Miami Gardens, Fla. – Looking to remain undefeated in 2026 on Saturday afternoon, the St. Thomas University Women's Basketball cruised to a 70-37 victory over visiting Ave Maria University.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: St. Thomas 70, Ave Maria  37
Records: St. Thomas (13-5, 6-1 Sun Conference), Ave Maria (7-6, 4-3 Sun Conference)
Records: STU leads 27-12

HOW IT HAPPENED:
·         The Gyrenes countered a game-opening basket by the Bobcats with back-to-back layups, their lone run of consecutive baskets during the first quarter which STU ended ahead 14-10.
·         A 13-1 start to the second quarter quickly propelled the host to a 27-11 lead, fending off a rally from Ave Maria that got them within 11 at 27-16 while maintaining the double-digit lead at the break via a 29-17 score.
·         STU scored the initial seven points of the third quarter and kept the lead above 15 for the rest of the contest.
 
NOTEWORTHY:
·         Joey Delancy paced the offense behind 13 points on 5-8 shooting, adding five rebounds.
·         Sarei McGill added 10 points.
·         Maddie Scharrenbrger dished out three assists.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
·         STU went 23-64 from the field, 9-31 from beyond the arc and 15-21 from the free throw line. AMU went 11-50, 2-21 from three and 13-27 from the free throw line.
·         St. Thomas held a 48-42 advantage in rebounds.
·         The Bobcats forced 15 turnovers, resulting in 18 points. The visitors scored eight points off 12 turnovers.
·         STU recorded eight steals and two blocks versus three steals and two blocks for the Gyrenes.
 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats host the New College of Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 21 with tip-off set for 5:30 pm.