Box Score Farmington, Maine – The Thomas College women's basketball team finished their regular season with an 81-47 loss to North Atlantic Conference rival the University of Maine at Farmington. Sophomore Kate Thibodeau led the way for the Terriers with a ten point performance while Jasmine Bishop provided eight points and a game high 14 rebounds. Emma Morris led the way for the Beavers as she tallied a game high 23 points.
With the loss the Terriers fall to 5-19 (5-13 NAC), while the home standing Beavers improve to 10-14 (9-9 NAC).
The Terriers hung with the Beavers over the first 20 minutes behind a 6-for-11 effort from beyond the arc. Thomas took a 27-22 lead on an Ashley Matchett three with 3:43 left to go in the first half. Baskets by Morrison and Kelsey Graffam in the final three seconds of the half helped UMF to a 32-29 halftime lead.
A Morrison layup in UMF's first possession of the second half kicked off a 17-0 stretch for the Beavers, which included seven points by Rachel Clement and 3-pointers by Kenni Norton and Lindsay Ranquist. The Beavers also forced Thomas into seven turnovers during the run, capped by a Ranquist trey with 14:43 to play for a 49-29 command.
The Terriers did not get closer than 17 the rest of the way as the Beavers cruised to the 81-47 victory.
With the eight seed the Terriers will travel to take on top seeded Castleton State on Tuesday in the NAC quarter finals. Tipoff time is still to be announced.