Thursday, January 17, 2019

Jan. 16--St. Thomas sweeps Bethel

It's never a surprise when St. Thomas wins in the MIAC. Both the men and women Tommies are now 9-0 and in 1st place in the conference, though the men are tied with equally undefeated St. John's. Last night they swept Bethel and the folks at Bethel may or may not see it this way but, frankly, Bethel did very well to stay with 11 and 4 points of the Tommies, respectively.

The St. Thomas men won 86-75, pulling away from a 57-56 lead midway through the 2nd half. Freshman Anders Nelson continued his super play with 21 points, 7 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals, and just 1 turnover. Connor Bair did the same with a line of 21-7. Tyler Barker led Bethel with a 10-10-8-2 line. The Tommies shot 50 percent, Bethel 45.

The Tommies women had to hustle to defeat Bethel at home, 66-62. Bethel came back from a 10-point deficit to get within 63-62 with 22 seconds left, but Makenna Pearson turned it over on a potentially tying possession. Pearson hit a 3 and a 2 and had a key steal during the Bethel rally and Elizabeth Schwarz scored 6 quick points as well. Sarah Krynski hit 2 clutch FT for St. Thomas, then Lucia Renikoff made 1 for the final score.

Hannah Spaulding was, as almost always, a tower of strength at 15-15-4 while Renikoff scored 17 with 3 assists. Taite Anderson had 15 points and 9 boards for Bethel, Hannah Johnson 14 and 9. The Bethel men are 5-5, the women 5-4.

Player of the Day--Anders Nelson
Team of the Day--St. Thomas men and women
Coach of the Day--Johny Tauer and Ruth Sinn

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