{"id":1320,"date":"2022-01-15T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentuckysports.net\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2022-01-15T22:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T03:17:08","slug":"saints-win-16th-straight-behind-smiths-career-high-20-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentuckysports.net\/?p=1320","title":{"rendered":"Saints pick up 16th straight win behind Smith&#8217;s career-high 20 points"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"13c398acb195b4bd84e993cb56669758\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Thomas More Athletics<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>HENDERSON, Tenn. &#8211;<\/strong> The women&#8217;s basketball program at Thomas More took down the Lions of Freed Hardeman by a score of 80-56. With the win the Saints improve to 17-1 overall and 10-0 in Mid-South Conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate Student Alexah Chrisman (Greendale, Ind.\/McAuley) got things started for Thomas More forcing her way into the paint with a layup to make the score 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Senior guard Taylor Clos (Alexandria, Ky.\/Campbell County) would put the Saints up eight with a jumper from the elbow, making the score 14-6 with just over four to go in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Alex Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio\/Mercy McAuley) would make back-to-back three&#8217;s, followed by a three-pointer by Maggie Jones (Piner, Ky.\/Simon Kenton) to put Thomas More up 15 at the end of the first quarter (26-11).<\/p>\n<p>Junior Summer Secrist (Taylor Mill, Ky.\/Scott) opened the second up with a layup off a feed from Smith to help give the Saints a 28-14 lead.\u00a0Smith would go on a tear in the second quarter, scoring 11 straight points over a three minute span to give Thomas More a lead of 39-20 with 5:43 to go in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Clos would put the Saints up 21 following a three, but Freed would end the half on a 4-0 run to make the score 46-29 heading into the locker room. The Saints shot 62.1% from the field and 62.5% from behind the arc.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions would start the second half on an 11-0 run before junior guard Zoie Barth (Fort Thomas, Ky.\/Highlands) would end it with a layup at the 7:17 mark in the third.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Simon would help the Saints re-take a double digit lead of 11 after knocking down a three to bring the score to 51-40.<\/p>\n<p>Jones would once again close out a quarter with a three, this time giving Thomas More a 62-48 lead after three quarters of play.\u00a0Jones and Smith would open up the third quarter with a bang as the sophomore duo would hit back-to-back three&#8217;s to put the Saints up by 20 with 8:44 to go in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Sammi Whiteman (Covington, Ohio\/Covington) would make a layup with 1:47 to go in regulation to give Thomas More a lead of 77-53.\u00a0Sophomore Mattison Vickers (Covington, Ky.\/Simon Kenton) would score the final points of the ball game for the Saints by converting an and-one to give Thomas More the win at 80-56.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas More shot 50.8% from the field on 30-59 shooting and\u00a0made 14-28 three&#8217;s for a 50% clip.<\/p>\n<p>Smith led the team in scoring with 20 points including six three-pointers on seven attempts, while also collecting four rebounds.\u00a0Chrisman (12), Clos (12), and Jones (10) all scored in double figures, Chrisman led the team in rebounds with five.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s basketball team will return to the Connor Convocation Center for their next contest when they take on Lindsey Wilson on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas More Athletics HENDERSON, Tenn. &#8211; The women&#8217;s basketball program at Thomas More took down the Lions of Freed Hardeman by a score of 80-56. 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