Thomas More 69, Ohio Wesleyan 60

Nov. 29, 2006

Sophomore post Laurel Lawson (Navarre/Fairless) scored 6 points and senior wing Rachel Messaros (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) added 5 more as Ohio Wesleyan whittled a 26-point second-half deficit to 8, but Thomas More recovered and was able to hold off the Bishop charge in taking a non-conference win on Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.

After senior guard Emily Lloyd (Canton/Massillon Jackson) scored to bring the Bishops within 9-7 with 16:12 left in the first half, the Saints went on a 10-0 run that included a pair of buckets by Megan Wood, a 3-pointer by Tangie Sellers and a free throw and a hoop from Kristen Humphrey.

Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 19-12 as junior wing Lindsey Macklin (Columbus/Bexley) hit a jumper and Lawson knocked down a 3-pointer, but Thomas More went on a 16-2 spree, with Alex Gee, Jennifer Teski and Amanda Link each hitting a 3-pointer. Brooke Warner hit a pair of free throws to cap the run, which gave the Saints a 35-14 lead with 6:06 left in the half.

Thomas More would lead, 46-24, at the intermission on Gee's 3-pointer just before the buzzer, and stretched the margin to 50-24 on a jumper by Warner and a pair of Wood free throws exactly 4 minutes into the second half.

The Saints still led, 56-33, when Macklin converted a 3-point play with 11:59 left in regulation time.

The Bishop press started to pick up from there, holding the Saints to one basket over the next 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, Ohio Wesleyan chipped away at the deficit, with sophomore guard Stacey Aaron (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) drilling a 3-pointer, Lawson hitting back-to-back jumpers in the lane, sophomore post Katie Hamilton (Hilliard/Darby) draining a pair of free throws and Lawson and Macklin contributing hoops to bring the Bishops within 59-49 with 5:58 to play.

Macklin's free throws made it 59-51 game with 5:43 remaining, but Thomas More ended its drought with a pair of 3-pointers from Gee, and the Saints' lead would remain in double figures until Messaros buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin.

Messaros led the Bishops with 17 points, while Lawson finished with 11 points and grabbed a team-high 6 rebounds. Lloyd, Macklin and Hamilton shared the Bishop lead with 2 assists apiece.

Wood led Thomas More with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Gee added 15 points, all from behind the arc, and Humphrey scored 12 points. Jenna Kelsch and Brooke Warner shared the Saint lead with 5 assists apiece.

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