Thomas More Women season ends with loss after 94 straignt D3 wins

[frankdracman23]

Thomas More Women had their season end with a loss in the D3 playoffs.

[frankdracman23]

Thomas More's 94-game unbeaten streak came to an end Saturday night to Hope College in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament.

 

The game, played on Thomas More's home court in Crestview Hills, started out well for the Saints, with an early 16-8 lead.

 

Hope went on a 14-2 run in the second quarter before eventually taking a 36-30 lead in to halftime.

 

Nikkie Kiernan (Newport Central Catholic) made two free-throws with 3:34 to play to cut the lead to 64-63, but that was as close as TMC would get.

 

The Saints end the season with a 28-1 record, while Hope improves to 24-4.

 

Madison Temple (Anderson) led Thomas More with 22 points and eight assists and Abby Owings (Simon Kenton) added 20.

 

Hope.......................... 11 25 23 15 - 74

Thomas More................... 18 12 24 13 - 67

 

 

HOPE (24-4) – Mandy Traversa 7-16 5-5 22; Angelique Gaddy 4-12 6-9 14; Madison Geers 5-9; 2-2 13; Francesca Buchanan 3-5 2-2 8; Tyra Smith 2-9 0-0 5; Paris Madison 2-5 0-0 4; Allison Hedrick 1-4 1-2 3; Jacquelyn Schwark 1-4 0-0 3; Victoria Swift 0-1 2-2 2; Heather Randall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 18-22 74.

 

THOMAS MORE (28-1) – Madison Temple 10-20 1-2 22; Abby Owings 8-21 0-0 20; Emily Schultz 3-4 3-5; 9; Nikki Kiernan 1-5 4-8 6; Kirsten Paul 3-3 0-0 6; Michaela Ware 2-3 0-2 4; Shelby Rupp 0-2 0-0 0; Kelly Clapper 0-0 0-0 0; Taylor Jolly 0-1 0-0 0; Kylie Kramer 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 8-17 67.

[UK#1fanisback]

Great season TMC.

[KentuckyJoe]

These ladies can play!! Best ticket in town. Tough way to go out but return everyone next season!

[FRONT OF THE RIM]

These ladies can play!! Best ticket in town. Tough way to go out but return everyone next season!

 

This program is the best kept secret in the area. They are sensational and deserve a lot more credit than they get. Hardly get any press or TV coverage until they loose, which is seldom.

[AllenR]

These ladies can play!! Best ticket in town. Tough way to go out but return everyone next season!

Virtually everyone. 4 seniors.

1 Starter - Kirsten Paul

[Wireman]

Did they get into NCAA trouble? I can't remember what the outcome was

[MJAlltheWay24]

Did they get into NCAA trouble? I can't remember what the outcome was

 

They had to give back a title. Not sure there was more than that.

[AllenR]

They had to give back a title. Not sure there was more than that.

Pulled the 2015 title.

There was some other stuff I believe, like required training n such