Miami Gardens Fla. – Wrapping up a six-day stretch that featured three opponents with winning records on Thursday afternoon, the St. Thomas University Women's Basketball Team dropped an 88-65 decision to the College of the Ozarks. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: St. Thomas 65, College of the Ozarks 88 
Records: St. Thomas (7-5), College of the Ozarks (8-5) 
Records: STU trails 2-0 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Neither side connected on consecutive baskets for the majority of a back-and-forth first quarter until a pair of jumpers by the Ozarks gave them a 13-12 lead with 1:51 remaining in the frame. The teams ended the opening 10 minutes in a 17-17 standstill. 

• Fueled by six three pointers, the visitors ended the half leading STU 43-25. 

• STU cut into the deficit behind a 6-0 run midway through the third quarter but were held without another run for the rest of the stanza. 

• The Ozarks responded to a Bobcats' triple to start the final frame with seven-straight points to take a 76-53 lead and kept the advantage above 18 for the rest of the game. 

NOTEWORTHY: 

• Serei McGill paced the offense behind 12 points while adding six rebounds. 

• Isabella Riverra pulled down eight rebounds on top of two blocks. 

• Joey Delancy and Morgan Taylor both dished out four assists. 

  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• STU went 25-52 from the field, 9-18 from beyond the arc and 6-11 from the free throw line. Ozarks went 34-58, 11-18 from three-point range and 9-18 from the free throw line. 

• STU held a 29-27 advantage in rebounds. 

• The Bobcats forced 12 turnovers, resulting in 16 points. The visitors scored 22 points off 21 turnovers. 

• STU recorded seven steals and two blocks versus 15 steals and one block for the Wildcats. 

  
UP NEXT: 
The Bobcats play their final game of 2025 on Tuesday, Dec. 30 against Trinity College with tip-off slated for 2 pm.