MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (December 3, 2021) – The St. Thomas University Women's Basketball team (6-3, 2-2 SUN) used their Kentucky trip to refocus and come back strong into Sun Conference play. The Bobcats defeated the College of Coastal Georgia (3-8, 0-4 SUN) at home from the Fernandez Family Center Gym on Thursday evening, 68-58. This win brought the Bobcats back to even in SUN play.
 
Bobcat Starters
Chrystal Pressley
Samaria August
Kasey Gagan
Brooke Bogatz
Patricia Martinez-Sanz
 
Match Notes

• Brooke Bogatz got her first start since January 7, 2021, at Webber International University.
• After Coastal Georgia scored the first bucket of the game, the Bobcats went on a 9-0 run in a two-minute span.
• That would be the one and only lead change of the game as St. Thomas would retain in for 93-percent of the game.
• STU would go on a finish the quarter up 17-13, shooting 50-percent from the field.
• Neither team took a free-throw shot in the first quarter.
• The second quarter continued to be all Bobcats as the team took an 11-point lead at 30-19.
• STU would take a 30-22 lead into the half.
• The third quarter was an offensive spark for STU, shooting 50-prcent from the field and from behind the arc.
• The Bobcats took their largest lead of the game at 19-points with 1:37 remaining in the third.
• Samaria August splashed a three-pointer to make it 54-39 with 7:10 remaining.
• St. Thomas closed out the game hitting six of eight from the charity stripe.
• In the team matchup recent history, STU has won nine of 12 while on a three game win streak.

 
Box Score Notables

• Bobcats outscored the Mariners in points off turnovers and second chance points.
• The benches equally scored 18-points.
• Chrystal Pressley held down the paint leading to a 34-24 outscore of the Mariners.
• STU scored eight fast break points while not allowing a single fast break point.
• Pressley led the way with 13-points, eight-rebounds, and two blocks.
• August had 12-points, matching her season-high scored on the first game versus LSU-Shreveport.
• Kasen Gagan scored double-digits in her third straight game.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will close the week with their final conference game of 2021 against Thomas University from the Fernandez Family Center on Saturday, December 4, with tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m.