a timeout.
- Brooks added a make on a jumper, with ten seconds remaining, as the Bobcats took an 88-87 lead.
- A last-second bucket by the Pilots sealed an 89-88 defeat for STU.
Bobcat Leaders
Upcoming
St. Thomas concludes play in the West Palm Invitational on Saturday, December 21, taking on Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH.) with tip-off scheduled for 10 a.m.
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