MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (December 12, 2020) - St. Thomas University (STU) Women's Basketball (6-1, 4-1 TSC) defeated Keiser University (4-5, 2-3 TSC) 69-57 in the Sun Conference Game of the Week on Saturday afternoon from the Fernandez Family Center.
Bobcat Starters
Game Notes
- Martinez-Sanz got the Bobcats on the board first, knocking down a lay-up.
- August started a Bobcat fastbreak opportunity, recording a steal, and Domond finished the possession with her first points of the game.Â
- STU fell behind briefly, 5-4, following a KU three-pointer. Domond reclaimed the lead for the Bobcats with a three-pointer bucket of her own.
- Pressley finished a scoring chance with 3:56 left in the first quarter, extending the St. Thomas lead to 11-6.
- Â Anari Dozier scored five consecutive points in the last minute of the first quarter, sending the Bobcats to the break leading 16-10.
- Keiser started the second quarter on a 9-3 run, tying the game at 19-19.
- Dozier knocked down a three-pointer to give STU back the lead, 22-19.
- Dozier's three-pointer started a 9-0 run for the Bobcats, in which the junior scored seven points, as St. Thomas took a 28-19 advantage.
- Dozier converted another three-pointer and made three straight free-throws, giving STU a 36-23 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the first half.
- Midway through the third quarter, August and Bogatz added back-to-back three-pointers to pad the Bobcat advantage, 45-33.
- Domond gave St. Thomas its largest lead of the game, 49-33, making a lay-up with 3:37 left in the third quarter.
- KU cut the Bobcat lead to 50-42 as the teams went into the final quarter in the Sun Conference Game of the Week.
- Keiser scored a three-pointer to bring the game within five-points, 52-47.
- Dozier scored ten consecutive points for St. Thomas, taking a 60-49 lead at the halfway point of the fourth quarter.Â
- Dozier surpassed her career-high for points (34) with a jump-shot in the final minute; leading STU to a 69-57 win in the Sun Conference Game of the Week.
MVBobcats
Upcoming
STU competes in the West Palm Invitational at Keiser Univesity on Saturday, December 19, and Sunday, December 20. The Bobcats take on Florida National from the Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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