LAKE WALES, Fla. (January 23, 2021) - The St. Thomas University (STU) Women's Basketball team (11-3, 7-3 TSC) used a strong second half to defeat the Warner University Royals (6-12, 1-10 TSC) 70-58 on Saturday afternoon.
Bobcat Starters
Game Notes
- Rodriguez opened the game with a three-pointer, but Warner quickly responded with one of their own to tie the game, 3-3.
- Warner's three-pointer started a 10-0 run by the Royals, but Martinez-Sanz halted the run with a lay-up.
- Brooke Bogatz cut the deficit to 15-12 with her first points of the game.
- WU ended the quarter with a lay-up, which sent the game into the second quarter with the Royals' leading 20-17.
- Warner started the second on a 10-2 run, taking a 30-19 lead.
- STU was unable to cut the deficit to less than ten-points for the remainder of the first half, heading into the break down 38-25.
- The Bobcats returned from halftime with new energy, going on a 9-1 run.
- August started the run with a three-pointer, and Martinez-Sanz capped it off with a fastbreak lay-up, putting the score at 39-34.
- An August lay-up, paired with a Rodriguez three-pointer, brought STU within two, 41-39.
- Back-to-back buckets from Pressley, and a three-pointer from Anari Dozier, reclaimed the lead for the Bobcats, 51-49, as the game went into the fourth quarter.
- Keaubree Edwards recorded the first six points of the fourth quarter for St. Thomas, putting the score at 58-54.
- Brooke Bogatz followed with six consecutive points of her own to give STU a 64-54 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the game.
- Bogatz sealed the win from the charity stripe, as STU won 70-58 over Warner.Â
MVBobcats
Keaubree Edwards: 13-points, 4-7 FGM, nine rebounds
Patricia Martinez-Sanz: 11-points, 5-9 FGM, six rebounds
Upcoming
The Bobcats take on the Webber International University Warriors from the Fernandez Family Center on Saturday, January 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.Â
