Cole 4
Reese McKenzie
54
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 3-7,0-2 GLIAC
63
Winner Thomas More TMU 5-6,2-1 G-MAC
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW
3-7,0-2 GLIAC
54
Final
63
Thomas More TMU
5-6,2-1 G-MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 9 13 17 15 54
Thomas More TMU 15 11 10 27 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball falls late in road contest at Thomas More


The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (3-7,0-2), Thomas More (5-6)
  • Location: Connor Convocation Center - Crestview Hills, Kentucky
  • Attendance: 104
Inside The Numbers 
  • Junior Thaya Luse (Elburn, Ill./Example Academy) led the Pride with 12 points and grabbed six rebounds.
  • Junior Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) added a near double-double with 11 points snatching nine boards.
  • Senior Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) and senior Kaylen Evans (New Lenox, Ill./Nazareth Academy) each chipped in ten points during the game.
  • As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 18-of-56 (32.1%) from the floor and went 2-of-19 (10.5%) from behind the arc.
  • Rylee Turner led Thomas More with a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
  • As a team, the Saints finished the contest going 21-of-49 (42.9%) from the field and shot 7-of-23 (30.4%) from deep.
The Breakdown
  • Both teams started slow with shooting struggles that only saw Thomas More hold a 15-9 advantage after the first period.
  • The Pride responded in the second period outscoring the Saints 13-11 and only being down 26-22 heading into halftime.
  • Purdue Northwest grabbed the lead in the third period after battling back during the entire third and took a slim 39-36 lead into the all important four period.
  • The Pride continued to hold their lead in the first few minutes of the fourth period, 47-41, their largest of the game.
  • Thomas More from their then went on strong 16-1 scoring run to take a 57-48 lead with a minute left.
  • Purdue Northwest couldn't find any answers and ultimately fell in the end during a tough battle throughout, 64-53.
  • The Pride held an advantage in second chance points, 13-3.
  • Purdue Northwest outscored the Saints slightly in the paint, 26-24.
  • The Pride ended the contest out-rebounding Thomas More, 36-31.
Up Next
  • The Pride not head into the winter break for the next week-and-a-half. The squad returns to the court when they hit the road to take on Roosevelt in GLIAC play on Thursday, January 2 with tip-off set for 5:30 PM CT in Chicago, Illinois.
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